What is the GOAT decade for black music? (poll)

[Days of Future Piff]

For me it's a tough call between the 70s and 80s.
The 70s were full of innovation and top quality soul, funk, and R&B: Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye, Maze ft. Frankie Beverly, Stevie Wonder, P-Funk, Sly and the Family Stone, Mandrill, and so much more.

But the 80s gave us Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, prime Luther Vandross, Morris Day & the Time, and New Edition on top of Prince and MJ blessing us with Purple Rain and Thriller, respectively

EDIT: Zapp and Roger

 

[BmoreGorilla]

This is between the 70s and 90s for me

 

[Child_Of_God]

It’s a tie between the 80s and 90s for me.

 

[Travellin' Man]

70's

 

[CarmelBarbie]

I can only tell you what isn’t the goat. Anything after 2005... All the other eras we were doing good. Can’t even say which one was the best out of them, because 70’s was goat, 80’s and 90’s too. We fell off midway 2000 and it’s been wrap ever since

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

80's-90's

through the period between 05-09 was trash af.

thankfully Gucci and Drake managed to keep us afloat until the 10's.

 

[Antwon Mitchell]

Since I grew up in the 90s I'm rolling with the 90s but I'll give an honorable mention to the 70s because without that soul/funk, alot of hip-hop classics from the 90s might've not existed let alone hip-hop's existence.

I never cared for the 80s and all that electro/disco style of music which has aged horribly.

 

[Ashtrey]

1. 70s
2. 90s
3. 80s

 

[cole phelps]

60s,70s

 

[Afrodroid]

80's 90's music all day every day

 

[TinFoilSnapBack]

70s, easy.

 

[smokeurobinson]

List is incomplete without the roaring 20's

30's jazz

and

40's blues

Duke Ellington was the Kanye of the 30's.

Ella Fitzgerald was the Mariah of the 30's

Billie Holiday was the Whitney of the 30's

Billy Eckstein was the R Kelly of the 40's

Ink Spots was the Jodeci of the 40's

Louis Jordon was the Drake of the 40's.

 

[dc_minded_2020]

List is incomplete without the roaring 20's

30's jazz

and

40's blues

Duke Ellington was the Kanye of the 30's.

Ella Fitzgerald was the Mariah of the 30's

Billie Holiday was the Whitney of the 30's

Billy Eckstein was the R Kelly of the 40's

Ink Spots was the Jodeci of the 40's

Louis Jordon was the Drake of the 40's.

Can't forget Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.

But out of the ones listed, I'm going with the 90s due to Aaliyah.

 

[ISO]

Kendrick, Gambino, Nipsey that’s all you could list?

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

impossible, but I'll choose the 80s.