What is it about “Laffy Taffy” that is so offensive to hiphop heads?

[Larry]

The simplicity of the record offended people. The 3 note beat, the Dr Seuss lyrics, the dance... literally took no skill to put together, and the fact that it achieved MAJOR success and was being championed over songs from other artists with actual skill and respect for the craft, made people angry.

Not to mention that it pretty much represented a changing of the guard. There was a clear agenda, with viacom pushing aside Little Brother, Nas etc. and any other record that was deemed “too intelligent” (their words verbatim) for this dumbed down shyt to feed to the masses.


It’s not that complicated.. I personally liked the song, but I was also like 12..

 

[Mr. Negative]

it was as minimalist as you can get.

 

[Super Ramon]

Song was . Came out when I was 14. Even back then I knew it was trash. Had a homie who had the song as his call back tone . That snap faze was scustya

 

[NSSVO]

Because their favorites were getting ignored

 

[mozichrome]

Didn’t mind the song
Album had some other cool songs I liked at the time

Bankhead
Do it like me
Scotty
I’m da man
Diggin me

 

[@ReallyReal]

I used to love to debate South vs East
Then it got boring, cuz the my Eastern Brethens
could never defend there position......

The same debate 10 years ago.......

Look at the song "Tootsie Roll"......
as ignorant as it seems, lack of skill as it seems
no lyrical content at all, combined with a dance.....
made millions......upon millions....for young "Black Brothers"

Yall nikkas think the south fukked up hip hop
wait to you see what these cacs got in store......
The south is only reason "Slim Jesus" didnt think take over
yall can put that on "69" tattoos and his rainbow hair

 

[The Collie]

It's what it represented. Super simple beat and words that popped off more than a super lyrical song.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Cause the south made it.
I dont mind , cuz I know all them dudes personally. Lo hated the song off jump, but it started to blow, and he just rode with it. Yet my boy Fabo still doing shows off that shyt. Eating.

A lot of folks don't know, during that time, a lot of them nikkas local or screet shyt was jammin'. BHI, D4L, etc. But that was scr8 Atlanta shyt then, those local groups.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Double Post.

 

[mobbinfms]

It was a terrible song. Video. Everything about it. It was very popular so it came to symbolize what at the time we all wrongfully assumed was rock bottom for hip hop. There was a backlash and rightfully so. Unfortunately, hip hop had lost any semblance of artistic integrity long before that and so the critics were ultimately dismissed as haters. As long as you were getting money, anything goes.

None of us knew that we weren’t even close to the bottom. The last 5 years or more we’ve had mumble singing over the exact same trap beat over and over. Flamboyant androgyny is the new wave. But even this isn’t the bottom. My prediction? Rhymthic grunting will be the next wave. I’m not sure how the beats will get worse, but I’m sure they will.

 

[GPBear]

Where was the same energy for MC Hammer, Vanilla ICE, Heavy D

Unless you want to say this record was being played during a time where hiphop heads had a big voice during peak rap forum era in the mid 00s

What are you talking about? Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer got clowned to bolivia and back again. Infinitely more than "Laffy Taffy". So did Snow when he was a thing.


And how dare you bring up Heavy D in a discussion of "who killed hip-hop" you philistine.

You don't even know your history. Heavy D put on Pete Rock, AKA soul brother #1, AKA the pioneer producer of that 90s shyt.

 

[CrimsonTider]

The simplicity of the record offended people. The 3 note beat, the Dr Seuss lyrics, the dance... literally took no skill to put together, and the fact that it achieved MAJOR success and was being championed over songs from other artists with actual skill and respect for the craft, made people angry.

Not to mention that it pretty much represented a changing of the guard. There was a clear agenda, with viacom pushing aside Little Brother, Nas etc. and any other record that was deemed “too intelligent” (their words verbatim) for this dumbed down shyt to feed to the masses.


It’s not that complicated.. I personally liked the song, but I was also like 12..

Laffy Taffy has nothing to do with Little Brother and Bas not gaining traction

Lupe blew up when Laffy Taffy was out

It's what it represented. Super simple beat and words that popped off more than a super lyrical song.

Catchy songs always pop more than lyrical songs

 

[CrimsonTider]

What are you talking about? Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer got clowned to bolivia and back again. Infinitely more than "Laffy Taffy". So did Snow when he was a thing.


And how dare you bring up Heavy D in a discussion of "who killed hip-hop" you philistine.

You don't even know your history. Heavy D put on Pete Rock, AKA soul brother #1, AKA the pioneer producer of that 90s shyt.

Laffy Taffy put om Shawty Lo

 

[CrimsonTider]

Cause the south made it.
I dont mind , cuz I know all them dudes personally. Lo hated the song off jump, but it started to blow, and he just rode with it. Yet my boy Fabo still doing shows off that shyt. Eating.

I know This is the real answer

Hiphop heads( which really means 90s east coast bias) hate the south because they think it made their favorite music irrelevant

 

[BK The Great]

Cause it’s trash, point blank period.