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"The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of the Bronx. As the name implies, the area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris. In the early 1900s, the South Bronx was originally known as the Manor of Morrisania, a place that was home to a historical figure; Lewis Morris. As the Morris family continue to expand on the land, an influx of German and Irish immigrants started to populate the area, later being considered the "Jewish Borough" in the 1930s. This soon changed as World War II caused rent to increase in many apartments, pushing people to move out. By the end of 1950s, the South Bronx was predominantly two-thirds black or Puerto Ricans.

The South Bronx is known for its hip hop culture and graffiti. Graffiti began to get popular in the Bronx in the early 1970s and slowly diffused into the different boroughs through the MTA. The South Bronx was then placed on a musical map as hip-hop music, rap, and other creative components started to be common within the borough.