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The legend could have a nice tribute.

New bill could soon introduce December 4 as “Jay-Z Day” in New York. City council members from “the city that never sleeps” presented earlier this month a report to recognize Jay-Z’s birthday (born in Brooklyn) as an official and even holiday in New York.

According to the project, it would celebrate the “legendary status of rapper, artist, mogul, husband and father, wealth builder and supporter of economic development and community causes”. The person inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Famewho coined the iconic phrase “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man”took his hometown by storm in July 2023 with an exhibition on his emblematic careerat the Brooklyn Public Library.

According to the library, this retracement attracted a record number of visitors. Limited edition library cards, available exclusively at Brooklyn Public Library branches, have led to a considerable increase in the number of memberships and thousands of visitors.

We will see if the bill “Jay-Z Day” will take shape, but it would in any case be a superb celebration and a superb tribute to the rapper. This legislation will be voted on from January 3.

2023-12-28 10:41:00
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New York is considered the birthplace of rap (Wikipedia Capture).

A difficult choice.

We don’t find out, Americans like rankings of all kinds. Regularly, in the shows, the artists are questioned about their top 3, Top 5 etc… There are the top of the best trap rappers, that of the punchliners or even that of the “Drug rappers”. But, as we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop in this year 2023, Billboard has also released ambitious tops, those of the best groups or the best rappers. Complex didn’t get that far but still, US magazine made a list of the 50 best rappers from New York. When we know that this city is spoken of as the Mecca of hip-hop, there is no doubt that the establishment of this top must have led to long evenings of feverish debates in the editorial office…

Moreover, we can read in the introduction to this classification the following words:

In the ever-changing landscape of hip-hop, few places have played a more central role than New York […] From Big L, whose gravelly rhymes echoed through the streets of Harlem, to the meteoric rise of Pop Smoke who electrified Brooklyn’s Drill scene, the New York rap scene boasts a diverse range of voices that have played a defining role in the evolution and domination of the genre over the decades. Others, like Nicki Minaj, have broken gender norms and redefined female empowerment, while Jay-Z, a self-taught artist who rose from Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects to become a global mogul, has forever cemented his name in the history books.

The editorial team then established the criteria that it took into account to establish its ranking:

Skill, lyrical ability and impact on genre and culture in New York and beyond were key factors in determining who was selected. There are a few names on this list who may not be from New York, but their formative years were spent in the city, and their music certainly channels the essence of New York culture and sound.

We reveal the top 10 here but the entire ranking is available on the Complex website.

10 – KRS-One

9 – Busta Rhymes

8 – DMX

7 – Nicki Minaj

6 – 50 Cent

5 – LL Cool J

4 – Rakim

3 – Nas

2 – Notorious B.I.G

1 – Jay-Z

2023-10-18 09:54:00
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