The 25 Best Knicks References by New York Rappers

So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when New York rappers name-drop the team or some of the greatest players in Knicks ...

The New York Hip-Hop Soundtracking the Knicks’ Run to the N.B.A. Finals

The odes to the home team come from pioneers who uplifted the genre (Rakim), veteran superstars (Busta Rhymes), independent ...
Yahoo

Trick Daddy Crowns a King of New York Rap, and It’s Not Jay-Z, 50 Cent, or Biggie

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve paid attention to hip-hop culture and news over the last several years, then you probably noticed that Miami rapper ...
The Fader

7 more xaviersobased songs you need in your life

xaviersobased is an underground rapper from New York's Upper West Side who pioneered jerk music alongside his collective 1c. He just dropped his debut album XAVIER and he’s also The FADER’s newest ...
The New York Times

2 Chainz, One of Hip-Hop’s Cheekiest Lyricists, Gets Serious

The rapper known for his quirky turns of phrase and malapropisms is trying his hand at a memoir. The rapper known for his quirky turns of phrase and malapropisms is trying his hand at a memoir. Credit ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Jewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

Team's run in the NBA Finals brings in New York City Jews, from kosher watch parties to radio talk shows and a viral slogan ...
AOL

Trick Daddy Crowns a King of New York Rap, and It’s Not Jay-Z, 50 Cent, or Biggie

If you’ve paid attention to hip-hop culture and news over the last several years, then you probably noticed that Miami rapper Trick Daddy has a tendency to grab headlines every now and then. Back in ...
Men's Journal

Trick Daddy Crowns a King of New York Rap, and It’s Not Jay-Z, 50 Cent, or Biggie

Miami rapper Trick Daddy just crowned a king of hip hop in New York, and it’s shockingly not Jay-Z, 50 Cent, or Biggie Smalls. Trick Daddy called someone other than Jay-Z or Biggie the "King of New ...