Question: what rappers are from nyc?
Answer: Notorious B.I.G. Anti-hero, idiosyncratic, and The Greatest of All Time. ...  Jay Z. The undisputed King of New York and the embodiment and personification of the American rags-to-riches dream. ...  Nas. The storyteller, the sage, the prophet. ...  Tupac. ...  Mos Def. ...  50 Cent. ...  Rakim. ...  Prodigy.