Philadelphia for many years was the only city whose contributions to hip hop was valued as greatly as New York City’s by hip hop critics. Hip hop was popular in Philly as far back as 1976 and the New York Times newspaper coined Philly as the “Graffiti Capital of the World” in 1971, due to the influence of legendary graffiti artists, Cornbread. In 1980, the first female solo artist to record hip hop was Lady B, “To the Beat Y’All”, a Philly-area radio DJ.
In addition, Philly has produced some of the most well known rappers and DJs since the beginning of hip hop culture. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were one of the first to put Philly on the map as a hip hop headquarters. They made music that crossed over to R&B and Pop radio stations. Also, an underground rapper, Steady B pushed the Philly underground sound with hard beats and rhymes which were reminiscent of early LL Cool J.
Also, The Roots, were the first proclaimed hip hop band in the area, that was followed by underground fans since the mid-1990s. Philly is also famous for early 2000’s mainstream acts such as Beanie Sigel, Eve, Freeway, State Property, Cassidy and Cyssero. The Philadelphia underground scene consists of Reef the Lost Cauze, Chief Kamachi, Hezekiah, Random, The Last Emperor, Jedi Mind Tricks, meek mill and so many more.
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