Was 1996 the Peak of Rhyming? Free Daps & Reps

[mobbinfms]

that's a pretty strong claim..

I know.
It was inspired by the breh @stomachlines thread about Vol 2. I was thinking about how Jay was at his absolute peak on RD.
So was Prodigy on HOE
Nas was still sharp as ever
Andre 3000 ramped up
Was 96 the peak of rhyming?

I'm waiting on someone to make a case for another year.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Love these types of threads.

You thirsty breh

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I do too

 

[-Quikness-]

I would never say that 96 was the greatest year in hip hop. For me that would be 95 (with 94 coming in second). I know others would point to 88.

But this thread is just about the rhyme side of things.

Check the resume:

Nas - yeah, It Was Written wasn't as good as Illmatic, but Nas' pen was just as sharp.


Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt was Jay's peak as an emcee, he never rhymed that well ever again.


Prodigy - Hell On Earth. The greatest rapper of all time at his absolute peak. Hell on Earth second verse. . Apostles Warning Nighttime Vultures Predicting that a certain someone's days were numbered in low digits

Spoiler: For all those...who couldn't decipher the hidden messages on Drop a Gem on Em

Andre 3000 - Duke ramped up in a way nobody saw coming


Ras Kass - West Coast god The album may have had its flaws But some consider it the most lyrical album ever.

Heltah Skeltah - Overlooked album at the time. But Ruck and Rock were killing shyt the whole way through


Am I dead wrong about this brehs?
I could be
But what year was better though
#tpc #tnt

Great thread breh .. Damn what a year 96 was

Personally I can't call a best year but from 94 to 96 hip hop was at a peak competitively,making everything golden

 

[ISO]

I know.
It was inspired by the breh @stomachlines thread about Vol 2. I was thinking about how Jay was at his absolute peak on RD.
So was Prodigy on HOE
Nas was still sharp as ever
Andre 3000 ramped up
Was 96 the peak of rhyming?

I'm waiting on someone to make a case for another year.

1994
Nas on Illmatic
Common on Resurrection
B.I.G. on Ready to Die
Redman on Dare Iz A Darkside
OutKast on Southernplaya (best Kast album IMO)
O.C. on Word...Life
Scarface on The Diary
Jeru on Sun Rises

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Considering pac dropped hiphop's GOAT album AEOM,plus 7 day theory,plus recorded all those great songs that would later be put out while on deathrow.
Yea hiphop kinda died on 9-13-96
R.I.P. pac

 

[Awesome Wells]

It was the last by and large pure year is the way I always say it.

This.

The budgets got huge around '97, but the standard changed too. It lowered. Just seemed like a lot of MC's lost their identify after '96. Image definitely became more of a concern than skill on a large-scale, and that kinda killed what was so dope about the culture prior to that.

Not sure I saw anyone mention Illadelph Halflife. But lyrics took a backseat right after getting so many classic albums that had some of the best lyrics ever on them. It was weird.

 

[Firefly]

It was the last by and large pure year is the way I always say it.

Nah 97. PUN, Canibus, CNN etc.........

I agree with you about 1995 being the best overall year though. Legendary era.

 

[arel]

96 was the last great yr of hip hop IMO.

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but srsly man... c'mon... that's such a selective memory based view

 

[NYtymes]

It was written and reasonable doubt... Enough said. Idk if 96' was the greatest year in hip hop but it definitely was a special year lyrically.

 

[arel]

Lot of phenomenal music in 96

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

The greatest lyricist of all-time is GZA

The greatest album of all-time is Liquid Swords

Came out 1995, therefore I disagree breh, but 1996 is up there no doubt. Prodigy on HOE was something else


I still want my dap and rep tho

 

[milik_19]

One of the greatest hiphop years ever. Especially Andre on ATLiens really stepped up, and Nas' great storytelling on IWW were great

 

[DaRock]

Exactly. And the fans back then were extremely critical of rappers who had a wack pen game. I feel like people cared more about lyrics than production In the 90s

Love Jay and Wayne....but them dudes fathered a generation of "I don't write" azz rappers...and fukked the game up...

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Personally I think Jay was juuuuuuuuuust a bit better lyrically on Vol. 1. But 96 gave us this to close out the year

 

[Juggalo Fred]

I would never say that 96 was the greatest year in hip hop. For me that would be 95 (with 94 coming in second). I know others would point to 88.

But this thread is just about the rhyme side of things.

Check the resume:

Nas - yeah, It Was Written wasn't as good as Illmatic, but Nas' pen was just as sharp.


Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt was Jay's peak as an emcee, he never rhymed that well ever again.


Prodigy - Hell On Earth. The greatest rapper of all time at his absolute peak. Hell on Earth second verse. . Apostles Warning Nighttime Vultures Predicting that a certain someone's days were numbered in low digits

Spoiler: For all those...who couldn't decipher the hidden messages on Drop a Gem on Em

Andre 3000 - Duke ramped up in a way nobody saw coming


Ras Kass - West Coast god The album may have had its flaws But some consider it the most lyrical album ever.

Heltah Skeltah - Overlooked album at the time. But Ruck and Rock were killing shyt the whole way through


Am I dead wrong about this brehs?
I could be
But what year was better though
#tpc #tnt

You forgot House of Krazees "head trauma" album came out in 96