90's Hip Hop

[Drew0311]

My Rap stories

I played pool against MC Rob Base at Club Rio in Tempe/Scottsdale in 1995.

I took Vanilla Ice out to breakfast after he played a bar I was working at in 1998ish? During his Rap/Rock album tour.

Also the Chronic is the greatest rap album ever and put Rap into the stratosphere.

 

[Angie]

It's probably too hard to pick one single best album from an entire genre, but gun to my head I had to pick one I'd have a hard time not picking Illmatic. It's still so good, every single track is just ******* good, and it doesn't go on too long. It's just like bam, here's 40 minutes of brilliant music and then we're done.

I mean, time IS illmatic!

It is just a tight album. No fat to trim at all.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Several of my current rap favorites on here. Add in Earl Sweatshirt, RTJ, Chance, Gambino, J Cole. Thundercat is amazing, really enjoy Joey Purp and Vince Staples.



Original Chronic as pivotal in bringing production and a whole musical experience to rap. I love almost everything on it. However, Snoop is arguably a way better rapper than Dre.

Ya those are all solid artists.

I think Andersen is the best black artist around. Masego is really talented as well but his music annoys me sometimes. lol

 

[Cloned4Life]

I'd think their lyrics would be pretty tame today.

I am not sure what is meant by your statement here, but assume you mean the following songs (and the hundreds/thousands exactly like it from timeframe) would get quite a reaction from the Twitterverse if released today

2pac - Hit Em Up
Eazy-E - Real G's
Any song by NWA, Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Cube, Biggie, etc.

 

[Entropy]

I mean, time IS illmatic!

It is just a tight album. No fat to trim at all.

100%.

I'm stoked that I'm going to see Wu Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul in Minneapolis this October.

 

[mfelske]

80s and early 90s for me. Beasties, Run DMC, Eric B and Rakim, LL Cool J, Tribe, Naughty by Nature, Public Enemy

 

[3TrueFans]

I am not sure what is meant by your statement here, but assume you mean the following songs (and the hundreds/thousands exactly like it from timeframe) would get quite a reaction from the Twitterverse if released today

2pac - Hit Em Up
Eazy-E - Real G's
Any song by NWA, Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Cube, Biggie, etc.

I don't know there's some dark, violent **** out there. Someone like King Von, who likely killed (and subsequently rapped about) killing many people as part of a gang in Chicago. Something like Real G's sounds like a nursery rhyme in comparison.

 

[LLCoolCY]

I don’t know what those words mean, but Chronic 2001 just isn’t better than The Chronic as a whole album.

Obviously Still DRE, Forgot about Dre, and The Next Episode are ******* bangers, but the rest of it is very mid. There's like 19 tracks of whatever and 3 bangers.

Not to short 2001 as was in heavy rotation for me in college but the original Chronic is considered a hip hop classic and the entry point for most of America to West Coast Rap. Entire album can be played right through. While I think TuPac was the best artist of the 1990's, Dre had the most influence and the Chronic is the best album.
1, 2, 3 and to the 4....

 

[madguy30]

I am not sure what is meant by your statement here, but assume you mean the following songs (and the hundreds/thousands exactly like it from timeframe) would get quite a reaction from the Twitterverse if released today

2pac - Hit Em Up
Eazy-E - Real G's
Any song by NWA, Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Cube, Biggie, etc.

I'm thinking of something like Crossroads compared to like something like WAP haha.

 

[BryceC]

I'm thinking of something like Crossroads compared to like something like WAP haha.

You must have missed 2 Live Crew my man

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Not much love for Kendrick in here. On the MAAD City album the two song pairing of Good Kid into MAAD City is one of my favorite parts of any rap album ever.

 

[clonedude]

Ya those are all solid artists.

I think Andersen is the best black artist around. Masego is really talented as well but his music annoys me sometimes. lol

Andersen is one of my favorite artists... but IMO it's borderline hip hop. I'm not a big fan of hip hop, but absolutely love Andersen.

 

[mkadl]

90s Hip Hop is clearly the best era/genre. Best song Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs. Prove me wrong....

Same Song from heard it first in the movie Nothing But Trouble. What a cast!

 

[Rabbuk]

Same Song from heard it first in the movie Nothing But Trouble. What a cast!

Are you one of the 10 people who saw the movie in theaters?

 

[mkadl]

Are you one of the 10 people who saw the movie in theaters?

No.... Chevy Chase fan.

 

[madguy30]

You must have missed 2 Live Crew my man

Oh I got some 2 Live Crew although I was a little young.

I was thinking more Bone Thugs specifically vs. some stuff out there today.

 

[HOTDON]

 

[Rabbuk]

View attachment 115687

Liquid swords is probably top 3 for me for wu tang and enter the 36 chambers is in it too. If I'm drinking 8-10 beers on the lawn I'm putting on return to the 36 chambers.

 

[HOTDON]

Liquid swords is probably top 3 for me for wu tang and enter the 36 chambers is in it too. If I'm drinking 8-10 beers on the lawn I'm putting on return to the 36 chambers.

So much talent in that group it's crazy that they managed to keep releasing albums together while there was so much individual success. Liquid Swords in particular was interesting from the standpoint that it sounded fresh 10 years after it's release. GZA didn't have the flamboyance and exposure of Method Man and songs like Shadowboxin had so many layers you'd occasionally hear something you hadn't really noticed before. Like a cult classic movie that found legs for years after it was released.

 

[ClonerJams]

Cypress Hill for the win