“Used to steal clothes, was considered a thief/Until I started hustlin’ on Fulton Street.” - Notorious B.I.G. in ‘Guaranteed Raw’ (from NYTimes's Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“To get my haircut had to go to Fort Greene/On Myrtle Ave., to get a fade with the sides clean.” - Gang Starrin in ‘The Planet.' (from NYTimes's Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“Every morning took the train to High Street station. Doing homework on the train." - Beastie Boys in ‘Root Down (from NYTimes's Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“I'm here to talk about the Albee Square Mall. A place where people shop in Downtown Brooklyn. Where I can be found if you’re lookin…" - Biz Markie in ‘Albee Square Mall' (from NYTimes's Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicanos. Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald’s. Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street.” - Jay-Z in ‘Empire State of Mind' En savoir plus .
“Expellin’ MC’s as if I was at Sarah J.” - Notorious B.I.G.in ‘Guaranteed Raw’ (former site of Sarah J. Hale High School; from NYTimes's Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“We used to chill at Nkiru, her moms was a customer. She used to love to buy the books by Octavia Butler.” - Talib Kweli in ‘Ms. Hill’ (formerly Nkiru Books; from NYTimes's Brooklyn: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“I seen Will on the corner, Flatbush and Park Slope. Shippin’ two pounds of coke with twenty G.’s in his bear coat.” - EPMD in ‘Put On’ (formerly Flatbush Pavilion theater; NYTimes BK Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“Brooklyn! The livest borough/You come here frontin’ you might die in this borough.” - Foxy Brown in ‘B.K. Anthem’ (street where Foxy Brown grew up; from NYTimes's Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .
“Buck one time to your chest, through your vest / F.A.P.: Franklin Avenue Posse/You can't stop me.” - Black Moon in ‘Act Like U Want It’ (near the '91 Crown Heights riots; from NYTimes's Hip-Hop Tour) En savoir plus .