2002 was the worst year in the history of hiphop.

[TinFoilSnapBack]

The '06-'09 Snap/Ringtone Era is by far the WOAT. I don't see how it's even debatable.

I was pretty much only listening to the shyt me and the homies were making at the time. Mainstream rap was even more unbearable than it is now. Most of the shyt was unlistenable.

Mumble Rap > Snap Rap

 

[DipsetUnit]

It's not about the age of the rapper, it's about the age that we live in. Dudes act like Vol 3 is better than 4:44. When in 1999 and 2000 Vol 3 and Dynasty did like 600k first week and got 4.5 mics in the source, in 2017 it would be called trash by old head trolls .

Old head revisionists, unless you're talking about the golden years 88-96, miss me with your fake ass history lessons.

You just contradicted yourself with the bolded if dudes are saying Vol. 3 is better than 4:44 and it sold like crazy with rave reviews then "old heads" are being consistent.

You can even go on youtube right now and see people talking about 2012 on some "Classic shyt, hiphop was so much better back then "
In 5 years, the same bluffs will be saying that shyt about 2018. Like clockwork, they say.

2012 was the only good year this decade that Drill movement in Chiraq was fire it was the sole movement from this era that will be remembered fondly, and you just said in another post 2012 was classic listing a bunch of hot albums but now it sounds like you trying to shyt on that year.

The '06-'09 Snap/Ringtone Era is by far the WOAT. I don't see how it's even debatable.

I was pretty much only listening to the shyt me and the homies were making at the time. Mainstream rap was even more unbearable than it is now. Most of the shyt was unlistenable.

Mumble Rap > Snap Rap

Bullshyt Snap Rap shyts all over this current era you Millennial 2010s stans keep trying to push that narrative about Snap Rap being the worst era but at least you could understand what they were saying and the beats were dope, people were having fun like Hip Hop back in the Rappers' Delight days where the lyrics weren't that serious it was just party music. That was more in line with real Hip Hop than this Mumble Rap garbage out right now being made by juvenile junkies, not to mention the styles along with it that's destroying the culture nikkas are rocking skinny jeans and fukkboi haircuts promoting fakkit shyt like wearing dresses and kissing other men the Snap era had baggy clothes like men in the 90s and had regular hair styles.

 

[Theo Penn]

2002.

 

[Zero]

2015 was pretty bad.

This is neg-worthy.

 

[Zero]

2012 was fire in music in general, and in hiphop we had
Nas - Life is good
Kendrick - Good Kid Maad City
Freddie Gibbs - BFK
Killer Mike - RAP music
School boy Q - Habits and Contradiction
Krit - Life from the underground
Big Boi - Vicious Lies..
Future - Astronaut Status and Pluto
Rapsody - Idea of beautiful

And a range of dope mixapes and underground shyt that I won't even care to list, since ya'll made your minds up.

Old heads stay hating on rap yet only listen to music that goes platinum, that's why everyone complains about hiphop yet all they do is stay in Drake threads. There's like 10-20 notable rap albums being dropped per month, but of course if it's not trending it didn't happen with the coli old heads. But then they look back in times and mention albums that didn't even peak in the top 50.

FACTS

 

[Ohene]

You sure OP

only 2,3 good albums on that list
lotta good singles that year though.
come home with me was 2002 no?

 

[Zero]

Bullshyt Snap Rap shyts all over this current era you Millennial 2010s stans keep trying to push that narrative about Snap Rap being the worst era but at least you could understand what they were saying and the beats were dope, people were having fun like Hip Hop back in the Rappers' Delight days where the lyrics weren't that serious it was just party music. That was more in line with real Hip Hop than this Mumble Rap garbage out right now being made by juvenile junkies, not to mention the styles along with it that's destroying the culture nikkas are rocking skinny jeans and fukkboi haircuts promoting fakkit shyt like wearing dresses and kissing other men the Snap era had baggy clothes like men in the 90s and had regular hair styles.

The same era that spawned this album/statement

In about 5 or so years, "mumble rap" will be looked upon favorably to oppose whatever will be hot then :loldenzel2:

 

[staticshock]

There's not 1 album I care about for 2008.

2002 wasn't amazing but it's far from the worst year ever. Album wise at least it had Lost Tapes, The Fix, True Meaning, Come Home With Me & Lord Willin'.
Plus look at the tracks we got in 2002
Made You Look
U Gotta Love It
Guess Who's Back
Oh Boy
Hey Ma
What Happened To That Boy
Grindin'
Nothin'
Good Times
Pimp Juice
Roc The Mic
Luv U Better
Therapy

This blows away anything this decade IMO.

Foh them songs trash. But but but they were made in 2002 so they are better than anything these days

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

Might actually got a point Damn near every album I thought of was actually from 2001 or 2003, there really was a lack of notable albums in 2002.

That being said there were a handful of good Bay Area releases that year

The Jacka - The Jacka of the Mob Figaz
E-40 - Grit & Grind
Mac Dre - Thizzelle Washington
Messy Marv - Turf Politics
Zion I - Deep Water Slang
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow

That Blackalicious album is an underground classic and Jacka's first album was definitely a local classic.

damn i didnt realize blazing arrow was 02. i i should see how that holds up, it was in regular rotation in high school

 

[Love Sosa]

nellyville aged like milk (who trying to hear air force ones in 2018)

Me, bytch ass nygga

Spoiler

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

Try 2009 or 2014

09 was a low point for sure

 

[J-Fire]

It's 2005. Best rap verse of the year was bow wow on I think they like me remix

2005 felt like a step backwards in terms of content when most people turned conscience except lil.jon. Rap changed that summer. Plus 2005 had non southern artist straight up infuriated as other regions got locked out unless you was already established and a pop icon in 2005.

 

[Ironman]

at saying this like 2007 and 08 don't exist

 

[NoHalfWay]

Whaaat? 2015 is probably the best year of the decade for hip hop. To Pimp A Butterfly is one of the few true classic albums of the 2010s. Tetsuo and Youth? Summertime 06? The Good Fight? Compton? Documentary 2? Darkest Before Dawn? B4da$$? Deeply Rooted? DS2? There's too many great albums to even name

2015 was EASILY the best year for hip hop this decade.

It is far beyond every other year thus far. nikkas buggin

 

[Metal Face]

Foh them songs trash. But but but they were made in 2002 so they are better than anything these days