![]() They don’t rap over DJ Premier beats, or over beats that sound like late-’90s Tunnel bangers. Since then, we’ve seen a whole wave of New York rap stars - Cardi B, Sheck Wes, even Nicki Minaj to some extent - who never have to work to prove how New York they are. Rocky’s parents had literally named him after one of the all-time pillars of New York rap, but he betrayed no anxiety of influence, drawing on ancestral Southern and West Coast rap almost as an affectation. How could snap music/ringtone rap/trap/drill/jerk/whatever else be so commercially dominant? Didn’t real rap mean anything anymore? Then, around seven years ago, A$AP Rocky emerged as the city’s biggest new star. ![]() ![]() For many years, after New York found that rap’s focus had wandered elsewhere, the city got surly and defiant. We are deep into the identity-crisis era of New York rap, and something interesting has started to happen. ![]()
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