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Latin Quarter
200 West 48th Street · Midtown, Manhattan40.7605° N / 73.9840° W
Overview
Midtown club often cited as a crucial late-1980s hip-hop room before the music's mainstream crossover.
The Latin Quarter is often cited as one of the most important hip-hop clubs of the late 1980s, a Midtown room where many now-canonical acts performed as the music approached its mainstream crossover. Its run was short but frequently invoked.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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Sonic profile
hip-hop
Cultural role
golden-era hip-hopcrossover moment
Tags
#hip-hop#Midtown#goldenera#West48th