What makes a Brooklyn rapper settle in Tulsa, Oklahoma? Danny Boy O’Connor, founder of House of Pain and now the director of The Outsiders House Museum, joined “Mornings On 1” Thursday to shed light on his journey.

“I got to Tulsa. And I felt like it rang a bell for me, and I was like, ‘Wait, I’ve been here, but I haven’t been here.’ So I went looking for locations,” O’Connor said.

This realization sparked a journey of discovery, leading him to iconic locations from “The Outsiders” film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and other spots described by the book’s author S. E. Hinton. Years after his first journey to the town, he would go on to purchase the exact house featured in the movie.

“I had no plans to leave Los Angeles, I thought I’d help build this museum and then go back and forth,” O’Connor said. “But the people there are so fantastic, and they literally pick me up, put me on their backs and they built this museum for me.”

He went on to settle in Tulsa to run the museum he helped establish, and now welcomes guests from all over the world eager to learn about the book and the making of the 1983 film.

With the book taking center stage once again as it makes its Broadway debut Thursday night, O’Connor is hoping that it will birth a new generation of fans.

“You’re gonna find future generations. They’re already discovered through the book. I mean, every year seventh and eighth graders read this worldwide, and we get them from all over the world to Tulsa, but the musical is now going to push everybody over, it’s going to really bring in all kinds of new fans,” he said.

Meanwhile, he is hoping the tourism will encourage more people to take advantage of the city’s new incentive, which pays remote workers $10,000 to settle in the city.

When asked about why New Yorkers might consider making the move, O’Connor highlighted the city’s vibrant creative scene and affordable living.

“The American Dream is alive and well there,” he said. “You can come live there. We have Route 66 running through there, amazing parks, amazing people, amazing restaurants, gas is cheap. There’s nothing that I don’t like about it. So if you can get $10,000 on top of coming there, have at it.”