What period of rap now sounds dusty and retro to you?

[AB Ziggy]

For me it's shyt from like 01-02 and earlier on. Pretty much stuff before GRODT for me.

 

[Never Broke Again]

college dropout

sall good tho, late registration stay soundin fresh

 

[George's Dilemma]

Was listening to Bizmarkie's first two albums yesterday. Sounds archaic by today's standards, but was still dope. Real minimalist sounding, but as an emcee he was very underrated.

 

[AB Ziggy]

Was listening to Bizmarkie's first two albums yesterday. Sounds archaic by today's standards, but was still dope. Real minimalist sounding, but as an emcee he was very underrated.

Biz Markie?

 

[KTD2]

A lot of the beats from The Neptunes era didn't age well AT ALL.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

college dropout

sall good tho, late registration stay soundin fresh

Respectfully disagree about College Dropout, but I agree with you in regards to Late Registration

 

[George's Dilemma]

Biz Markie?

Pardon me duke I'm faded.

 

[Billy Ocean]

Was listening to Bizmarkie's first two albums yesterday. Sounds archaic by today's standards, but was still dope. Real minimalist sounding, but as an emcee he was very underrated.

Kane was writing Biz' rhymes breh

 

[Never Broke Again]

Respectfully disagree about College Dropout, but I agree with you in regards to Late Registration

it just aint soundin like it used to to me, makin me feel all old n shyt

guess its partially cos soul samples were drove into the ground

 

[MF_BREW]

Common Chocolate for water.

 

[stealthbomber]

tried getting thru wu tang forever a few weeks ago

36 chambers is the only wu tang album that doesnt sound ridiculously dated but even it has some moments



edit: dont take this as wu tang hate

 

[Buckeye Fever]

it just aint soundin like it used to to me, makin me feel all old n shyt

guess its partially cos soul samples were drove into the ground

I hear what u sayin. Kanye kinda spoke on that at the end of last call when he said ppl was callin him, wantin blueprint type beats lol.

I give Kanye credit for broadening his sound by going and gettin Jon Brion to work on LR. The live instrumentation on that album is

 

[darealvelle]

Common Chocolate for water.

Really?

 

[mrkaine]

early 90's, when the music was changing bc of the sampling ruling

 

[Buckeye Fever]

A lot of the beats from The Neptunes era didn't age well AT ALL.

Piff like "Allure" aged very well, but a lot of their other stuff didnt