Bronx, New York

Everything Bronx is known for

29 songs mention this city 26 artists from here

The Bronx, New York, the northernmost borough of New York City, is widely recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop music. This vibrant borough has been home to many influential artists across various genres. For example, hip-hop stars like Cardi B and Fat Joe hail from the Bronx, alongside Latin music artists such as Romeo Santos and Willie Colón. The borough's musical legacy is also celebrated in songs like "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z, which mentions the Bronx.

Beyond hip-hop, the Bronx has a rich musical history that includes jazz, Latin music, doo-wop, R&B, and even early rock and roll. This diverse musical landscape reflects the borough's cultural richness and the many communities that have called it home.

Music in Bronx

Songs About Bronx

Whateva Will Be
A Tribe Called Quest
95%
"Unruly hooligan who belongs in Spofford"
Me & Nas Bring It To You Hardest
Slick Rick
54%
"From the Bronx to Queensbridge Houses, what?"
Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z
40%
"Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game"
New York, New York
Frank Sinatra
25%
Panda (T-mix)
T‐Pain
23%
L.A. Is the Place
Eazy-E
9%
"It's not the Bronx, it's L.A. but just as hard"
Gifted
French Montana
8%
"Making wishes, now I'm French kissing your bitch in Paris / This that Larry Davis on his last bang"
Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
Mobb Deep
8%
"try to troop me to the Island"
After I Die
DJ Screw
8%
"Diamond D"
The Moment I Feared
Slick Rick
8%
"Boogie Down was performin' – hey, they ain't no joke"
Ganja Burn
Nicki Minaj
7%
"One rough ride, now you DMX and Swizzy"
One Love
Nas
7%
"Wildin' on the Island, but now in Elmira"
Hell on Earth, Pt. 2
Westside Gunn
7%
"wordplay on Big Pun level (Woo)"
Want That Old Thing Back
The Notorious B.I.G.
6%
"Big bang boots from the Bronx to Bolivia"
The Mask
Fugees
6%
"My posse in the Bronx wear the mask"
Busa Rhyme
Missy Elliott
6%
"Speaking so much Spanish, Pun can't even understand it"
Dead Wrong (Original Version)
The Notorious B.I.G.
5%
"Check the pain I inflict, like a convict, the Fulton digger"
Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission
Wu-Tang Clan
5%
"In Medina, yo, no doubt, the God got crazy clout"
La Jumpa
Arcángel
5%
"a mí sin cojone' me tienen to' lo' Jeter"
Devil’s Work
Joyner Lucas
4%
"Give us Biggie, give us Pun, give us Triple X"

Showing top 20 of 29 songs

Artists From Bronx

R
Romeo Santos
latin Pop: 85
C
Cardi B
hip-hop Pop: 81
A
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
hip-hop Pop: 79
A
Aventura
latin Pop: 79
J
Jennifer Lopez
pop Pop: 77
F
French Montana
hip-hop Pop: 76
L
Lil Tjay
hip-hop Pop: 75
W
Willie Colón
latin Pop: 75
I
Ice Spice
hip-hop Pop: 72
K
Kyle Richh
hip-hop Pop: 68
F
Fat Joe
hip-hop Pop: 67
R
Regina Spektor
indie Pop: 62
B
Big Pun
hip-hop Pop: 60
S
Slick Rick
hip-hop Pop: 53
K
KRS-One
hip-hop Pop: 52
E
Evelyn Champagne King
r-n-b Pop: 51
F
Frankie Knuckles
electronic Pop: 48
T
The Chiffons
soul Pop: 47
H
Hurray for the Riff Raff
americana Pop: 43
D
Doris Troy
blues Pop: 43

Showing top 20 of 26 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near Bronx

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Bronx.

Interstate 95 13 songs Hudson River 8 songs New Jersey Turnpike 4 songs

Musical Heritage

CBGB — Birthplace of American Punk RoadyGoat

1973

The narrow storefront at 315 Bowery was CBGB, the grimy club where American punk and new wave were essentially born. Hilly Kristal opened it in December 1973, and the name is one of music's great ironies: CBGB & OMFUG stood for 'Country, BlueGrass, Blues, and Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers' (Kristal meant a 'voracious eater' — of music). Almost no country or bluegrass ever played there. Instead the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Patti Smith and Television cut their teeth on its tiny stage through the 1970s. CBGB closed on October 15, 2006 over a lease dispute, and Kristal died of lung cancer the following year. The space later became a John Varvatos clothing boutique (opened April 2008), which kept some of the club's graffiti and posters; 'CBGB 73' is still etched in the cement at the entrance.

10.8 mi away

Holsten's — The Sopranos' Cut-to-Black Diner RoadyGoat

1939

Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery sits at 1063 Broad Street in Bloomfield, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and candy shop that has been making its own chocolate and ice cream since 1939 (and is still open). It earned a permanent place in TV history on June 10, 2007, when 'Made in America,' the series finale of HBO's 'The Sopranos,' filmed its last scene in one of Holsten's vinyl booths. Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, ordered onion rings and punched up Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'' on the jukebox before the screen abruptly cut to black for roughly ten seconds — an ending so sudden many viewers thought their cable had failed. The original booth became a fan shrine, but it was actually sold at auction in March 2024 for about 82,600 dollars; the shop welcomes fans to sit in its place today.

17.2 mi away

History of Bronx

Sylvia's Restaurant RoadyGoat

Sylvia Woods opened her soul food restaurant on Lenox Avenue in Harlem in 1962 with a small loan and big ambition. She became known as the Queen of Soul Food, serving smothered chicken, collard greens, and candied yams to everyone from Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela. The restaurant survived Harlem's toughest decades and became a symbol of Black entrepreneurship and cultural pride.

5.0 mi away

White Manna RoadyGoat

White Manna in Hackensack, New Jersey started as a building at the 1939 World's Fair. After the fair, it was moved to River Street and has been griddling sliders ever since. The tiny burgers — smashed thin on a flattop with onions — come six or eight at a time. The building is a perfect little Art Deco cube. The griddle hasn't cooled down in over 80 years.

9.6 mi away

McSorley's Old Ale House RoadyGoat

McSorley's has been pouring in the East Village since 1854, making it New York City's oldest bar. Abraham Lincoln drank here. Woody Guthrie drank here. The menu is light ale or dark ale — that's it. Sawdust covers the floor. Wishbones hang from the gas lamp, left by soldiers heading to World War I who never came back. Women weren't allowed until a 1970 court order.

10.6 mi away

Harlem - Lenox Avenue

1920

Lenox Avenue in Harlem was the cultural epicenter of the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of African American art, literature, and music in the 1920s and 1930s.

5.0 mi away

Apollo Theater

1934

The Apollo Theater at 253 West 125th Street has been the most important venue for Black performers in America since 1934.

5.2 mi away

Tin Pan Alley

1885

The stretch of West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue where the American popular music publishing industry was born.

9.6 mi away

Central Park

1858

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Central Park was the first major public park in America and reshaped urban planning worldwide.

6.9 mi away

World Trade Center / Ground Zero

2001

Site of the September 11, 2001 attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers and killed 2,977 people.

12.3 mi away

Ellis Island Immigration Station

1892

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island in New York Harbor.

13.8 mi away

Things to Do in Bronx

historical 14.5 mi away
Statue of Liberty

Give me your tired your poor. 305 feet of copper freedom since 1886.
historical 5.2 mi away
Apollo Theater

Amateur Night launched Ella James Brown and a young Michael Jackson. Harlem's crown jewel.
food 10.6 mi away
McSorley's Old Ale House

NYC's oldest bar since 1854. Lincoln drank here. You get light or dark — that's it. Sawdust floors and wishbones on the gas lamp.
food 10.9 mi away
Katz's Delicatessen

I'll have what she's having. NYC's legendary pastrami since 1888.
food 10.9 mi away
Peter Luger Steak House

Brooklyn's legendary porterhouse palace since 1887. Cash only. The steak sauce is iconic. Zagat's top steakhouse for 30 straight years.
food 11.2 mi away
Lombardi's Pizza

America's first pizzeria opened in 1905 on Spring Street in Manhattan. Coal-fired oven. The original New York slice started here.
food 16.3 mi away
Di Fara Pizza

One man hand-cutting basil and drizzling olive oil on every pizza since 1965 in Brooklyn.
food 19.9 mi away
Nathan's Famous (Original)

The Coney Island hot dog stand that started it all in 1916. Home of the July 4th eating contest. Mustard not ketchup.

Everything Near Bronx

377 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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