Teenager listens to Mobb Deep for the first time

[Gyasi85]

Loved both young bruhs videos who are appreciating Pac and Nas. Glad to see my era still getting love and recognition. There’s no excuse for the shytty rap that replaced hip hop.

I sometimes forget how hard we had it for hip hop to evolve into what it did in the 90s. We were the kids of the Civil Rights movement. That shyt was 10 years before I was born. These kids have everything at their fingertips now, so even in the struggle it’s a different world for them. I think that effects the music they make. They’re disconnected from the storm that gave birth to the 90s.

Great thread.

 

[Gyasi85]

:bandanap5:

young breh is being + educated

Every Coli Breh with a mobb deep AV...that dun post in this thread getting negged...

 

[mobbinfms]

I'm like damn this shyt is better than all of the shyt thats out now...

Fixed :pdahellclean:

 

[mobbinfms]

I sometimes forget how hard we had it for hip hop to evolve into what it did in the 90s. We were the kids of the Civil Rights movement. That shyt was 10 years before I was born. These kids have everything at their fingertips now, so even in the struggle it’s a different world for them. I think that effects the music they make. They’re disconnected from the storm that gave birth to the 90s.

Exactly. The hip hop we loved from the late 80s and 90s was born of a particular set of circumstances that no longer exist.
I’m glad I experienced most of it (91 and on) in real time :psalute:

 

[mobbinfms]

Every Coli Breh with a mobb deep AV...that dun post in this thread getting negged...

:Pgroot:

 

[Bugsmoran]

 

[DANJ!]

Bro, these kids haven't seen none of that shyt. My girl is 26, turning 27, and just saw Belly last year. Still never seen Friday, Menace II Society, Juice, nothing.

Imagine a 19 year kid. Even if Belly comes on alot, 19 year old kids aren't stopping to watch it.

Yep... this is a common misconception. Ain't no teenagers just takin' time outta their day to randomly watch them shyts unless they decide to. We think cause those movies are a big deal to us, they're a big deal to everybody... but when we were in high school, were we watchin' Claudine and Super Fly? Naaah.

 

[FreshAIG]

Yep... this is a common misconception. Ain't no teenagers just takin' time outta their day to randomly watch them shyts unless they decide to. We think cause those movies are a big deal to us, they're a big deal to everybody... but when we were in high school, were we watchin' Claudine and Super Fly? Naaah.

Exactly. That’s how I try to explain it to people when they’re shocked kids never heard certain rappers. I was born in 83. I damn sure wasn’t rushing to listen to rap albums that came out in the early 80s or movies that came out in the late 70s. It’s the same thing for them. These kids weren’t even born when Belly came out let alone when Big and Pac were still alive. He’s 19 years old in North Carolina when would he ever hear Nas and even know that’s him? Lol. Last time Nas got big radio burn he was probably like 4.

And I consider myself a Hip Hop historian now imagine a kid who’s just a regular rap fan and doesn’t delve into the culture that deeply

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Loved both young bruhs videos who are appreciating Pac and Nas. Glad to see my era still getting love and recognition. There’s no excuse for the shytty rap that replaced hip hop.

I sometimes forget how hard we had it for hip hop to evolve into what it did in the 90s. We were the kids of the Civil Rights movement. That shyt was 10 years before I was born. These kids have everything at their fingertips now, so even in the struggle it’s a different world for them. I think that effects the music they make. They’re disconnected from the storm that gave birth to the 90s.

Great thread.

Completely agree. When you have everything available to you, it’s hard to have a legitimate struggle. The problem is, a good majority of them don’t care to actually go back and learn about the foundation of things. And that’s not just rap either, that’s life and history in general. 20 year old Nas and 20 year old Lil’ Yachty may as well be 50 years apart.

 

[FreshAIG]

Sounds like Big L might be his favorite now lol

 

[Bugsmoran]

 

[TheDarceKnight]

 

[J-Fire]

Yep... this is a common misconception. Ain't no teenagers just takin' time outta their day to randomly watch them shyts unless they decide to. We think cause those movies are a big deal to us, they're a big deal to everybody... but when we were in high school, were we watchin' Claudine and Super Fly? Naaah.

I'm bout to be 32. I watched reruns growing up of good times, jeffersons, all in family, I love lucy, Andy Griffith etc....they all came on network TV weekends and mornings.

The difference is a more outlets for consuming video has changed the game. If you was born in 80s you watched old movies & sitcoms on TV as well as the new stuff all before 100s of channels digital cable.

 

[NinoBrown]

Good to see a young breh really dive into the classics.

To know a whole generation doesn't have much of an idea of the golden era of Hip Hop...this gives me hope however.

 

[Real]

Damn. Even i gorgot how hard that mobb deep lil kim record went

 

[PhonZhi]

The majority of us older heads weren't checking out music from the previous generation so its always baffled me why we get mad that this generation for the most part doesnt either.

Hell, I didn't really start going back and getting into dudes like Rakim, Run DMC, Slick Rick, Kook G Rap , etc until my mid to late 20s.

Growing up I honestly couldn't care less about those dudes outside of a few of their more popular songs and features like Rick's feature on Art Of Storytelling or Kool G's feature on Murda Muzik.