Rap Music: Today or 10 Years Ago

tk7432 · 14-10-2009

Which is better? The Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Kanye West, Drake, 50 Cent, and Ludacris music that is there today or the Eminem, OutKast, Nas, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, and Common that existed only 10 years ago?

Thallis · 15-10-2009

This modern rap is shit. 2 Pac, Dre, Eminem, and JayZ are the only rappers I can stand

Mako · 15-10-2009

Need an older option. 10 years ago still sucked. Run DMC, IceT, Wu-Tang Clan, 2pac, Beastie Boys, and Biggie Smalls. All better and more talented then what you have today. Eminem was the lone exception, though he's become tired and formulated now.

Chillhouse · 15-10-2009

10-15 years ago fo sho. The stuff from the nineties was wack.

FittedForME · 15-10-2009

Is it possible for me to opt for a, "None of the above," response?

secretdl26 · 15-10-2009

Uhmm, I picked now, but neither would fit better.
I think the underground rap scene is definitely more enjoyable than the mainstream stuff.
I voted "now" because the underground scene in my hometown are has grown significantly over the past 10 years, and has become a truly unique and amazing scene (led mainly by Rhymesayers). Also, I think while there may have been more originality (lyrics, beats, etc.) in the older mainstream rap, there's a lot of innovation going on with rap today.

Jon93 · 15-10-2009

10 years ago for sure. Granted, theres still some good rappers out today.. (Point Blank is pretty sick, but they're starting to get crappy) just look underground for the good rap.

h3g3l · 15-10-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk7432

Which is better? The Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Kanye West, Drake, 50 Cent, and Ludacris music that is there today or the Eminem, OutKast, Nas, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, and Common that existed only 10 years ago?

None of the above. You're missing a "20-25 years ago" option here.

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Originally Posted by Thallis

This modern rap is shit. 2 Pac, Dre, Eminem, and JayZ are the only rappers I can stand

And I'll say the same about your genre, and you'll say the same about rap 15-20 years from now, and so on and so forth.

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Originally Posted by Mako

Need an older option. 10 years ago still sucked. Run DMC, IceT, Wu-Tang Clan, 2pac, Beastie Boys, and Biggie Smalls. All better and more talented then what you have today. Eminem was the lone exception, though he's become tired and formulated now.

We agree on some of these artists: Public Enemy, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Snoop (when he was the "Doggfather"). But, yes, these guys are so much better than anything to come 10 years ago, and anything that I'm familiar with right now.

Tygon · 15-10-2009

Aww, man... I walked into this thread expecting these guys

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Originally Posted by Mako

Run DMC, IceT, Wu-Tang Clan, 2pac, Beastie Boys, and Biggie Smalls

to be the '10 years ago option' (forgetting, of course, what the current year is)

And here it's these guys?

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Originally Posted by tk7432

Eminem, OutKast, Nas, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, and Common

B-b-but... it seems like it was only yesterday that my younger cousins were blaring these guys at me, while I was throwing Run DMC and "How I Could Just Kill A Man" by Cypress Hill back at them as an example of the rap/hip-hop that was popular when I was their age.

How quickly ten years go by...

balancedchaos · 15-10-2009

The peak of rap was probably 1989-1996. The genre died with Biggie and 2pac, though Eminem gave it a brief resurgence in the late 90s. In the early 2000s, the spat between Nas and Jay-Z gave us a brief glimpse into the classic years of rap, but...flatline since then. Corny jackasses talking about how big their dick is, how much money they got...lame.

Lil Wayne may be the worst mainstream rapper since Lil Jon. Atrocious. He sounds like a child rapping on cough syrup. Absolute shit.

View Poll Results: Rap Music: Now or 10 Years Ago
Now (the present)	6	21.43%
10 Years Ago (1999-2001)	23	82.14%
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tk7432 Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In my hood Age: 17 Posts: 842 Threads: 34 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 6	Rap Music: Today or 10 Years Ago Which is better? The Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Kanye West, Drake, 50 Cent, and Ludacris music that is there today or the Eminem, OutKast, Nas, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, and Common that existed only 10 years ago?

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Thallis God prefers an Atheist. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Behind Blue Eyes Age: 17 Posts: 585 Threads: 8 Gallery Uploads: 36 Blog Entries: 2 Reputation: 19	This modern rap is shit. 2 Pac, Dre, Eminem, and JayZ are the only rappers I can stand

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Mako The Catacular Crusader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 1,351 Threads: 1 Reputation: 60	Need an older option. 10 years ago still sucked. Run DMC, IceT, Wu-Tang Clan, 2pac, Beastie Boys, and Biggie Smalls. All better and more talented then what you have today. Eminem was the lone exception, though he's become tired and formulated now.

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Chillhouse العالم العربي والاسلامى Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: gta Age: 18 Posts: 2,121 Threads: 122 Blog Entries: 54 Reputation: 88	10-15 years ago fo sho. The stuff from the nineties was wack.

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FittedForME Regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 96 Threads: 1 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 4 Reputation: 0	Is it possible for me to opt for a, "None of the above," response?

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secretdl26 Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Troy, NY Age: 18 Posts: 453 Threads: 11 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 3	Uhmm, I picked now, but neither would fit better. I think the underground rap scene is definitely more enjoyable than the mainstream stuff. I voted "now" because the underground scene in my hometown are has grown significantly over the past 10 years, and has become a truly unique and amazing scene (led mainly by Rhymesayers). Also, I think while there may have been more originality (lyrics, beats, etc.) in the older mainstream rap, there's a lot of innovation going on with rap today.

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Jon93 Saltwater Joys Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newfoundland Canada! Age: 16 Posts: 1,598 Threads: 23 Gallery Uploads: 23 Blog Entries: 11 Reputation: 21	10 years ago for sure. Granted, theres still some good rappers out today.. (Point Blank is pretty sick, but they're starting to get crappy) just look underground for the good rap.

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balancedchaos VIP Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 668 Threads: 16 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 16	The peak of rap was probably 1989-1996. The genre died with Biggie and 2pac, though Eminem gave it a brief resurgence in the late 90s. In the early 2000s, the spat between Nas and Jay-Z gave us a brief glimpse into the classic years of rap, but...flatline since then. Corny jackasses talking about how big their dick is, how much money they got...lame. Lil Wayne may be the worst mainstream rapper since Lil Jon. Atrocious. He sounds like a child rapping on cough syrup. Absolute shit.