There's a generation gap in hip hop and its the old heads who are in denial about it.

[smokeurobinson]

Something I noticed online and offline.




In 1999, 20 years ago, Steve Harvey did this bit shytting on golden age hip hop. Refers to his era of the 70's (20 years prior) as when music was "real music." According to Steve what we considered golden era hip hop wasn't real music. In 2019 all these hip hop old heads sound exactly like Steve did 20 years ago...... "My era was the real thing...this era isn't"

But you wanna know who isnt complaining? The kids.



Some fool in denial will say "Comparing 70's R&B to 90's Hip Hop" aint the same"......yes it is. Because you being caught up in the standard of yesteryears hip hop is the the same as the previous 70's generation looking at not playing instruments and sampling records as not being real music. The audience laughing at Steve shytting on golden era hip hop is the same as current old heads coming together now to shyt on this era of hip hop.

Steve saying:
'40 people on the stage, all of them have a mic....why? We dont understand what one of u is saying" = Current old head complaining about the mumble rap era

 

[Champagne Kudo]

We all become old nikkas talking that "back in the day shyt" eventually

 

[ADK]

When I play Eternal Atake for my grandkids

When they play it for me because that nikka won’t release it til I have grandkids

 

[Ricardo Gardner]

They say the war between the generations is the one war in which everyone changes sides eventually.

For me one of the great pleasures in music is putting young people on to old tunes they haven’t heard before, but just as good is seeing a talented young artist come through with hunger and expressing themselves for the first time. Like this debut freestyle from Dave at age 16, he had nothing but a pad, a pen, an old Eminem beat and a burning sense of injustice:

If you’re looking for real spitters we got plenty out in the UK still

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I can’t argue. I’m in my 30’s but I don’t expect the music coming out for today’s youth to cater to me or my preferences.



I’m sure what we liked our folks didn’t, etc, etc.

I do at least try to open my mind and appreciate some new stuff for what it is. Even if it’s not my thing, I try to at least educate myself enough to know what is and isn’t high quality...for that particular sound. That’s just because I’m a big music fan though.

I will just say objectively, that for better or worse, popular music seems to be getting less...meaningful? I was gonna say smart but that doesn’t make sense and contradicts what I said earlier.


My gut instinct is just that it felt like we had plenty off bullshyt fast food music back in the day, but at least we were offered some quality steak and vegetables too. These days I think it’s a double edged sword, in that you get offered less diversity, but if you’re internet savvy you can find a whole world of crazy new music to enjoy.

 

[Frida Giezman]

My boy who I grew up watching and playing basketball with now hates the nba

But he still orders league pass every year

 

[EBK String]

you the main nikka on here pushing that line?

 

[jaguar paw]

My mindset in any era is to seek out the dope shyt and get people to listen to it.

 

[Flav]

DRUGS...

OGs from the 60s & 70s had original music about peace and love and helping brothers and sisters. They didn’t like that HipHop came in with all that violent Kill a nikka fukk a bytch songs over the melodies they loved so much in their days. They was more behind the scenes violent taking acid and LSD wile talking that peace love shyt in music mainstream.

VIOLENCE...

OGs 80s & 90s complain over the mainstream drug use of HipHop because they used to do it behind the scenes and told kids to stop the violence wile sniffing coke and hitting the pipe and beating fools to a bloody pulp behind the scenes.

HHHHMMMMM.....

I don’t know what’s next in HipHop but better believe this generation will complain about something because the next generation will bring what they did behind closed doors to the mainstream.....if I had to guess I would say......BEING GAY......looks like it’s happened now between the early 00 rappers and the new rappers now.

 

[Tflasha]

They say the war between the generations is the one war in which everyone changes sides eventually.

For me one of the great pleasures in music is putting young people on to old tunes they haven’t heard before, but just as good is seeing a talented young artist come through with hunger and expressing themselves for the first time. Like this debut freestyle from Dave at age 16, he had nothing but a pad, a pen, an old Eminem beat and a burning sense of injustice:

If you’re looking for real spitters we got plenty out in the UK still

sorry this made me chuckle

 

[Sauce Dab]

Everybody thinks their era is better than the last. In music, sports, or just life in general damn near every era said that. Like shyt ain’t good now but I can’t imagine living in the Jim Crow era :FrancisWave:

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

No matter what era you look in, there's always something to keep you listening if you truly enjoy the genre.

I prefer the mid-80's/early-90's, but that doesn't stop me from listening to recent stuff that's well-made.

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[murksiderock]

They say the war between the generations is the one war in which everyone changes sides eventually.

For me one of the great pleasures in music is putting young people on to old tunes they haven’t heard before, but just as good is seeing a talented young artist come through with hunger and expressing themselves for the first time. Like this debut freestyle from Dave at age 16, he had nothing but a pad, a pen, an old Eminem beat and a burning sense of injustice:

If you’re looking for real spitters we got plenty out in the UK still

That was good. I'm trying to remember the name of this UK female someone put me on like 4-5 years ago, she was bad too, and I believe she also had a podcast? She was a rapper, cant remember her name, though!

If I ever leave the US I'm going to London. How is the overall black experience there?

Everybody thinks their era is better than the last. In music, sports, or just life in general damn near every era said that. Like shyt ain’t good now but I can’t imagine living in the Jim Crow era :FrancisWave:

100%. I always chuckle at cats generation shaming, like the era before yours didn't do the same haha. Happens to us all and I've had to check myself too...

 

[TheDarceKnight]

My mindset in any era is to seek out the dope shyt and get people to listen to it.

Me too. It’s just a little idea I have, but I do think this type of stuff helps keep you young and open minded. The shyt I think is dope in this era I have such a hard time getting people my age to listen to.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I do think technology has completely taken down the barriers to entry. So anyone can get in the game now. It’s a blessing and a curse. There’s way more content out there to sift through. But if you’re willing to do it, now is as good a time to be a hip-hop head as any time since maybe before 2000/2001.

2018 was a monster year, no matter what type of hip-hop you liked.

And think about this summer. I’m only speaking for the older, more traditional heads, but in an 8-week span we get releases from Benny, MadGibbs, Nas, Westside Gunn, Black Milk, 38 Spesh, Alchemist, Rick Ross, Skyzoo and Pete Rock, Flee Lord, and Showbiz and Milano. I’m sure I’m missing more mainstream shyt too.

We’d have been lucky to get 3-4 really dope albums in 8 weeks back in the day just due to major labels and physical media.