We weren't legacy obsessed. We just wanted good shyt to listen to and it wasn't hard to find. Also, we sought out music from the generation before us and showed deference and respect to the classics from the 80s.
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GetInTheTruck
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U think nikkaz is actually worried bout thatteenager
I don't know you tell me. If he's so garbage why are there threads like this where people are actually acting insulted by his music.
I don't even consider him to be some sort of hip-hop savior, not even close, but it's amusing to see how uncomfortable the music from his camp makes some people.
Not insulted..but in Hip Hop where NY is becoming a dying presence
where we have ppl who wanna champion this
18 year old as our saviorU damn right we're gonna make threads putting to shame such stupid statements
Demon
Evil b*stard
i remember when protect ya neck was making noise, i was like 10, i have an older brother so i got to hear and watch alot of dope shyt that maybe kids my age without an older sibling didnt get to hear or watch.
He had the cassette single (remember those?!), it looked like a deck of cards, and it had method man on the other side
when i heard protect ya neck, my young mind knew wu tang was gonna be something great
He had the cassette single (remember those?!), it looked like a deck of cards, and it had method man on the other side
when i heard protect ya neck, my young mind knew wu tang was gonna be something great
I had a homie who's brother dj'ed, and I remember when he played Protect Your Neck for us. that shyt was amazing. it had that 'old school' feel, but it was fresh and new at the same time. then he played us the b-side... 
I had a homie who's brother dj'ed, and I remember when he played Protect Your Neck for us. that shyt was amazing. it had that 'old school' feel, but it was fresh and new at the same time. then he played us the b-side...
I think this is one of the biggest things that's missing today, the sound of something THAT fresh.
untaintedbeats
Pro
Joey ain't the best but seeing a you g cat that has respect for the golden era and the legend and is willing to carry that tourch...for me I know he s created an option for younger cats..they ain't gotta bump ymcmb or any of that...they can jump in this lane and what yall get is more cats younger cats bring that golden era sprit back..its been done becore as I mentioned with wu nas and the 90s cats that had respect for that late 80s era...
untaintedbeats
Pro
I will say they need to bring that sprit back but in a new way like the 90s cats did...but new dosent always = good...just peep radio rap...
untaintedbeats
Pro
I think new rap is pretty good
Who you like?
Eastside Get The Money
Veteran
Back in 93-94 there was no internet and my only income was a few dollars here and there from whatever, so I could only buy a new album like every 3 or 4 weeks. I didn't know some of those albums were going to end up as a classics, but I did know they were really dope. Back then I cherished each purchase, learned all the lyrics, read through the cd booklet, etc, since I wasn't going to get a new one for a while. I was mad as fukk when I bought a shytty album though. Nowadays I can download a new album whenever I want, so its not quite the same.
Realest post ever.
Back in the day you bought what you liked. You wouldn't waste your money buying the artists you didn't like, so you would never listen to them and never have an opportunity to hate.
Now you can download anything for free, so the moment you download 'Trinidad James' and you don't like it the hate comes and "this generation is trash" statements come in.
Even on the coli, nikkas swear they hate everything out now a days but all I see the posters talk about is Drake, Ross, Wayne etc and it's instantly hate.
If you don't like a artist and you know you don't like an artist than why are you even downloading???
as far as joey badass & the pro era dudes go, I wouldn't say that theyre raising the bar. theres alot of spitters. that aspect of the game never died out. dudes just aint getting deals no more because these labels wanna push bullchit. joey was just fortunate enough to be down with a major management team. not trying to downplay him. I think he has a bright future, but hes not light-years ahead of his peers. just the ones that are actually on.
as for the thread, i was born in '85. have always been in tune with hip-hop as well. been listening since the '80s. during that time period in the '90s that you speak of, we generally weren't concerned with legacies of the newer rappers. we waited until they got more years & albums under their belts. just like now with football: as great as calvin Johnson is, nobody is comparing him to the all-time greats yet.
as far as classic albums go, people weren't quick to call something classic either. just the all-time elite stuff that you just knew were classics right away. basically just the albums that end up in your top 10 or close to it. the rest of the classics became classics over time, while other albums that were loved, may not have aged well enough to earn that classic title over time.
nowadays, I think alot of younger fans are quick to label something a classic or someone as legendary because they see older cats talking about the '80s & '90s and want to feel like theyre apart of something great as well. especially on this board where people will call an average album a classic before it even hits stores. its just forced and not organic.
Pool_Shark
Can’t move with me in this digital space
Why'd this circle jerk get stickied?
Big Mel
@bigboss
When i first heard 'M.E.T.H.O.D. M.A.N.' i literally felt like it was the best rap song i'd ever heard at the moment. I can't even really describe how important that feel was. Wu took all the 80's aesthetics and brought it right up to a 90's speed.
I knew they were the GOAT instantly.
I knew they were the GOAT instantly.