Introduction: "I'm the man they love to hate, the J. R. Ewing of Seattle" -- "Welcome to Seattle where the sun don't shine" : Seattle, the Central District, and the arrival of hip hop -- "Go back the other way, we'll stop and eat at Dick's" : Seattle hip hop in the 1980s -- "We got the talent, microphones, turntables, and crates" : Seattle hip hop in the 1990s -- "Solo Doe is my idol man, Cherry is the street" : 206/2K -- "The hood ain't the same" : traditions change and continue -- Conclusion: "Back when Empire Way became MLK."