Anyone else look at the early 2010’s with nostalgia now?

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Early 2010’s were aight. Certainly not a golden era like the 80’s or 90’s.

Pro’s:

- Blog era in rap. Rappers were underground and mainstream at the same time. Being able to entertain the masses while staying true to their core day one fanbase. Lil B, Curren$y and Wiz were in that lane. But blog era rap was trash compared to the 90’s or even 2000’s.

- Four Loko era. That was wild times. Blackout in a can before they change the formula when cac college kids started dying. Back before hard drug use became normalized.

- You didn’t have to wear $10k worth in clothes to be considered fly. You could wear all Polo or all basic mall brands like Aeropostale and American Eagle and be considered fresh. The sneaker game wasn’t gentrified and no one was paying more than $200 for shoes.

- The last of the club/bar days before social media killed it.


Cons:

- Great Recession was in full effect. It was hard to get a $10 an hour job even with a degree

- The culture was too 90’s nostalgia driven. Snapbacks. Foamposites in every color. There isn’t a definitive early 2010’s style aside from ugly ass Lebrons from back then.

- Music was meh compared to the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and even early 2000’s

- weed was still illegal as fukk and you could get caught up with a couple grams or less




Any era is better than this current trash era, but quality and vibe of life has been on a steady decline since Y2K
The quality of the music depended on the genre. Pop music in the 10s was definitely better than the 90s and 2000s.

In terms of style, skinny jeans weren't a unique staple of the decade? Nike slides?
 
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Electronic music was definitely in it‘s prime during that time.

yo , i wanted to hate that music but i couldnt . All them fuccin beats was dope to me . Flo Rida- Club Cant Handle Me, Nicki Minaj - Where The Girls At , Flo Rida - Wild Ones , Capital Cities - Safe and Sound , Nicki Minaj and Will I Am - Check it Out , Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway

can go on and on . These aint even hardcore EDC songs , but damn near everybody was riding that wave in their music

Zedd- Clarity is probably my favorite . brings back very good memories
 

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I personally loved 2010 - 2014 :whew:

The fashion scene was better imo. People were beginning to wear less baggy clothing and wear fitted clothing but didn't go too far with it like we do now. I loved wearing my polos and levi's.

Rap music became less serious and more centered around having fun (something we didn't appreciate at the time)

There was a general sense of hope for the future in most of the country

Although Cacs were acting like damn fools with Obama in office, there wasn't this much political division. The Tea Party was a mere annoyance compared to the destructiveness of Trumpism

People were less self centered and could still hold a conversation without looking at their phone

Social media wasn't as huge as it is now

People just were seemed friendlier and less uptight

People generally seemed less superficial and more down to earth

Something in the culture changed between 2015 - 2016 . I think its a combination of the wide spread use of social media and the rise of Trumpism and all the stupidity it brought about.

There is a overwhelming sense of alienation and nihilism that seems to be so pervasive in our society. I don't know anyone who has a positive outlook on the future in 2022
 
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The quality of the music depended on the genre. Pop music in the 10s was definitely better than the 90s and 2000s.

In terms of style, skinny jeans weren't a unique staple of the decade? Nike slides?

Skinny jeans were the norm in the 80’s. The 2010’s were basically a bad mix of rehashed 80’s and 90’s styles thrown together in a messy anachronistic fashion. There are no uniquely iconic 2010’s styles. Maybe those terrible crewneck sweatshirts with faux leather sleeves from 2013. Nah, not really. No one is going to try to recreate 2010 looks. Today’s styles are more unique because these designer brands are actually coming up with new sneaker designs, same with Yeezy... even though everyone basically dresses like Gangstalicious with man purses and shyt in the 2020’s era. :dame:

And no, music across the board was better in the 90’s. Including pop music. :unimpressed:Back in the 90’s, music was actually an industry because they needed to sell CD’s and tapes and they were worth every penny because the quality of music was infinitely better back then.
 

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i think entertainment is better now...better tv shows and movies


but yea, things were less stressful because we weren't plugged into real world events due to social media yet

people were still going crazy over every little thing obama did, we just didn't notice
 
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The quality of the music depended on the genre. Pop music in the 10s was definitely better than the 90s and 2000s.

In terms of style, skinny jeans weren't a unique staple of the decade? Nike slides?

Come to think about it, in some ways you’re right because the 90’s did have some horrible, horrible pop music (i.e. Hanson “mbop”, Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Brakey Heart”, Aqua “Barbie Girl”, all of the boy bands from the late 90’s, all of the cringey frosted tip having douche rock bands from the late 90’s like Limp Bizkit too).

But the difference is that the 2010’s best pop artists were heavily derivative of the best of 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music. Bruno Mars whole style is old school black radio. In the early 2010’s, Bruno Mars made Rite Aid background music before he started vulturing old school black music. The Weeknd is a bootleg Michael Jackson stylistically. Drake’s best moments saved the 2010’s pop music scene. There is no 2010’s pop artist who can hold a candle to Mariah Carey or even batshyt crazy 90’s Michael Jackson. Also, add to the fact that when Rap, R&B and Rock crossed over to the pop charts in the 90’s, it was always legendary. You can’t put Fetty Wap in the same category as Snoop in 92-94’.
 

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I missed the early 2010s Tumblr style, the post-Obama optimism, the then-new electronic sound music had, indie/hipster culture, blog rap. 2010-2014 was middle school and the first half of high school for me, so I had some fun times along with some bad times. Going to city festivals were the highlight of my summers and hanging out at the skate park as well. I miss some of the fashion as well. It took a change in 2015 when Trump announced his candidacy and the culture took a massive and depressing downturn from there.
 
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Early 2010’s were aight. Certainly not a golden era like the 80’s or 90’s.

Pro’s:

- Blog era in rap. Rappers were underground and mainstream at the same time. Being able to entertain the masses while staying true to their core day one fanbase. Lil B, Curren$y and Wiz were in that lane. But blog era rap was trash compared to the 90’s or even 2000’s.

- Four Loko era. That was wild times. Blackout in a can before they change the formula when cac college kids started dying. Back before hard drug use became normalized.

- You didn’t have to wear $10k worth in clothes to be considered fly. You could wear all Polo or all basic mall brands like Aeropostale and American Eagle and be considered fresh. The sneaker game wasn’t gentrified and no one was paying more than $200 for shoes.

- The last of the club/bar days before social media killed it.


Cons:

- Great Recession was in full effect. It was hard to get a $10 an hour job even with a degree

- The culture was too 90’s nostalgia driven. Snapbacks. Foamposites in every color. There isn’t a definitive early 2010’s style aside from ugly ass Lebrons from back then.

- Music was meh compared to the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and even early 2000’s

- weed was still illegal as fukk and you could get caught up with a couple grams or less




Any era is better than this current trash era, but quality and vibe of life has been on a steady decline since Y2K

dont forget them ugly ass Griffeys everybody was rockin , dont forget them damn Air Maxx NoMo's too

and why nikkas always name Aeropostale and AE but not Hollister lol ? Hollister was the best of the "white surfer" gear

don't forget how the young nikkas didnt have gold chains but had them damn puka shell necklaces lol
 
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any music from 09-12 will be nostalgic for me cuz i was locked down and one of those ClearTunes radios was gold in there.
Drake's Thank Me Later , Nicki Minaj blew up on the scene, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga blew up , Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay , Jay Z / Kanye , etc


any music from 2013 will be nostalgic for me cuz that was my freshman year of college. Even the damn EDC music like Zedd - Clarity brings on that feeling , cuz thats what our Cafeteria would play all the time . And that damn Katy Perry - Roar song , and Royals . Damn I miss 2013 so much man

how could I forget getting out and discovering Odd Future ??! Ngl I was lowkey amazed by them nikkas for a second , it was a different kind of rap. Especially Earl Sweatshirt
 
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