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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
spotlightonpod@social.lol ("Spotlight On") wrote:
"Hip-hop got its start in a Bronx apartment building 50 years ago. The concept of home has been at the center of the genre ever since."
Home Is Where the Heart of Hip-Hop Is: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/07/realestate/hip-hop-music-lyrics-homes.html?mwgrp=c-dbar&unlocked_article_code=1.KE0.Bbg6.hfo4YOxwxwEZ&smid=url-share
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- In October, the city of Vallejo, Calif., named a portion of Magazine Street after E-40 who posed with a sign in front of his childhood home. In his 2015 album “Poverty And Prosperity,” the song titled “Magazine Street” illustrated the difficulty of life there. Repping the Bay Area has remained central to his music even today, as seen in his high-energy, dance-filled 2023 music video “The Bay.” (remote)
