"Posse On Broadway" is a popular rap song first recorded by Sir Mix-A-Lot on on his 1988 album, "Swass." The Broadway mentioned in the song was commonly assumed to be Broadway in New York City, though it actually refers to the Seattle street of the same name in the Capitol Hill district. Look up rap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Mix-a-Lots album Mack Daddy Sir Mix-a-Lot (born Anthony Ray, August 12, 1963) is a rapper and producer from Seattle, Washington, USA. He created his own brand of hip hop - influenced by Electro, Kraftwerk and Gary Numan, and funk - but was mostly known for his... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Capitol Hill Capitol Hill is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ...

The geography of the song is quite specific, going north on Rainier Way, then to "23rd and Jackson", a major intersection in Seattle's traditionally black Central District or "CD", cruising east to to Martin Luther King Jr. Way where "the set looks kinda dead" so "we need a new street", then by "23rd and Union" (still in the CD, but headed west), and then to Broadway. "The college" is Seattle Central Community College near the south end of the Broadway strip, from which they drive to Taco Bell at the north end, which "was closed" so they "go back the other way" to Dick's Drive-In, a local fast food institution and, according to the song, "the place were the cool hang out". Central District The Central District is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle located east of First Hill, west of Madrona and Leschi, south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley. ... Martin Luther King redirects here. ... The Seattle Community College District is a group of community colleges located in Seattle, Washington. ... Taco Bell is a fast-food restaurant chain which is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ... Dicks Drive-In is a Seattle fast-food restaurant chain. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ...

Other versions

Insane Clown Posse recorded a cover of "Posse On Broadway" originally named "Posse on Vernor" , and re-recored as "Posse on Broadway" for the Take a Bite Outta Rhyme rock/rap covers compilation. ICP's version modifies the lyrics in the band's gory style and to represent the geography of their native Detroit. The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) are an American hardcore hip hop/horrorcore rap duo originally from West Bloomfield, Michigan, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

The Portland, Oregon Christian rap group Acts 29 covered the song as "Posse On Burnside". Flag Seal Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Location Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Oregon Multnomah County Mayor Tom Potter Geographical characteristics Area     City 145. ...

References

• "Lyrics to Posse On Broadway" by Sir Mix-A-Lot
• Track listing of Forgotten Freshness Vol. 3 by Insane Clown Posse
• Track listing of Under Exposed by Acts 29