What's the most influential city in hip-hop?
Before you answer, wait.
Netflix has a new series that's about to throw gasoline
on the debate.
"Rapture" dives into the lines of nine influential rap
artists at the peak of their careers.
It's like "Chef's Table" for hip-hop and it puts a spotlight
on the genre's most influential
artists and the cities that shape them.
Here are just a few legends and their hometowns,
featured in Netflix's "Rapture."
The series takes us to Queensbridge, which isn't just the
birthplace of some hip-hop's
greatest artist, Like Roxanne Shante, Marly Marl and
Mobb Deep, but it's an also an iconic
venue where hip-hop culture evolved and grew into a
global phenomenon.
One of this project's biggest stars is Nas and "Rapture"
gives us an unprecedented, intimate
view into the life of the hip-hop mogul as we've never
seen him before, like when Nas's
brother, Jungle, tells us a story of how he saved him
from a particularly emotional and
intriguing predicament.
"I was going to supply dudes and my fucking brother
called me.
I took the drugs, like, fuck it, I'm going to just meet him.
He just want me to run around the city.
He books a flight.
We going to Atlanta.
We jump might in that car.
We are on our way to a airport, I got a shitload of stuff in
my pockets.
So, now, I'm looking out the window like, 'I have to drop
this shit.'"
Nas went from the rough streets of Queensbridge to
mega-stardom, but he never forgets his
roots and in "Rapture," we get a firsthand look at how
Nas uses his powerful position
in hip-hop to launch the career of next generation talent
and Queensbridge native Dave East.
"I see similarities with me and Dave because he comes
from the curb, you know, and I think
he's the next biggest rap artist in the world."
"Rapture" takes us through Queens before landing on
another Mecca of hip-hop, the ATL.
Atlanta gave us Killer Mike, Ludacris, Outkast, Young
Jeezy, Gucci Mane and Two Chainz, just
to name a few, but "Rapture" focuses its lens on T.I. and
"Rapture" gives us an unflinching
look into how he evolved into the artist and activist that
he is today.
In fact, watching T.I. express how he feels about his
activism and the rights of black
youth in America are some of the most moving
moments on television you'll watch all year.
"I'm looking for another opportunity to do better, to do
more. I'm speaking for the people in the community
because if somebody don't speak up, our liberties
and way of life will no longer exist, regardless if you can
change anything or do anything
about it or not."
It's intimate clips like these that show us how "Rapture"
takes a behind-the-scenes view
of the lesser known sides of some of our favorite hip-
hop legends, like legends who hail from
O-Town.
Born and bred in Oakland, California, G Eazy cites his
hometown as a major source of sonic
inspiration.
Like Queensbridge, Oakland has long enjoyed a thriving
music scene that spawned iconic
acts, such as Tupac, Too Short, E-40 and Del The Funky
Homosapien.
Oakland may be a fundamental part of G Eazy's roots,
but his sound has taken him all over
the world and in "Rapture," we get to follow him on his
first trip to South America for
an epic, larger than life concert tour.
"Art, like, transcends.
Music is the universal language."
But G Eazy never stops.
Working around the clock to bring his music to his fans
all over the world and the pace
is grueling and breakneck.
Whether it's massive stadium shows, intensely fast-
paced fan meet and greets or hour after
hour recording in the studio, "Rapture" lets us ride
shotgun for one of raps biggest influencers
and stars.
These are just a few of the cities and legends explored
in the new Netflix series.
From New Orleans to New York to North Carolina and
beyond, "Rapture" presents us with the
locations that shape today's biggest hip-hop stars.
But which city is the most influential to hip-hop?
Be sure to check out "Rapture," all episodes now
streaming on Netflix.
For HitFix on Uproxx, he's Steve Vasquez.
And she's Miri Jedeikin.
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