People used to take time out of their day and go to the music shops…

[Juggalo Fred]

I grew up in this era. I am NOT clamoring to return to it either

Why not? It was magical going to the store on the day your favorite rappers album dropped. And seeing all the other cool CDs in the rap section and sometimes you'd buy one simply for the guest appearances on it.

And there was no autotune then

 

[The Phoenix]

Virgin & Sam Goody werent stores down south but we did have Blockbuster music and music warehouse

The listening stations to make sure the cd you were about to buy wasn’t bunk as fk

I'm down south and we had Sam Goody stores.

 

[Knuckles Red]

Regarding the listening stations...how did that work as far as germs go? Were there antibacterial wipes next to each station? I wouldn't want to put my ears where so many others have been. Just curious...

 

[Canada Goose]

Spotify >>>>>>>> Virgin Megastore.


Pay 10 bucks a month and listen to as many albums as I like

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Lol remember you had to wait 5 months for album to drop
It was an event

 

[Dynamite James]

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

My mom buying the Walmart version of Ll Cool J album and Big willy style and Willenium


I'd always ask my homie for ANY of his music

"Dog let me get drag on tape"

"nikka you want old shyt all the time "

My mindset was "just gimme something not wack "

Mind you we was In like 4th grade

 

[SunZoo]

I used to steal all my music.

Swiping a new tape, running home or to your friends house to unwrap, play it, dub it and stack it with the rest of your collect just don't hit the same as a torrent

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

I'm down south and we had Sam Goody stores.

Co-sign. I was young, but vividly remember seeing some Sam Goody spots

 

[Satsui no Hadou]

shyt…last time I remember using a cd player I was like 18 or 19. That was fifteen years ago. Crazy how quickly that tech became obsolete…that’s because at that point we already had iPods and smart phones were in their infancy.

I had a shyt load of music on my computer but there were times when a young foo just couldn’t go home, so I had my cd player and books to entertain me

 

[Dynamite James]

I used to steal all my music.

Swiping a new tape, running home or to your friends house to unwrap, play it, dub it and stack it with the rest of your collect just don't hit the same as a torrent

The lengths we went for music

 

[Spence]

Regarding the listening stations...how did that work as far as germs go? Were there antibacterial wipes next to each station? I wouldn't want to put my ears where so many others have been. Just curious...

It was a lawless time

 

[Spence]

Co-sign. I was young, but vividly remember seeing some Sam Goody spots

For whatever weird ass reason they were absent from Houston and anywhere else in Texas.