According to Bouncer Chronicles if you want to hear the newest hip-hop cuts well before they hit the radio stations then New York City strip clubs may be the new testing ground to hear them. Record labels gauge how patrons and dancers respond to new rap artist's music.   "Strip clubs are very mainstream now," according to Gus Drakopoulos, owner of the strip club Sin City in the Bronx. " We have men and women coming in who are between the ages of 25 and 35, the same age range that record companies want to engage."

DJ Psycho said they were influential in breaking out French Montana's song "Shot Caller." They played this song every day for months before it was released. In 2012 the song hit the billboard top singles chart.Sin City's reputation as a hub for the hip-hop world has landed them lyrical shout-outs from artists like Fabolous and 50-Cent.