Jus Lyke Compton came on my Spotify Daily Mix and of course Quik mentioned St. Louis. (314, 636!!)

He got it right with 'hot as a m#thaf#cka, hot enough to make 'ya cuss'.

But the line before I'm not so sure about, 'Movin on to St. Louis, where they country as f*ck. With gold teeth in they mouth, but they still know what's up'

I've heard of folks from E. St. Louis or maybe even Chicago thinking that folks from St. Louis were country but having lived there I don't quite see it.

When I lived in San Francisco, I sensed that some of the people I worked with thought I was a bit country, but I just took that as folks being from a 'real' city kind of being out of touch with 'flyover country'.

Outside perspective aside, do any of you double-take at the random comments artists mention about your hometown?

...we got Newark, we got Gary, some people say we got LA...and we workin on Atlanta". -George Clinton

Gary, IN doesn't get mentioned a lot, so when someone says it, its like, "YO!!!"

Don't "but thanks" me.

Wears a big top hat and he drives a van
When we were in his town he treated us kind
So we got him backstage before showtime" (c) Daddy-O from Stetsasonic

Columbus to 'Nati; them towns I raped 'em
Few clowns was hatin', moved my pounds to DAYTON.

"Elevate" from the "Scorpion" album

But I couldn't picture bein' Champagne (haan)
When I would buy that shit and save it for the right occasion
I couldn't picture changes when I was with Ms. Craten
That lady hates me
Couldn't picture wifin' Braden when I was pumpin' gas
On road trips to go from Cincinnati on to Dayton

I had to admit it was quite a scare when "Brooklyn", "Brooklyn" was terrorizing the square (Kid n play - Last night)


when I wasn't looking - someone yelled out "soft-soft Brooklyn (The Fat Boys - The House)

off top that went into any detail. A couple other "mentions" like Keith Murry - World B Free and a Roc Marcian - Major League. I'm sure there's a few I'm overlooking. As far as the country thing, I've traveled to other states or talked to people over the phone in other parts of the country and been told I had a Southern accent...even though I've never lived anywhere else.

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but rappers from Detroit make whole songs about the city on every album they put out and rappers not from here have been literally chased out of town

for ATL tho its definitely Jim Jones on "Walk It Out" remix: "Im talking Magic City, even Body Tap"

god damn i loved Body Tap. lived right down Marietta St from there.

He put the heavy emphasis on Motown though, I bet Jay Dee got hype lol

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
http://wutangbook.com

second favorite was on Late Registration

only thing my whole state is known for is terrorism and football though lol

Ghostface biggin up my vicinity, 22 years ago

Miami **** word up, show your love

The good life, it feel like Miami

and of course Will Smith's masterpiece

from "Cali Love"...

I'm drawin blanks right now, ain't heard too many jawns mention Sac like dat.

ODB from Mariah's "Fantasy":

"Yo, New York in the house
Is Brooklyn in the house
Uptown in the house
Shaolin are you in the house
Boogie Down are you in the house
Sacramento in the hoooouuuuuse!!!!!"

That always stuck out to me because 1) Sacramento out of all cities was the first non-NYC area he shouted out, and 2) I was living in Sac at the time that was on the radio so I wasn't sure if it was just a regional version or remix of the song..

Never knew this.

Sactown is such a small city(granted the capital city of CA but still)that we're used to being takin for granted. When heads think of Cali, they usually think of the big 2, LA & Frisco.

That said, to have someone of ODB's stature from NYC mention Sac like that is kinda dope!

Thas whassup!

I mention it briefly in the book I wrote on the Wu.

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
http://wutangbook.com

the Bay Area & back down."

talking about Buffalo New York as he also did on "Ghetto Life"

B Lo got acknowledged from the streets and "Jefferson Ball" that is grand still

Opio on You Never Knew (Hieroglyphics)

Always thought it was clumsy, but I appreciated it.

Not a city/town but whatever, I can't not like the Clipse after this

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#2dopebrothersandastackofwax

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ya it doesn't do much for me either

a lot of places got shouted out in this classic:

Word Up, rest in Peace, and you know what else?
We got, we got, we got the vibes
All the people in Long Island, we got the vibes
Brooklyn and Queens, we got the vibes
Uptown and Now Rule, we got the vibes
People Upstate, we got the vibes
If you're in DC, you got the vibes
Maryland, Virginia, Carolina vibes
Out West, we got the vibes
In the Bahamas, we got the vibes
Over in Europe, you know what, we got the vibes
And we gotta keep it alive...

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my mixes: www.mixcloud.com/jessewarren
my label: www.mettasonic.com

"When you was watchin' me
From whatever fuckin' TV you was watchin' me from
From Boston… the mean streets of Boston
Fuckin' sissy! And you got us scared up in here, motherfucker?
Suck our motherfuckin' dicks!" ©

*sigh*

we never heard of "South" Detroit.

They made it sound good though!

It's not a particularly memorable song but it's the actual street in Southwest DC where my family came from.

make me put up my two arms, touchdown!" - killa cam

shit makes me smile everytime

Give my DJ the Serato, got that chico from my vatos
Down in Chicos in El Paso, Tapatío on my tacos

kinda doesnt make sense if you know anything about chicos tacos but im bumping this track based on that shout out alone lol

Lupe Fiasco - Happy Timbuck2 Day

Apollo Kids

Prhyme - Wishin

especially in like what? '93????

From Detroit to Mobile Alabama Memphis Tennessee Cleveland Yo, money-makin Miami, Chicago East St. Louis got crazy hoods Oakland Compton Watts wearin the hoods Yo true indeed, Louisville Boostin Houston got CRAZY hoods New Orleans, Seattle North Carolina cannot forget about Atlanta Shockmaster Glen Boyd got crazy hoods Listenin to his program

I know he's from there but still random to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjT-kZkiEhc

Harlem gets a ton, but that one sticks out because that's two blocks from where I grew up.

Catch you rolling through Foster & TAFT, flossing that cash, the gangsters put the torch to that ass (c) Jim Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvvwQtsHfzo

Pretty much any mention of Spanish Harlem/El Barrio, or the Taft, Wagner or Foster housing developments makes my ears perk up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Uk727qONY