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brooklyn
what it is
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs and the second-largest in area.
✦ meet the girls making brooklyn →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make brooklyn a playlist
turn these 33 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is brooklyn?
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs and the second-largest in area.
What are good brooklyn albums to start with?
Try PTSD by Rod Wave, In The Nude by Lipphead, Wildewoman by Lucius, and Hard Core by Lil' Kim.
Who are some women making brooklyn?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/brooklyn/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making brooklyn, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21