Rap Atlas: Philadelphia — 11 Core Acts From a Self-Released 12-Inch to a 2026 Grammy Statuette

The record behind this atlas opens on streets before it opens on conclusions. On Sigel Street in South Philadelphia, a rapper took his name from the block he lived on. In Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia, a rapper grew up to put two albums at No. 1. In Francisville, North Philadelphia, another became, as Rolling Stone put it, “the Philadelphia-born rapper.” At the Mann Center, the Roots Picnic announced Meek Mill as its 2025 headliner; Jay-Z backed by The Roots is announced for 2026.

This Rap Atlas follows the record from Schoolly D’s self-released 12-inch singles in 1984–85 through a Grammy statuette finally handed over in January 2026 and a festival announcement made in March 2026. It selects 11 core acts under stated criteria, records what each rests on, and lists exclusions and unresolved evidence. No ranking appears. The argument is narrow: within the eleven core entries of this edition, Philadelphia rap appears less as a single sound than as a set of addresses small enough to name, plus several documented routes to the public. It documents 11 core acts, 16 dated turning points and 5 crews, labels, festivals and platforms, with born, raised and based split apart and uncertainties stated openly. Confirmation was limited to first-party or established sources—Grammy.com, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR, The FADER, XXL, Complex, the Philadelphia Inquirer and archived MTV News; encyclopedias were not used as evidence. Where a widely repeated fact could not be located, the page says so.

Why a Single “Philadelphia Sound” Fails

One local sound fails this record, for three reasons.

First, the music reached the public through different infrastructures, not one pipeline. Schoolly D self-released his 12-inch singles in 1984–85 (Billboard, 2015). Beanie Sigel arrived through Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella, then pulled his State Property crew in behind him (Pitchfork). Lil Uzi Vert was signed in 2014 by DJ Drama and Don Cannon—”likewise Philly natives”—to their Generation Now imprint (The FADER, 2017). Within these eleven entries, the routes to the public are several—self-release, a crew’s label, an imprint with a major partner—not one shared sound.

Second, geography splits below city level only where the sources allow. Sigel Street (Beanie Sigel), Strawberry Mansion (Meek Mill), Francisville (Lil Uzi Vert) and Kensington (Freeway’s school years, Skrilla’s stated representation of Kensington) are documented at neighborhood resolution; the other entries hold whatever relationship their sources state—born, raised, formed, returned to, or native—individually, and this page keeps each one separate.

Third, the two claims that require the narrowest sourcing are scoped, attributed facts. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won “the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance, in 1989” (The FADER, 2015; Grammy.com confirms the 31st Annual win). “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” is “a track now commonly regarded as the first gangsta rap song ever recorded” (Billboard, 2015).

Timeline: Philadelphia Rap, 1984–2026

1984–85 — Schoolly D self-releases his first 12-inch singles; the third, “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” (1985), “now commonly regarded as the first gangsta rap song ever recorded” (Billboard, 2015).

1987 — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince release debut album Rock the House (first record, 1986) (XXL). The Roots are formed in Philadelphia (Grammy.com).

1989 — “Parents Just Don’t Understand” wins Best Rap Performance at the 31st Annual (Grammy.com)—”the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance” (The FADER, 2015); the duo boycott the ceremony because the rap award is excluded from the telecast (XXL), and win the first rap VMA that September (XXL).

1992 — “Summertime” wins Rap Duo/Group Performance at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards (Grammy.com).

February 1999 — The Roots release their fourth album, Things Fall Apart, including “You Got Me” with Erykah Badu (MTV News, archived); it wins the 2000 Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (Grammy.com).

September 1999 — Eve’s debut Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Eve the third female MC to top the chart, according to XXL (XXL, 2016).

2000 — Beanie Sigel’s The Truth debuts at No. 5 (MTV News, archived); State Property takes shape under the Roc-A-Fella roof (Pitchfork).

2002 — Eve and Gwen Stefani’s “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” wins at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards (Grammy.com).

2003 — Freeway’s debut Philadelphia Freeway debuts at No. 5 (Rolling Stone, 2003).

2004 — Cassidy’s major-label debut Split Personality starts at No. 2 (Billboard, 2005).

2008 — The Roots Picnic begins; the 2010 edition was billed “3rd Annual” (Inquirer, 2010).

2017 — Lil Uzi Vert takes a first Hot 100 No. 1 guesting on Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” (The FADER, 2017), then debuts at No. 1 with Luv Is Rage 2 (Billboard, 2017).

2018 — Tierra Whack releases Whack World, fifteen 60-second songs as one audiovisual project (Pitchfork, 2018). Meek Mill’s Championships debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (Billboard, 2018).

2023 — January: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf grants Meek Mill a full pardon, Rolling Stone reports (Rolling Stone, 2023). June 30: Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape is released. July: it debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (XXL, 2023).

2025 — Skrilla’s “Doot Doot” spreads from a February FADER playlist to what NPR calls the “6-7” phenomenon (The FADER, 2025; NPR, 2025). Roots Picnic 2025 at the Mann Center announces Meek Mill as headliner (Inquirer, set-times report; whether the set took place as billed is not confirmed in this record).

2026 — January: Eve receives the Grammy statuette for her “You Got Me” verse, 26 years after the win (Billboard, 2026). March: Roots Picnic 2026 is announced for Belmont Plateau, with Jay-Z backed by The Roots (Pitchfork).

Neighborhoods and the Places the Record Supports

The sources divide this city in only a handful of cases; this record keeps their resolution exactly.

South Philadelphia enters through Sigel Street. His name joins his grandmother’s nickname for him and the street he lived on, Sigel Street in South Philadelphia (Pitchfork).

North Philadelphia enters three ways. Meek Mill “grew up in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia” (NPR, 2019). Lil Uzi Vert comes “from North Philadelphia’s Francisville neighborhood” (The FADER, 2017). Kensington enters through two entries a generation apart: Freeway “honed his rhymes in the lunchroom at Kensington High School in North Philadelphia” (Rolling Stone, 2003), and Skrilla “staunchly represents Kensington” (Pitchfork, 2025).

Four entries—covering five people—stop at city level, and so does this page: Will Smith is “the Philadelphia native” and DJ Jazzy Jeff his “fellow Philly native,” Eve is “one Philadelphia rapper,” Cassidy is “Philadelphia rapper Cassidy,” and Schoolly D describes going “back and forth between Philly and Atlanta” (Billboard, 2025; XXL; XXL, 2016; Billboard, 2007; Billboard, 2015). Two entries carry explicit birthplace statements: Tierra Whack—”Philly, where I was born and raised,” her own words (NPR, 2019)—and Lil Uzi Vert, “the Philadelphia-born rapper” (Rolling Stone, 2024).

No assembled source ties the scene to Camden, New Jersey, or Chester, Pennsylvania; neither is claimed.

Eleven Core Acts

An entry qualifies through Criterion 1 (an official release plus confirmed national-media coverage, certification or chart performance) or Criterion 2 (a historical role in the regional scene documented by independent established sources). Order is approximately chronological. Two entries are marked partial, with the reason stated in each card.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — Philly natives; from 1986

Their first record came in 1986; debut album Rock the House followed in 1987 (XXL). They won Best Rap Performance for “Parents Just Don’t Understand” at the 31st Annual (1989)—”the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance” (The FADER); “Summertime” won Rap Duo/Group Performance at the 34th Annual (1992) (Grammy.com; The FADER, 2015). Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — two Grammy wins as a duo (Will Smith’s page: 4 wins, 8 nominations incl. solo); first rap VMA in the timeline. Attribution: “Philly native” for both members (Billboard; FADER; XXL); birthplace not confirmed in A-grade text.

Schoolly D — Philadelphia, with an Atlanta account; from 1984–85

Jesse B. Weaver Jr. self-released his first two 12-inch singles in 1984–85, then “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?”—”a track now commonly regarded as the first gangsta rap song ever recorded.” Billboard’s 30th-anniversary interview records Ice-T flipping the cadence into “6 ‘N The Mornin’,” directly influencing Eazy-E and N.W.A’s 1988 breakout (Billboard, 2015). Basis: Criterion 2, on one source: the Billboard feature documents the release years, self-release method and influence lineage; no second independent A-grade source was assembled, so the entry is partial. Attribution: “returned to Philadelphia in the early ’80s after living in Atlanta”; birthplace not confirmed. Status: partial.

The Roots — formed in Philadelphia in 1987

Grammy.com states the band was “Formed 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania” and records three wins and 14 nominations, the first being “You Got Me” with Erykah Badu, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000 (Grammy.com). MTV News documented their fourth album, Things Fall Apart, in 1999 (archived: MTV News). Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — three Grammy wins; formation and fourth album documented. Attribution: formed in Philadelphia (Grammy.com; MTV News).

Beanie Sigel & State Property — South Philadelphia; Roc-A-Fella

Dwight Grant took his name from his grandmother’s nickname and Sigel Street. Jay-Z signed him to Roc-A-Fella after a Baseline freestyle (Pitchfork). The Truth (2000) debuted at No. 5 (155,000 first week) (MTV News, archived). Grammy.com lists one nomination, “Change the Game” (Grammy.com). FADER and Pitchfork record the crew’s standing and Meek Mill citing Beanie as the artist who made him “love rap.” Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — chart debut, Grammy nomination, and the documented assembly of State Property. Attribution: South Philadelphia (Sigel Street), per Pitchfork; birthplace not confirmed.

Eve — Philadelphia rapper; debut 1999

Eve, a member of DMX’s Ruff Ryders (Rolling Stone), debuted at No. 1 with Let There Be Eve…—213,000 first week, making Eve the third female MC to top the chart, according to XXL (XXL, 2016). Grammy.com lists two wins and six nominations: “You Got Me” with The Roots and Erykah Badu, and “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” with Gwen Stefani (Grammy.com). The statuette arrived only in 2026 (Billboard). Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — two Grammy wins and a No. 1 debut. Attribution: “Philadelphia rapper” (XXL; Rolling Stone); birthplace not confirmed.

Meek Mill — grew up in North Philadelphia; documented here from 2012

Robert Rihmeek Williams came up in Philadelphia (The FADER, 2015). Dreams and Nightmares (2012) debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts; Dreams Worth More Than Money (2015) became his first No. 1, and Championships (2018) debuted at No. 1 (229,000 units) (Billboard, 2018). Grammy.com lists three nominations and no wins (Grammy.com). Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — two No. 1 albums and one No. 2 debut, Billboard-documented, plus the Dream Chasers founding (see organizations). Attribution: “from Philadelphia” and “grew up in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia” (NPR; FADER); explicit birth city not stated in those texts.

Lil Uzi Vert — born in Philadelphia; from Francisville; signed 2014

Signed in 2014 by DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s Generation Now (The FADER, 2017), a “Bad and Boujee” guest verse brought a first Hot 100 No. 1 in 2017; Luv Is Rage 2 debuted at No. 1 that September (135,000 units), and “XO Tour Llif3” (No. 7 peak) (Billboard, 2017). Pink Tape (2023) also debuted at No. 1 (167,000 units), a figure reported inside Billboard’s Eternal Atake 2 coverage (Billboard, 2024). Grammy.com lists four nominations, incl. Best New Artist (2018) (Grammy.com). Basis: Criterion 1 — two No. 1 albums, a No. 1 guest single and four Grammy nominations. Attribution: born in Philadelphia (Rolling Stone, 2024); from Francisville, North Philadelphia (FADER, 2017).

Tierra Whack — born and raised in Philadelphia; Whack World 2018

Tierra Whack released Whack World in 2018, a fifteen-song audiovisual project with each track running 60 seconds (Pitchfork, 2018). NPR records her own summary—”Philly, where I was born and raised”—Atlanta school years included (NPR, 2019). “Mumbo Jumbo” was nominated for Best Music Video at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards (Grammy.com). World Wide Whack, her first full-length, arrived in 2024 (Rolling Stone, 2024). Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — a Grammy nomination plus the 60-second format (NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone). Attribution: born and raised in Philadelphia (NPR, her own words).

Cassidy — Philadelphia rapper; debut 2004

Barry Adrien Reese’s Split Personality (2004) “started at No. 2 with 118,000 copies” on the Billboard 200, and I’m a Hustla (2005) at No. 5 (93,000) (Billboard, 2005); Billboard identifies him as “Philadelphia rapper Cassidy” (Billboard, 2007). His 2003 single “Hotel” has no chart peak confirmed in A-grade body text, so no peak is stated here. Basis: Criterion 1 — two top-five album debuts documented by Billboard; partial because the “Hotel” peak is database-only and no A-grade biographical profile was assembled. Attribution: “Philadelphia rapper” (Billboard, 2007); birthplace and upbringing not confirmed. Status: partial.

Freeway — North Philadelphia; debut 2003

Leslie Pridgen “honed his rhymes in the lunchroom at Kensington High School in North Philadelphia,” and followed Beanie Sigel into Roc-A-Fella’s State Property clique (Rolling Stone, 2003). His debut Philadelphia Freeway debuted at No. 5 with 132,000 first-week copies (Rolling Stone, 2003). June 1 became Philadelphia Freeway Day in 2024 (Billboard). Peedi Crakk is carried in State Property context; no individual chart or award evidence assembled. Basis: Criteria 1 and 2 — top-five debut plus the documented Roc-A-Fella/State Property line. Attribution: North Philadelphia (Rolling Stone, 2003); birthplace not confirmed.

Skrilla — Philadelphia, Kensington; documented from 2024

Skrilla’s late-2024 project Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (2025 deluxe) was reviewed by Pitchfork (Pitchfork, 2025). “Doot Doot” was tracked by The FADER in February 2025 (The FADER, 2025); by October, NPR was reporting the nationwide “6-7” phenomenon, naming Skrilla’s “Doot Doot” as a possible source (NPR, 2025). Basis: Criterion 2 — three independent outlets document the release, the neighborhood and the phenomenon. Attribution: Philadelphia, representing Kensington (Pitchfork; FADER; NPR); birthplace not confirmed.

What the Eleven Reveal—and What They Do Not

Two entries built their own release routes—Schoolly D’s self-released singles and Meek Mill’s Dream Chasers Records—while The Roots’ Questlove co-founded the Okayplayer platform.

Grammy recognition is broad but uneven. Seven of the eleven appear on Grammy.com with a win or nomination: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (two wins as a duo), The Roots (three wins, 14 nominations), Eve (two wins, six nominations), Lil Uzi Vert (four nominations, no wins), Beanie Sigel (one nomination), Tierra Whack (one nomination) and Meek Mill (three nominations, no wins) (Grammy.com). Schoolly D, Cassidy, Freeway and Skrilla carry no Grammy win or nomination here.

Among the albums discussed in this edition, five debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: one by Eve, two by Meek Mill and two by Lil Uzi Vert. These are selected works, not career totals. Five additional albums debuted inside the top five without reaching No. 1: The Truth, Philadelphia Freeway and I’m a Hustla at No. 5, Split Personality and Dreams and Nightmares at No. 2.

Only two entries carry an explicit birthplace statement—Tierra Whack (“born and raised,” NPR) and Lil Uzi Vert (“Philadelphia-born,” Rolling Stone); the other nine are kept to the narrower forms documented on their cards—neighborhood, native, rapper, grew up, returned to, or formed in, and this page stops with them.

The list is time-spread: four entries have a verified milestone before 2000; seven first appear from 2000 onward. It is not gender-tallied (no gender field) and contains no RIAA certifications (riaa.com could not be fetched). And it does not include Bahamadia, whose Kollage (1996) and Philadelphia origin could not be confirmed in A-grade body text this session, nor any Camden or Chester connection, which no assembled source supports. These absences are gaps in the evidence file, not claims about the city.

Crews, Labels, Festivals and Platforms

State Property (crew) — Beanie Sigel’s crew under Roc-A-Fella: Freeway, Oschino, Omillio Sparks, the Young Gunz (Young Chris and Neef Buck), with Peedi Crakk listed as a member (Pitchfork; The FADER, 2015).

Dream Chasers Records (label) — Meek Mill’s imprint, founded 2012 under Maybach Music Group; relaunched 2019 as a Roc Nation-backed label (Rolling Stone, 2019).

Generation Now (label) — DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s imprint (“likewise Philly natives”); signed Lil Uzi Vert in 2014, Atlantic-distributed (The FADER, 2017).

The Roots Picnic (festival) — The Roots’ annual Philadelphia festival (2010 billed “3rd Annual”: Inquirer, 2010). The 2025 edition at the Mann Center, with Meek Mill headlining, was announced by the Inquirer in a set-times report (Inquirer, 2025); post-event confirmation was not obtained. ANNOUNCED for 2026 at Belmont Plateau with Jay-Z backed by The Roots (Pitchfork, 2026).

Okayplayer (platform) — started by Questlove in his Philadelphia bedroom with Angela Nissel; described by Complex as foundational to modern music blogs (Complex, 2013).

Artists to Watch

Fridayy — “Philadelphia rapper Fridayy” first charted when DJ Khaled’s “God Did” debuted at No. 17 on the Hot 100 (Billboard, 2022). Grammy.com lists four nominations: three connected to “GOD DID” (2023), and “Proud Of Me” with Meek Mill (68th Annual, 2026) (Grammy.com).

Skrilla appears among the eleven; no duplication here.

Inclusion, Exclusion and Correction Policy

Rap Atlas does not sell placement and does not rank the selected artists.

• Core artist or group: must satisfy Criterion 1 or Criterion 2, evidence attached to the card.
• Geography: birthplace, upbringing or publicly stated base—or a group’s formation or documented historical role—must connect to Philadelphia through a first-party or reliable published source; performing in Philadelphia is not enough.
• Attribution: born, raised and based are recorded separately; where a source supports only one, the card states only that one. “Philly native” is never upgraded to a birthplace.
• Order: approximately chronological; never a “best of” ranking.
• Legal matters: unverified allegations are excluded from the evaluation axis. The only court outcomes on this page are two completed events in Meek Mill’s history: the 2019 end of his 12-year case (guilty plea to a misdemeanor firearm charge; all remaining counts dismissed; no further penalty — NPR, 2019) and the 2023 pardon in the timeline (Rolling Stone, 2023). No arrest narrative or unadjudicated allegations appear.
• Money: cannot alter inclusion or order. Any paid placement would be disclosed and separated; none is claimed on this page.

The full policy: Rap Atlas criteria page.

This edition is not a claim of completeness. Candidates for a future edition: Bahamadia (unconfirmed); Lady B (1979 single unconfirmed in A-grade body text); Lay Bankz (a 24-month release could not be confirmed for this edition). One further candidate is held on the editorial ledger for insufficient evidence and is not named until that changes.

Corrections and additions can be submitted through the contact form. Editors check primary sources and independent reporting before applying the criteria; contributors are named only on request; anonymous corrections are accepted.

Evidence Limits and Uncertainty Register

• Verification date: September 5, 2026, updated September 9, 2026, based on the registry as of that update; verification status and unconfirmed items are noted on each entry.
• riaa.com returned HTTP 403 to the fetch tool, so no RIAA certifications appear in this edition; a diamond certification for “XO Tour Llif3” is unconfirmed and not stated. Cassidy’s “Hotel” peak and Skrilla’s chart positions are database-only and not stated.
• Strict birthplaces were not confirmed for Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Beanie Sigel, Eve, Cassidy or Schoolly D; the cards keep the sources’ phrasing. Meek Mill is kept at “from Philadelphia” and “grew up in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia.” Bahamadia is unconfirmed and excluded.
• The State Property film (2002) and apparel line, Okayplayer’s founding year (1999), The Roots’ Organix (1993), and Camden NJ/Chester PA orbit ties are unconfirmed; none are asserted.
• World Cafe Live was dropped (official site unreachable on the verification date). MTV News articles from 1999–2000 are cited via Wayback permalinks (original URLs now redirect, so Wayback permalinks are cited).
• Grammy naming follows Grammy.com: “Summertime” was presented at the 34th Annual (1992); “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” is listed under its Grammy.com category name (Billboard, 2026). Announcement versus held: Roots Picnic 2026 and Jay-Z’s set are announcements (Pitchfork, March 2026); Roots Picnic 2025, including Meek Mill’s headline set, was announced by the Inquirer in a set-times report; post-event confirmation was not obtained.
• “First” claims are limited to their sourced scopes: first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance, 1989 (The FADER; Rolling Stone; Grammy.com); first rap VMA, September 6, 1989 (XXL); “commonly regarded as the first gangsta rap song ever recorded” (Billboard). Deaths: none recorded.
• Sigma Sound Studios (no rap session verified) and the Theatre of Living Arts (no rap-specific record verified) were removed from the venue list as outside this atlas’s subject scope.

Main References

Evidence is linked inline next to each claim; the structurally important sources follow, grouped by outlet (further sources appear inline throughout).

Grammy.com artist pages (database, accessed September 5, 2026): Will Smith, The Roots, Eve, Beanie Sigel, Lil Uzi Vert, Tierra Whack, Fridayy, Meek Mill (accessed September 9, 2026)

Billboard: Schoolly D on creating gangsta rap with ‘P.S.K.’ (30th anniversary) (December 3, 2015); ‘Championships’ debuts at No. 1 (December 10, 2018); ‘Luv Is Rage 2’ debuts at No. 1 (September 2017); Strait’s ‘Somewhere’ Heads Right To No. 1 (July 6, 2005); ‘Eternal Atake 2’ release (November 1, 2024; Pink Tape No. 1 source); Eve Receives Grammy for ‘You Got Me’ After 26 Years (January 30, 2026); Cassidy Leans On The Lord For ‘B.A.R.S.’ (2007)

Rolling Stone: Interview: Freeway (2003); Norah Tops 600,000 (2003); Jay-Z and Meek Mill Unveil Roc Nation Label (July 2019); Meek Mill Granted Pardon By Pennsylvania Governor (January 2023); ‘World Wide Whack’ review (2024); Lil Uzi Vert interview, ‘Eternal Atake 2’ (2024)

NPR: Tierra Whack’s Labor Of Self-Love (February 6, 2019); Meek Mill Pleads Guilty, Ends 12-Year Legal Case (August 27, 2019); The ‘6-7’ phenomenon explained (October 19, 2025)

The FADER: Meek Mill cover story (May 26, 2015); Lil Uzi Vert cover story (February 14, 2017)

Pitchfork: Beanie Sigel: The Truth (Sunday Review); Skrilla: Zombie Love Kensington Paradise (Deluxe) (2025); Jay-Z Set for Roots Picnic 2026 (March 20, 2026)

XXL: Will Smith’s G.O.A.T. Status (c. 2021); Eve Drops Debut Album: Today in Hip-Hop (September 14, 2016); The First VMA For Rap: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (September 6, 2013); DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Boycott the Grammys (February 22, 2016)

Complex: The Oral History of Okayplayer (March 2013)

MTV News (via Wayback Machine): The Roots Send Wake-Up Call (February 23, 1999); Bone Thugs, Pumpkins, Beanie Debut (March 2000)

Philadelphia Inquirer: The Roots Picnic 2010 Line-Up & More (2010); Set times for the Roots Picnic announced (May 30, 2025)

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Last verified September 5, 2026 against the Philadelphia evidence record (verified-v1-draft). Recheck 2026 items before publication.