NY hip hop has never reached the heights it did in the 2000(again).

[bigde09]

50 killed New York with all the beefing. It no longer became about the music and nikkas stopped being proud of making good music and just wanted to beef and outsell each other. Jay played a role in it too, I’m not sure how but I know that nikka did something foul somewhere

Ny killed Ny

 

[bnew]

wonder how much economic activity they're responsibly for? has to be billions.

 

[Mirin4rmfar]

Feel like this current era would have been Memphis until Dolph got killed

 

[ThatTruth777]

it was just 50 tbh

 

[Child_Of_God]

NY Rap was at it’s prime during the early to mid 90’s imo.

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[the cac mamba]

How does Ja Rule have a net worth of $4 million?

i'm not sure if you're saying this is high or low

he hasn't been hot in what, 20 years?

 

[Space Cowboy]

i'm not sure if you're saying this is high or low

he hasn't been hot in what, 20 years?

That’s low as shyt. This man sold so many records.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Feel like this current era would have been Memphis until Dolph got killed

Key glock tho



It's rare to hear a musician who ACTUALLY sounds like the artist he claims as an influence.

And Duke deuce is still making hits.

 

[Eternally Jaded]

wonder how much economic activity they're responsibly for? has to be billions.

Def had to be.

The drip was insane and so was its reach.

Those members only jackets like Jay had in that dirt off your shoulder clip was everywhere for years with the little knitty caps.

Side note; people have said I look like that nikka Mims n to this day I still don't see it.

 

[Neuromancer]

Nah the 90's was the peak. The decline was the 2000's

 

[Amo Husserl]

Feel like this current era would have been Memphis until Dolph got killed

You on somethin'... we ain't got a city makin' a era right now.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

That's because the music industry was prioritizing and throwing money at hip hop in a way it had never done before. Rap industry peaked unfortunately in the digital era so it had a short lived celebration before the internet and cd sales disappearing imploded the market.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Texas took off in 05 and then other southern places started getting in on the commercial tip and NY was done

The labels wanted that south money

NY artists in 2005 were still outselling Texas rappers.