So right now hiphop is at its worse both commercially and critically....
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That was the darkest period in Hip Hop history.
Them one hit wonders did a toll on black folk image
Whitty Hutton
these posters are TRASH
I thought hip hop was already dead. Now its just dying. Would you flip flopping fakkits make ya minds up already 
I thought it was over during the ringtone era. Hip Hop was a wrap. Bunch of nobodies were making hits from the worst songs you ever heard. Everybody was flopping and selling like 30K first week. And ZERO good music came out.That was the darkest period in Hip Hop history.
Them one hit wonders did a toll on black folk image
Rick Ross and Jeezy little run was ehhh.
TI and Wayne were getting worse with every song
New York was nowhere to be found
Kanye was blossoming into the lazy pretentious f#ggot that we see today
Plies was top 5
Everything was terrible in 2007
Look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_hip_hop
Yeah, 04-2010 was just bad times. Cats were flopping and for the first time ever, I heard those one-hit wonders talking about show money and how they hustling
when they were barely making car payments. DJ Kahled with his collabo efforts that never sell shyt. Dipset went on their last run 
. Kanye outselling 50 which ended the 20 year dominance on gangsta rap. Plies blowing up T- Pain and his songs about tricking on bytches. 07 was Vietnam on my mind. Straight traumatizing.
The Message
Lex with tv sets the minimum
^^^ Word. All that snap music had me at the edge. haha
Pool_Shark
Can’t move with me in this digital space
This is bullshyt point blank. The last three years were great. Unless you were anticipating Nicki and 2 chainz dropping classics
man don't even waste your time with these guys. They've made up their mind and just like to come on here and whine and complain like the rest of the internet.
For some people it's easier to be nostalgic than to try new things and accept new taste in the things they like.
Usually the people I see complain are cacs, people that can't have fun, or old-heads that grew up around that era and refuse to accept any alternatives.
The funny thing is if someone is spitting fire they're like "Oh yeah that's good but not as good as an album that has had years to garner critical acclaim and universal acceptance into the genre so hip-hop must be dead"
Then if an artist trys to re-create the music that these people are begging for they're called corny and played out.
When they see an artist move out of the box their like "no no you can't do that, no hip-hop sucks
"In a way you can call them masochist cause they still love logging on to a hip-hop board listening to music they hate and complain about it, then they log on the next day and come back for more of what they call trash music
I think across the board the variety has dropped and there is a relatively short list of rappers that you can say are rapping good for real. That list though I'll bet my left nut is above all the 90's dudes aside from the greats that have become untouchable cause of time which is fine.
Lyrics reahed their pek mid-;ate 90's
Canibus from then
Rass Kass from then
Big Pun (R.I.P)
Killa Priest
Eminem from then
Scarface
LYRICS!
Now not saying I mess with them now but that 97-98-99 era was Peak lyrics in HipHop.
Look how much props Jay Electronica got just for being a throwback from then and even sounding a lil like Killa Priest.
I cant call French Montana,2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, Asap Rocky, Chief Keef , Drake or anyone else out here lyricists.
The game had to get watered down and commercialized. The power had to be taken out of it. The angle is to appeal to kids, but nobody buying shiiiiit anymore and could really care less.
The artform lost it's "art" a while ago. I salute Kendrick, Nas, and others who still write poetry but yeah, they in the minority.
Lyrics reahed their pek mid-;ate 90's
lol
Yeah not sure what the hell point he's trying to make. Lyrics are clearly not better than ever...by any measure.
It used to be said in the label offices you have to make something with crossover appeal aka something white parents could support.
Then it turned into you have to make something for the ladies/radio.
Now it's turned into you have to make something for the strippers.
Business doesn't promote natural growth. It promotes "what is hot now"? Ok duplicate it or put the same "hot" rapper on every song so it can go to radio. It's not like they think people are smart. They know folks aren't really that intelligent and need to be spoonfed to just be a mindless consumer.
Why do you think radio plays the same songs day in and day out.It's not to cater to those who have extensive musical taste. It's so that the labels can make money and that people know all the words to the songs at their year end concerts.
The art was killed by the commerce aspect.
Then it turned into you have to make something for the ladies/radio.
Now it's turned into you have to make something for the strippers.
Business doesn't promote natural growth. It promotes "what is hot now"? Ok duplicate it or put the same "hot" rapper on every song so it can go to radio. It's not like they think people are smart. They know folks aren't really that intelligent and need to be spoonfed to just be a mindless consumer.
Why do you think radio plays the same songs day in and day out.It's not to cater to those who have extensive musical taste. It's so that the labels can make money and that people know all the words to the songs at their year end concerts.
The art was killed by the commerce aspect.
The_King_of_Everything
Yeah.
Action Bronson?