Today's Rap, 90's, or 80's Rap

nolvorite · 07-19-2010, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

early 90's hip hop = late 90's hip hop

after 2pac died it wasn't the same

~~James~~ · 07-19-2010, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolvorite

after 2pac died it wasn't the same

Lol, no.

nolvorite · 07-19-2010, 05:17 PM

oh yes

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2010, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolvorite

after 2pac died it wasn't the same

According to your profile you were 5 months old when 2Pac died. You'll forgive me if I don't put a lot of weight in your assessment of this one.

nolvorite · 07-19-2010, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

According to your profile you were 5 months old when 2Pac died. You'll forgive me if I don't put a lot of weight in your assessment of this one.

I just say what everybody else says

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2010, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolvorite

I just say what everybody else says

Well, whoever this "everybody else" is, they're wrong.

cupkayke · 07-19-2010, 11:19 PM

I assume those also born five months after Tupac died, or maybe they were three when California Love was released?

Either way it's hard to say. I'm sure something great has come from each decade. I've been listening to A Tribe Called Quest and these guys were pretty talented. I'd say 90s but admittedly I haven't listened to anything from the 80s (that I can remember being from there) aside from 3 Feet High and Rising. Which, I admit again, I have not listened to thoroughly or enjoy very much to want to.

midnight rain · 07-19-2010, 11:20 PM

He's right, rap wasn't the same. Was it worse? Not necessarily, though the state of rap did definitely change after 2Pac/Biggie's premature deaths. And for the record, I prefer 90's rap pre-2pac death.

**Janszoon** · 07-20-2010, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuna

He's right, rap wasn't the same. Was it worse? Not necessarily, though the state of rap did definitely change after 2Pac/Biggie's premature deaths. And for the record, I prefer 90's rap pre-2pac death.

Aren't you another one who would have been too young to remember?

It's true that hip-hop evolved over the course of the 90s, just like it has over the 80s and the 00s, but Tupac's death wasn't some big turning point that caused things to change overnight. There was some great rap music, and some utter garbage, released both in the early 90s and the late 90s.

TheBig3 · 07-20-2010, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janszoon

aren't you another one who would have been too young to remember?

It's true that hip-hop evolved over the course of the 90s, just like it has over the 80s and the 00s, but tupac's death wasn't some big turning point that caused things to change overnight. there was some great rap music, and some utter garbage, released both in the early 90s and the late 90s.

you leave skee-lo out of this!

View Poll Results: today's rap, 90's, or 80's rap?
today's rap	21	26.25%
90's rap/hip hop	47	58.75%
80's rap	8	10.00%
NONE DANG IT	4	5.00%
Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll

07-19-2010, 05:17 PM	#53 (permalink)
nolvorite Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USVI Posts: 88	oh yes

07-19-2010, 11:19 PM	#57 (permalink)
cupkayke Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: steinbeck lands. Posts: 38	I assume those also born five months after Tupac died, or maybe they were three when California Love was released? Either way it's hard to say. I'm sure something great has come from each decade. I've been listening to A Tribe Called Quest and these guys were pretty talented. I'd say 90s but admittedly I haven't listened to anything from the 80s (that I can remember being from there) aside from 3 Feet High and Rising. Which, I admit again, I have not listened to thoroughly or enjoy very much to want to.

07-19-2010, 11:20 PM	#58 (permalink)
midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	He's right, rap wasn't the same. Was it worse? Not necessarily, though the state of rap did definitely change after 2Pac/Biggie's premature deaths. And for the record, I prefer 90's rap pre-2pac death.