How Hip-Hop Transformed New York. When hip-hop culture started to spread in the 1980s, it changed the city in more ways than one. Grandmaster Flash's turntable. He and his group, the Furious From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from Brooklyn.Including both solo artists, like The Notorious B.I.G. and Nas, and hip hop groups, like the Beastie Boys and Pro Era, this list of the most popular Brooklyn rappers features rap artists who were born or raised in the New York City borough. In 1984, Run-DMC, (formed in Queens three years earlier) had its "Rock Box" debuted as the network's first hip-hop video by a hip-hop group. As an homage, the exhibit includes rare early Hailing from Long Island, the group revolutionized hip-hop with their politically charged lyrics that tackled societal issues, racial injustice, and the media's portrayal of African-Americans. The Best New York Rappers #17 of 111. The Best Hip Hop Groups of All Time #28 of 97. The Best '80s Rappers; Leslie West. Blues-rock, Rock music Born Andre Young in Compton, California, Dr. Dre is one of hip-hop's definitive and standard-setting pioneers. Now a veteran DJ, artist and producer, Dr. Dre's public story began as a member of two very different, influential L.A. groups in the '80s: electro stars World Class Wreckin' Cru and gangster rap icons N.W.A; the latter is the subject of a popular 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton Pro Era (short for The Progressive Era) is an American hip hop collective group from Brooklyn, New York.The group is a collective of rappers and record producers that includes East Coast rappers Joey Badass, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dyemond Lewis, Aaron Rose, Dessy Hinds, Dirty Sanchez, Rokamouth, J.A.B. and Jakk Da Rhymer, along with producers Chuck Strangers and Powers Pleasant. Hip hop. Cultural origins. 1970s, Bronx, New York City, U.S. Typical instruments. Turntable, synthesizer, DAW, rapping, drum machine, sampler, drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano, beatboxing, vocals. Latin hip hop (also known as Latin rap) is hip hop music that is recorded by artists in the United States of Hispanic and Latino descent, along with North America Hip hop Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.. Hip hop dominated popular music in the early 2000s. Artists such as Eminem, Outkast, Black Eyed Peas, T.I., 50 Cent, Kanye West, Nelly, Common, Nas, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, M.I.A., Lil' Kim, Gorillaz, Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, The Game, and Ludacris were among the dominant By 1983, East New York teenagers Prince Markie Dee, Kool Rock Ski, and Buff Love were one of the two biggest hip-hop groups in the world (the other being Run-DMC), and their debut album Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent asserted the power of hip-hop's oldies generation on pop music's most-watched stage. zrodq8.