Favourite Hip-Hop Time Period?

by **MikeNUFC** » Mar 15th, '10, 20:13

Pretty simple. What's your favourite time period in hip hop music, for whatever reason?

It can be becuase of artists at the time, influences, classic albums, songs.. whatever you consider your favourite.

For me it's a hard choice between 1991-1996 & 1997-2001.

1991-96 contains two of my favourite rap albums ever in Illmatic and 36 Chambers (and Dare Iz A Darkside which is top 10 album for me) but 1997-2001 has more songs and new artists that I'm still listening to today. And in MMLP And Life After Death two classic albums. So I'd go for that.

Please give reasoning for your answer as well.

by **Kez** » Mar 15th, '10, 20:20

lol you do realise that the majority of people on this forum are like under 20, right

by **DrRapid** » Mar 15th, '10, 20:21

1991-1996

The amount of good albums which came out in this era is incredible. They do not feel so old school but they do not feel modern either. Their styles are incredible, Hip Hop was at it's peak, or so at least to me. The quality of these albums lyrically and production-wise is my favorite if I compare it to other eras. Even though I was born that era, searching through Hip Hop I have realised that most of my favorite albums fit within that time.

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Illmatic
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
The Infamous
Ready To Die
Me Against The World
Reasonable Doubt
The Chronic
Doggystyle
Hard To Earn
Midnight Marauders
Liquid Swords
etc..........

by **MikeNUFC** » Mar 15th, '10, 20:22

Kez wrote:lol you do realise that the majority of people on this forum are like under 20, right

I know. But I still listen to rap from the 1980's (Run DMC etc) and enjoy it and I'm only 18. You dont have to be alive at the time to enjoy music from that period.

by **Kez** » Mar 15th, '10, 20:27

MikeNufc wrote:
Kez wrote:lol you do realise that the majority of people on this forum are like under 20, right

I know. But I still listen to rap from the 1980's (Run DMC etc) and enjoy it and I'm only 18. You dont have to be alive at the time to enjoy music from that period.

I agree but some people probably won't lol

by **embm** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:31

im from the 80s but i ddnt like hip hop much bak then
jus a few songs here & there

but i say mid 90s-curent
so many gr8 hip hop songs then from
missy
luda
etc

by **gvdz** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:35

embm wrote:im from the 80s but i ddnt like hip hop much bak then
jus a few songs here & there

but i say mid 90s-curent
so many gr8 hip hop songs then from
missy
luda
etc

from the 80s

by **embm** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:43

gvdz wrote:
embm wrote:im from the 80s but i ddnt like hip hop much bak then
jus a few songs here & there

but i say mid 90s-curent
so many gr8 hip hop songs then from
missy
luda
etc

from the 80s

wtf u kno how old i am silly azizam :giggle:

by **gvdz** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:46

^

mine is from 1991 till now

by **embm** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:47

gvdz wrote::shifty: ^

mine is from 1991 till now

91
tat cant be possbl :shifty:

by **gvdz** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:49

chera not

by **Tomega** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:49

1997-2001

3 reasons:
- Stankonia
- Marshall Mathers LP
- Country Grammar (sorry, but it brings back lots of nice memories)

by **dR3** » Mar 15th, '10, 21:59

2000-2004

by **Jay-19** » Mar 15th, '10, 23:27

97-01.

Simply for the fact that I enjoy a lot albums I've heard from that period. :smoking:

by **KillahBee** » Mar 16th, '10, 00:18

91-96 by a mile for me, why? Wu Tang Clan's debut plus first round of solo's, Jay, Nas', B.I.G''s, and Big L's debuts, Outkast's 2 albums, G Rap's 2 albums, The Chronic & Doggystyle, Gangstarr's albums, Boot Camp Clik's first round of solo's, Pete Rock & Cl Smoth's albums, The Infamous, The Diary, Soul Food, Slaughthahouse, Soul On Ice, Redman's 3 albums, 2Pac's albums.......Shit looking at that list there was no genre competing with hip hop in that time period, and there's plenty of albums that I didnt mention