Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Streets of New York – 1990 hardcore street rap.MC Lyte – Ruffneck – 1993 butch swagger that led the way.Lost Boyz – Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz – 1998 catchy Queens representin’.Juice Crew – The Symphony – 1988 Opening with Morricone’s haunting spaghetti Western call, this posse cut is hilarious.& Rakim – Paid in Full – 1987 “This is a journey” was sampled by Handsome Boy Modeling School, a long-time fave. DMX – Ruff Ryders’ Anthem – 1998 poppy motherfuggas.– Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory) – 2000 Broolyn armed Click this KQS NYC Beats playlist if you need a lift to your spirits and dance like it’s 1989. Here were my other 10 top faves from the list of 100. Slick Rick’s Children’s Story (1989) and La Di Da Di* (1985) just caught my fancy and I loved this London-born nasal-toned pirate with the biggest bling necklace on the planet.

The Wu Tang Clan’s C.R.E.A.M (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) and Slick Rick’s licks were a couple of my faves on the list that I dial up again and again. I was sorry when I got to the end of the list. I think of myself as a latecomer to rap and hip hop, but last September New York Magazine printed “The City and the Beats: 100 songs that tell the story of New York rap.” It took me a few months but I listened to all 100 songs. Slick Rick in green eyepatch and monster rapper medallion at Orchard Beach, the Bronx, August 2021. My Next Exhibited Work: A New York Scene.Smalls Brings Jazz Back to Life in the Village.How to Get Your Art onto a Collector’s Wall.Wild Woman on Life on Mars – My Singing Debut!.

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