New York City is a center for many things in the world: fashion, art, media, finance, professional basketball supremacy t hanks to the New York Knicks, etc. But New York didn’t birth any of those things. New York—and the Bronx specifically—is the birthplace of hip-hop. W hich means New York City and hip-hop are forever intertwined. Rap listeners around the world who’ve never been to the Big Apple still know places like Nas’ Queensbridge projects, the slums of Wu-Tang’s Shaolin, and KRS-One’s South Bronx. So it should come as no surprise that all five of its boroughs have produced many of rap’s greatest talents. Slick Rick, Fat Joe and Big Pun all hail from the Bronx. Big Daddy Kane, the Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z are all from Brooklyn. Nas, LL Cool J, and 50 Cent rep Queens. Staten Island’s main contributions come from one camp but remain significant with Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon. Even Manhattan has its own Harlem World fresh with stars like Kool Moe Dee, Big L, and Cam’ron.…