pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
i think it was the 80's imo
it had rakim kane g rap krs one ll cool j etc
it had rakim kane g rap krs one ll cool j etc
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which era had better lyricist the 80's or 90's
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80s: Rakim, BDK & Kool G Rap took lyricism and depth to a whole new level
90s: Nas Illmatic to me is hip hop's bible, Pac made deep introespective n social shyt mainstream, Big hit new heights in flow n lyricsm, then u got Jay-z, Outkast, Mobb Deep, DMX, Eminem, etc..
Conclusion: 80s cemented the foundations and the 90s built on from these foundations and expanded from them
I was born in 88, so my choice is 90s
80s: Rakim, BDK & Kool G Rap took lyricism and depth to a whole new level
90s: Nas Illmatic to me is hip hop's bible, Pac made deep introespective n social shyt mainstream, Big hit new heights in flow n lyricsm, then u got Jay-z, Outkast, Mobb Deep, DMX, Eminem, etc..
Conclusion: 80s cemented the foundations and the 90s built on from these foundations and expanded from them
I was born in 88, so my choice is 90s
the cac mamba
Veteran
how the fukk could it possibly be the 80s
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
28 Gramz
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Clearly the 90s is the best decade ever.
I would also put the 2000s over the 80s.
I would also put the 2000s over the 80s.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
The 90s. They expanded on the foundation of the 80s guys.
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
80s, sans Rakim and a few others was just too elementary
Metal Face
Superstar
Rakim Allah
Superstar
The 90s had those same EMCEEs too, friend.
OneDeep
Veteran
80’s laid the blueprint
90’s perfected it
90’s perfected it
TheAlbionist
Superstar
90s > 00s > 80s > 20s > 10s
80s had the ultimate freshness and the substance baked in but they hadn't quite freed themselves flow-wise.
90s had the flows switching up every verse, the substance still there for a large part, the new slang every fukkin week, the accents, the regional flavours taking turns shining. Ten years of the finest culture ever created by humankind.
00s had that polysylabic, quadruple entendre, peak of the art-form type shyt but was starting to lack the freshness and substance as the artform started to eat itself alive.
80s had the ultimate freshness and the substance baked in but they hadn't quite freed themselves flow-wise.
90s had the flows switching up every verse, the substance still there for a large part, the new slang every fukkin week, the accents, the regional flavours taking turns shining. Ten years of the finest culture ever created by humankind.
00s had that polysylabic, quadruple entendre, peak of the art-form type shyt but was starting to lack the freshness and substance as the artform started to eat itself alive.
No Disrespect to the 80s
But 90s and it’s not close
But 90s and it’s not close