It was never balancedyeah but like kritic said, today its concentrated, before it was balanced, it sounds like you were the one that missed the point
im not sure what point you are trying to make by saying hip hop is one genre, we are talking about the rap genre we arent talking about music in general, so again you seem to be one missing the point
Who are you referring to?Question...
When an artists raps about being hard or "the struggles in the hood" when they never really were in the hood, like maybe they grew up in the suburbs and stared in tween sitcom or perhaps they've had millions since they were 13 or 14 can you as a listener still appreciate the music? If so do you appreciate the message or the production? (the beat)
It was never balanced
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anyone wanting to replyWho are you referring to?
to some...music is subjective and people listen for various reasons.Plus, all that matter is that the music is good
more or lessBut, back to your group 1&2 rap listeners
Group 2 has always and will always outnumber group 1 in the real world
Group 1 will always outnumber group 2 on forums. It's why complaints about hiphop today stemming from inconsistent and hypocritical nostalgia always appear on here

That's where it started, that's not where it stayed or what made it appeal to a large portion of the people who listen. Again music is subjective so while MOST of it is still dance/club music there's still people who listen for different reasons.Hiphop is dance music, that's where it started and that's where it has ended up.
No it wasn'tyes it was
No it wasn't
Show me some of the biggest songs by the years you're referencing
stop arguing man. maybe you did listen to hiphop back then and all you know is nwa.No it wasn't
Show me some of the biggest songs by the years you're referencing
Naw they ain't gone worki already did when i responded to funk doc's post, look in the thread
stop arguing man. maybe you did listen to hiphop back then and all you know is nwa.
naughty by nature, mc hammer, kris kross etc....


Naw they ain't gone work