Was Compton underappreciated due to the times?

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I think about this more and more now that the dust has settled on this album.

I didn't like the album when it 1st came out and then went back and revisited months ago and had more of an appreciation for it. The mixing on that bytch is top notch and sonically the album is great! But I wonder how much of this album wasn't really appreciated because it's not what everybody else is doing. In today's world of Hip Hop, if you not doing what the popular sound of the time, then it seems like there's no room for your sound. Compton ain't anything like what the new nikkas doing at all and Hip Hop has changed so much since Chronic 2001 that I don't even think this generation of Hip Hop fans give a fukk about Hip Hop music that doesn't sound like what everybody else is doing today. Even when Dre took off time between 1992 to 1999, while things had changed, they hadn't changed so much like they had from 1999 to 2015 (longer stretch of time, i know).

So my question, was the Compton underappreciated because of the times and because of how much Hip Hop has changed and the value or rather the bar that was once set for music is so low that now if its not Trap or Trap Soul then it gets the "what the fukk is this shyt?" reaction from it?

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stomachlines said:
I think about this more and more now that the dust has settled on this album.

I didn't like the album when it 1st came out and then went back and revisited months ago and had more of an appreciation for it. The mixing on that bytch is top notch and sonically the album is great! But I wonder how much of this album wasn't really appreciated because it's not what everybody else is doing. In today's world of Hip Hop, if you not doing what the popular sound of the time, then it seems like there's no room for your sound. Compton ain't anything like what the new nikkas doing at all and Hip Hop has changed so much since Chronic 2001 that I don't even think this generation of Hip Hop fans give a fukk about Hip Hop music that doesn't sound like what everybody else is doing today. Even when Dre took off time between 1992 to 1999, while things had changed, they hadn't changed so much like they had from 1999 to 2015 (longer stretch of time, i know).

So my question, was the Compton underappreciated because of the times and because of how much Hip Hop has changed and the value or rather the bar that was once set for music is so low that now if its not Trap or Trap Soul then it gets the "what the fukk is this shyt?" reaction from it?

Thoughts?

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i keep telling people snoop and the dogg pound are the reason dre stayed hot on the chronics..nobody fuccs with em no more and mel - man
 
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The album was great IMO..Compton was more of a musical memoir for Dr. Dre's career than the usual blunts, 40s and bytches theme that was showcased on The Chronic and 2001. A more mature album for those that followed Dre throughout his 30 year producing career.

I guess no one noticed that throughout the whole album the focal point of that album was the cohesiveness of rhyme flow and soundscapes. Nothing rehashed or generic..everything song had it's own feel.
 
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Agent Orange said:
The album was great IMO..Compton was more of a musical memoir for Dr. Dre's career than the usual blunts, 40s and bytches theme that was showcased on The Chronic and 2001. A more mature album for those that followed Dre throughout his 30 year producing career.

I guess no one noticed that throughout the whole album the focal point of that album was the cohesiveness of rhyme flow and soundscapes. Nothing rehashed or generic..everything song had it's own feel.
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Interesting perspective, I agree. :ehh:
 
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It was a great album to me and if I had Apple Music, I'd listened to it more. Honestly, it was a vanity project. Doubt Dre needs the money or planned on touring. Musically and sonically top-notch. Did he even service a single or video? If not, then that tells the tale.
 
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Agent Orange said:
The album was great IMO..Compton was more of a musical memoir for Dr. Dre's career than the usual blunts, 40s and bytches theme that was showcased on The Chronic and 2001. A more mature album for those that followed Dre throughout his 30 year producing career.

I guess no one noticed that throughout the whole album the focal point of that album was the cohesiveness of rhyme flow and soundscapes. Nothing rehashed or generic..everything song had it's own feel.
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