Why did rappers shoutout C-74 at Rikers?

[get these nets]

Always wanted to know why C-74 got shouted out so much on songs.(in the mid 90s, really)
I thought maybe cause Slick Rick passed through there, but I never heard a straight answer on this.

 

[Family Man]

Temperature Rising ain't that surprising

 

[malbaker86]

Always wanted to know why C-74 got shouted out so much on songs.(in the mid 90s, really)
I thought maybe cause Slick Rick passed through there, but I never heard a straight answer on this.

Its the adolescent building in Rikers Island. Ages 16-19

 

[get these nets]

Q-Tip,of all people.....said on "One Two, One Two"

"peace to c-73 and c-74
do a little something when I'm out on tour"


That's what raised my eyebrow back in the day. Other rappers who shouted it out had song content that was crime related, so it seemed like they were housed there at one time or shouting out their people who were there.

....looks at Ghost's hat (by the way youngblood, hit me off with that)

 

[OGBIGBOY187]

C-74 switch em over to PC

 

[Tim2520]

Heard it was the wildest part of the Island back in the day. All the young killers and hooligans from that era housed together had to be crazy

 

[General Mills]

C-74 switch em over to PC

Like Chuck D. We the 06 PE

 

[FreshAIG]

It was the wildest part of Rikers. The adolescence. My cousin was the Warden on Rikers. My aunt was a CO for 20 years. People used to call the kids “Animaloscence”.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

C-74 was an adolescent spot. Young nikkas had it shakin' in there. A lot of nikkas got their names up in C-74, da Beacon, O'Boy and a few other spots there during da inception of that Blood shyt during da war w/Nietas & LK's.

 

[315]

This one's for Clue and my Riker's Island nikkas that remember when I came though
The bing OBCC HDM2 C 74
Little Nasi and the crew, y'all nikkas come home