Rappers embody their cities in ways that go deeper than area codes and shoutouts. The neighborhoods that raised them – every corner store, basketball court and subway platform – become the foundation ...
Rappers like Chuck D (Public Enemy), Ice Cube (N.W.A.), Tupac Shakur, Brand Nubian, Kendrick Lamar, KRS-One (Boogie Down Productions), Common and a host of others and, of course, possibly the first ...