Question: what rappers are from new york?
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.