{"id":98889301,"date":"2017-04-17T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T19:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/?p=98889301"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:23:01","slug":"from-the-bronx-to-the-lbc-places-every-hip-hop-fan-should-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/from-the-bronx-to-the-lbc-places-every-hip-hop-fan-should-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Bronx to LA, Here Are 6 Places Every Hip Hop Fan Should Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to hip hop, I find it difficult to choose between East Coast and West Coast. Artists from across the country have all shaped what hip hop is today.<\/p>\n<p>As fans will know, hip hop music is characterized by a strong rhythmic beat, various styles of rapping, and a heavy dose of social commentary. One of the many contributions of Black and African artists to American and world culture, hip hop is an essential musical form expressing the experiences and perspectives of marginalized groups. Hip hop music has a wide range of subgenres, each with its own unique sound and style. It is a vibrant and ever-evolving genre that has become one of the most popular forms of music in the world.<\/p>\n<p>From The Bronx to the South Central LA, here are some sites every true hip hop fan should visit.<\/p>\n<h2>The Bronx<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLVhzvsggQ1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Art.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Dj Kool Herc (@kooldjherc) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-09T09:01:03+00:00\">Oct 9, 2016 at 2:01am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For full-service hip hop tours in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/cheap-flights\/new-york-city-nyc-new-york-deals\">NYC<\/a>, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hushtours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hush Hip Hop tours<\/a>. Of course, you can also take yourself on your own tour if you know where to look. The Bronx is the perfect place to begin your hip hop tour, because many argue that the origin of hip hop can be traced to 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. This is where, in August 1973, DJ Kool Herc threw a &#8220;back to skool&#8221; party for his sister in the rec room of this high rise. It was the first time that the sounds of hip-hop as we know it emerged.<\/p>\n<h2>Harlem<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98914422\" src=\"http:\/\/otwp-admin.fareportal.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shutterstock_365119592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shutterstock_365119592.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shutterstock_365119592-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shutterstock_365119592-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shutterstock_365119592-810x538.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most influential hip-hop clubs of the early 80s was Harlem World, located on the corner of 116th Street and Lenox Avenue\/Malcolm X Boulevard. Most hip hop fans know about the 1981 hip-hop battle between the Cold Crush Brothers and the Fantastic 5. Yep, it happened here. The building may now be a discount store, but you can still feel the power of those early days of hip hop in the surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n<h2>Queens<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bk-GZyghgjL\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bk-GZyghgjL\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bk-GZyghgjL\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Windows of Hip Hop (@windowsofhiphop)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-08T12:15:18+00:00\">Jul 8, 2018 at 5:15am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the Bronx is where many claim that hip hop was born, the borough of Queens made some significant contributions to the genre in the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s. Major players like Run DMC, LL Cool J, and hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons all grew up in the middle-class neighborhood of Hollis, Queens. Make sure to stop by and take a picture at the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue, which is named \u201cRun-DMC JMJ Way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>SoHo<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQEJyijjkkM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RECAP from The Open Late Tour with @2fourhrs &amp; host @odalys.ny make sure you check out sobs.com for our February events! . . . #noizycricket #sobs #openlatetour : @odalys.ny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by SOBs (@sobsnyc) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-03T21:41:03+00:00\">Feb 3, 2017 at 1:41pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SoHo may not immediately come to mind as a must-visit neighborhood for hip hop culture, but SOB&#8217;s (Sounds of Brazil) salsa club at 204 Varick Street at W. Houston Street has played a crucial role in the careers of many hip hop and R&amp;B greats, such as Erykah Badu, KRS-One, Nas, OutKast, Drake, and Rick Ross.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You Might Also Enjoy: <a href=\"https:\/\/otwp-admin.fareportal.com\/going-places\/exploring-black-cultural-history-in-the-northeast-u-s\/\">Getting Jazzed! Exploring Black Cultural History in the Northeast U.S.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>South Central LA<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/qzg-KNrqSp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaboration between Roscoe \u00b4s x Popular Demand is the taesties partnership ever #roscoes#roscoeschickenandwaffles#style#swag#instagood#photooftheday <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Roscoe&#8217;s Chicken &amp; Waffles (@roscoeschickenandwaffles) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-07-23T19:14:57+00:00\">Jul 23, 2014 at 12:14pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From Eazy-E\u2019s childhood home to Roscoe\u2019s House of Chicken and Waffles, a favorite of Snoop and The Game, there are too many notable hip hop sites to count in South Central section of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/airports\/flights-to-los-angeles-international-airport-lax\">Los Angeles<\/a>. Thank goodness for Hodari Sababu (The Game\u2019s stepfather), owner of Hood Life tours. He\u2019ll take you to all the important sites and give you history lessons about N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, Rodney King, and OJ Simpson along the way.<\/p>\n<h2>Long Beach<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJEihoPhvT8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by World Famous VIP Records LBC (@viplongbeach)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-14T01:37:27+00:00\">Aug 13, 2016 at 6:37pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach is full of hip hop history. If you\u2019re up for an adventure, stop by the burial site of Nate Dogg (Nathaniel D. Hale) in Forest Lawn. The staff won\u2019t lead you to his grave, so you\u2019ll have to be resourceful. (This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNUlkSgtOtY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> is helpful.) Next, head to VIP records in Long Beach, the record store that launched the careers of some of the West Coast\u2019s favorite sons of hip hop. Snoop Dogg even filmed parts of three of his music videos on the VIP roof.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Okay, hip hop fans, what would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments section. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to hip hop, I find it difficult to choose between East Coast and West Coast. Artists from across the country have all shaped what hip hop is today. 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