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Philly Busters: The Rappers That Ate New York

John McCready, New Musical Express, 7 November 1987

After ten years in the shadow of New York Flash and Cool, Philadelphia is fast becoming the City of Brotherly Rap. A new generation of Philly groovers tell JOHN McCREADY how they're dissin' the Apple!

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