I think I might play Graduation today9/11/2007 is when gangster rap died mainstream in hip-hop.

I think I might play Graduation today9/11/2007 is when gangster rap died mainstream in hip-hop.
those people were still "the streets"
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Benny was talking about when the streets controlled the game and you bring up an underground artist of his time. Tragedy was not controlling the game in the early 90's.![]()
the point of posting that was to show that the so-called "streets" and the so-called "conscious rappers" were from the same same place/element. The people you look at as "conscious rappers" were not some nerdy people from outside the culture that Benny is hinting at![]()
Yet all them nikkas was in the streets and/or had ties to the streets. None of them were nerds. Maybe Kid would be the closest thing but he wasn't a nerd. What I'm saying is the streets was involved regardless if it was positive or not.
Stop it.
Benny literally said that there were cons to when the streets had a hold om the culture. He's obviously talking about when Gangster Rap really took off in 93 all thru 50 Cents reign. The conscious era of 88 - 92 did not have a street element at the forefront. You did not think of "the streets" when Kid N Play Fresh Prince and MC Hammer were running things.
Stop it.
Benny literally said that there were cons to when the streets had a hold om the culture. He's obviously talking about when Gangster Rap really took off in 93 all thru 50 Cents reign. The conscious era of 88 - 92 did not have a street element at the forefront. You did not think of "the streets" when Kid N Play Fresh Prince and MC Hammer were running things.
This is a very hard pill to swallow for most rappersThat moment when he realizes that's who his fanbase is
Lol this, who does he think is buying these 100$+ vinyl editions of their albums. Streets don't care about obi strips and blood spattered cassettes.That moment when he realizes that's who his fanbase is
Yet all them nikkas was in the streets and/or had ties to the streets. None of them were nerds. Maybe Kid would be the closest thing but he wasn't a nerd. What I'm saying is the streets was involved regardless if it was positive or not.
NWA, Ghetto Boys was still making music in that era.
EMPD wasn't conscious rap. Neither was De La Soul or ATCQ.
Neither was Black Sheep. Or the Juice Crew.
The era's are different. What do you consider street? Drug Rap? The Clipse are still relevant. As for New York, that's something different.