Jay-Z says hip-hop is back in its prime

[obarth]

He compared it to '92, and '96. Its pure comedy, but he has become our spokesman, even though he took put in destroying the culture.

He said 92 and 96

Again, where does he say it's back in its prime?

 

[Suicide King]

i dont see how what he said makes him deserving of the brutal slay-fest that this thread is

Because its insincere and it insults our intelligence. You think Jay-Z ever gave a shiit about race relations, for instance. I rather him focus on the art and be truthful for once.

 

[ryshy]

Because its insincere and it insults our intelligence. You think Jay-Z ever gave a shiit about race relations, for instance. I rather him focus on the art and be truthful for once.

i dont know you dont either, ur makin presumptions just like everyone does about celebrities an other ppl

 

[obarth]

Because its insincere and it insults our intelligence. You think Jay-Z ever gave a shiit about race relations, for instance. I rather him focus on the art and be truthful for once.

He's had race and pro-black lyrics in his music since Reasonable Doubt, breh

 

[McPiff]

fakkit ass niccas basically getting mad for no reason at all.

The coli will never cease to amaze me.

Bunch of children and females posting in this bytch.

 

[Still Benefited]

Again, where does he say it's back in its prime?

He didn't have to say he thinks those 2 yrs are the primes...but sumtimes u just don't need specefics...if a nikka say "Whoopi Goldberg lookin like Pam Grier"...will your response be "Pam Grier back in the day or right now?"...its offensive regardless

 

[How Sway?]

Todays hip-hop is decent but the last really great year was maybe 2008 or even 2011 if you drop the bar a bit.

 

[obarth]

He didn't have to say he thinks those 2 yrs are the primes...but sumtimes u just don't need specefics...if a nikka say "Whoopi Goldberg lookin like Pam Grier"...will your response be "Pam Grier back in the day or right now?"...its offensive regardless

Breh, he said it feels like 92, 96 as far as "all the albums dropping". He didn't say the albums were on par with the classics from those years, just that there's a number of quality releases. He wasn't making any points about the overall state of the game or anything. The "hip hop back in its prime" part isn't his quote, that's from the article. I think he's still off cause there'd need to be a lot more quality albums coming out to really have the feel of 92 or 96, but he's not making the point the article is trying to say he's making.

Personally, 2006 is the closest year in recent memory to 92 and 96 as far as quantity of good albums:

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
The Roots - Game Theory
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Dilla - Donuts
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
Nas - Hip Hop is Dead
Method Man - 4:21...The Day After
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Young Jeezy - The Inspiration
T.I - King
Ludacris - Release Therapy
Busta Rhymes - Big Bang
Dilla - The Shining
Outkast - Idlewild

 

[How Sway?]

Breh, he said it feels like 92, 96 as far as "all the albums dropping". He didn't say the albums were on par with the classics from those years, just that there's a number of quality releases. He wasn't making any points about the overall state of the game or anything. The "hip hop back in its prime" part isn't his quote, that's from the article. I think he's still off cause there'd need to be a lot more quality albums coming out to really have the feel of 92 or 96, but he's not making the point the article is trying to say he's making.

Personally, 2006 is the closest year in recent memory to 92 and 96 as far as quantity of good albums:

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
The Roots - Game Theory
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Dilla - Donuts
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
Nas - Hip Hop is Dead
Method Man - 4:21...The Day After
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Young Jeezy - The Inspiration
T.I - King
Ludacris - Release Therapy
Busta Rhymes - Big Bang
Dilla - The Shining
Outkast - Idlewild

I forgot how dope 06 was, I usually think of snapmusic and reggeaton when I think of 06

 

[AntoineWalkerShimmy]

Y'all just need to go and create an all purpose hate "Artist X" "Artist Y" thread instead of a new "Nas is a fakkit because _____" "Jay-Z is a camel" thread every other day.

 

[The War Report]

 

[TheNig]

You nikkas sound like you saw him throw your demo is the trash.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

jay keeps mentioning the same guys in all his interviews now its getting boring, drake, j cole, kanye, wale, kendrick

They're the mainstream dudes putting out quality, also jay has said point blank you gotta prove yourself and be at a certain level to get his co-sign publicly, there are prolly a few more dudes just coming up or on the tier below drake/cole/etc but he doesn't feel they deserve his co-sign yet

 

[dubsmith_nz]

I actually think this year has been dope, we've had so much piff and we're only half way through. By the time the year ends it could be the best year for quality albums since 06.

 

[Wild self]

Hip Hop is in far better shape than it was in 2007, in terms of new rappers. But it ain't nowhere close to it's prime yet. Maybe in 2016 or so when these lyrical new rappers drop music on the level of early Bone Thugs or Fugees,