This really ruined the club scene???

[Playaz Eyez]

Was about to come in and say this. Smartphones and stunting trap music. You can't dance to no damn trap

I was too young back then, but it's not hard to figure out why Black American clubbing is dead. Back in the early 2000s in the crunk era with dance music and no phones bytches stayed dancing.


From what I understand the best clubs are now Caribbean and Spanish/Latin. So if you want to dance with some nice hoes hit up those joints

I’ve definitely heard the same. Pretty much a lot of Afrobeats and Soca has taken over and I’m glad.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

That’s my boy Ron


Best dj in LA


But the phones and social media really killed the club scene

R-Tistic a okayplayer icon.

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

I used to promote in nyc. Huge difference in the club scene. If I was a young boy I wouldn’t waste my time in a club. Standing around looking at nikkas looking at you while chicks take selfies is not the wave.

 

[chineebai]

depends on the club, dancehall/soca/spanish clubs there's always dancing for both men and women

 

[Sleepy Floyd]

This is true. That's why I hit up the Latin spots, bytches be dancing all night and twerking on a nikka dikk when reggaeton come on. The music be trash but they don't stop dancing

 

[bigde09]

Barefoot in a dirty club

Edit: I ain’t see the breh in the back

 

[Playaz Eyez]

nikkas took 00’s rap/hip hop for granted

They sure did people were so busy pointing and laughing that everything had to be headphone music that they forgot about the experience of actually dancing. Crunk and snap was fun as shyt. Everybody was having a good time sweating, moving and bonding

 

[2 one 3]

R-Tistic a okayplayer icon.

Yup.


December 4th boys…

 

[Taadow]

Is this what really led to the club scene being hardly any dancing and just sitting around and stuntin, at least when it comes to rap.

Smartphones ruined clubs. People became more interested in portraying an image rather than being in the moment. That and back in the days what happened in the club, stayed in the club.

The last thing anyone wanted was a trail of evidence documenting your indiscretions, antics and any potentially nefarious shenanigans.

These, plus:

- The Club of choice became the Strip Club, as far as the music that was made.
- No slow songs at The Club because nobody knows how to slow dance anymore (this helped kill R&B)

The rappers were lowkey telling us the club was gonna die back in the day.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

nikka if you don't delete this shyt

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Bottle service was before my time but I can definitely see how it shifted the club experience. Same goes for smart phones

When I was going you didn't want to dress too nice because 1), your nice shoes would get scuffed up, and 2) you were gaurunteed to be drenched in sweat at the end of the night. The setup now allows you to be pretty all night

 

[#1 pick]

Guns killed clubs

nikkas had guns in the 2000s and they were still fun

 

[Playaz Eyez]

nikka if you don't delete this shyt

I had to run this back and cot dammit Saucy Santana’s cousin

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I’ve definitely heard the same. Pretty much a lot of Afrobeats and Soca has taken over and I’m glad.

Yeah I grew up square and was never clubs, but by the time I was 21 shyt was downhill anyway.

I'm tryna find some Carribean joints though and want to start up Bachata

 

[DOSDUMUNI]

Was about to come in and say this. Smartphones and stunting trap music. You can't dance to no damn trap

I was too young back then, but it's not hard to figure out why Black American clubbing is dead. Back in the early 2000s in the crunk era with dance music and no phones bytches stayed dancing.


From what I understand the best clubs are now Caribbean and Spanish/Latin. So if you want to dance with some nice hoes hit up those joints

I would disagree and say afrobeat but we on the same side as far as the topic at hand.