daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
I consider that the golden age, I know some ppl believe it 85-95, but nann
Anyone else 30+ yrs old that is "stuck" on their era of music?
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H. Selassie
Black Royalty
I wont say I’m stuck...but I will say I have a “default” and that’s Hip-Hop/R&B from 94-96. If I get in the whip and start my iTunes with no with no particular intent, I’ll likely go to music from that era.
But I’m just as likely to lock in with Larry June, Sada Baby, Roddy Rich, Mozzy, or Maxo Kream depending on my mood.
But I’m just as likely to lock in with Larry June, Sada Baby, Roddy Rich, Mozzy, or Maxo Kream depending on my mood.
Mindfield333
Superstar
I’m 36 and nah I’m not. I still don’t listen to a lot of ppl THAT young but if it’s dope I’ll peep.
Erratic415
Superstar
Yes but I still try to find stuff in the past few years that I like.
it’s just harder for me to get into
it’s just harder for me to get into
jilla82
Veteran
if youre 30+ and have time to check out new music (all the time) you probably have some fuked up priorities.
If anything, I find myself going back and checking out music before my time.
R&B, Classic Rock, Jazz, Funk, etc...
Hearing shyt from pre 80s really does show me that music was better back in those days.
You cant even compare it to now.
If anything, I find myself going back and checking out music before my time.
R&B, Classic Rock, Jazz, Funk, etc...
Hearing shyt from pre 80s really does show me that music was better back in those days.
You cant even compare it to now.
25 and I'm already fighting that urge to be 
I try to just have an open mind towards everything unless it's CLEAR bullshyt like when lil pump was comin up
I try to just have an open mind towards everything unless it's CLEAR bullshyt like when lil pump was comin up
nope, im 29 and i check for new rappers.
quick lil youtube search on them to see if i like what they making
hell i like boom bap rap, can get on the goon music, the melodic type rap, or trap music. not out here limiting myself
not out here throwing away these new cats just because i found some not my cup of tea.
quick lil youtube search on them to see if i like what they making
hell i like boom bap rap, can get on the goon music, the melodic type rap, or trap music. not out here limiting myself
not out here throwing away these new cats just because i found some not my cup of tea.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
The most important music in a person's life is usually music they heard when they were in their late teens to early 20s. High school, college, post college. That's the period where most people experience things that change them: friends, love (or infatuation), sex, heart break, parties, adventures. And the music you listen becomes connected to those events. This doesn't mean you never fukk with new music after you hit 25, but there's just a difference in what you grew up with and what you're growing with now.
GetRichOrDieTryin
Superstar
I'm 25 and yea for the most part.
I like a few newer artist. Lil baby, gates, pop smoke...
I like a few newer artist. Lil baby, gates, pop smoke...
Sunalmighty
Superstar
I'm 40. Getting into jazz, movie themes/scores.
If I listen to hip hop.. Nas, Wu, Hiero, etc.
If I listen to hip hop.. Nas, Wu, Hiero, etc.
ShaDynasty
Chaos - The Album
There was a survey a few years back that said statistically most people stop being as interested in new music, or newer musical trends at the age of 34.
That age is coming soon for me, I hope I can maintain my interest in new music. When I make a playlist its usually a 50 50 split between old classics and new stuff I like or am trying out.
That age is coming soon for me, I hope I can maintain my interest in new music. When I make a playlist its usually a 50 50 split between old classics and new stuff I like or am trying out.
Greenhornet
A God Among Kings
Too hard to judge this based on how people listen to music
Honestly the sentiment of people born in the 70s or earlier being stuck also is a farce
Same with how people are saying they are stuck in the 90s to early 2000s
Sure, I hear a few songs here and there that I like new ... but for the most part
when you are introduced to special types of flavors, like different experimental beats
or in depth lyricism ... or even going back to rock and roll styles and vibes to jazz throughout the years
It's harder to vibe to the newer stuff because they are saying extremely limited shyt over very plain 808 beats
which isnt terrible but its not exciting or new. It's super hard to come from every CD sounding completely different
from Redman, to Rakim, to Jayz, to Nas, to Dana Dane, to Ghostface, to Eminem, to DMX, to basically anyone honestly
now you just get a dude talking about making it to a 808 which is pretty watered down and not dynamic at all
If I was born in the 40s and I went into a jazz club, I would want to hear saxaphone... but each dude would be playing it differently so I could keep going
It wouldnt be like ... a basic drum loop and a dude just playing scales over and over and over again... nobody would go see that after awhile
or the people that did show up would just be there to dance and not really care about the music at all really.
I'll give two examples that will upset people
I never got into Kid Cudi, not because I dont like him... I hear a few songs I like ... but I'm completely not interested in a dude rap about how he smokes weed and it changed his life and now even though he's different growing up he feels secure with himself. That just doesnt matter to me at all
and JCole has a bunch of great records, but I've never listened to a whole project ... Being a straight edge dude and proving you are woke and aware just doesnt make me give a fukk specifically about you. I feel like most people SHOULD be that by default, that persona just doesnt move me, its way too generic to invest my time in. Like I said, most rappers back in the day brought a vibe like X-Clan, or PE, or Tribe and Dela ... that made you feel woke but in a special way that wasnt like anyone else. Saying yeah I brush my teeth and ride a bike for pollution isnt making me press rewind at all. But both dudes are dope, I'm just trying to explain why people get stuck
I wouldnt expect someone who grew up to Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye to suddenly just be into Usher or Brandy the same way ... like if you heard Nat King Cole as a kid, why would you care if Brandy was sittin' up in her room?
I wouldnt have time for that shyt either
Honestly the sentiment of people born in the 70s or earlier being stuck also is a farce
Same with how people are saying they are stuck in the 90s to early 2000s
Sure, I hear a few songs here and there that I like new ... but for the most part
when you are introduced to special types of flavors, like different experimental beats
or in depth lyricism ... or even going back to rock and roll styles and vibes to jazz throughout the years
It's harder to vibe to the newer stuff because they are saying extremely limited shyt over very plain 808 beats
which isnt terrible but its not exciting or new. It's super hard to come from every CD sounding completely different
from Redman, to Rakim, to Jayz, to Nas, to Dana Dane, to Ghostface, to Eminem, to DMX, to basically anyone honestly
now you just get a dude talking about making it to a 808 which is pretty watered down and not dynamic at all
If I was born in the 40s and I went into a jazz club, I would want to hear saxaphone... but each dude would be playing it differently so I could keep going
It wouldnt be like ... a basic drum loop and a dude just playing scales over and over and over again... nobody would go see that after awhile
or the people that did show up would just be there to dance and not really care about the music at all really.
I'll give two examples that will upset people
I never got into Kid Cudi, not because I dont like him... I hear a few songs I like ... but I'm completely not interested in a dude rap about how he smokes weed and it changed his life and now even though he's different growing up he feels secure with himself. That just doesnt matter to me at all
and JCole has a bunch of great records, but I've never listened to a whole project ... Being a straight edge dude and proving you are woke and aware just doesnt make me give a fukk specifically about you. I feel like most people SHOULD be that by default, that persona just doesnt move me, its way too generic to invest my time in. Like I said, most rappers back in the day brought a vibe like X-Clan, or PE, or Tribe and Dela ... that made you feel woke but in a special way that wasnt like anyone else. Saying yeah I brush my teeth and ride a bike for pollution isnt making me press rewind at all. But both dudes are dope, I'm just trying to explain why people get stuck
I wouldnt expect someone who grew up to Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye to suddenly just be into Usher or Brandy the same way ... like if you heard Nat King Cole as a kid, why would you care if Brandy was sittin' up in her room?
I wouldnt have time for that shyt either
John Mexico
All Star
31 and yes 
Too bad that I'm intrigued by some of these younger guys and theyre taken from us too soon. So why even bother at this point. The ordinary artists however just blend in.
Too bad that I'm intrigued by some of these younger guys and theyre taken from us too soon. So why even bother at this point. The ordinary artists however just blend in.
I still occasionally listen to new music. I shazam songs I hear in movies, video games, tv shows, commercials, or out and about that catch my ear. I fukked with the Polo G joint that dropped last year. But I don't listen nowhere near enough to speak knowledgeably about current music trends or what's hot. I long ago gave up the desire to even chase that knowledge. It used to be a lot of "work" listening to a bunch of new artists, and half of it was listening trying to decide if I even liked it or not...which was fun for a time when I was into debating on forums, but not as much now that I'm older.
I listen to podcasts and books mainly on my commutes now, and that was mainly when I used to listen to new music in my 20's. But now I'm much more likely to try a new book or jump into a podcast discussing a current event, than to throw on some tunes. Hell, same with when I'm working out or at work. So the time I even have available to listen to music has drastically decreased, with much of that time being cannibalized by a desire to listen to a book or podcast. When I finally do get around to wanting to hear music, I tend to go to something I know I already like, which is dead easy now that I have created playlists for specific moods I'm in.
All that said, I can't fully say I have given up on seeking out new music because I actually do spend a fair amount of time researching music and trying it out. But it's not new music, as in released in 2020, it's music prior to 1980 that is new to my ears. It's a joy listening to music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's for the first time, and "discovering" what made that music classic. I love when I'm listening to a random 70's track and hit the
when I realize the song was sampled by a rap song I love or has the same hook. I have much more fun trying that time period of music out than trying to check what's hot in 2020.
I listen to podcasts and books mainly on my commutes now, and that was mainly when I used to listen to new music in my 20's. But now I'm much more likely to try a new book or jump into a podcast discussing a current event, than to throw on some tunes. Hell, same with when I'm working out or at work. So the time I even have available to listen to music has drastically decreased, with much of that time being cannibalized by a desire to listen to a book or podcast. When I finally do get around to wanting to hear music, I tend to go to something I know I already like, which is dead easy now that I have created playlists for specific moods I'm in.
All that said, I can't fully say I have given up on seeking out new music because I actually do spend a fair amount of time researching music and trying it out. But it's not new music, as in released in 2020, it's music prior to 1980 that is new to my ears. It's a joy listening to music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's for the first time, and "discovering" what made that music classic. I love when I'm listening to a random 70's track and hit the
when I realize the song was sampled by a rap song I love or has the same hook. I have much more fun trying that time period of music out than trying to check what's hot in 2020.
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