Old heads, how did yall feel about hip hop between 2002-2005

[Yoda]

I was out of college already at that time. I hated all of that shyt. Last albums i liked were supreme clientele and blueprint.

I liked the songs Grinding and Oh Boy. I actually liked a lot of Just Blaze's songs during that time. But that's about it.

Also I'm from the east coast so a lot of that stuff looked like modern day minstrel shows. That crunk stuff looked like some yes massa stuff. It was a bit of a surprise. That time also killed sampling and brought in baby soft keyboard beats and singing.

Im outta school too but i dont see myself EVER hating on the new shyt.
02 - 05 was some good music.
shyt,, 2012 is some good music.

 

[Change]

Im outta school too but i dont see myself EVER hating on the new shyt.
02 - 05 was some good music.
shyt,, 2012 is some good music.

lol. Famous last words. You will hate new shyt. Death, taxes, and hating new shyt can't be avoided.

I don't really know how people that came up at that time view music today. To me it's all keyboard music but at least they were rapping still to a point. Now they do that whisper rap stuff saying like two words every bar with that corny one word punchline at the end. That's the worst stuff of any era EVER imo. Plus half this stuff sounds like pop/euro dance music.

It would be interesting to see if people don't like 2012 compared to that time. I could see that for sure.

 

[Ashtrey]

Hip Hop been wack since 1997

Like previously stated there are a few jewels here and there but overall its

I've lowered my standards though so I still listen to "new shyt"...

 

[nieman]

I was out of college already at that time. I hated all of that shyt. Last albums i liked were supreme clientele and blueprint.

I liked the songs Grinding and Oh Boy. I actually liked a lot of Just Blaze's songs during that time. But that's about it.

Also I'm from the east coast so a lot of that stuff looked like modern day minstrel shows. That crunk stuff looked like some yes massa stuff. It was a bit of a surprise. That time also killed sampling and brought in baby soft keyboard beats and singing.

Pretty much same for me as well. You have some gems here and there but overall it was wack. One reason being EVERYTHING was overdone. You could basically take any artist and substitute their albums and no one could tell the difference.

 

[Mr. Negative]

02-05 was great.

but then, I've never been one of those cats to be complaining about what everybody else listens to or what's playing on tv or the radio.

02:

lost tapes
The Fix
Lord Willin
Blazing arrow
Kweli's Quality
come home with me
Cormega's The True Meaning
El-P's Fantastic Damage

03:

The Black Album
JayLib's Champion Sound
GRODT
DOOM's Vaudeville Villain album
Trap Muzik
Obie Trice's Cheers

04:

College Dropout
MadVillainy
MM.. Food
Death is Certain
Purple Haze

05:

Monkey Barz
Streets Disciple
Hell'z Winter
Carter II
The B-Coming
Edan's Beauty and the Beat
Be
Late Registration
S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.


I mean really.... what's there to hate? Think I should be mad cause Cage and DOOM don't get major radio spins? They still put music out. fukk it.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I liked it. It was a good era with a lot of technical depth and musical variety in the mainstream. You could turn on the radio and hear a song from every region in 20 minutes.

Plus 01-02 was like the peak of the NY mixtape game. I remember going to Jamaica Ave once a month and getting tapes... they were allll firreeeeeee

 

[Big Mel]

Wack as fukk.

 

[Yoda]

Wack as fukk.

Well your just a fukking hater

 

[BrehMan]

I had no qualms about that timeline; anything I didn't like, I didn't listen to.

 

[diverselikebeats]

Sh1t was HS for me... I can say it was a good era caz thats when yeezy was goat

 

[zerozero]

Wack as fukk.

basically. 2004-2008 was a 'dark age' period in rap. it's not just the crunk & south stuff, I think 50 cent deserves some blame for fracturing NY too

 

[DonRe]

Yea I was in high school at the time. Remember reciting camron lyrics for days with my people. Dope stuff from fab jada dipset outkast jays nas etc. Only shyt was the amount of love ATL music was getting that wasn't good. And of course the battle DVDs like smack and first round draft picks was heavy.

 

[darealvelle]

I was in high school during that period. Majority of the shyt on the radio was trash.

 

[TRILLWAVE]

Fuuuck you big Mel

 

[Big Mel]

blow dikk, bozo.