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

[Playaz Eyez]

Lmaoooo ringtone rap era was like 2006-2009

 

[TripleAgent]

Not bad. Scotti Bros, though? What decent records not by Weird Al did they ever do?

To play devil's advocate maybe he was just adapting to the times.

Biggie came out on some hardcore hoodies and timbs shyt cuz that was the style in 93


Next thing you know he's Coogi down to the socks rings and watch filled with rocks in 95


To the million dollar videos in 97


To the point of this thread, that "ruff rugged and raw" image and sound took over in 93 and rappers risked falling off (some tried going hardcore and fell off anyway). But for new rappers coming in like Biggie it was natural to look and sound like that. Same with Wu-Tang.

Notice the ones that blew up from that image (Onyx) couldn't adapt as the 90s progressed whereas Biggie and to a lesser extent Wu did (never shiny suits but they and specifically Method Man had women on lock)

All Puff. He did the same to Ma$e. BIG was a underground head that battled on the corners. Left to his own devices, he probably never makes Juicy or any commercial tracks.

 

[TripleAgent]

Not bad. Scotti Bros, though? What decent records not by Weird Al did they ever do?

To play devil's advocate maybe he was just adapting to the times.

Biggie came out on some hardcore hoodies and timbs shyt cuz that was the style in 93


Next thing you know he's Coogi down to the socks rings and watch filled with rocks in 95


To the million dollar videos in 97


To the point of this thread, that "ruff rugged and raw" image and sound took over in 93 and rappers risked falling off (some tried going hardcore and fell off anyway). But for new rappers coming in like Biggie it was natural to look and sound like that. Same with Wu-Tang.

Notice the ones that blew up from that image (Onyx) couldn't adapt as the 90s progressed whereas Biggie and to a lesser extent Wu did (never shiny suits but they and specifically Method Man had women on lock)

All Puff. He did the same to Ma$e. BIG was a underground head that battled on the corners. Left to his own devices, he probably never makes Juicy or any commercial tracks.

 

[Amor fati]

Not bad. Scotti Bros, though? What decent records not by Weird Al did they ever do?

Yeah this record was under Scotti bros/Street Life Records.
Here's another one from 1994 under Street Life:

 

[TripleAgent]

Yeah this record was under Scotti bros/Street Life Records.
Here's another one from 1994 under Street Life:

 

[DANJ!]

These East coast cats were rejoicing when 36 Chamber dropped and they could stop tryna fake the G Funk sound.

This is nowhere near true, but OK...

The vast majority of East Coast rap in 1993 was not faking a G-funk sound... East Coast shyt in '93 was much closer to either Onyx or Quest than it was to Snoop or Ice Cube... I don't know where people get this from

 

[Playaz Eyez]

That Gangsta shyt made the industry do a 180...:


Mc Hammer:

The choreographed dancing combined with this new super gangsta aesthetic was lmaooo

 

[Playaz Eyez]

This thread is gonna make me run back Down With The King

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

That song actually was about God.

Run DMC's verses were about GOD and Pete and CL verses were about the "kings" RUN DMC

 

[UpThruDere]

Shoutout to The Dirty South for not participating in this foolishness

 

[ADP]

not sure how i missed the thread when it was poppin but props to op and contributors

one the most insightful and funny threads ive seen

never realised certain things but this shows a perspective i didnt understand to its real extent

and i had Dre as one of the most influential cats in the history of the culture but he might be alone in the number 1 spot, nobody else close...

 

[str8up]

 

[the elastic]

My birth year

93' til infinity

I was born to Slam by Onyx

 

[Awesome Wells]

'93 was a wild year for the culture.

Everyone felt they had to switch it up to survive. Some were able to adapt well, but others just looked foolish trying to do the hardcore sh*t. LOL!! And then some didn't bother with it at all and made classics. Still the Golden Era though.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

My birth year

93' til infinity

I was born to Slam by Onyx

93 baby

Spoiler

we getting old