Brooklyn, writes the hip hop authority New York Times, "gave birth to an explosion of hip hop" in the 1980s and 90s—"like KRS-One and Gang Starr," who are from the Bronx and Boston, respectively.

In 1992, KRS-One famously threw P.M. Dawn off the stage at a show in New York. In 2013, here is KRS-One sitting pensively on the beach in a flowing, billowy white garment, discussing politics as the wind whispers gently through his hair.

Tom Hardy may have a penchant for playing tough guys, but, as you can see in this video from 2008, underneath that gruff exterior is just another father who likes to move his infant son's arms around and pretend he's KRS-One.