Pilgrimage to Brooklyn

I just got back from six days in Brooklyn and in my opinion, with maybe the exception of Queens, the Mecca of Hip Hop. KRS would have my head for that statement, but hey that's my opinion. On my Hajj to Brooklyn I didn't drink from the natural spring of Zamzam or circle the Ka'aba seven times, instead I stuck to New York tap water and circled Myrtle and Broadway seven times. I decided to compile a Brooklyn playlist and I tried to keep it to the lesser known tracks.


New York does everything their own way. Even the way they pronounce Mario is different.


I've always thought Jemini was one of the most slept on MC's out there. This is off his EP, Scars and Pain, but check out his 2003 collaboration with Danger Mouse, Ghetto Pop Life.


As good as the original? Probably not, but Lord Digga made a fine remix. Everyone's heard the original and this gives a fresh perspective on this classic track.


I'm sure most of you have heard this one, but I absolutely love this song. The original is great, but this one gets the edge. The movie's not half bad either.

A lot of tracks got left off the list, but this was what I was listening to during my Hajj to BK.