Harlem Hip-Hop Tour: Explore Birthplace of Hip-Hop

Embark on a journey through Harlem to explore the locations that fostered and influenced hip-hop culture. New York, the cradle of hip-hop, invites you to a walking tour that offers a hip-hop perspective of the renowned Harlem district. Experience it through the eyes of hip-hop’s originators, enriched with their unique stories.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hush Hip Hop Tours - You can’t see the best of Harlem from behind the window, so put it in park and pound the pavement on this 2-hour New York Harlem Hip-Hop Walking Tour.
    View a multimedia event to learn the history of New York City in a digitized 3-screen production telling the story of how the city grew into the world’s greatest urban center….
What's Included
  • Hip-Hop historian tour guide
  • 2-hour walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Tour is operated in rain or shine
Location
1220 5th Ave
5th Avenue
Entrance to the Museum of the City of New York
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Anne_marie39
May 8, 2025
We loved the Hip Hop tour today, we learnt so much history, best day of our trip so far. Thank you - WOW Rayza was our tour guide today, An amazing artist who taught myself and my daughter to the history and origins of Hip Hop. Full of talent as well. My daughter did not want the tour to end and wanted to hang out with Rayza all day. To walk around Harlem has been my favourite part of our trip so far. Thank you for blessing us with your talent Anne-marie and Karla
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Trek19763283314
Apr 24, 2025
Memorable - Our guide was incredible! It was one of my best tour! His enthusiasm, knowledge, and the way he shared the stories of hip-hop made this tour a truly memorable experience. On top of his great energy and good vibes, he’s also a charming man who knows how to captivate his audience and create an amazing atmosphere from start to finish
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Debby_v
Apr 17, 2025
Great tour. Rayza was a... - Great tour. Rayza was a fun and informed tour guide. Worth the $ and great way to learn about Harlem music & culture.
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Nufi1
Apr 16, 2025
Exciting walk through the streets. Where hip hop originated. - Cool rapper took the lead. When will I get a completely different view of New York if you listen to him? The conditions in Harlem are simply very different from those in lower Manhattan. It is indeed for tourists, but very well done.
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Meander34495280442
Mar 27, 2025
Walk This Way tour Harlem & Bronx - We did the "Walk this Way" tour in Harlem & Bronx. Mike Cee was our guide, highly recommended! You will see a lot of sights in 2 hours and get a lot of stories and facts from the guide, also non hip hop related stories (eg the mosque of Malcolm X, the church of Martin Luther King and certain jazz clubs). Definitely a must if you are in New York!
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Elise_anne2019
Mar 16, 2025
A must-do on your trip to NYC - We just returned to the UK from a first time 7 night trip to NYC. We had Harlem and Bronx on our intinery but when we saw Hush tours advertised on Google, we booked us onto the Harlem Walking tour. The tour was amazing and exceeded our expectations. The tour was led by the legendary Mighty Mike Cee and his lovely cousin, who provided a great musical backdrop throughout the route and was very helpful. Mike has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Harlem, not only the hip hop scene but more generally, and he provided us with tons of information on all the sites of historical interest in the neighbourhood. He is such a talented and articulate story teller, and we did not want to miss a single word! We stopped off for photo shoots next to a backdrop of gorgeous graffiti, he even let us stop off for a quick coffee break, very considerate. I mean it when I say that this was probably the highlight of our entire trip to NYC. And that’s saying a lot because we had a truly magnificent holiday from start to finish. My only regret is that due to our schedule, we were unable to book onto the longer Bronx/Harlem tour. But honestly, I thoroughly recommend you make this a must-do on your NYC trip. One thing: please do remember to take cash to tip your hosts. We did, but the others who came on the tour (who were also late) didn’t, that is just really not good manners because for a tour of this standard, and a one of a kind tour at that, you really should take a tip to show your appreciation, even if it’s only a few dollars. Myself and my husband would like to convey our gratitude to Mike and all at Hush tours for making our trip so special. We recommend this tour 100%.
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C6477qcandrewm
Mar 11, 2025
The best tour in New York - We did a few tours and activities while in New York, and all of us thought this one was the best! Really informative and really fun.
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Explore50705149714
Feb 12, 2025
Do it! - Mighty Mike C and driver John both did a great job on this well organized, entertaning and very informative journey back to the roots of this beautiful culture. Do you know why it’s called Hip Hop? Well, we do… 👌
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Camper08259939443
Dec 11, 2024
Harlem Hip-Hop walking tour - Highly recommend the Harlem Hip-Hop walking tour. It explains the history of Harlem and the birth/rise of hip-hop. We had the very charismatic and energetic tour guide RayZa, a talented artist himself who performs brilliantly during the tour. If you’re in New York, a hip-hop fan or not, do the tour you won’t be disappointed! (Good luck in the UK RayZa, it was a pleasure to meet you).
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Silvial1029
Nov 20, 2024
Fun tour! - Mike Z is an awesome tour guide. A hip hop artist himself, he is very knowledgeable of the genre and also of the neighborhood’s history. He knows how to keep the group interested with fun and curious stories.
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From $55
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).