"10 Years Ago, A Friend Of Mine Asked Me"..........Is 2006 The Last Good Year For Mainstream Rap?

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I swear, years that end in 6 seem to be transition years.


'96 The "golden era" came to an end


Then '00-'05 still had a lil 90's residue on it.


'06, shyt started slowly, gradually transitioning into the shyt that it became now....The lil bit of soul that was hanging on '00-'05, started slipping and fell off the cliff like Bucky Barnes


Been snowballing ever since.














And now look at '16 and all the legends/icons we're losing.More transitioning/rebirthing.....I'm weary of the 6

 

[Wacky D]

there were around 20 albums that were worth the price of retail.
I cant say this for any years since then.

not to mention the mixtapes by mainstream artists.

in no order - all these albums were nice. the first few joints up top were great:
Camron - killa season
the clipse - hell hath no fury
TI - king
young dro - best thang smokin
Ludacris - release therapy
game - doctors advocate
snoop - blue carpet treatment
lupe fiasco - food & liquor
dj clue - professional 3
styles p - time is money
rick ross - port of miami
busta rhymes - big bang theory
juvenile - reality check
BG - heart of the streetz Vol 2
birdman & wayne - like father, like son
jr writer - history in the making
jim jones - hustlers pome
a few others

and the mixtape game was better, of course.

 

[How Sway?]

2013 was

 

[Wacky D]

I swear, years that end in 6 seem to be transition years.


'96 The "golden era" came to an end


Then '00-'05 still had a lil 90's residue on it.


'06, shyt started slowly, gradually transitioning into the shyt that it became now....The lil bit of soul that was hanging on '00-'05, started slipping and fell off the cliff like Bucky Barnes


Been snowballing ever since.


And now look at '16 and all the legends/icons we're losing.More transitioning/rebirthing.....I'm weary of the 6

'86 as well. prolly '76 too.

a lot of it may have to do with it being the end of the middle of the decade.

transition is expected every few years. not so much nowadays since they eliminated organics.

 

[Ineedmoney504]

there were around 20 albums that were worth the price of retail.
I cant say this for any years since then.

not to mention the mixtapes by mainstream artists.

in no order - all these albums were nice. the first few joints up top were great:
Camron - killa season
the clipse - hell hath no fury
TI - king
young dro - best thang smokin
Ludacris - release therapy
game - doctors advocate
snoop - blue carpet treatment
lupe fiasco - food & liquor
dj clue - professional 3
styles p - time is money
rick ross - Teflon don
busta rhymes - big bang theory
juvenile - reality check
BG - heart of the streetz Vol 2
birdman & wayne - like father, like son
jr writer - history in the making
jim jones - hustlers pome
a few others

and the mixtape game was better, of course.

Teflon don didnt come out in 06

 

[Wacky D]

Teflon don didnt come out in 06

my bad.

I meant port of Miami.

 

[Wacky D]

2013 was

what happened in 2013?

 

[How Sway?]

what happened in 2013?

jay z's mchg
yeesuz
drake nothing was the same

a ton of mixtapes etc

 

[Wacky D]

jay z's mchg
yeesuz
drake nothing was the same

a ton of mixtapes etc

that chit trash.

 

[MikeyC]

Back to the 90's you go.

 

[ISO]

Nah, 2010-2013 were dope ass years...

 

[Rell84shots]

Yes, 06 was the last time you could actually listen to the radio in your car without changing the station.

 

[ISO]

2012 I was bumping...

Rick Ross | Rich Forever
Fabolous | S.O.U.L. Tape 2
Nas | Life is Good
Drake | Take Care
Kendrick Lamar | Good Kid, M.a.a.d City
A$AP Rocky | Live. Love. A$AP
Meek Mill | Dreamchasers 1 & 2
Rick Ross | God Forgives, I Don't
Maybach Music | Self Made Vol. 2
Roc Marciano | Reloaded
Chief Keef | Back From The Dead
French Montana | Mac & Cheese 3
Coke Boyz | Coke Boyz 3
Big K.R.I.T. | 4eva N a Day
Game | Jesus Piece
G.O.O.D. Music | Cruel Summer
Smoke DZA | Rugby Thompson
Schoolboy Q | Habits & Contradictions
Big Sean | Detroit
Joey BADA$$ | 1999
Curren$y | Cigarette Boats EP and Stoned Immaculate
Wiz Khalifa | Taylor Allderice
Freddie Gibbs | Baby Face Killa
Joe Budden | Loose Quarter
Lloyd Banks | V6 The Gift

Future and 2Chainz was making noise too...

 

[MikeyC]

Yes, 06 was the last time you could actually listen to the radio in your car without changing the station.

But hip hop music isn't consigned to just radio.

 

[HustlerOfVirginiA]

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