Can you be a rap fan if you don't enjoy 90s hip-hop?

[Lord Mecca]

No you can't

Galvatron... is that you?

 

[Illuminatos]

All of this is fine. But you have to understand why people like me (who started high school in 94) aren't going to take your opinions about what's a classic or whose the best emcees seriously. You don't have the knowledge base that us brehs have
Also, so you're 22? When I was that age I was already going back and checking out albums before my time like Long Live The Kane, It Only Takes a Nation, Criminal Minded, Paid in Full, etc. And I was actually going to the record store and paying money for them
They are at your fingertips.
At some point, if you are truly serious about this shyt, you'll do the same too

I'm not a hardcore hip-hop head like you guys are on here. Never said I was I'm just saying most kids my age aren't into that old school stuff.
We're just more into rap that came out during my time period. I know a ton of people my age that never even listened to a 90s hip-hop album. I went through a phase where I was bumping 90s hip-hop but I always gravitated more towards current shyt. And outside of a few singles here and there, I never really delved into 80s hip-hop and prior. Just not interested in it.

I'd rather listen to Gucci/Wayne/Drake than Wu-Tang, Biggie, Mobb Deep etc.

 

[nieman]

Here's a better question - If you don't enjoy 90's hip-hop, how can you call Jay-Z, 2pac, Biggie, Rakim, Nas, Ice Cube, KRS, Kane etc the greatest rapper of all-time?

Yes you can be a rap fan, but no you can't be a hip-hop fan. Every generation appreciates what's prior. There are a good portion of us that are relatively the same age as hip-hop, so we grew as the culture did. Maybe because of that, we're more susceptible to appreciate the 80's hip-hop, even though we came of age in the 90's. But even if that's not your sound, how can it not be appreciated? Every generation appreciates the era before it..except this new age rap.

 

[100Percent]

Breh, I know this is a weird question, but do you listen to music with headphones or speakers? Maybe my headphones aren't that great, because I can't take in rapping for too long or my ears hurt/I get burnt out.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Never really gave it a shot. When you look up classic hip-hop albums, the oldest one is usually The Chronic in 1992.

At least listen to NWA

nikkaz4life is every bit as good as the chronic production wise and Straight OUtta Compton/Eazy Duz It is fire too

Cubes first few solo albums too

 

[CrimsonTider]

Here's a better question - If you don't enjoy 90's hip-hop, how can you call Jay-Z, 2pac, Biggie, Rakim, Nas, Ice Cube, KRS, Kane etc the greatest rapper of all-time?

Yes you can be a rap fan, but no you can't be a hip-hop fan. Every generation appreciates what's prior. There are a good portion of us that are relatively the same age as hip-hop, so we grew as the culture did. Maybe because of that, we're more susceptible to appreciate the 80's hip-hop, even though we came of age in the 90's. But even if that's not your sound, how can it not be appreciated? Every generation appreciates the era before it..except this new age rap.

Shut up

You're making up artificial qualifiers to satisfy your definitions of fan

Why do you have to appreciate prior generation and not the new generation

Nobody trying to bump that old ish no matter what accolades y'all give it

 

[feelosofer]

Sure you could but I'd label you a casual and that's that. This is really more of a sign of hip-hop being run by 90's babies for the most part. I mean there's cats who weren't even born or just babies when Illmatic came out.

 

[mobbinfms]

I'm not a hardcore hip-hop head like you guys are on here.

Nothing more needs to be said after this breh.
Most people aren't.

 

[mobbinfms]

Nann nikka
Shook ones
Five on it

Was it a DJ actually transitioning those records into one another?
That sounds crazy