Funk Flex on Hot 97 July 19, 1996 (Summer of 96: Reasonable Doubt, It Was Written Era)

[livindajetlife]

This Is dope af

 

[Newark88]

95>>>>96
OB4CL Blasting out the Cars>>>>

I remember. I was just coming out of high school that summer the purple tape dropped. But 96 was just a lil different

 

[Zero]

Player hater, not at all
I don't play those games
You got beef with Jigga?
Say my name, you shy/Shai?

 

[Ku$h Parker]

I remember. I was just coming out of high school that summer the purple tape dropped. But 96 was just a lil different

I was in NYC Visiting in 95 and just hearing Wu,Mobb,Nas and BIG bumping all around in The Summer was so I have to put it up there wit the GOAT Years but Summer 96 definitely took it to another level wit its share of Piff

 

[Newark88]

I was in NYC Visiting in 95 and just hearing Wu,Mobb,Nas and BIG bumping all around in The Summer was so I have to put it up there wit the GOAT Years but Summer 96 definitely took it to another level wit its share of Piff

Can’t forget about the clubs from that era: The Tunnel, Essos, Carbon, Palladium, Nells etc

 

[FunkDoc1112]

One thing that sticks out to me about this era was how far ahead songs hit the radio before their official releases. Daytona 500 ain't drop as a single til October '96 but it already hit the streets at least a whole 3 months beforehand.

 

[Newark88]

One thing that sticks out to me about this era was how far ahead songs hit the radio before their official releases. Daytona 500 ain't drop as a single til October '96 but it already hit the streets at least a whole 3 months beforehand.

Sometimes they would drop a whole year before the album dropping

 

[JerseyFinest!]

One thing that sticks out to me about this era was how far ahead songs hit the radio before their official releases. Daytona 500 ain't drop as a single til October '96 but it already hit the streets at least a whole 3 months beforehand.

Mixtapes played a big part in that.

Most albums from that era, by the time they dropped, I knew half the album by heart already due to album cuts being on mixtapes

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Mixtapes played a big part in that.

Most albums from that era, by the time they dropped, I knew half the album by heart already due to album cuts being on mixtapes

Meanwhile my generation (millenial) is so spoiled we were freaking the fukk out and getting heated when we realized we'd already heard 90% of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when the tracklist dropped

 

[Newark88]

When it came to exclusives during this time, Clue and Stretch & Bobbito were the kings. There were plenty of times where you would hear an “unreleased” track on Stretch & Bob’s show or a Clue tape that you wouldn’t hear officially anywhere else until possibly a year later.

 

[spliz]

95>>>>96
OB4CL Blasting out the Cars>>>>

shyt still ain’t trumping 96 bruh. TOO much legendary shyt dropped that year.

 

[NVious]

Subs.

Daps + rep.

 

[WOLF2007]

Yo this has me feeling nostalgic...

 

[-DMP-]

This should be a sticky. Classic shyt.

 

[Spidey Man]

Time to grab some headphones and walk the dog for no reason