The Perfect Match-Up Of Brooklyn Neighborhoods & Rappers
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From the growing popularity of Crown Heights to the gritty streets of East New York, every neighborhood in Brooklyn has a distinct personality. To break down the characteristics of some of the more popular neighborhoods in the borough, we decided to match them up with your favorite rappers. I mean, this is the simplest way to break-it-down to the personality of Brooklyn as a whole.
Drake: Crown Heights
Both Drake and the neighborhood of Crown Heights “started from the bottom.” Drake began his career as a TV actor on the popular Canadian show Degrassi, while Crown Heights was the neighborhood people, at first, didn’t want to live in. Since then both Drake and Crown Heights have had major evolutions. Drake is now one of the biggest rappers of our time with some of the most famous artist like Beyonce, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj, adding him on features to every new Brooklyn resident now searching for housing in Crown Heights.
Action Bronson: Williamsburg
For the love of hipsters, Action Bronson is a perfect comparison to Williamsburg. The rapper and popular foodie embodies the bustling neighborhood of Williamsburg. Both are full of life and entertaining with great expectations to only get better.
Snoop Dogg: Park Slope
Two popular staples, Snoop Dogg being from one of the OGs (Original Gangster) of rap world and Park Slope being a popular neighborhood that once was the gutter of the borough. Both have had a rough start that looked impossible to clean up but all of that has changed and they both have become household names.
Eminem: Gowanus
This neighborhood and famed rapper are rough around the edges and hurt to the core. Both display a sense of gritty, dark and disturbing attributes that attract the likes of others. Recently, a man swam in the Gowanus Canal which he later stated “tasted like poop” while many are drawn to the harsh and volatile lyrics of Eminem’s music.
Nicki Minaj: Bay Ridge
Time and trends change just like rap icon, Nicki Minaj and the beautiful, Bay Ridge. Minaj is know for her witty rap lyrics and crazy sense of style while Bay Ridge is know for some of the most iconic, eccentric looking houses. When Nicki first came into the spotlight she was known for her colorful wigs and outrageous outfits, while Bay Ridge was popular for housing the some of the biggest mafia named. Now, both have toned down a bit but will still surprise you when they’re ready.
Jay Z: Downtown Brooklyn
Both Jay Z and Downtown Brooklyn offer the entire package. Each have a side of grittiness yet loads of class. It’s like “the best of both worlds.” Jay Z and Downtown Brooklyn can never get old, just better with time.
Tink: Red Hook
Both rapper, Tink and the neighborhood of Red Hook are currently overlooked but shouldn’t be. Tink, a new rapper on the scene, should be taking the world by storm with her hit the “Ratchet Commandments,” but is not getting her just due, yet. Just like Tink, the neighborhood of Red Hook has so many amazing shops and restaurants like Brooklyn Ice House and Sunny’s Bar, that Brooklynities should be running to visit, but only gets recognized for their Ikea.
B.O.B: Prospect Heights
B.O.B and Prospect Heights give that family-friendly vibe that you just can’t get enough of. B.O.B’s rap style emulates factors that are acceptable for both young adults and their parents. With landmarks like Grand Army Plaza Library, the Brooklyn Museum and Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, everyone can enjoy the neighborhood’s attractions.
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Fetty Wap: East New York
While East New York is on the rise with a ton of new developments on its way, you can’t help but tie the gritty neighborhood with new rapper, Fetty Wap. Fetty Wap’s lyrics are hard, with stories of the hood and drug-dealing. While all of that can change, as we’ve seen with Jay Z and a number of other rappers, for now both East New York and Fetty Wap go hand-in-hand.
Kanye West: Bushwick
These two are one in the same when it comes to art. Although Kanye West wears a number of hats, he will always be known as a musical artist. Bushwick is blossoming into a beautiful canvas of street art and expensive houses that continue to attract newcomers and long-time Brooklynites.
Big Sean: Flatbush
Big Sean is seen as one of the more private rappers, a lot like the neighborhood of Flatbush. Both the rapper and the neighborhood are mostly seen and not heard —but get on their bad side their bark is vicious.
Meek Mill: East Flatbush
Someone who’s won at making it out of a tough neighborhood is rapper, Meek Mill. In the rapper’s music, Mill pens lyrics about the lifestyle he lived while trying to be the man of his house after tragedy struck his family. While tragedy like the imprisonment of rapper Bobby Shmurda and the GS9 crew and the murder of Kamani Grey by an NYPD officer, has shook this neighborhood, many know after tragedy comes triumph. East Flatbush is up next!
Machine Gun Kelly (MGK): Brownsville
Rough and raw sums up Brownsville and rapper MGK. Brownsville is known as one of the toughest neighborhoods to date and MGK, well lets just say his lyrics aren’t exactly pretty and wrapped in a bow. They both represent the toughness and intimidation that people are afraid to address but always what to be around it.
Chance the Rapper: Fort Greene
Both Chance the Rapper and Fort Greene are diamonds in the rough. While Fort Greene was at first not on Brooklyn’s popular list, it took a bit of polishing for this community to become one of the more expensive neighborhoods in the borough to live. Chance the Rapper is also on the rise quickly and will soon be one of the most sought after rappers to date.
J. Cole: DUMBO
The historical neighborhood of DUMBO matches perfectly with the history J. Cole expresses in his lyrics. From the views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, to the landmarks of the famed neighborhood to the musical genius that J. Cole is. I mean how much more of a comparison do you need? They fit together like puzzle pieces.
Childish Gambino: Bedford Stuyvesant
Rapper, Childish Gambino has challenged the rap game as he brings a touch of pop to the hip-hop. While Bedford Stuyvesant was first an historically African-American neighborhood it has changed dramatically and is now one of the more culturally diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
