Synopsis

KRS-One leads a large posse cut celebrating New York City's five boroughs. The video moves between performance footage of KRS-One and the participating MCs, including Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Rev Run and Vigilante. Dark urban settings, quick edits and excerpts from the crime film "The Corruptor" give the clip a gritty late-1990s soundtrack feel. Rather than following a conventional storyline, it presents the rappers as representatives of New York's connected hip-hop communities.

Factoids & Trivia

• The track was released in connection with "The Corruptor" soundtrack, the 1999 crime film starring Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg.

• "5 Boroughs" was also planned as a lead single for KRS-One's "Maximum Strength" album, but that project was delayed and ultimately did not appear as originally intended.

• The recording brings together artists associated with several generations of New York rap, from KRS-One and Rev Run to newer voices such as Cam'ron and Prodigy.

• The full credited lineup includes Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Redman, Run of Run-DMC and Vigilante alongside KRS-One.

• Production credits for the song name William Broady, Ill Will D and Yogi. KRS-One is also credited with mixing the track.

• The song was issued as a Jive Records single with an instrumental version, reinforcing its posse-cut and DJ-friendly design.