It's often been the case that heads always romanticize how good hip hop was back in the day. Always saying that the current music can't compare to what came before it.
But I believe the last few years have been a massive improvement over the majority of the 2000s.
I feel we're in an era where artists are finally taking advantage of the internet in terms of how they present their music. It's given a greater opportunity for artists to have their voices heard and the lines between mainstream and underground have become blurred as the record industry is on it's knees.
Everyone from legends to new artists have been releasing interesting music since 2010.
But before that :
Looking back 2003-2009 was some weak ass shyt.
Not to say there wasn't classic releases but every year seemed so barren. You'd be sitting around for months waiting for some new shyt to drop. There was a distinct lack of interesting new artists. The majority of the artists who defined the era were already 90s vets (Hov, 50, Eminem, Nas, Outkast, Wayne). The music was stale and lifeless.
Cats hadn't really figured out how to take advantage of the internet. The mixtape game was still sort in it's infancy. The underground was
I honestly believe we're in a great era right now and cats should appreciate it because coming up in the mid 2000s was rough. shyt was Ethiopian status with releases.
Now? The game is so much more eclectic. You want ignant trap shyt? You want hardcore boom bap? You want emo pop trash? You want Yeezy rapping about fukking bytches on molly over Strange Fruit/Hudson Hawk hybrid? Doesn't matter what you're into it, it's there for you.
But I believe the last few years have been a massive improvement over the majority of the 2000s.
I feel we're in an era where artists are finally taking advantage of the internet in terms of how they present their music. It's given a greater opportunity for artists to have their voices heard and the lines between mainstream and underground have become blurred as the record industry is on it's knees.
Everyone from legends to new artists have been releasing interesting music since 2010.
But before that :
Looking back 2003-2009 was some weak ass shyt.
Not to say there wasn't classic releases but every year seemed so barren. You'd be sitting around for months waiting for some new shyt to drop. There was a distinct lack of interesting new artists. The majority of the artists who defined the era were already 90s vets (Hov, 50, Eminem, Nas, Outkast, Wayne). The music was stale and lifeless.
Cats hadn't really figured out how to take advantage of the internet. The mixtape game was still sort in it's infancy. The underground was
I honestly believe we're in a great era right now and cats should appreciate it because coming up in the mid 2000s was rough. shyt was Ethiopian status with releases.
Now? The game is so much more eclectic. You want ignant trap shyt? You want hardcore boom bap? You want emo pop trash? You want Yeezy rapping about fukking bytches on molly over Strange Fruit/Hudson Hawk hybrid? Doesn't matter what you're into it, it's there for you.
that terrible dance era is over.
