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My ranking of the top 4 cities that produce good hip-hop

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SirFryanator
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Here is my ranking of the top 4 cities that good produces good hip-hop.

1) New York, NY
Pretty obvious explanation...wu-tang, jay-z, biggie. So many people.


2) Los Angeles, CA
Tupac...along with all of compton

3) Seattle, WA
Artists like the Blue Scholars and Grynch are taking the hip-hop genre by storm. By far some of the best lyricism comes out of this city (trying to be unbiased here) and culture really shines through in the beats. I personally love the Seattle style because it's very unique.

4) Philadelphia, PA
The Roots are arguable one of the greatest hip-hop bands ever, and a similar-sounding, but all-live band Philadelphia Slick resides in the city as well. Illadelphia got soullll

5) Minneapolis, MN
Two bands stand out in my mind : Atmosphere and Doomtree. There are many more underground hip-hop artists all around the Midwest, though. All the hip-hop I've heard out of MN has been good, but I think the kids from there on NS can help you out with that more than I can.

Agree, disagree? What's your ranking?
May 2 2009 10:04PM
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Nicholas.
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umm dude....the bay?
May 2 2009 10:12PM
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Dosh
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1) NYC

2) L.A.

3) Boston

4) Philly

5) SF/Bay Area
May 2 2009 10:13PM
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Nicholas.
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well sorry, but yeah philly has a lot of good artists...j5? jmt?

and i have to say san fran is better than Minnesota.
May 2 2009 10:13PM
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PhaedeD
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cleveland is the city we come from.
May 2 2009 10:18PM
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amo
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/06/18/rhyming_under_the_radar/
May 2 2009 10:19PM
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RevealingSkirt
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i thought this was top 4, not top 5...
May 2 2009 10:21PM
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Slinger1x1
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yeah, cmon, I'd much rather Birkenstocks over Slug
May 2 2009 10:22PM
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TSM
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you gotta give a nod to chicago too. kanye, common among many others
May 2 2009 10:26PM
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Alex=God
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yeah def shytown
May 2 2009 10:27PM
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BootySpunk.
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You have to have Chicago on that list. What about a top 10 list?
May 2 2009 10:35PM
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iridefattwins
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1. Newyork- specifically queens bridge. you cant compair the rest of newyork to the bridge. NAS, Wu-Tang, AZ,  and of course MOBB Deep. the rest of the city has some heavyweights but  nothing like queens brige. and NOT biggie, yeah hes a good Mc but not even close to top 10, yeah hate it.

2. Not LA, for the same reason biggie wouldnt make the top 10. yes they bring some  serious club bangers but the quality of the lyrics is just awfull,  they are slowly changing but still have a long way to go.

instead i choose chicago. they have one of the best no sorry THEE best  conscious Mc, common and you cant doubt that. and kanye west but not as a Mc but as a producer. he just doesnt have the complex  rhyme schemes.

since writing this im sure they have been many additions to this thread that  make my post redundant but i just feel this is worth saying.

also remember  "everything that glitters aint gold, and every gold record doesnt glitter thats for damn sure" - Binary Star

May 2 2009 10:35PM
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PhaedeD
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biggie not close haha i will hate it you are retarded.
May 2 2009 10:36PM
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SirFryanator
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yeah...I kind of forgot how many I was doing about halfway through. weed will do that to you. my bad.
May 2 2009 10:40PM
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assface
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1) bay area
2)NY
3)vancouver
4)LA



bring on the hate!!!!!
May 2 2009 10:40PM
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Schoening
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Seattle = The Knowmads!
May 2 2009 10:41PM
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nick_GAPER
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cunninglynguists........somewhere in kentucky!!
May 2 2009 10:44PM
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iridefattwins
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hahahaha good, he hardly changes his flow and style. i would choose 3/4 of the wu-tang over him, open your eyes, he does does have some good aspects but he does hardly anything above average.
May 2 2009 10:46PM
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Peter.
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chicago definitely, the cool kids are from there, well at least half of them are
May 2 2009 10:50PM
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Slinger1x1
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The Aztext - Burlington VT... nukkasssss
May 2 2009 10:51PM
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eastside
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seatle... wtf? maybe if your talking about grunge.

 but take out seatle and bump up philly and minneapolis and there's my top 4.
May 2 2009 10:57PM
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Malcolm
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what about montreal? john lajoie is the tits
May 2 2009 10:57PM
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McLeod
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really? have you heard notorious thugs? he flows better in bone thugs style then they even do.

May 2 2009 10:58PM
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-Dan
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#1 Chicago- Lupe, Kanye, Cool Kids, Common, Do or Die, Kidz in the Hall (everyone loves the clown school Gang! edit), and twista and R. Kelly.

Fin.

May 2 2009 11:01PM
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assface
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blue scholars?

common market?

yeah those guys are great at grunge





dont forget brother ali from MN
May 2 2009 11:02PM
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SirFryanator
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you obviously don't know what's up if you think Seattle isn't on the cutting edge of all things hip-hop.
May 2 2009 11:09PM
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amo
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R. Kelly

that made me lol
May 2 2009 11:11PM
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McLeod
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1. Chicago: Common Sense, Lupe, Kanye (production), cool kids, and I guess chicago could claim Black Star in  a way.

2. New York: a tribe called quest, Mobb Deep, Jay, Junior MAFIA, Biggie smalls, De la soul, NAS, the list goes on and on

3. THE BAY: most indepedent region of hip hop because of hyphy. E40, mac dre, andre nikatina, HIEROGLYPHICS (souls of mischief, DEL), Living legends (most), zion I, keak, TOO $HORT.

4. Atlanta: OUTKAST, OUTKAST, OUTKAST.

May 2 2009 11:11PM
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Rez4frederick
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Yup, just the fact that Bone thugz is from there means it should be on the list, illest group ever..

Their new album "Uni 5" with all 5 members is going to be amazing , comes out in like june 09 which is soon.
May 2 2009 11:14PM
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iridefattwins
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one song? yeah im sure their are a few more without a doubt but  just realize more often than not  hes keeping it the same, like its all the same beat.
May 2 2009 11:15PM
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eastside
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or maybe you're biased because you're from seattle.
May 2 2009 11:19PM
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SirFryanator
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I listen to a LOT of hip-hop. I was born in DC and raised in NY, so I follow EC hip-hop as well. I listen to quite a bit of it, actually. You should listen to all the bands on Massline records, they are still relatively underground (other than Blue Scholars) and are my favorite bands as well.
May 2 2009 11:24PM
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fappy
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no you're just a fool.

sabzi = one of the best producers in the game right now, & RA scion and geo hit hard.





other kingpin dunny seattlietes takin ova:  dyme def, serge severe, the physics


May 2 2009 11:40PM
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Bepo
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sorry, but I don't know how you can have chicago over ny with what you listed, not to mention you missed a ton
May 2 2009 11:41PM
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assface
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THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE GOOD LIST

your opinion doesnt matter
May 2 2009 11:45PM
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eastside
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all right. fair enough. i guess i should listen to some massline records before i make my judgment.
May 2 2009 11:48PM
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corona
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wherever the hell part Bliss N Eso or Hilltop Hoods are from in Australia.
May 3 2009 12:00AM
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andreweckels
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all right. fair enough. i guess i should listen to some massline records before i make my judgment.

wow why can't more people be like that
May 3 2009 12:02AM
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jksl
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you realize wu tang and az aren't from the bridge, right? i'm assuming that's what you meant with this list.
May 3 2009 12:05AM
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987321654hgfd
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I hope you know that Wu-Tang is from Staten Island and AZ is from Brooklyn.
May 3 2009 12:06AM
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cfox
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gtfo biggie is the best ever hands down..
May 3 2009 12:07AM
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TheQuailman
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1. NYC

2. Chicago

3. Philly

4. SF

5. ATL

May 3 2009 12:09AM
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Mac.
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haha ohh R. Kelly

I would have to go NYC, LA then Chicago.



May 3 2009 12:32AM
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bermbuster49
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illadelph deserves to be on everyones list.
May 3 2009 12:34AM
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Bob_Gnarley
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Memphis deserves some respect I think.
May 3 2009 12:42AM
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Alex=God
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asheville sonnn.
May 3 2009 12:43AM
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ATLskier
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hilltop hoods are from Adelaide
others from Australia that are amazing...

Pez
Drapht-Perth
downsyde-perth



But why does atlanta get no love, ludicrous, oukast, t.i. jermaine dupri others

def better than fuckin minneapolis.
May 3 2009 12:43AM
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nick_GAPER
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threee six mafiAAA
May 3 2009 12:44AM
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Alex=God
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1. Asheville NC
2. Allentown PA
3. Wichita KS
4. Fargo ND
  nuff said
May 3 2009 12:47AM
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landonn
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NYC

DA BAY

CHITOWN

SEATLE

MIAMI

Oh and whoever said BIggie didnt have good lyrics, you must be the most oblivious person on the earth.  Your opinion doesnt even matter to me.

May 3 2009 1:12AM
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anxju
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1. Helena, MT
2. Boise, ID
3. Glendale, AZ
4. Bismarck, ND
5. Pierre, SD
6. Augusta, ME
7. Tallahassee, FL
8. Lincoln, NB
9. Juneau, AK
10. Springfield, MA

no better rap artists than from those cities
May 3 2009 1:25AM
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