City

Harlem

New York

Harlem appears in 1 Songsheets issue: Early New York Hip-Hop. One artist in the archive came from here: Kurtis Blow. Key places include Harlem World.

Scenes

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Early New York Hip-Hop

Artists from Harlem

  • Kurtis Blow

    Signed to Mercury Records in 1979, Kurtis Blow became one of the first solo hip-hop artists to break through commercially, at a moment when almost nobody believed a major label had any use for rap.

Places

  • Harlem World
    1978-1986 · Early New York Hip-Hop

    The massive club on 116th Street where hip-hop moved from the Bronx into Manhattan, hosting legendary battles and becoming a showcase for the genre's rising commercial potential.