Meccapolis ranks “Kings Of New York” from 1985 to 2024

[Don Jesus]

Mary J a rapper now?

wtf is this list

She was hailed the Queen of Hip Hop when she came out

Think outside the box and use your brain

Grand Puba is the only other obvious choice for 1992.

New Jersey and The West Coast had the rap game on lock but NYC had R&B on lock by way of Mary J Blige because of the hip hop influence her music tied into the soul

Its a classy way of giving her her props in the hip hop realm that she deserves

 

[Don Jesus]

Low key list is cap if 69 isn’t 2018 lol

69 isn’t the *most* “embarassing” entry that will appear

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Over Cardi B

That’s the easy way out of the situation

I think she should get 2019

 

[Pack2]

This is awful

It’s a case of a team of non NYers trying to make a list of GOAT NY MCs
We saw it with the list of albums, top MCs and now with this KONY bullshyt
Appreciate the effort but it’s severely flawed on many levels

 

[Ziggiy]

She was hailed the Queen of Hip Hop when she came out

Think outside the box and use your brain

Grand Puba is the only other obvious choice for 1992.

New Jersey and The West Coast had the rap game on lock but NYC had R&B on lock by way of Mary J Blige because of the hip hop influence her music tied into the soul

Its a classy way of giving her her props in the hip hop realm that she deserves

I’m sorry but you gotta get the ENTIRE fukk up outta here with that bullshyt

 

[Pack2]

There needs to be some type of reasoning or criteria for this list.
If we are doing groups, then Onyx in 1993 over A Tribe Called Quest (Midnight Marauders) and Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) doesn't make any sense.

No justification. Two of the best albums of all time came out in 1993 (Wu and Tribe) and somehow Onyx had 1993 on lock

 

[Newark88]

Giving 87 to LL is debatable but aight fine. Although I think both 87 and 88 go to Rakim. I was 10 and 11 during those years and Paid In Full and Follow The Leader had the streets in a frenzy. For Rakim not to have any of those 2 years is beyond insane.

 

[King Harlem]

Giving 87 to LL is debatable but aight fine. Although I think both 87 and 88 go to Rakim. I was 10 and 11 during those years and Paid In Full and Follow The Leader had the streets in a frenzy. For Rakim not to have any of those 2 years is beyond insane.

Yeah, I understand LL Cool J has Bigger and Deffer in 1987 and Mama Said Knock You Out in 1990. Peak LL. Give him 1987 and 1990.
New York Representation, impact, music quality, success: LL has that in those years at maybe a slightly higher amount than Rakim in those years. But the momentum of Rakim having Paid in Full in 1987 and then Follow the Leader 1988 makes him the top rapper in the world in 1988, let alone New York. I understand on a lot of lists Misadventure of Slick Rick is higher, but this is the King of New York, and Rakim was that in 1988.

 

[REdefinition]

Man..dont @ me no more with this nonsense

You did all that about Nas but completely ignored Jay was gettin outsold by other people like Ja

By your logic Jay wasnt in Ja league. Stop being retarded so early in the morn

Eat a banana and some cream of wheat first breh

 

[ISO]

No justification. Two of the best albums of all time came out in 1993 (Wu and Tribe) and somehow Onyx had 1993 on lock

They dropped 4Q and Onyx from my understanding was the bigger phenomenon at the time with the bald heads, all black gear, they led the charge on gangsta rap starting to take over New York hip hop, they had Slam at number 4 on the Billboard 100 song has been used in countless samples, ads, movies, video games, they was actors too Strapped came out that year, they won a Soul Train award, they went Plat within the year, they were very influential kinda slept on and not talked about

 

[Newark88]

Slick Rick closed out the year with the Great Adventures…. And it carried over to the next year (89). He didn’t have the whole 88 like Ra did.

 

[King Harlem]

They dropped 4Q and Onyx from my understanding was the bigger phenomenon at the time with the bald heads, all black gear, they led the charge on gangsta rap starting to take over New York hip hop, they had Slam at number 4 on the Billboard 100 song has been used in countless samples, ads, movies, video games, they was actors too Strapped came out that year, they won a Soul Train award, they went Plat within the year, they were very influential kinda slept on and not talked about

Over Wu-Tang in 1993???

 

[REdefinition]

So groups and female R&B singers can be the king of New York

These nikkas just engagement trolling at this point. I'm out.

 

[ISO]

Over Wu-Tang in 1993???

Wu Tang dropped 4Q and they debuted 41st on the Billboard 200 and only sold 30,000 copies first week

Onyx dropped 1st quarter and went Platinum by 3Q

 

[Newark88]

They dropped 4Q and Onyx from my understanding was the bigger phenomenon at the time with the bald heads, all black gear, they led the charge on gangsta rap starting to take over New York hip hop, they had Slam at number 4 on the Billboard 100 song has been used in countless samples, ads, movies, video games, they was actors too Strapped came out that year, they won a Soul Train award, they went Plat within the year, they were very influential kinda slept on and not talked about

Yea Onyx was a movement in real time. Of course Wu eventually surpassed them but Throw Ya Gunz was a hit in the streets, followed by Slam eventually being a pop hit. People forget, it took Protect Ya Neck awhile to pop. But once that and Method Man hit during that Summer, it was off to the races