There are some hip hop tours that do go on in the bronx (birthplace of hip hop) and all around NY for those interested. I thought i'd share this with anyone thats interested in visiting us here in NY. These are just some of the tours, the site has others.

I haven't been on the tours but probably because i was born and raised here and have already been in all those areas many times before these tours started and through out my life but its a great tour for all ages if your ever in NY. I think its great for others to experience this, it was also allot of fun. We did have the gang years and all but once that anger was expressed through hip hop, it changed alot of things in nyc from the breakdancing battles, mc'ing to graffiiti to dj battles etc, i still call them the good old days. ok enjoy
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Hush Tours founded in 2000 are the worlds only hip hop experiences that use celebrity talent as the guides for each tour.

“Our vision for this business was to create an interactive and comprehensive learning experience for all ages and nationalities. I really wanted to share the true inside story of the evolution of this culture – ultimately helping people to learn what hip hop culture was and continues to be; ‘how’ it all started, where exactly it all began, who the influencers and influences were (and continue to be)

New York City is known to the world as the birthplace of hip hop. Preserving the roots of hip hop culture means teaching tour participants the true essence of this genre. This is precisely what we have done with our tours and experiences”, finishes Ms. Harris.

Separating the facts from fiction are the actual celebrities from the day; Grandmaster Caz of the original Coldcrush Brothers, Kurtis Blow, Rahiem (The Furious Five) Reggie Reg, Mikey D, Ralph McDaniels, DJ Kool Herc are just some of the legends that tell the story of how hip hop began.

“Using the actual music legends and pioneers of hip hop to tell the story is what is the most interesting aspect of our tours”, states Harris. “While we are a completely professional and licensed business ‘telling’ the story by the insiders who lived it is what makes our experiences truly different.”

These fact finding tours sizzle with interactive entertainment and educational fun for all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. Hush Tours experiences assures every participants an understanding of hip hop events, the dance style, graffiti art, rap music and dj’s that started this legendary music and continue to proliferate its popularity today.

“Learning about hip-hop’s history is especially important now when the genre is plagued by incidents of violence and controversy – learning the roots will help make things better."

All the hip hop tours
http://hushtours.com

CELEBRITY GUIDED HARLEM/BRONX BIRTHPLACE OF HIP HOP TOUR
Why settle for a regular NYC sightseeing experience when you can hang out with celebrities and learn about the birth of hip hop culture? We invite you to join us for a trip down memory lane with legendary emcees and hear the REAL story of the foundation from those who lived it.
http://hushtours.com/tour1.html

Take a hip hop look at the birthplace of hip hop, with legendary emcees like GrandMaster Caz (Cold Crush Brothers), Kurtis Blow, Rahiem (Furious Five) and Reggie Reg (Crash Crew).

This tour is made for hip hop enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds, from all locations around the world. Join your celebrity guides as they entertain and educate you about the relevance of each location by providing you with exclusive anecdotes about the historic clubs, battle sites, video locations and parks where hip hop took its first baby steps.

On this 4-hour guided, narrated hip hop adventure, you’ll see sites throughout midtown Manhattan, Harlem, and the Bronx that inspired and nurtured hip hop culture.

Your tour includes:
- Safe transportation on a luxury motor coach
- Live entertainment
- Hip Hop pioneer tour guides
- Hip Hop sites including video locations, sites of historical battles and more
- Exclusive photo ops and autograph opportunities with your celebrity guides
- An old School Hip Hop Style group photo available for download from our website!
- A bus load of EXTRAS you must see to believe!
https://www.zerve.com/hiphoplook/sat11

Walk This Way - The Harlem Hip Hop Walking Tour
Your 2-hour guided, narrated adventure through Harlem includes:
Viewing a multimedia 3-screen production that tells you the history of New York and how it grew into one of the world’s greatest urban centers EXCLUDING MONDAYS
Checking out Dip Set, Harlem’s oldest record shop
Photo Ops of the legendary Apollo Theater
Taking a look at numerous Harlem clubs
Listening to Hip Hop historian tour guides
Admission to Museum of the City of New York EXCLUDING MONDAYS
Exclusive photo ops and autograph opportunities with your celebrity guides
And EXTRAS you must see to believe!
Join us, share your thoughts about life in the Big City, and Walk it Out!
If you think the glass of a bus window will keep you from seeing the best that Harlem has to offer, then put on some comfortable shoes and take a leisurely hip hop stroll through the Mecca of Black culture with pioneers of hip hop as your guides.

The Harlem Hip Hop Walking Tour
Or to purchase by phone, call
Zerve at 212.209.3370.
http://hushtours.com/tour3.html

RAPPER'S ROW: THE QUEENSBRIDGE JAMAICA, & HOLLIS HIP HOP TOUR
Take a guided tour through midtown Manhattan and Queens with a view inside the beginning of the second decade of hip hop pinpointing when the music business began to accept it as a genuine art form, not just a fad.

Covering early artists as well as today’s top performers and producers such as Marley Marl, Mc Shan, Roxanne Shante, Nas, Mobb Deep, Salt & Pepa, Tribe Called Quest, RunDMc, LL Cool J, the Lost Boys

Your celebrity guide(s) will entertain/educate you on the relevance of each location along the way. We'll visit the neighborhoods, schools and street corners depicted in the lyrics giving you a broader understanding of referrals made in songs and locations used in videos
http://hushtours.com/tour2.html