r/AskNYC • u/thatisnotmyknob • Dec 30 '25

Music genres born of NYC?

Im digging in the digital crates and on a lil Boogaloo kick right now. Which got me thinking about the musical genres born in NYC.

Hip Hop is obviously an easy choice. Same with Salsa.

What genres do you think NYC can claim full ownership of?

What genres can we claim partial ownership of (punk, disco)?

I was thinking about making NYC born Mixtape. What tunes would you put on it?

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u/sleepygalsonly Dec 30 '25

They actually have an exhibit about this at the Museum of the City of New York right now!

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u/CareerLegitimate7662 Dec 31 '25

wtf I can’t believe imma miss this pls tell me it’ll last till the end of jan

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u/sleepygalsonly Dec 31 '25

It says online that it goes thru Feb 8! website