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Hear Flatbush Zombies’ Brooklyn Hip-Hop Playlist
Group selected tracks by Jay Z to the Beastie Boys as songs that represent its home borough
In the four years since hip-hop trio Flatbush Zombies guested on ASAP Mob’s “Bath Salts,” they’ve become breakout artists. Their debut, this year’s 3001: A Laced Odyssey, debuted at Number 10 on the Billboard 200 and Number Two on the rap chart. But despite the success, they haven’t forgotten where they’re from: Brooklyn.
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Below is a playlist they made of their favorite rappers from Brooklyn and songs about the borough. “We live in Brooklyn, baby,” the trio said in a collective statement. “Melting pot of culture. We been cool. Fuck gentrification.”