Tariq Nasheed was part of the video that started the downfall of Hip Hop

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ruined hip hop radio. Conglomerates started consolidating radio rotations nationally. The same lowest common denominator type shyt around the nation. Local DJ's started getting handcuffed as to what they could play. Less local DJ's breaking local emcees.
Some corporate executive in Indianapolis pushing the same songs in every city.
If you want to blame anyone, blame Bill Clinton.



And one year later, in early 1997 B Rock The Bizz dropped "My Baby Daddy" which became the first song to open the floodgates for everything you just stated and Hot 97 was the platform that this happened on.
 

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i think it was on rap city...They used to play all the indie and under the radar southern joints...

this was during the cablevision skinny black remote days:wow:


u sure? I dont know man. I cant recall ever seeing this on rap city.

I remember seeing it on hit list, and definitely the afternoon shows.

not rap city tho. I cant even recall rap city playing freaknasty's "da dip" or that group that remade "the breaks" with flex alexander in the video.
 

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 ruined hip hop radio. Conglomerates started consolidating radio rotations nationally. The same lowest common denominator type shyt around the nation. Local DJ's started getting handcuffed as to what they could play. Less local DJ's breaking local emcees.
Some corporate executive in Indianapolis pushing the same songs in every city.
If you want to blame anyone, blame Bill Clinton.
Damn, Clinton keeps getting credit for that 90's economy when his policies hadn't even started to take effect. It wasn't until he left office that we could see the results of all the fukked up shyt he did by furthering the Reagan agenda instead of putting the breaks on. This dude should be considered one of the worst presidents in history.
 
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