Best 10 Cities For Aspiring Rappers

As more and more rap artist come on the scene, they make it more difficult for others to shine. What I mean by that is the more music that’s out there the more difficult it is for the average person to sift through all that content to get to you. There is so much new music to choose from now-a-days that your music can get lost at the bottom of the pit, unless you know how to separate yourself from the crowd.

We here at Hip Hop Push believe in giving the best advice to new rap artist in order to help them succeed. Advice such as: Tips For Rappers in The Studio, Best Advice For Upcoming Rappers, and How To Debut #1 On The Billboards have helped artist advance their music career in a major way. This article is geared towards listing the top 10 Cities that are a great hub for aspiring rappers.

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10. Philadelphia

Philly has a very vibrant music scene. It has produced the likes of Jill Scott, Floetry, Eve, Will Smith, Beenie Sigal and most recently Meek Mill. This city has always proven that it is a great city for up and coming artist to shine, and it also has a lot of festivals that promote the hip hop culture including: The Roots Picnic and Jay-Z’s Made in America Festival.

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9. Washington D.C.

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Washington D.C. has always played a major role in hip hop and hosting a lot of rap talent at different music events. Washington ads a different sound and flavor o the genre of rap music.  D.C. has birthed many talented artists/djs including: Fat Trel, Wale, Shy Glizzy and DJ Kool. It has many popular venues such the historic 9:30 Club and  the Howard Theatre, as well as festivals like the hip-hop-meets-electronic-fun of Trillectro and Broccoli City, the country’s premiere Earth Day hip-hop festival. And of course the iconic Howard Homecoming, an event that has had many guests including Biggie, Ludacris, and Drake.

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8. Detroit

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Detroit has definitely cemented it’s legacy within the music industry. The city has brought the world the sound of Motown records, and also artists such as: Eminem, Royce Da 5’9, Slumb Village, Big Sean, and Elzhi. Detroit really produces some raw talent, and to go along with that talent features some of the best venues for hip hop artist like: The Fillmore Detroit, The Majestic/Magic Stick, Saint Andrews Hall/The Shelter.

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7. New Orleans

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Since the early 90’s New Orleans has had a major presence in rap music with the launch of Cash money Records and No Limit Records. Both labels had a lot to do with pushing down south music into the mainstream media. While the East Coast and West Coast were dominant, rappers from New Orleans made sure that the south had a voice. Giving birth to legends like Master P, Mannie Fresh Juvenile and Mystical. The later on ushering out acts like Lil’ Wayne and superb lyricist Jay Electronica, New Orleans rappers remain as relevant today as they were in the 90’s. There are a few spots rappers can perform including: Howlin’ Wolf, House of Blues New Orleans, Hi-Ho Lounge.

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6. Houston, Texas

Next on our list is none other than Houston, Texus. Responsible for the gritty screw sound made famous by DJ Screw, and also the consumption of Lean. Which is now show boated and drank by a lot of rapper. And although a lot of Rappers Have Died From Drinking Lean , some continue to drink it. Houston has brought to the world a number of artists: UGK, Scarface, Geto Boys, E.S.G., DJ Screw, Slim Thug, Mike Jones, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Devin the Dude, Screwed Up Click, OG Ron C, Michael “5000” Watts. If your a new rapper you can enjoy performing at Warehouse Live, Bayou Music Center, Status, House of Blues Houston.

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5. Miami

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Miami without a doubt is a hot bed for up and coming rappers, and it has been for the past couple of years. From producing acts like 2 Live crew, Trick Daddy and the Slip  N’ Slide crew. To Rick Ross and DJ Khalid. There are many festivals to perform at such as Urban Beach Week, Art Basel Miami, One Fest. The hot shows to perform at are Eve, Bamboo, Cameo, The Stage.

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4. Los Angeles

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From the city that brought you NWA, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Warren G, Cypress Hill; also brought you a new wave of artists that shot to mainstream success. including: Kendrick Lamar, DJ Mustard, YG, Tyler The Creator, Schoolboy Q and TYGA. LA is also a great place to live for celebrities. Many musicians and artist call LA their home including Drake, Mack miler, Jamie Fox and Chris Brown. There has always been great venues for artists to perform at. Many have come and gone but there are still a few left. The popular ones are Wiltern, Gaslamp, El Rey Theatre, Greek Theater, and Troubador.

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3. Chicago

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The windy city is up next on our list. Chi-town has produced many talented artist like Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Durk, Young Chop, Common, Twista etc. And the list can go on and on. You can’t mention hip hop without the large amount of talent coming out of Chi-town. The city hass a plethora of venues and festivals new rappers can be apart of including: Double Door, Reggies, Bottom Lounge, Adrianna’s, Metro, Lincoln Hall, The Shrine, Beauty B Closed Sessions, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork Music Festival.

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2. New York

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Yes New York! The home and birthplace of hip hop. No matter who is running hip hop right now New York will always be the mecca of rap music. There is no denying that. And even though New York is the mecca over the years different regions of America, particularly the south, has made their presence known; influencing rap in a major way. New York has brought you prominent rappers suck as: Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z, Nas, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Fabolous, LL Cool J, Run DMC, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan and the list can go on and on. Just as there is a variety of talent in new York, there are venues and festivals that are just as good. Some of the famous venues that up and coming rappers can perform at are: Santos Party House, Brooklyn Bowl, S.O.B.’s, Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom, Irving Plaza.

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1. Atlanta

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Our number one spot where rap artists an blow up and perform at a number of good venues is in Atlanta. The ATL has definitely been on major fire over the past few years and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. It is fair to say that Atlanta is running hip hop with the likes of artists such as: 2 Chains,  T.I., Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Gucci Mane, all at the top of their game right now and are prominent in the media’s eyes right now.  You can say that rappers from down south have no lyrics, that may be true but rap music has changed over the years, and it’s now about producing music people can vibe and mostly dance to.

There are great live shows like The Tabernacle, Masquerade etc. but what’s even more exciting are the different music festivals Atlanta hosts every year. Some of these are: Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash, A3C, Travis Porter’s Christmas Charity Concert. AC3 being the biggest, if not one of the biggest of them all.