Let me reminisce on the first wave of the Internet Hip-Hop scene 1996-2000

[DoomzdayzV]

the Real Audio battle scene was my thing but textceeing was something I was kinda into at one point too. Anyways...if anything below rings a bell to anyone, let it be known!:

CenterStage (Freesteelo ran the show) - a bunch of yall CunninLynguist dudes got your start on here like Dj Kno, Cashmere the PROfessional, Deacon the Villain etc


The old AOL crews like JFC FML TM MLC (That nikka JFCxSniper was looked at like the Rakim of AOL)

Sethro

HomegrownHipHopZone

I know this shyt sounds corny as fukk to you young cats but for some odd reason I feel like alot of yall motherfukkers from back then are on here and I would never know it.

 

[Doome]

i can respect this

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

Does anyone remember MP2's?

RNS...the gods.

 

[observe]

Have you heard these dudes rap in 2013? If not whats the point of being dope textcees when you can't rhyme on a beat..I know all about that shyt..it looks good on paper..but as soon as they get on the mic they collapse...not me..I bust mics to combustion

 

[kingdizzy01]

rabid neurosis checkin in

#efnet #t6p

 

[yo moms]

i was born in 95

 

[intilectual recipricol]

I used to text battle... that shyt was fun as hell.
RBL and other leagues... I could never be the champ, but I was usually top 10 on any given site. But dudes like P-nut, John Dough, etc could fukk me up 85 outta 100 times. Every now and then I go back and look at the shyt and it aint what it used to be.

I remember they had an invite of the top 64 for like a march madness thing... with real prizes n shyt.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

 

[smARTmouf]

Homegrownhiphopzone was the shyt....

 

[Wacky D]

well technically, the 1st wave was like '93-95 right?

I was on the rap boards back in the day tho. and im one of the few that lets it be known.

classic thread in the making.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

That moment you first learned about Napster

 

[Cous]

MSN battling was fun.

Downloading dodgy mp3s from Kazaa on a 56k connection was not

 

[DoomzdayzV]

I used to text battle... that shyt was fun as hell.
RBL and other leagues... I could never be the champ, but I was usually top 10 on any given site. But dudes like P-nut, John Dough, etc could fukk me up 85 outta 100 times. Every now and then I go back and look at the shyt and it aint what it used to be.

I remember they had an invite of the top 64 for like a march madness thing... with real prizes n shyt.

yeah I remember that March Madness tournament.....they had all these textcees seeded and thrown in divisions and shyt. I was in and got ousted first round....this dude AlwaysLess ended up winning.

 

[Beibaveli]

da saga continues anyone?

 

[Will Ross]

only cacs had the net at that time