Rappers That Single-Handedly Put Their City/State/Country On The Map?

[Turfaholic]

To say The Roots aren't known to represent Philly is just ridiculous

will smith anthem is "welcome 2 Miami " …

 

[Weazel]

Kardinal Official out of Canada?

Yup

 

[OnnaThursday]

UGK put Port Arthur on the map & Three put Memphis on the map

 

[MECCA1000]

Wtf y'all smoking on?? Imma say this as a person who's lived across different countries in the world.

No one thinks of black thought when u mention Philly. Some might think of will smith.

This isn't who repped it first. This is about who opened the door for other Philly acts.

Nelly opened the door for St Louis and everybody in the world knew what it was. NWA for Compton. Snoop for LBC. Wu for Shaolin.

Of course there has been others before. But they didn't have worldwide appeal and opened up doors for people to start checking for the city.

Nobody thinks of State Property when you mention Philly. They think of Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince. If you were from my generation you'd remember The Hilltop Hustlers.

You obviously missed the point of the thread.

Yes everybody thinks of State prop when u mention Philly. They also think of Fresh Prince.

But nooone thinks about any of those DJ's u mentioned it the hilltop.

Thats because you're a teenager. If you were a teenager in the 80s you'd think of the Hilltop Hustlers the same way teenagers in the 00s think of State Property. And don't tell me there's more teenagers now than there were in the 80s.

And anybody who's really into Hip Hop acknowledges that the Philly DJs raised the bar from what the New York DJs were doing.

I'm 25. I'm a hip hop head, grew up on fresh Prince and the roots. When piracy came around when I was about 12 I studied all the classics as did everyone I know. U don't have to be born in that era to know the music.

As you don't have to be 60 years old to know about dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald. Ive studied it.

And I'm telling u what I know 5 grand. U might like those artists because u grew up with them and they mean something to you.

But in reality, no one knows who they are and A&Rs weren't checking for Philly.

Will was making more money off TV and movies than music. And roots weren't worldwide known representers of Philly as say a NWA for Compton.

Again I've been around the world and I'm saying what I know.

Brehs, if you're the hip hop head that you claim you would have went back to the beginning of Will Smith music catalog.

How do you think Will got that tv show ..... it was off the strength of his music

 

[5 Grand]

For the record, Philly rap goes all the way back to 1979. Lady B was a radio DJ that played R&B and, well, rap. This song isn't so great but its noteworthy for two reasons;

1. It was one of 16 rap records released in 1979

2. It was the first rap record to come out of Philly

 

[J-GUTTA]

To say The Roots aren't known to represent Philly is just ridiculous

If your a Hip Hop head from that era we definitely took notice they repped Philly. I know I was wating for that album off Static alone and thought Dice Raw was ginna be a problem. Also Fresh Prince was considered commercial we couldn't see past that back than. What some of these kids don't understand is Hip Hop/Rap wasn't considered pop culture until the late 90s.

 

[5 Grand]

To say The Roots aren't known to represent Philly is just ridiculous

If your a Hip Hop head from that era we definitely took notice they repped Philly. I know I was wating for that album off Static alone and thought Dice Raw was ginna be a problem. Also Fresh Prince was considered commercial we couldn't see past that back than. What some of these kids don't understand is Hip Hop/Rap wasn't considered pop culture until the late 90s.

Well Fresh Prince was commercial in the early 90s, but when he first came out, I'm talking 1986, we just thought he was another MC that told funny stories.

In fact, I remember back in 1986, We lived in Massachusetts but we drove down to New Jersey to visit family. It was either Red Alert or Marley Marl that was playing Eric B is President and mixed it with Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble. The reason I remember it so vividly is because I remember arguing with my brother who was better Fresh Prince or Rakim. I was 12, My brother was 16. I said Fresh Prince was better, my brother preferred Rakim. In hindsight he was right but my point is that the mix show DJs were playing Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince right alongside Eric B & Rakim.

And Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince's first two albums were solid. They didn't change their style until the third album.

 

[trendsetta1030]

For the record, Philly rap goes all the way back to 1979. Lady B was a radio DJ that played R&B and, well, rap. This song isn't so great but its noteworthy for two reasons;

1. It was one of 16 rap records released in 1979

2. It was the first rap record to come out of Philly

Philly started gangsta rap but nwa popularized

 

[Trollio]

Shenco- fuck niggaville

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

 

[5 Grand]

 

[trendsetta1030]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

 

[englishdude]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

Think he's referring to him as a solo artist, personally I heard of beans before I heard of state property.

I'm across the pond tho so it's probably different.

 

[5 Grand]

@ 6:20 Ice T says he got his style from Schooly D circa 1985/86
=2254s

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

Think he's referring to him as a solo artist, personally I heard of beans before I heard of state property.

I'm across the pond tho so it's probably different.

Nah, you right Beans was making a name for himself and repping Philly, along w/ others, before State Property.

 

[gum989]

UGK put Port Arthur on the map & Three put Memphis on the map

Wrong, and wrong.

Ball and G.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

No shit dumb ass.

But Beans was on tracks w/ Jay, Diddy, Eve, The Roots, Bleek, Foxy, Blackstreet, ect before most folks heard of SP, shit Beans did all them features before his first album dropped.

 

[trendsetta1030]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

No shit dumb ass.

But Beans was on tracks w/ Jay, Diddy, Eve, The Roots, Bleek, Foxy, Blackstreet, ect before most folks heard of SP, shit Beans did all them features before his first album dropped.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

No shit dumb ass.

But Beans was on tracks w/ Jay, Diddy, Eve, The Roots, Bleek, Foxy, Blackstreet, ect before most folks heard of SP, shit Beans did all them features before his first album dropped.

And what's the point of this, you fukn retard

 

[trendsetta1030]

State Property put Philly on the map?

Not The Roots, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eve or Beans.

Beans is state prop goofy mf

No shit dumb ass.

But Beans was on tracks w/ Jay, Diddy, Eve, The Roots, Bleek, Foxy, Blackstreet, ect before most folks heard of SP, shit Beans did all them features before his first album dropped.

And what's the point of this, you fukn retard

4got 2 include nas dumb nigga