smh at the beginning of 1995 how "Dear Mama" and "Juicy" kept switching places at #1. kind of prophetic considering how early 1995 was the beginning of their little thing and how their passings shifted hip hop. so i found that interesting
1993 was weird as hell in a good way. wow at Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy Khadafi) having a song at #1. same with Main Source in 1991 and Big L in 1999
that tootsie roll song that charted at #1 in 1995 sounds like the worst song ever. dont remember it. sounded like a precursor to the snap/club rap era. surprised i didnt see "whoomp there it is" in 1993
im sure most people will agree that 2001/2002 was when rap started to become watered down but i disagree. rap stayed the same but the chart hits started gravitating towards more pop songs. theres always hope though. aston martin music charted #1 in 2010 and that song is a classic, and sounds just as soulful as any 90s hit imo. even though the Drake feature was probably what catapulted it to #1
2013 and 2014 literally are the worst years hip hop history and this polygraph clearly illustrates it perfectly
smh at the beginning of 1995 how "Dear Mama" and "Juicy" kept switching places at #1. kind of prophetic considering how early 1995 was the beginning of their little thing and how their passings shifted hip hop. so i found that interesting
that tootsie roll song that charted at #1 in 1995 sounds like the worst song ever. dont remember it. sounded like a precursor to the snap/club rap era.
im sure most people will agree that 2001/2002 was when rap started to become watered down but i disagree. rap stayed the same but the chart hits started gravitating towards more pop songs.
That itself is gonna have an effect on the quality of rap. For one, underground became obsessed with "real hip hop", even to the point of not evolving and doing interesting music. Or running in the totally weird/off-the-map direction and doing weird nerd shyt that 'nobody' was checking for e.g. Def Jux
Then you have the problem of just not being on the radio period. Cats act like it doesn't matter but it matters A LOT. Artists can get decent-to-lovely checks off radio spins alone. Mobb, Wu, Nas weren't coming with chart-topping hits for the most part, but they were getting played and they were getting checks. Radio stops playing you, add that to rampant piracy, and you're left struggling.
theres always hope though. aston martin music charted #1 in 2010 and that song is a classic, and sounds just as soulful as any 90s hit imo. even though the Drake feature was probably what catapulted it to #1
get outta this thread then you corny old man... some of us were young kids in '98 and wanna know about this shyt... smfh at you coming in here like this thread was directed at you or something... your time is over old man, wasn't anyone talking about you, now please electric slide your way outta this thread
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