89 to 91 where VERY WEAK years and reggae was more popular in clubs .92 was nice but 93 to 96 is an unbeliveable run and the best 3 years ever in hip hop
1989 Stezo dropped the Crazy Noise Album on Fresh\Sleeping Bag Records. His debut song Its My Turn was the first sample release of the Skull Snaps Beat which went on to be sampled by many other Hip Hop producers through out the 90's and beyond.
I was 11 when Run-DMC dropped their album ‘Raising Hell’ back in 1986, and turned into a Hip-Hop junkie overnight. This series is giving me so much nostalgia. I had ALL these albums on cassette and/or CD besides Roxanne Shante, Craig G and Antoinette. 1989 wasn’t the best year in my opinion, but I’ll take ANY year from 1987-1994 all over again ✌️
@@MR_RIDLEY This is an unpopular opinion, but for me the appearance of 2Pac and Biggie, although they were gifted geniuses of rhyme and music, they represent the beginning of the slow decline in Hip Hop. East Coast/West Coast bs and other shenanigans ruined the Afro-positivity and love of community that existed before they arrived. '96 was the beginning of the end.
@@juniorjames7076 They've been placing That Blame on NWA 😬 There's a Video with Crazy Bone I think, Speaking on the Secret Meeting that DESTROYED RAP, if you haven't seen it you should Check It Out...Aside from That, I've never been one to Blame the Victims, Believe it or not, Our Hands are Often Tied, in this Wicked Society, if we're even Aware at all...
Damn this took me back, I went in the army in April 88 -April 92 and I bought almost all of those cassette tapes and I still have most of them in my closet, those were some of the best years of my life
D.O.C, Heavy D, Special Ed and Native Tongues definitely ruled 89. Tone Loc and Young M.C. had massive radio support. All an all, 89 was the continuation and simply dope for hip-hop. But "88" was KING!
Tone-Loc and Young MC started appearing on Howard Stern's radio show and David Letterman. Mainstream media LOVED those guys. Wild Thing and Bust A Move were the first hip hop songs I heard during NBA games during halftime.
@juniorjames7076 Young MC did great on the publishing as well. He wrote most of major hits on Tone Loc's album. Plus Young wrote his own with were mainstream hits as well. Yes, the man is eating good.
The DOC album was prestine...but it had a skip or 2.. Grip it On That Other Level was flawless. Gangsta rap at its finest with a lokey sense of humor to boot!
I remember Beastie Boys PAUL'S BOUTIQUE got a lot of hate initially. People were confused by it, as it wasn't at all like the first album, which was a good party frat house record. Paul's Boutique was way ahead its time.
Definitely a lot of music I didn't like back then I found I just wasn't mature enough for and understand a lot better it could have been 1 of those cases for this album
Kwame had the last laugh though! As he still gets an annual royalty check from writing Ronnie DeVoe's verse on Bell Biv DeVoe's multi-platinum song "Poison"...
The Chill Rob G was top tier...ahead of its time lyrically & musically DJ Mark the 45 King...both among the most underrated in Hip Hop...original Flava Unit
Man, ‘89 brings a lot of memories in DC, Maryland. The crack era was heavy in DC, Maryland in ‘89; especially DC, the murder capital in ‘89. 😢 Alpo was in DC in ‘89. Damn, I miss ‘88,’89.
Was a decent year, but only classics to me are Three feet high, It’s a big daddy thing, No one can do it better, Unfinished business and Road to the riches
You one year behind... The best year in hip hop was 88 all you have to do is go look at the list nothing but hits from the Vapors by biz markie to children's story by slick Rick microphone Fein by Eric B and rakim or F the police by NWA 88 was untouchable
@@jaska138 Facts. We just never called it Biz Never Sleeps... Most ppl used (at least where Im from and in media references I remember) "the Diabolical". It was the go to title. It was a perfect description of the great Biz Markie 🙏
I'll just say this...from 1988 to 1998 was the best 10 years of Hip Hop.
Your very close but not quite... I got 85 to 95
@@citizengoon1139 I won’t even argue with that. Damn good classics songs back then. Rap died in 2000
89 to 91 where VERY WEAK years and reggae was more popular in clubs .92 was nice but 93 to 96 is an unbeliveable run and the best 3 years ever in hip hop
Out of all of the great albums the brothas and sistas put out in 89, the beasties sold the most. I wonder why.🤦🏾♂️🙏🏾
You already know 😂
Great question 😆
To me they a run dmc rip off
1989 Stezo dropped the Crazy Noise Album on Fresh\Sleeping Bag Records. His debut song Its My Turn was the first sample release of the Skull Snaps Beat which went on to be sampled by many other Hip Hop producers through out the 90's and beyond.
Thanks for dropping that gem on me I knew none of that.
I was 11 when Run-DMC dropped their album ‘Raising Hell’ back in 1986, and turned into a Hip-Hop junkie overnight. This series is giving me so much nostalgia. I had ALL these albums on cassette and/or CD besides Roxanne Shante, Craig G and Antoinette. 1989 wasn’t the best year in my opinion, but I’ll take ANY year from 1987-1994 all over again ✌️
I was 11 when they dropped their debut. Same result.
You 100% gotta do 95 & 96. Those are the best back to back years hip hop has ever seen
Was back and forth but ended up at 96, mainly because of 2 from Pac, For Me...
Nah do 2015 😂😂
@@MR_RIDLEY This is an unpopular opinion, but for me the appearance of 2Pac and Biggie, although they were gifted geniuses of rhyme and music, they represent the beginning of the slow decline in Hip Hop. East Coast/West Coast bs and other shenanigans ruined the Afro-positivity and love of community that existed before they arrived. '96 was the beginning of the end.
@@juniorjames7076 They've been placing That Blame on NWA 😬 There's a Video with Crazy Bone I think, Speaking on the Secret Meeting that DESTROYED RAP, if you haven't seen it you should Check It Out...Aside from That, I've never been one to Blame the Victims, Believe it or not, Our Hands are Often Tied, in this Wicked Society, if we're even Aware at all...
Great Work. Done By The Forces Of Nature was bad azz album.
I noticed in 89’ a lot of Afrocentric themes with the chains and clothing.
It was things really changed after that they got it out by 94
You 100% I had the majority of these albums. We did alot of house party's and mix tapes to this music.
Damn this took me back, I went in the army in April 88 -April 92 and I bought almost all of those cassette tapes and I still have most of them in my closet, those were some of the best years of my life
Dope
D.O.C, Heavy D, Special Ed and Native Tongues definitely ruled 89. Tone Loc and Young M.C. had massive radio support. All an all, 89 was the continuation and simply dope for hip-hop. But "88" was KING!
Tone-Loc and Young MC started appearing on Howard Stern's radio show and David Letterman. Mainstream media LOVED those guys. Wild Thing and Bust A Move were the first hip hop songs I heard during NBA games during halftime.
@juniorjames7076 Young MC did great on the publishing as well. He wrote most of major hits on Tone Loc's album. Plus Young wrote his own with were mainstream hits as well. Yes, the man is eating good.
The DOC album was prestine...but it had a skip or 2.. Grip it On That Other Level was flawless. Gangsta rap at its finest with a lokey sense of humor to boot!
Scarface was the Kool G Rap of the South giving birth to many of that region's MCs. Precursor to Horrocore Rap also...
I agree I wish he never lost his voice.
@@dredocs top 5 "what if" in Hip Hop history...debut album certified classic
@@tphoyas might be the number 1 what if looking at the legends careers he helped make.
Check em out, check em out, check em out, with this beat I'm gonna rock the house.
I remember Beastie Boys PAUL'S BOUTIQUE got a lot of hate initially. People were confused by it, as it wasn't at all like the first album, which was a good party frat house record. Paul's Boutique was way ahead its time.
Definitely a lot of music I didn't like back then I found I just wasn't mature enough for and understand a lot better it could have been 1 of those cases for this album
We were all over that album in Compton, bumping that 💩.
CPT
✌🏾
It was their best album...to this day I prefer The Beastie Boys over Eminem..
1989,it’s was popping,MCs, Rap groups came from everywhere, I bought everybody
89 is my favourite year for rap. Marley Marl and Prince Paul made history.
I was about 11 or 12 yrs old back then,, going to school in Jersey City, NJ...boy what an era to live...
Great times before the world changed I. 2001
Gratitude
Thank you fam 🙏🏿
Pure good vibes the good old days 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
It was
1:22 "Your life is played out like Kwame...and them fuckin polka dots"
Kwame had the last laugh though! As he still gets an annual royalty check from writing Ronnie DeVoe's verse on Bell Biv DeVoe's multi-platinum song "Poison"...
i remember 89 being the year of the flavor unit and 45 king they were KILLING the game.
Facts
Wait 3Ft High Paul's Boutique + the Cactus album came out the same year 😳
ALBUMS (cd's) I DO NOT OWN: Craig G, Chill Rob G., Antoinette, Jaz-O, and Redhead Kingpin. THE REST: Got 'Em!!!!!! Who can beat my score????
The Chill Rob G was top tier...ahead of its time lyrically & musically DJ Mark the 45 King...both among the most underrated in Hip Hop...original Flava Unit
King Sun XL
Schooly D Am I Black Enough For You?
Stezo Crazy Noise
Donald D Notorious
Nice and Smooth
Cookie Crew Born This Way
Thanx for those honorable mentions.
@@gregorygriffin6341 Damn I forgot 2 more of my personal favorites:
Cool C Glamorous Life
Steady B Going Steady
Man, ‘89 brings a lot of memories in DC, Maryland. The crack era was heavy in DC, Maryland in ‘89; especially DC, the murder capital in ‘89. 😢 Alpo was in DC in ‘89. Damn, I miss ‘88,’89.
It was real in the dc area in 89
97 episode gone be a monster
It is I'm gonna hold off on it for a couple episodes want to touch on 04 or 99
Never thought about 99 that was a big transition year
@Bbalislifee it was and a lot of artist were going through major changes in their career around then. Things got interesting.
@@dredocs stop being stingy with tht heat drop it 😂
@@Bbalislifee 😂😂😂
“Ninjas is played out like Kwame and f,ing polkadots who rocks the spot Biggie” my apologies but he made me think about that diss from Big 😂😂😂.
Another great post. 89 was fire but no yr can top 88. But that era was definitely The Golden Era. 1987-1992. 1993-96 was the 2nd coming.
Thank you fam glad you're enjoying the series.
Special Ed 🔥 89
Was a decent year, but only classics to me are Three feet high, It’s a big daddy thing, No one can do it better, Unfinished business and Road to the riches
It was a good year but definitely quite a few years were better
You one year behind... The best year in hip hop was 88 all you have to do is go look at the list nothing but hits from the Vapors by biz markie to children's story by slick Rick microphone Fein by Eric B and rakim or F the police by NWA 88 was untouchable
You gotta know I did 88 fam 88 is the blueprint.
@@dredocs 💪♥️💯
step in the arena was Gang starr's major label debut, nice guy was on wild pitch.
Oh ok
And the winner is?? Chubb Rock
Biz Markie's album name is Biz Never Sleeps. :D not Never Stops.
😆 I didn't notice until after I uploaded it
@@dredocs Yeah it happens :D
I though it was the "Diabolical Biz" 😅lol
@@tphoyas Yeah u r Right But it is also called by that name. :)
@@jaska138 Facts. We just never called it Biz Never Sleeps... Most ppl used (at least where Im from and in media references I remember) "the Diabolical". It was the go to title. It was a perfect description of the great Biz Markie 🙏
98 year gonna be CRAZY
No xclan
X-Clan was 1990
@@mustafahajj .......dedicated to the RED, the BLACK, AND THE GREEN! SISSSSSSSSSSEEEEE! I miss this era so much.
Are beastie boys really a hip hop group?
I’m from DC, Maryland and we played everything hip hop, but never the beastie boys.
i agree
Hip hop with a element of rock
Nope...96...
Paul's Boutique. 3Ft High & Rising
@elcameron
“Ninjas is played out like Kwame and f,ing polkadots who rocks the spot Biggie” my apologies but he made me think about that diss from Big 😂😂😂.
“Ninjas is played out like Kwame and f,ing polkadots who rocks the spot Biggie” my apologies but he made me think about that diss from Big 😂😂😂.
Kwame said that line ended his career 😆