1996 20 Year Anniversary Appreciation Thread

[MVike28]

96 was a hell of a year brehs

But I swear there was new shyt at HMV every fukking week

nikkas gotta understand that the charts the billboard 100 not the rap charts the actual pop charts were dominated from top to bottom by black artists. This shyt was no fukking joke.

Before any youngin come in and say "yall aint shyt 90s is overrated" post the charts and see for yourself.

shyt don't feel like no damn 20 years.

 

[The_Hillsta]

Damn near 20 years......We was just blowin hoe$ backs out in the dorms

 

[richaveli83]

I was 12 years old when I bought my first album with my allowance money, All Eyez on Me. When 2Pac died I remember me and my mom crying. My mom hated rap back then and dislikes it still but 2Pac was the only rapper she liked. I miss 90's hip hop.

 

[patscorpio]

Damn blizzard pushed my HS graduation back like a week, LOL... Almost July when I graduated.

that blizzard was fukking ridiculous..so many cancellations and days standing at the bus stop in at least a foot of snow..and that was after they plowed lol

 

[patscorpio]

 

[Larry Lambo]

Class of 96 checking in. Best year ever. Hip hop at an all time high, Olympics in the A, me going off to college.
Black and Red 11's (even though I hated Jordan at this point). Nautica Jackets, Oakley frames, Timbs. Everybody was fresh. Chicks was mad cool back then too.

Just an amazing year overall.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Man I use to love the cella dwellas

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

96 was lit the fukk up

 

[Sir Brehsington]

Gear was fresh as fukk - Nautica, polo of course, hilfiger, guess jeans, eddie bauer and then the new school urban flava - mecca, damani dada, pelle pelle, avirex, real fly shyt.


Damn who remember parasuco jeans!

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

second favorite album that year with the first being it was written.

 

[OfTheCross]

Gotdamn. The quality of music in this thread is

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Gear was fresh as fukk - Nautica, polo of course, hilfiger, guess jeans, eddie bauer and then the new school urban flava - mecca, damani dada, pelle pelle, avirex, real fly shyt.


Damn who remember parasuco jeans!

remember the females use to rock em nicely



nautica, polo , timbs, and hilfiger made the cypha complete




and sadly my taste in sneakers hasn't changed in 20 years

copped 2 pairs just to hold me over to the next major release

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[mson]

that blizzard was fukking ridiculous..so many cancellations and days standing at the bus stop in at least a foot of snow..and that was after they plowed lol

The snow fights

DJ Clues reign. Stretch and Bobbito. MJ!! NY Under cover. Bumped Red Man Muddy Waters like crazy.

 

[Newark88]

Clothing wise, the same sh1t I'm rocking now, I was rocking back then. Heavy into Polo, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, Brooks Brothers. Never played the Avirex too tough, was into Andrew Marc leathers, Northface steep tech and Columbia jackets. 96 I had kinda fell back from Hilfiger because everybody and their great grandmother were rocking it. But more importantly, I felt the brand had fell off a lil bit. I was rocking the iceberg sweaters. Speaking of which, what was the name of that brand that use to make comic strip like graphics on sweaters? It's not Iceberg. I remember because they use to sell them at this store I would go to cop my coogi's from. The store was an Italian spot that use to be in Short Hills Mall here in Jersey. Those sweaters were tough but mad slept on because everyone was on the coogi craze then. I was always a tennis sneaker guy so footwear were air forces, air maxes, stan smiths. I did have the Air Pennys II that year tho. Boot of choice were of course Timbs. High end shoe of choice were Gucci. Had the brown suede Gucci loafers and black leather Gucci ankle boots. Also had these brown dolce & gabanna loafers that use to crush em! I wasn't into Versace too tough. I may have only had 2 or 3 items from them ever in life (one being their standardized shades that everybody knows about). And as I said before, the original Cartier's with the wood frames and round lenses are the GOAT optical wear. Way better then the Versace shades imo.