October 9, 2023
20 of the Best Hometown Hip-Hop Anthems
[ad_1] Hip-hop has historically praised the power of storytelling and an artist's innate ability to create lush, introspective narratives about a wide array of topics, including hometowns. One of the earliest homages to an MC’s hometown is Boogie Down Production’s 1986 single "South Bronx," named after the same New York borough where hip-hop was born. With KRS-One employing his unmistakeable bravado for each carefully crafted verse, the song offered a unique perspective on his local community with lyrics like, "Remember Bronx River, rolling thick/With Kool DJ Red Alert and Chuck Chillout on the mix/When Afrika Islam was rocking the jams/And on the other side of town was a kid named Flash."While there are many...