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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.

— Fab Five Freddy

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest of the United States and the rest of the world.

— Afrika Bambaataa

I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.

— Michael Rapaport

I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.

— Ed Sheeran

New York feels like the whole city is into dance music. That's not how it felt when I was younger. There was more of a hipster scene.

— Diplo

My dad is from Queens. I remember visiting as a kid. My grandparents grew up here. All the actors I respected were coming out of here. All the hip-hop I was listening to - Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Biggie, Wu Tang - was coming out of New York. I'm just into it.

— Bryan Greenberg

That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that.

— Jay-Z

I grew up to the sound of live music in our Brooklyn household.

— Tony Visconti

✗Opposing Perspectives

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

— Gina Rodriguez

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

— Ja Rule

As far as Hip Hop Manhattan was after the Bronx.

— Kool Moe Dee