Fivio Foreign Names Jay Z The Best Rapper From Brooklyn Of All Time

Fivio Foreign Says HOV Is The Best Rapper From Brooklyn Of All Time

There’s been a long time debate on who the best rapper from Brooklyn is. In a discussion like this, Hip Hop fans are always entitled to their opinions and most times, people have different takes on who the greatest it.

However, in a recent interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1, fellow Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign, named his best rapper from the city of Brooklyn.

Fivio revealed none other than Jay Z is his best rapper from Brooklyn of all time.  When asked who he’s favorite rapper is, he simply said “HOV”… When asked of all time, Fivio maintained it’s “HOV”.

 

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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is a rapper, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history.

Well-known for his role as the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, he has been central to the creative and commercial success of artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, and J. Cole.

Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z first began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 and released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt in 1996.

One of the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 125 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint-most Grammy awards of any rapper along with Kanye West. Jay-Z also holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 (14).

Additionally, he is a recipient of the NAACP’s President’s Award, and has been nominated for a Tony Award. Ranked by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, Jay-Z was the first rapper honored in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.