What's better 80s hip hop or 90s hip hop

[Why-Fi]

80s especially early 80s was made for performing shows kind of like the stuff now

im going early 90s because thats when the idea of making complete records came to a head

 

[Wacky D]

alot of the best albums came from the '80s.

 

[mannyrs13]

I voted for 90s but can respect the artists and lyricism of the 80s. Rakim, bdk, krs, etc. All legends. 90s then 80s...............then the rest.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

90's...it was better lyrically and more diversity from production on down to lyrics and styles.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

90's.

Lets be honest though, 80s was still development mode for the most part. Just hyper voices over drums and ABC rhymes. Things didn't get really good until 86 or 87. And I say that with wll respect towards the legends because they laid the blueprint for the 90s of course but 90s rappers took the torch and set everything on fire.

In the 80s, the only MCs rhyming with complex rhyme schemes were Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and Guru. In the 90s that was the bar by 95. Not too mention we saw the rise of West Coast acts and Southern acts which made the prominent scene even more diverse in styles.

My birth mighta had somethin to do with that