20 Years Ago Today. 8/3/95

[50CentStan]

legendary hiphop night, rap was so balanced then.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

New York and Cali nikkaz both cocky as hell and thinking they are better than everybody else

At the time they were

 

[Ohene]

man

just looking at the nominations for the video of the year you can see how much the culture has fallen. The culture has basically been ripped out at this point. THe platform is completely gone. Shameful.

Now we are at a point where you have people fighting Iggy Azalea for Grammies. SMH

 

[kurupt_u]

I remember watching that shyt on BET.

I recorded that shyt on BET. lol Still have the VHS tape that i watch from time to time. Had just finished my SR year of HS. Good ol days!

 

[Prince Luchini]

I feel like I missed out that era of hiphop must've been beautiful to witness. Those winners, the performances, the classic fukkery.

Compare this to the shyt we get now is disgraceful.

 

[big bun]

I recorded that shyt on BET. lol Still have the VHS tape that i watch from time to time. Had just finished my SR year of HS. Good ol days!

Was headed into my freshman year of college . I saw the repeat because I'd already heard about everything that happened at the show. I want to say Rap City did a review of the awards show or something like that. Can't recall exactly LOL

 

[Craig Mack]

New York and Cali nikkaz both cocky as hell and thinking they are better than everybody else

 

[King Ming]

When Nas song came on the crowd was like

 

[Mamimi]

outkast>>>>>

 

[Barnett114]

The game fell so hard.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I used to love HER.

 

[Stuntone]

The 1990s were like the Old Testament of Hiphop. Damn I miss those days.

 

[Mamimi]

man hip hop is still so dope to me but this shyt is undeniably legendary. hard to say exactly when hip hop truly peaked, but if you told me this era was the peak i wouldnt dare disagree with you.

 

[phatphuck]

 

[Pier7]

Got such a smile on my face seeing Biggie chilling in that throne on stage with Puff

A young Nas with a young Prodigy

Pre-Apple Dr.Dre

Even before the culture vultures invaded Hip Hop. It lost its charm. Its peak is prolly 93-97. Things went too left with the whole gangsta rap/drug dealer angle in the later years. Back in the mid 90s you can tell it was just some hood nikkas and bytches from the inner city using their craft to make something special.

Down the line it started turning into caricature's and over the top imaging and violence/sex/etc.