It’s nearly impossible to consider a world without the influence of this most diverse of the 5 great boroughs of New York: Brooklyn.
Where would music be without Biggie Smalls, Carole King, Nas, Barbra Streisand, Jay Z, Lou Reed, Buddy Rich, Mos Def, Arlo Guthrie, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, David Geffen, Jam Master Jay, and most of the Wu Tang Clan and Beastie Boys?
I will never forget that map. It might actually be one of the oldest memories I have. My grandparents lived on Mt. Hood outside of Zig Zag, Oregon. When I visited their house as a child, the room where my brother and I would stay had a map of the world that covered the entire wall. I spent hours staring at it. Looking at the world with an open mind and curious imagination. It made me want to wanted to see the world.
