Rap's Streetscapes: Then and Now
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An interactive article with then-and-now images of the Brookyln streetscapes made infamous in the rhymes coming out the seminal 80s and 90s hip-hop scene. Yes, “the mean streets of the borough that rappers like the Notorious B.I.G. crowed about are now hipster havens, where cupcakes and organic kale rule.”
(Keep and eye out for the “then/now” button under some of the images…)
Source: New York Times
Read it: Here
