Which NYC borough has produced the best overall quality of rappers?

[Sampson]

Please don't turn this into a "Fuck NY" thread. And leave the rats/Timberlands jokes in the playground.

I'm not going to list every single rapper or otherwise this thread would be Colin'd.

If you feel any rappers are missing then let me know and I'll edit them in. I know there'll be some discrepancy over where a rapper was born and where they represent.

QUEENS

50 Cent
A Tribe Called Quest (Phife Dawg, Q-Tip)
Cormega
Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N)
G-Unit (LLoyd Banks, Tony Yayo)
Ja Rule
Kool G Rap
LL Cool J
Mobb Deep (Prodigy & Havoc)
Nas
Organized Konfusion (Pharoahe Monch + Prince Poetry)
Onyx
Run D.M.C. (Reverend RUN, Jam Master Jay, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels)
Salt-N-Pepa

BROOKLYN

AZ
Big Daddy Kane
Busta Rhymes
Fabolous
Foxy Brown
GZA
Jay Z
Lil Kim
Masta Ace
MC Lyte
MOP
Mos Def
ODB
Talib Kweli
The Notorious B.I.G.

THE BRONX

Big Pun
Diamond D
Fat Joe
Kool Keith
KRS One
Lord Finesse
Melle Mel
Remy. Ma
Slick Rick


STATEN ISLAND

Wu Tang Clan.

MANHATTAN (HARLEM)

2pac*
Big L
Biz Markie
Cam'Rom
Juelz Santana
Immortal Technique
Kool Moe Dee
Mase



Honourable mention to Yonkers (DMX, The Lox) and Long Island (De La Soul, Rakim, MF Doom, Chuck D)

 

[Sampson]

I'm giving the slight edge to Queens but Brooklyn is a close second.

 

[havelcok]

Queens has the most classics

 

[HotNixon36]

Queens has the most classics

Easily...

 

[papi68]

Brooklyn keep on takin' it

 

[KoolJay]

 

[November 17]

What about Whodini (BK), Nas (Queens), Remy Ma (BX), Joe Budden (Manhattan), DasEfx (BK), EPMD (BK), Nicki Minaj (Queens)?

 

[DJCandle]

I think East New York takes the crown for quality over quantity. No dis to Queens..

I just don't think there's a team there that's takin on Jay, Big, Mos, Kweli and AZ. Flames.

Don't sleep on Masta Ace either .. hitta.

 

[Coldchi]

Brooklyn .......

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[BDR]

All you niggas saying queens not from NYC.. you getting caught up with the most famous niggas

We talkin rap quality.. Bronx hands down then Brooklyn is next

Queens niggas like disco rap

 

[TimRock]

Brooklyn, Queens is close though. Yes, I'm bias.

 

[Mr. Met]

QB is the best gene pool of hip-hop overall.

 

[moblack]

Just imagine if all these acts pulled together and did something

 

[Ill Paragraph]

Peace,

Looking at Top 3-5 then taking it from there it's got to be BK.

 

[God Dammit]

I've always said Brooklyn.

Biggie
Jay
Fab
BDK
Bussa Bus
alone are crushing shit!​

 

[A to Dah K]

Easily...

Brooklyn, Queens is close though. Yes, I'm bias.

And way off

 

[A to Dah K]

I've always said Brooklyn.

Biggie
Jay
Fab
BDK
Bussa Bus
alone are crushing shit!​

Busta reps uniondale long island

 

[A to Dah K]

All you niggas saying queens not from NYC.. you getting caught up with the most famous niggas

We talkin rap quality.. Bronx hands down then Brooklyn is next

Queens niggas like disco rap

Easy dunny
Besides krs the bronz is meh

 

[4 Dimensional]

I voted Queens, but I can rock with BK easily as well.

Masta Ace is legendary in my book. Legendary.

Masta Ace a much better rapper than Jay Z.

I'm actually taking Ace over all BK rappers.

 

[A to Dah K]

What about Whodini (BK), Nas (Queens), Remy Ma (BX), Joe Budden (Manhattan), DasEfx (BK), EPMD (BK), Nicki Minaj (Queens)?

Wtf are u from?
Buddens reps jersey
Epmd is from brentwood long island

 

[Darrkman]

Queens

It will always be Queens

Queens, specifically Hollis, is the center of the universe.

 

[Soul On Ice]

The Goat was born in Harlem in June 1971

So that's my vote

 

[Mello Mello]

Easily Brooklyn.

 

[Mack1052]

Brooklyn.

Missed the whole Duck Down Clik and MOP

 

[God Dammit]

Busta reps uniondale long island

So he just raps about Brooklyn cause he wishes he was from there.
Ok, I get it
​

 

[playahaitian]

Busta reps uniondale long island

I don;t know why Busta been claiming Flatbush Brooklyn HEAVY lately...

and I actually met him on Ocean Ave back in the day.

 

[playahaitian]

I voted Queens, but I can rock with BK easily as well.

Masta Ace is legendary in my book. Legendary.

Masta Ace a much better rapper than Jay Z.

I'm actually taking Ace over all BK rappers.

hold on...f*ck all that other stuff

Is that you Self?

You change your name?

 

[A to Dah K]

So he just raps about Brooklyn cause he wishes he was from there.
Ok, I get it
​

His first video is in uniondale highschool for christ sakes
Mighya been born in bk but
He was raised in uniondale

 

[A to Dah K]

I don;t know why Busta been claiming Flatbush Brooklyn HEAVY lately...

and I actually met him on Ocean Ave back in the day.

Yea after jay really really started poppin he atarted talking bout bk

 

[RUDY RAYYY MO]

Brooklyn is the place,not a borough or a provence style is uncommon

 

[380snubnose]

Queens easy...
We had..
Salt and pepa..
Kid and play..
Kwame..
Main source..
Sweet tee..
LL cool Jay..
Eric b and rakim (ya ya rahs from the strong but Eric is a 95th street dude in the Hurst)
Run dmc
All out at the same damn time.. name another spot that had so many cats running the radio the same time..

 

[November 17]

Wtf are u from?
Buddens reps jersey
Epmd is from brentwood long island

Thank you, A to Dah K, I stand corrected on this.

 

[DiGeneral]

I don;t know why Busta been claiming Flatbush Brooklyn HEAVY lately...

and I actually met him on Ocean Ave back in the day.

Pretty much the story of many from L.I.....
Came to the US (BK) with their parents, or born and grew up in BK after some time, their family moved to L.I. for a suburban ("better") life.

 

[playahaitian]

Pretty much the story of many from L.I.....
Came to the US (BK) with their parents, or born and grew up in BK after some time, their family moved to L.I. for a suburban ("better") life.

^^^^^