Rap Music
There are references to Myrtle Avenue in hip-hop culture and rap music, reflective of the street passing through African American neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The popularity of the nickname "Murder Avenue" dates back to the minor 1993 hit of the same name by the Geto Boys.
Other artists that mention Myrtle Avenue include:
- Nas refers to Willoughby and Myrtle Ave in the song "Virgo" with Ludacris and Doug E. Fresh.
- Prodigy from Mobb Deep references Myrtle in "Trife Life" on The Infamous album.
- Mos Def says he's from Myrtle and Broadway in the song "Champion Requiem" on The New Danger, and in the song "Mathematics" on Black on Both Sides.
- Talib Kweli references the street in the Black Eyed Peas Song, "Like That" - "Like a caribou running down myrtle avenue".
- Digable Planets reference the ave in the song "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" when Butterfly rhymes - "Myrtle Ave A Train got the pick in my hair".
- Prince Paul references Myrtle Avenue in his song "People, Places & Things."
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