{"id":224447,"date":"2026-03-05T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=224447"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:58:49","slug":"jamaica-avenue-where-queens-helped-shape-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jamaica-avenue-where-queens-helped-shape-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Avenue: Where Queens Helped Shape Hip-Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CG6yTofGjZw?si=SJmRkrPIjyY6UxJX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jamaica Center, The Ave, the Colie Block \u2014 for kids and young adults coming of age in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, it was everything. Groups that helped shape and define hip-hop found their inspiration and cultivated their images on Jamaica Avenue \u2014 the center of which was the Colosseum Mall, formerly a Macy\u2019s that was converted into a marketplace for small businesses. 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