The 90s was not just the greatest era of Hip-Hop, it was the greatest era of music in general. You had so many different varieties in rap music. Gangsta rap, conscious rap. East coast, west coast, down south, mid west and it all sounded different. Even the r&b, rock and metal was different than any other era. The 90s was the Renaissance of all music.
Every subgenre of rap you've mentioned was pioneered in the 80s. As for music in general the 90s was no more eclectic than the 60s,70s and 80s were. All the 90s did was take what was relegated to the underground in previous eras and made it relatively mainstream.
@@elbowgang9715 I hear you. What do you think about 1995 being the top year in that period? I used to be pro 1994 but I’ve since flipped to 1995. Crazy year! Hearing all the 1988 talk is making me rethink my stance but I’m such a Wu-Tang fanatic that I can’t imagine a non-Wu year being the top.
When was the last time you were listening to hip hop and heard something that made you pause and then rewind it? Or how about listen to the whole song and replay it? That is what the 80s and 90s were. It was about " originality, lyrics, and creative expression".There was more cooperation and conglomeration than competition and beefs.
Or made you shout before you rewound the tape because you couldn’t believe what you’d just heard? Or made everyone in the car keep quiet because what was playing was too dope to talk over? Or made you record it to a cassette tape straight off the radio, DJ yapping over it and all, because that was better than nothing? Or made you tell a friend and insist that they listen too because it was just that great? The 80s and 90s had to be lived to truly understand.
80's laid a foundation for the 90's peak. So who do you credit? The builder of the beautiful house or the one responsible for laying a solid foundation?
@aarong3000 A lot of classics did come out that year. But the impact of 88, the diversity sets it apart for me. All those 90's mc's copied there flows from the 80's mc's - Rakim, Kane, Krs, G.Rap, Slick Rick, Cube, LL etc. I did love 93 but nothing Is above 88 to me.
@Johnson-h1oCompared to the mainstream Rap Music and Rap Artists of the 80s and 90s, most of the Rap Music and Rap Artists that came out after the 2000s are TRASH. The only reason why we still had some good Hip Hop Music in the early 2000s, was because the great Hip Hop Artists who started out in the 80s and 90s was still releasing Rap Music in the early 2000s. But by the time we got to the 2010s and after, mainstream rap music was TOTAL TRASH. The only mainstream millennial rappers who came out after 2010 who are keeping real lyricism, originality, and substance alive in mainstream rap music nowadays is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR. The rest of these young mainstream millennial rappers SUCK nowadays.
@Johnson-h1o it is, lol. Those names would have never been as big in the 90's as they were in the 2000s. Ludacris, T.I. wouldn't have never been big in the 90s. Jeezy wouldn't have been. Ying Yang twins definitely wouldn't have never been big in the 90s. Chingy no. Pretty Ricky No! J Kwon nope!
@Johnson-h1o The early part of the 2000s still had some talented rap artists that were lyrically gifted still releasing music like DMX, JADAKISS, BEANIE SIGAL, EMINEM, JAY Z, NAS, LUDACRIS, and BUSTA RHYMES. Even KANYE WEST and GAME started off good during the first half of the 2000s up until about 2005, 2006. But by the time we got to about 2007, 2008; the WACK RAPPERS started to take over mainstream rap with garbage lyrics with no substance or originality whatsoever. The mumble rappers, trap rappers, and drill rappers totally took over the mainstream after 2010 while the more lyrical emcees got pushed to the background. The only two lyrical rap emcees that we have left in the mainstream nowadays is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR.
@Jay-y6z1b It's a fact that the 80s and 90s decade had the highest number of the most lyrically gifted and most creative Hip Hop Artists releasing music in the mainstream market. At that time you did not have to search that hard to find quality rappers who could actually spit classic bars with substance. That's why most reputable Hip Hop Historians and Purists say that the Golden Era for Hip Hop Music is somewhere in the 80s and 90s. Most people including myself consider the late 80s and early 90s to be the true Golden Era for Hip Hop. Some experts might extend the Golden Era into the late 90s. But very few experts would extend the Golden Era into the 2000s. Because after the 2000s, there were much less quality rappers to choose from on the mainstream level. And most of the rappers who were releasing quality rap music with quality lyrics in the early 2000s, were the rappers who started their rap career in the 90s and continued to release music in the early 2000s. And by the time we got to the 2010s, most of the truly great rappers with lyrical skills and substance got pushed totally in the background to the underground market with no radio play. Right now, the only rappers in the mainstream level that is keeping true lyricism, originality, and substance alive nowadays is KENDRICK LAMAR and J COLE. Most of these other mainstream rappers that are on the radio today are straight up GARBAGE. The standard are way too low nowadays for rappers.
90’s was the best for me: Nas, Biggie, Jay, 2pac, Wu, Pun, Fat Joe, Mobb deep. 80’s had some ballers too: Rakim, Kane, NWA, LL, Krs 1, Kool G rap, Public enemy
Let’s keep it going. 90s: Souls Of Mischief, Fugees, Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Arrested Development, Keith Murray, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Redman, Das EFX, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, Onyx, Xzibit, Tha Pharcyde e.t.c.
I admit I was born on the 6th day of the 21st century BUT with me living in the age of the Internet and able to look at these classics, the 90's dominated
I'm going with the 90s, but it's not fair to the 80's because they really didn't start releasing albums until after 1985. That's when the classic 80's albums started dropping!
What an amazing musical era the 90s was! You had to be of age or coming into age to understand how much 🔥 was circulating during the era! Also, I would make a strong argument that '96 was the illest year for hip-hop. Check what dropped that year.
I see your 1996...and I raise you 1995. The killers for 1996 were obviously The Score and All Eyez On Me but let’s examine 1995 a little more closely, shall we?
@obgato7980 Challenge accepted. However, I'd have to disagree with your "killers" for '96, though. I think the best joints from '96 were as follows: Muddy Waters, Ill Nana, Hardcore, The Coming, It was Written, Reasonable Doubt, Ironman, and Hell on Earth. Now, your turn.
@@chefbundles3870 Those killers I named aren’t my choice but what the casual listener would have rated as the best of 1996. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me tell you that I love and own every single album you named as the best of 1996. Back to the challenge. My top picks for 1995 are: The Infamous, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Me Against The World, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous, Station Identification, KRS-One, Dah Shinin’, Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Conspiracy, Doe Or Die, Livin’ Proof, Dogg Food, Soul Food, Labcabincalifornia, Liquid Swords, 4,5,6. 1996 was damn close and you had me for a bit there. Let’s call it a tie, shall we? Happy New Year.
The 70s was when hip hop was at it's purest,rawest and most original. The 80s established the template for everything that would come after it.And the 90s was when hip hop peaked as a mass media phenomenon.
I am Hip Hop. This is such a hard question. I have to say 80s cuz the original classics. I have to say 90s cuz of rhyme style and beats. Both can never be beaten today
@@obgato7980oh wow bro, 99 might have been one the best years. You had bangers coming in from all regions … Dre….Eminem…50…Outcast…Goodie Mob…Hotboyz…JT Money…Trick Daddy…Mos Def…Pharoach Monch…Slum Village…Nas…Beatnuts…Big pun….Mobb Deep…Rough Ryders….Rocafella….Murda Inc…. I’m missing way more…but 99 was definitely an Iconic year.
@@flassh3030 I’d agree, with a slight correction. Outkast was 1998 (Aquemini). I see your 1999 but I’d argue that 1998 slightly edged out 1999 because of Lauryn Hill, Big Pun, Outkast, DMX (two ridiculously dope albums), Mos Def & Talib Kweli as Black Star, Jay-Z, Gang Starr, Scarface, Redman, Busta Rhymes, Noreaga, Fat Joe, Pete Rock, and a few more releases that shook the scene. To me, it was probably a more solid year than 1999. Not that 1999 is to be sniffed at, still. We were really blessed in the 90s. Lucky us.
You must have been too young for the Houser era. That was 91-94. In the Houser era, break dancers wore Huge fitted jeans, t-shirts with graffiti, pit Bulls, and the Looney Tunes hip-hop gear. The shoes they wore were the Shell Top Addidas, K-Swiss, and suede Pumas. All of those shoes were worn with fat laces that matched your outfit. At schools during break or lunch people would crowd around for dance-off of people break dancing. That was such a fun time growing up. That was middle school for me.
90s all the way. Lyricism, variety, you name it! However, I personally think 1987 to 1998 will NEVER be duplicated in hip hop. That’s over ten years but I don’t care, ha ha!
It is hard to give a definitive answer as to which decade was the golden era of mainstream Hip Hop Music. It depends on the age, interest, or lifestyle activities of a person who was listening to Hip Hop Music at that time. Both decades of rap music was better than any rap music and rap performers who came out after the 2000s overall. But if I had to choose which 10 year time period was the golden era for mainstream Hip Hop Music, I would definitely choose the time period between 1985-1995. Which is the second half of the 80s decade and the first half of the 90s decade. A vast majority of the most lyrically gifted, creative, and most ground-breaking Hip Hop Artists and Rap Groups of all times came out between 1985 and 1995. Now of course there were great rap artists and groups that came out before and after that time period, but the late 80s and early 90s had the highest number of classic Game-Changing Hip Hop Artists releasing classic albums during that time period. Some of the great Hop Hop Artists spilled over into the the early 2000s, but by the time we got to the 2010s, mainstream rap music became TOTAL TRASH and GARBAGE. Right now in 2024, the only mainstream millennial rappers who are keeping lyricism, creativity, and substance alive in mainstream rap music is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR. Most of these other younger mainstream rappers are TRASH nowadays. I will choose 80s and 90s Hip Hop Music over New Millennium Rap Music ANY DAY.
No era will ever beat 90's era. Golden age of Hip Hop... 90's were the golden age of almost everything (music, video games, movies, sports etc etc...) 90's all day long
80s hip hop was showtime lakers. 90s hip hop was the chicago bulls. 80s hip hop artists were talented enough to prove that the artform was indeed an artform and here to stay. 90s hip hop artists elevated the artform to the point of corporate relevancy
80s: Run DMC, KRS-One, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, Ice-T, NWA Vs 90s: Biggie, Jay-z, Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Tribe Called Quest, 2pac, Dr Dre, Snoop, Dogg Pound, Outkast, UGK
tough I say for the culture 80s was it. 90s is when they got paid and it became more mainstream at least they made it seem like. Them budgets for them videos was crazy... probably directors and producers ate better in that era. now producers selling 50 beats for $40 😩
92, 94, 96, and 98: Those four years produced the best hip-hop albums of all time. You can count the albums released a month or two before or after. So, the '90s all the way.
@obgato7980 I can't include 91 like the rest because I wasn't into the boom bap as much as other people. And artists that had albums in the other years I comsidered better than their album in 91.
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The 90’s will ALWAYS be my favorite era
Facts🔥🔥🔥
The 90s was not just the greatest era of Hip-Hop, it was the greatest era of music in general. You had so many different varieties in rap music. Gangsta rap, conscious rap. East coast, west coast, down south, mid west and it all sounded different. Even the r&b, rock and metal was different than any other era. The 90s was the Renaissance of all music.
Yeah facts, being a hardcore NY 90's hip-hop head I was also vibing to a lot of dope grunge artists (Nirvana, Alice in chains etc.)
Every subgenre of rap you've mentioned was pioneered in the 80s.
As for music in general the 90s was no more eclectic than the 60s,70s and 80s were.
All the 90s did was take what was relegated to the underground in previous eras and made it relatively mainstream.
How old are u ?
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80’s was when all the genre’s you’re talking about was created. 90’s is when it all went commercial.
90s all day
I’ll give it to the 90s but the 80s is where the foundation was built & ‘88 is the greatest year in hip-hop.
Yeah between 88 and 96are the top w years but personally I loved 2001. Everyone had beef and the music was amazing for it
@@elbowgang9715 I hear you. What do you think about 1995 being the top year in that period? I used to be pro 1994 but I’ve since flipped to 1995. Crazy year! Hearing all the 1988 talk is making me rethink my stance but I’m such a Wu-Tang fanatic that I can’t imagine a non-Wu year being the top.
90s all day it set the tone for what rap is today.
The mumbling? Nah. It definitely did NOT set the stage for rap today. Wish it did though.
Literally everything from the 90s was pioneered by the 80s
80s hip hop was more fun and partying. 90s hip hop was more hardcore and aggressive. The music changed. 90s all day.
That's a lie. 90s had party music too
@@steppababynupe 90s was more street, my dude. That's a fact
@@philb.1502 it was, but EARLY ATL music, Miami bass, was pure club music. East Coast and west was on the hardcore vibes. South was partying 90-96.
Gangsta Rap started in the 80s with NWA
@@WhoDat_umm ice t not nwa
When was the last time you were listening to hip hop and heard something that made you pause and then rewind it? Or how about listen to the whole song and replay it? That is what the 80s and 90s were. It was about " originality, lyrics, and creative expression".There was more cooperation and conglomeration than competition and beefs.
Facts
Or made you shout before you rewound the tape because you couldn’t believe what you’d just heard? Or made everyone in the car keep quiet because what was playing was too dope to talk over? Or made you record it to a cassette tape straight off the radio, DJ yapping over it and all, because that was better than nothing? Or made you tell a friend and insist that they listen too because it was just that great? The 80s and 90s had to be lived to truly understand.
1990s was peak era of hip hop
@@leonardthe1st I say 00s after 09 it went downhill
80's laid a foundation for the 90's peak. So who do you credit? The builder of the beautiful house or the one responsible for laying a solid foundation?
88 to 95 in my opinion
1980-2005 is the golden era
@@Salvatoreluciano. I say 87-2005 too many classic albums dropped in 87
90s! The end.
1986 to 1994
i was born in the mid 80’s raised in the 90’s so for me it’s automatically the 90’s era of Hip hop that I first met and loved and still do
Now a bigger discussion would be 1988 vs. 1993!
88 easy!
@@TheEdub1 That's tough though. A lot of classics came out in 1993 also!
@aarong3000 A lot of classics did come out that year. But the impact of 88, the diversity sets it apart for me. All those 90's mc's copied there flows from the 80's mc's - Rakim, Kane, Krs, G.Rap, Slick Rick, Cube, LL etc. I did love 93 but nothing Is above 88 to me.
88
You really want to cause problems? Try 1988 vs. 1995 or 1996. We’ll be here all day.
80s and the 90s are both better than anything from the 2000s. From 2000' all the way to now
@Johnson-h1oCompared to the mainstream Rap Music and Rap Artists of the 80s and 90s, most of the Rap Music and Rap Artists that came out after the 2000s are TRASH. The only reason why we still had some good Hip Hop Music in the early 2000s, was because the great Hip Hop Artists who started out in the 80s and 90s was still releasing Rap Music in the early 2000s. But by the time we got to the 2010s and after, mainstream rap music was TOTAL TRASH. The only mainstream millennial rappers who came out after 2010 who are keeping real lyricism, originality, and substance alive in mainstream rap music nowadays is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR. The rest of these young mainstream millennial rappers SUCK nowadays.
@Johnson-h1o it is, lol. Those names would have never been as big in the 90's as they were in the 2000s. Ludacris, T.I. wouldn't have never been big in the 90s. Jeezy wouldn't have been. Ying Yang twins definitely wouldn't have never been big in the 90s. Chingy no. Pretty Ricky No! J Kwon nope!
@Johnson-h1o lol aye you got Instagram?
@Johnson-h1o The early part of the 2000s still had some talented rap artists that were lyrically gifted still releasing music like DMX, JADAKISS, BEANIE SIGAL, EMINEM, JAY Z, NAS, LUDACRIS, and BUSTA RHYMES. Even KANYE WEST and GAME started off good during the first half of the 2000s up until about 2005, 2006. But by the time we got to about 2007, 2008; the WACK RAPPERS started to take over mainstream rap with garbage lyrics with no substance or originality whatsoever. The mumble rappers, trap rappers, and drill rappers totally took over the mainstream after 2010 while the more lyrical emcees got pushed to the background. The only two lyrical rap emcees that we have left in the mainstream nowadays is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR.
@Jay-y6z1b It's a fact that the 80s and 90s decade had the highest number of the most lyrically gifted and most creative Hip Hop Artists releasing music in the mainstream market. At that time you did not have to search that hard to find quality rappers who could actually spit classic bars with substance. That's why most reputable Hip Hop Historians and Purists say that the Golden Era for Hip Hop Music is somewhere in the 80s and 90s. Most people including myself consider the late 80s and early 90s to be the true Golden Era for Hip Hop. Some experts might extend the Golden Era into the late 90s. But very few experts would extend the Golden Era into the 2000s. Because after the 2000s, there were much less quality rappers to choose from on the mainstream level. And most of the rappers who were releasing quality rap music with quality lyrics in the early 2000s, were the rappers who started their rap career in the 90s and continued to release music in the early 2000s. And by the time we got to the 2010s, most of the truly great rappers with lyrical skills and substance got pushed totally in the background to the underground market with no radio play. Right now, the only rappers in the mainstream level that is keeping true lyricism, originality, and substance alive nowadays is KENDRICK LAMAR and J COLE. Most of these other mainstream rappers that are on the radio today are straight up GARBAGE. The standard are way too low nowadays for rappers.
90’s was the best for me: Nas, Biggie, Jay, 2pac, Wu, Pun, Fat Joe, Mobb deep.
80’s had some ballers too: Rakim, Kane, NWA, LL, Krs 1, Kool G rap, Public enemy
Let’s keep it going.
90s: Souls Of Mischief, Fugees, Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Arrested Development, Keith Murray, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Redman, Das EFX, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, Onyx, Xzibit, Tha Pharcyde e.t.c.
I admit I was born on the 6th day of the 21st century BUT with me living in the age of the Internet and able to look at these classics, the 90's dominated
90s hands down❤❤❤
🔥90s🔥
90s always all day
1993 thru 1999
@@bernardwilliams4071 y'all can't deny 00s c'mon it was classic albums then
93-98
@RellyRell-ud3iz Crazy! 1995 was ridiculous!
Definitely 1990s!
80’s only because Slick Rick, G. Rap and KRS blown my mind. 🤯
90s all day all night
I'm going with the 90s, but it's not fair to the 80's because they really didn't start releasing albums until after 1985. That's when the classic 80's albums started dropping!
Think a better match would be 1990-1999 vs 2000-2009? I still think the 90s gets the win. That’s how mad the period was. 90s over everything!
90s Golden era 👌🏾
90s Hip Hop is the greatest era in music ever. Now as a decade 97-97 is unmatched
1988 WAS THAT YEAR ALL THOSE GREAT ALBUMS CAME OUT🙌🏼
19988
90's hip hop era always
90's for the Révolution
90s forever
90s for me but boy do I miss the freshness of the 80s.
87-96 is my favorite 10 year period
What an amazing musical era the 90s was! You had to be of age or coming into age to understand how much 🔥 was circulating during the era! Also, I would make a strong argument that '96 was the illest year for hip-hop. Check what dropped that year.
I see your 1996...and I raise you 1995. The killers for 1996 were obviously The Score and All Eyez On Me but let’s examine 1995 a little more closely, shall we?
@obgato7980 Challenge accepted. However, I'd have to disagree with your "killers" for '96, though. I think the best joints from '96 were as follows: Muddy Waters, Ill Nana, Hardcore, The Coming, It was Written, Reasonable Doubt, Ironman, and Hell on Earth. Now, your turn.
@@chefbundles3870 Those killers I named aren’t my choice but what the casual listener would have rated as the best of 1996. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me tell you that I love and own every single album you named as the best of 1996.
Back to the challenge. My top picks for 1995 are: The Infamous, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Me Against The World, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous, Station Identification, KRS-One, Dah Shinin’, Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Conspiracy, Doe Or Die, Livin’ Proof, Dogg Food, Soul Food, Labcabincalifornia, Liquid Swords, 4,5,6.
1996 was damn close and you had me for a bit there. Let’s call it a tie, shall we?
Happy New Year.
❤90s❤
The 70s was when hip hop was at it's purest,rawest and most original.
The 80s established the template for everything that would come after it.And the 90s was when hip hop peaked as a mass media phenomenon.
The culture vulture at the end not giving af 😅 ... wow, what a surprise 😏
90s
90s Had So Many Lyrical Geniuses 🔥🔥🔥
⭐90s⭐
1987 to 1998 for me
Easy for me, 90s
80s was a good foundation but the 90s got all of your favorite rappers
90's
No debate
90 have so many better rapper than 80's
I’m an 80s baby and I started listening to hip hop in the 90s and for me the 90s hip hop is the golden era of hip hop
You can't have 90s without 80s
So many great albums we had in 90s man I can think 20 of em !! Each year we had 2 or 3 dope albums
80s is golden 90s is platinum
I'm sorry but was that Talib naming all the albums from 88? Everything this man said is the point. OMG I love Hip Hop ❤💯👍🔥
90s is THE golden era of hip-hop
That 1988 list by Talib was crazy!
I am Hip Hop. This is such a hard question. I have to say 80s cuz the original classics. I have to say 90s cuz of rhyme style and beats. Both can never be beaten today
For me it’s, “88 to 99”…
Nice, but personally I’d remove 1999. Was a bit of a funny one for me. Dope period, still.
@@obgato7980oh wow bro, 99 might have been one the best years. You had bangers coming in from all regions … Dre….Eminem…50…Outcast…Goodie Mob…Hotboyz…JT Money…Trick Daddy…Mos Def…Pharoach Monch…Slum Village…Nas…Beatnuts…Big pun….Mobb Deep…Rough Ryders….Rocafella….Murda Inc…. I’m missing way more…but 99 was definitely an Iconic year.
@@flassh3030 I’d agree, with a slight correction. Outkast was 1998 (Aquemini). I see your 1999 but I’d argue that 1998 slightly edged out 1999 because of Lauryn Hill, Big Pun, Outkast, DMX (two ridiculously dope albums), Mos Def & Talib Kweli as Black Star, Jay-Z, Gang Starr, Scarface, Redman, Busta Rhymes, Noreaga, Fat Joe, Pete Rock, and a few more releases that shook the scene. To me, it was probably a more solid year than 1999. Not that 1999 is to be sniffed at, still. We were really blessed in the 90s. Lucky us.
It's comparable to 50's rock n roll vs. 60's rock music...pure invention vs. potent innovation...
Clowning hammer but he one of the realest to ever do it he took care of his ppl evv bc even though it left him bankrupt
I love all hip hop, wish I could’ve been a breaker in the 80s, but was born 90 on the dot in down here in Florida…90s all day bih!
You must have been too young for the Houser era. That was 91-94. In the Houser era, break dancers wore Huge fitted jeans, t-shirts with graffiti, pit Bulls, and the Looney Tunes hip-hop gear. The shoes they wore were the Shell Top Addidas, K-Swiss, and suede Pumas. All of those shoes were worn with fat laces that matched your outfit. At schools during break or lunch people would crowd around for dance-off of people break dancing. That was such a fun time growing up. That was middle school for me.
80s Run DMC, LL Cool J, Fat Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, NWA, Rakim, KRS One, MC Lyte, Ice T, Publice Enemy, EPMD
Interesting... See, I'll always go w/ the '90s, but I love late '80s Hip-Hop. Early '90s/late '80s. There's no right or wrong answer/preference here.
Definitely 90's that mid 90's hip hop was insane
1988 is the greatest year of hip hop💯💯
There is no wrong answer when asked this question. Both were dope
It's only maybe 8 rappers we checking for from the 80s. 90s-00s was the golden era.... Sadly we will NEVER have that vibe again
90s hip hop, the whole decade no doubt
I loved the 80s it was pure. But in terms of quality, spectrum and content 90s all day
80 s &.90 s If the 80s s you wouldn't have the 90 s so Both
80's
Hands down
80s for sure
90s all the way. Lyricism, variety, you name it! However, I personally think 1987 to 1998 will NEVER be duplicated in hip hop. That’s over ten years but I don’t care, ha ha!
80's of course
It is hard to give a definitive answer as to which decade was the golden era of mainstream Hip Hop Music. It depends on the age, interest, or lifestyle activities of a person who was listening to Hip Hop Music at that time. Both decades of rap music was better than any rap music and rap performers who came out after the 2000s overall. But if I had to choose which 10 year time period was the golden era for mainstream Hip Hop Music, I would definitely choose the time period between 1985-1995. Which is the second half of the 80s decade and the first half of the 90s decade. A vast majority of the most lyrically gifted, creative, and most ground-breaking Hip Hop Artists and Rap Groups of all times came out between 1985 and 1995. Now of course there were great rap artists and groups that came out before and after that time period, but the late 80s and early 90s had the highest number of classic Game-Changing Hip Hop Artists releasing classic albums during that time period. Some of the great Hop Hop Artists spilled over into the the early 2000s, but by the time we got to the 2010s, mainstream rap music became TOTAL TRASH and GARBAGE. Right now in 2024, the only mainstream millennial rappers who are keeping lyricism, creativity, and substance alive in mainstream rap music is J COLE and KENDRICK LAMAR. Most of these other younger mainstream rappers are TRASH nowadays. I will choose 80s and 90s Hip Hop Music over New Millennium Rap Music ANY DAY.
88 to 95 .. best 7 years in hip hop history 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love both eras
90s all day 💯
No era will ever beat 90's era.
Golden age of Hip Hop... 90's were the golden age of almost everything (music, video games, movies, sports etc etc...)
90's all day long
the 80's paved the way but the 90's are objectively better. Especially like 93-98
Man love all but il go with 90s ❤😂woop woop
80s hip hop was showtime lakers. 90s hip hop was the chicago bulls. 80s hip hop artists were talented enough to prove that the artform was indeed an artform and here to stay. 90s hip hop artists elevated the artform to the point of corporate relevancy
The late 90s all day
From 1998 till 2010 is the best hip hop
You are missing out if you choose that era. If you are a late millenial I can understand.
Excuse me?
80s: Run DMC, KRS-One, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, Ice-T, NWA
Vs
90s: Biggie, Jay-z, Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Tribe Called Quest, 2pac, Dr Dre, Snoop, Dogg Pound, Outkast, UGK
I go wit 90s hip hop 🙏❤️👍
8📀's🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
If you're a true hip-hop head it's 80s!
Cohen doesn’t give af as long as he getting that sweet sweet monayyyyyy
93 to 06
95 live luv from brooknam
80s 💯
I got both..... truly influence era's
80s was the Dawn 90s was the golden era
87-98 I got the most out of Hip Hop during that time.
Wait til Talib Googles what came out in 93, 96, and 98 (dude was on one of the best records of that year).
90s over the 80s & 2000s
For me, 80s
Its the early mid 90s man
Did y'all hear Talib Kweli's list tho! Even Canibus said hip hop has never been the same since 88.
tough I say for the culture 80s was it. 90s is when they got paid and it became more mainstream at least they made it seem like. Them budgets for them videos was crazy... probably directors and producers ate better in that era. now producers selling 50 beats for $40 😩
Crazy Legs is not aging. Some perspective Kool Dj Red Alert is only 10 years older.
90s got Pac and Big and they demise in it
92, 94, 96, and 98: Those four years produced the best hip-hop albums of all time. You can count the albums released a month or two before or after. So, the '90s all the way.
Don’t forget 1991 and 1995. Never forget!
@obgato7980 I can't include 91 like the rest because I wasn't into the boom bap as much as other people. And artists that had albums in the other years I comsidered better than their album in 91.
80s is the reason why we had 90s
Everyone has their own golden era. Mine are 90s and 2010s