That time in 1993 where artists had to switch up and go hardcore

[Mike the Executioner]

I think Down with the King is a dope album, but I can't defend this.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

I’ve always hated that “wiggity wiggity wiggity” stuff they used to do in the early 90s. “Boom Shake The Room” around :45 seconds is an example

 

[Wild self]

Crazy how this even happened so quickly. It was clearly intentional, and sometimes forced.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

damn, now i know why Common made I used to Love her in 1994. lol

 

[Wild self]

damn, now i know why Common made I used to Love her in 1994. lol

Its because you went from African Medallions to superthugging.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Its because you went from African Medallions to superthugging.

Just another motherfukking day for Dre so I begin like this
No medallions, dreadlocks, or black fists it's just
That gangster glare, with gangster raps
That gangster shyt, that makes the gang of snaps,

 

[Wild self]

Just another motherfukking day for Dre so I begin like this
No medallions, dreadlocks, or black fists it's just
That gangster glare, with gangster raps
That gangster shyt, that makes the gang of snaps,

How did Dr. Dre get away with that? We need to make a thread about that.

No wonder Ice Cube bounced NWA and wanted nothing from Death Row

 

[Heavy_Handz]

MC Hammer became just Hammer & dropped The Funky Headhunter

 

[Wild self]

Although this thread has over 400 replies, a lot of people downplay this era.

 

[Rozay Oro]

That's crazy. Who's responsible for that shift?

Btw tribe called quest is a example of a group that didn't switch their style up but stayed relevant

Midnight Marauders 93

Tribe sound was so unique, while many rappers had to rely on other nikkas to make they beats

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Here it is. I remember this thread now. Gonna read through it again later.

 

[Rozay Oro]

People do underestimate what Naughty brought to the game for real. I mean when O.P.P. hit it was over. The song was big, Naughty gear was all over the place. Just the term O.P.P. in itself was crazy... people still use it today. I’m appreciating all the knowledge being dropped in here... this is the Coli at its best.

Outside of hip hop hooray and Treach being cool with Pac. Idk shyt bout Naughty By Nature.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I wanted to talk about this. The album that pops in my mind is 14 Shots to the Dome. If you go back and listen to that album, it's dope. Especially the Pink Cookie remix done by Easy Mo Bee. The only problem is that we weren't used to hearing LL on those type of beats. The same thing with Hammer's The funky headhunter album. That shyt was hot, but no one took Hammer serious doing G Funk. I hated 14 shots to the dome back in 93. I thought it was one of the worst albums of the year until years later listening to it again and thinking that people just weren't used to hearing LL on those beats.

 

[Don Jesus]

cube may have been one of the originators of gangsta rap but people say he was bandwagoning because in 1993/1994 he was putting Khalid Muhammad on his albums and name dropping him then months later out of nowhere all the pro blackness in his music disappeared and is making gangbanging music with Westside Connection

ice cube made a song called “us” in 91 where he calls out the degeneracy of the black race but he reinforces all those stereotypes on the westside connection album years later

 

[Low End Derrick]

rafters status