Hardly Home But Always Reppin': Rappers Reppin' Cities Where They Weren't Born

Forget where you stay, where you from?

Kanye West - Kanye reps Chi-City, but was born in A-Town.   (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for DirecTV)
Kurupt - The rapper goes hard for L.A., but he was born out east in Philly.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
Machine Gun Kelly - He might have been born in Houston, but he's a proud owner of the Cleveland city card.  (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)
Nelly - The MC calls St. Louis his home, but the army brat was born in Austin, Texas. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Nicki Minaj - Our favorite femcee reps Queens to the death, but she's a Trini gal at the core. Did you not hear her latest track "Trini Dem Girls"? (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Kurupt - The rapper goes hard for L.A., but he was born out east in Philly. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

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