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Jamaica, Queens and the rise of rap radio
Jamaica, Queens
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Run-DMC, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj all came out of this stretch of southeast Queens, and 50 Cent from nearby. Run-DMC's stripped-down records in 1983 pulled hip hop away from disco and toward the sound it kept.
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