New York, United States

Artists from New York

51 artists are on SongSuey from New York, with 438 albums and 5,909 tracks between them, every track credited by hand. On average they wrote 85% of their own tracks, 2 points above the site average of 83%.

Artists
51
Bands
22
Solo acts
29
Albums
438
Tracks
5,909
Average authorship
85% site 83%
New York City: 11 artists Brooklyn: 6 artists The Bronx: 5 artists Queens: 4 artists Staten Island: 3 artists Buffalo: 2 artists East Harlem: 2 artists Harlem: 2 artists Hollis: 2 artists Amityville: 1 artist Ardsley: 1 artist Astoria: 1 artist Bedford-Stuyvesant: 1 artist East Flatbush: 1 artist Forest Hills: 1 artist Glen Cove: 1 artist Greenwich Village: 1 artist Hell's Kitchen: 1 artist Huntington: 1 artist Manhattan: 1 artist Roosevelt: 1 artist South Jamaica: 1 artist Yonkers: 1 artist

Each dot is a hometown in New York; a bigger dot means more artists share it.

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What the credits say about New York

  • A writers' town: 38 of the 51 artists from New York wrote at least 80% of what they recorded.
  • The widest gap here is 96 points: ASAP Rocky at 100% against Barbra Streisand at 4%.
  • 26 of the 51 artists from New York are Pop acts.
  • Acts from New York with a start year on file got going between 1960 and 2021.
  • Nas turns up in the credits of 13 of the 51 artists from New York, 17 tracks in all.
  • 14 of the 51 artists from New York wrote every track on file: ASAP Rocky, Cardi B, Ice Spice, Leon Thomas, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Sombr, Taking Back Sunday and 6 more.

All 51 artists from New York, best score first

The score is the share of an act's tracks with a member credited as lyricist or composer. The grid is split by hometown; a heading links through when that place has a page of its own.

New York City 43 artists · 86% average

ASAP Rocky

100%

Hip Hop, Cloud rap, Trap, Psychedelic hip-hop

2007-present  ·  Harlem, New York City, U.S.

Cardi B

100%

Hip Hop, Trap, Pop Rap, Reggaeton

2013-present  ·  The Bronx, New York, USA

Ice Spice

100%

Hip Hop, Drill, Jersey Club

2021-present  ·  The Bronx, New York City

Leon Thomas

100%

R&B, Soul, Hip Hop

2003-present  ·  Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Nas

100%

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap, Conscious Rap

1989-present  ·  Queens, New York City, US

Nicki Minaj

100%

Hip Hop, Rap, Pop Rap, R&B, Dancehall

2007-present  ·  New York City, New York, U.S.

Sombr

100%

Pop, Indie rock, Alternative

2021-present  ·  New York City, New York, United States

The Chainsmokers

100%

Electronic, EDM, Electropop, Progressive House, Pop

2012-present  ·  New York City, New York, USA

The Notorious B.I.G.

100%

East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop

1992-1997  ·  Brooklyn, New York City

Tupac Shakur

100%

Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop

1991-1996  ·  New York City, New York

Vampire Weekend

100%

Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Art Pop

2006-present  ·  New York City, New York, USA

Wu-Tang Clan

100%

East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

1992-present  ·  Staten Island, New York City, US

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

100%

Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Art Punk

2000-2014, 2017-present  ·  New York City, New York, USA

50 Cent

99%

Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, East Coast Hip Hop

1996-present  ·  South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.

Busta Rhymes

99%

East Coast Hip Hop, Progressive Rap, Hip Hop

1986-present  ·  New York City, U.S.

Foreigner

99%

Hard Rock, Arena Rock, AOR

1976-present  ·  New York City, United States

Jay-Z

99%

Hip Hop, Rap

1996-present  ·  Brooklyn, New York

LL Cool J

99%

Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

1984-present  ·  Queens, New York

Romeo Santos

99%

Bachata, Latin Pop

1994-present  ·  New York City, New York, United States

Anthrax

98%

Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal

1981-present  ·  Queens, New York

Arcángel

98%

Reggaeton, Latin Trap, Hip Hop

2004-present  ·  New York City, New York, United States

Kiss

98%

Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Rock

1973-present  ·  New York City, New York

Alicia Keys

97%

R&B, Soul, Pop

2001-present  ·  New York City, New York, USA

Beastie Boys

97%

Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Alternative Hip Hop

1981-2012  ·  New York City, New York

Lana Del Rey

95%

Baroque Pop, Indie Pop, Dream Pop

2005-present  ·  New York City, New York

Lady Gaga

93%

Pop, Dance-Pop, Electronic, Art Pop, Electropop

2006-present  ·  Manhattan, New York City

Method Man

92%

East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

1992-present  ·  Staten Island, New York City, U.S.

Lil' Kim

90%

East Coast Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Rap

1995-present  ·  Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Neil Diamond

90%

Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Singer-Songwriter

1962-present  ·  Brooklyn, New York

Puff Daddy

88%

Hip Hop, Pop Rap, R&B

1990-present  ·  New York City, New York

The Strokes

88%

Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Post-Punk Revival

1998-present  ·  New York City, New York, U.S.

Ja Rule

86%

Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap

1998-present  ·  Queens, New York

Ramones

85%

Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Rock and Roll

1974-1996  ·  Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA

Christina Aguilera

74%

Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance-Pop

1999-present  ·  Staten Island, New York, USA

Norah Jones

74%

Jazz, Pop, Folk, Country

2000-present  ·  New York City, New York

Mary J. Blige

70%

R&B, Hip Hop Soul, Soul

1991-present  ·  The Bronx, New York City

New

Village People

61%

Disco, Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG

1977-present  ·  Greenwich Village, New York City

Cyndi Lauper

60%

Pop, New Wave, Dance-Pop, Rock

1979-present  ·  Astoria, Queens, New York City, USA

Run-DMC

52%

East Coast Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Hardcore Hip Hop

1981-2002  ·  Hollis, Queens, New York

Jennifer Lopez

46%

Pop, R&B, Dance, Latin

1999-present  ·  The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Marc Anthony

37%

Salsa, Latin Pop, Tropical

1988-present  ·  New York City, United States

Salt-N-Pepa

35%

Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Dance-Pop

1985-2002, 2005-present  ·  Queens, New York

Barbra Streisand

4%

Traditional Pop, Vocal, Adult Contemporary, Show Tunes

1960-present  ·  Brooklyn, New York City

Places in New York

PlaceArtistsAverage
New York City 43 86%
Buffalo on this page 2 79%
Amityville on this page 1 100%
Ardsley on this page 1 67%
Glen Cove on this page 1 83%
Huntington on this page 1 87%
Roosevelt on this page 1 54%
Yonkers on this page 1 96%