Studios in
Queens
Queensbridge, Southside, Hollis: the borough behind some of the coast’s sharpest arguments. Check these rooms before you default to a Manhattan rate.
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Start with location and the studio’s published rate. These are the studio’s own terms, not equivalent quotes: a number may cover a room, an engineer, a minimum block, or a package. Open a listing for services, booking details, and source links.
| Studio | Area | Published rate | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area24 Recording Studios | Long Island City | $60/Hourly Rate (Deposit Required) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| BQE Studios (Long Island City) | Long Island City | Ask the studio | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Pirate Studios Ridgewood | Ridgewood | from $18.4/h | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Studio Ray Recording | Maspeth | $90/hr for recording, mixing & mastering (3-hour minimum; $80/hr for 5+ hours) | Oct 11, 2026 |
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Whether the engineer is included, the minimum block, the deposit, and the files you leave with are what separate a good session from an expensive one. Settle all four before you send money. And if somebody else in the room is writing or producing, print a split sheet before anyone goes home.
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Queens
rappers
Roxanne Shanté
"Roxanne's Revenge," the 14-year-old's answer record that set off the Roxanne Wars
FoundationsProfile →Hollis1984Run-DMC
Hollis trio that stripped rap to drums, scratches and two voices, then took it to MTV
FoundationsProfile →St. Albans1985LL Cool J
Def Jam's first star, who rapped hard and sang-adjacent love records on the same albums
FoundationsProfile →Queensbridge Houses1987MC Shan
"The Bridge," the Queensbridge anthem that started the Bridge Wars with KRS-One
FoundationsProfile →