Here are 5 reasons why: 1. The 80’s were pretty rough for rock music, but it was responsible for the birth of the most popular music of today, rap/hip-hop. Before that, though, there were actual groups that started out as groups and then, depending on the success of their album(s), they might have a solo album every couple of years (while they were still part of the original group). It is the number 1 consumed genre in the USA (and I believe the world). From Dr. Dre to Tupac on the West Coast to The Notorious BIG, Nas and groups like the Wu-Tang Clan, there are countless classic hip-hop albums from that period. However, the true difference occurs when you look at how […] Because of that, 90’s hip-hop still sounds amazing and while it may remind you of a certain era, it doesn’t sound as dated as the production from the 00’s and 10’s, with things like Krunk music that sound a lot like 2007… In a bad way. Hip-hop is found somewhere between freestyle raps about not feeling accepted because of the sociopolitical conditions in your country and the Bronx in the 1970s -- when young people were not accepted in schools, but welcome in prisons. Old-school hip hop is noted for its relatively simple rapping techniques, compared to later hip hop music. Their music was so good that they were considered leaps and bounds ahead of people like Nas, whose Illmatic album is one most every Top 10 hip-hop albums lists. The best example of that is The Wu-Tang Clan, which debuted with one of the best albums (hip-hop or otherwise) of all-time with 36 Chambers. Sure a lot of it sucks ass, but there’s some really great hip hop out there also. However, the film... We are not perfect, we all have made these mistakes, some more than others. I hope you like what i had to say Hip-hop has arguably been the best genre of music in the past two decades. At the age of 44, the veteran from Queensbridge, New York has been a staple in hip hop culture for well over a decade, ever since making his debut at 17 on Main Source’s Live At The Barbeque. That’s how you know you’ve reached peak irrelevancy. Hip-hop needs more of that, but it’s understandable why people moved away from that as both Tupac and Biggie died because of their intense competition and people like 50 Cent really just made “beef” into a cheap way to get attention before an album was ready to drop. Stereo Williams Updated Jan. 20, 2018 8:36PM ET / Published Jan. 20, 2018 8:35AM ET Wu-Tang’s 36 Chambers is a great example of this, as is Notorious BIG’s Ready to Die and Tupac/Makaveli’s Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory. So, that explains the “why” a bit more, but it doesn’t change the fact that albums were better as a whole in the 90’s. Hip-Hop dance can be broken up into two basic types: old school and new school. One of the main differences between 90’s hip-hop and today’s rap is really the fact that a lot of the producers back then were as famous as the rappers/emcees they were working with. All types. I can confidently say that at least two-thirds of them are still touring and dropping LPs (although not to the same record breaking success as their heyday). The talent was so amazing and the classics were being released month after month, that’s something that’ll never happen again and that’s really the reason why 90’s hip-hop is the best. Maybe you’d be right on all three counts, but forgive me if wanting a little bit of quality from hip hop’s current generation is asking too much. However, the first thing I should point out is that it is also an assumption, ostensibly based on the fact that hip-hop is more of a mainstream genre than metal is. After both Tupac and Biggie died people no longer had the two best emcees of all-time to compare themselves to and because of that some rappers fell off, with Nas being the best example. Just look at Notorious BIG’s first album, Ready to Die, that really shows not only what his life was like as a crack dealer but also the pressure he felt as a young father whose mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. ), Dem Franchize Boyz and Souljah Boy. I could name a long list of post-90s rappers right now who are keeping the culture alive, but we’d be here forever. Yes, XXXTentacion is flavour of the month right now, but how long before we get tired of the same repetitive tracks. Nowadays, hip-hop has faded to the underground and rap fills the airwaves. Wait, you really, actually, seriously think hip-hop is better today?. That’s because they took immense risks and were really experimenting with music in ways that producers these days really don’t, as they were at the point in the evolution of the genre where they were being rewarded by experimentation because they cared more about the craft than they did how well a certain song performed on the charts or radio. Same goes for Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, the G-Funk/gangsta rap era might be long gone but the joints on those LPs are a lot better than most of what’s out today. That lead to consequences like the FBI following rappers like Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG, to the point that they were trailing both when they were murdered (yet somehow didn’t intervene or provide any useful information to the police that were investigating those deaths). The Dark Side of the Moon, for example, never really has any downtime between songs, which is why it syncs up with The Wizard of Oz so well. When Chicago’s drill-rap phenomenon Chief Keef burst onto the scene with I Don’t Like, and then the follow up Love Sosa, he was all music bloggers could talk about. I absolutely agree with you! The overall ubiquity of rap has created an environment in which thereâ s zero quality control. Today’s hip-hop today as compared to 90’s hip-hop can best be compared to the NBA today versus the NBA of the 90’s (or Michael Jordan’s NBA). Hip-hop is a decades-old, global phenomenon. Err… why is everyone so attracted to hip hop culture? Like the theory/justification for capitalism, competition is actually a good thing because it breeds innovation and change. From a glance it looks like artists today are happy to have their moment in the sun and peace out with a cheque they’ll inevitably end up blowing on ridiculous things (which we’d all do given the chance). It might sound like I’m being elitist, far from it – I want these new artists to succeed, but the trick is to continuously make innovative, long-lasting content. That extends to the production side, as well, as producers in the 90’s never rested on their laurels but rather kept improving their output as to not become stale or fall behind what was a fast moving/changing game. However there doesn’t seem to be enough of their kind, and if they continue to be outnumbered by throwaway artists then sooner or later the genre is going to end up on a WatchMojo article such as this. 90 per cent of artists are not only dropping music that lacks lyrical content but the longevity of these artists is nonexistent. It was that focus on his gangland connections which ultimately led to his drop-off as an artist. Then you have Snoop Dogg(y Dogg) in his prime, Dr. Dre’s the Chronic and G-Funk style and amazing groups The Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers and Mobb Deep. Most of the more modern group’s albums had a lot of filler, with songs that you really only listened to in order to hear the star of the group like Eminem or Nelly (to a much lesser extent), whereas groups like Wu-Tang really had no weak members and no filler songs. We heard less about the music he was making and more about his constant run-ins with the law. The first major hip hop deejay was DJ Kool Herc. Everything in life has a good side and a bad side. I’ve been around and here is no hesitation in my ability to say that EDM is crushing hip-hop right now. Hip-hop is a passport from a present oppressive state into a world where we are all significant. That’s because the first Bush White House had made an issue out of rap music, namely rap music that targeted the police. Ranking Every Season Of The Walking Dead So Far, Ranking Every Season Of The Walking Dead So Far. There's nothing like hip-hop music. Back then, you felt the movement. The reason for that is because really after The Beatles transitioned from a pop group to a rock group and started actually focusing on albums as a whole as opposed to albums as a way to sell singles (with filler in between), musicians started focusing on albums that way as well. I personally can't stand mainstream, commercial rap because it all talks about the same stuff: money, drugs, guns, killing, disrespecting women, cars, jewelry. Hip hop is great music and I can literally say it helped me to become a better person. I would agree with swagger about hip hop because hip hop is better than country and most of me and her songs are in hip hop. Old school all the way. While every generation claims that the era of music they grew up listening to is the best, there is an objective argument to be made that certain decades definitely had better music than others, either as a whole or in terms of specific types of music. Hip hop was a means of enjoying yourselves in a new manner of expression. Basically, they’re staying relevant – by keeping their day one fans interested while also picking up new listeners along the way. I discovered hip hop when I was 13 years old (now I’m 26) and was going through a lot. Old school hip hop typically dates from the origination of the movement in the early 1970s up until the mid-1980s. Hip hop (or hip-hop, the two can be used interchangeably) began as a culture and art movement in the Bronx,where demographics were rapidly shifting in the early 1970s. It’s the reason why Cole, Lamar, Chance The Rapper, the A$AP Mob, Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, Vic Mensa, Vince Staples (who hates the 90s) and the rest of their ilk will most likely last longer than their contemporaries. The new school of hip hop was a movement in hip hop music starting 1983–84 with the early records of Run–D.M.C. 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