As we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, there had been a lot of emphasis put on the Bronx — the birthplace of the music genre and culture.

But each borough has played a role over the years.

The Wu-Tang Clan put Staten Island on the hip-hop map.

“Staten Island, they say sometimes is the forgotten borough, but it has always been a part of hip-hop culture,” said RZA, one of the group members. “You go back to the foundation of hip-hop in the early 70s with the Cold Crush Brothers. We had the Force MCs representing Staten Island and they are on all of those old, classic hip-hop tapes and battle tapes.”

Members RZA, John "Mook" Gibbons and Allah Mathematics joined NY1’s Dean Meminger to discuss the genre.

Thirty years ago, in 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan released their first album, “36 Chambers.”

The group members say they are proud to be a part of hip-hop culture and its popularity around the world.

“When Wu-Tang came, we brought a whole island with us. We have Method Man platinum, Ghostface platinum, Raekwon platinum. We also got the GZA platinum, ODB platinum," RZA said. "We brought a whole borough and a whole movement with us.”

Many of the members have expanded beyond just rapping. They are involved in acting, producing and in other businesses, like many other hip-hop artists.