@@MichaelBrown-ti1un it was also the days of Cash Money, Mystikal, UGK, T.I. , 50 cent, Eminem, Jay Z, OutKast, The Game, Paul Wall, Nelly, Lil Wayne, DMX , LOX, Dipset , and ect ......... There was trash definitely... But there was also many gems mainstream! .... 2000-2005 that is
my opinion is that 1985-1996 was an amazing era.part of the 80's and the 90's really left a mark on me as far as rap and the dj scene.I'm 52 and i grew up when rap music first became big with 1979 classic hit "Rapper's Delight".I was 10 going on 11.I was a teenager when Rakim and Kane hit the scene and a full fledged adult when the west coast started Their dominance in the 90's.even back in the 80's(the rise of the crack era),Rap music definitely flourished,but U also during that era had to be careful because the streets were full of predators that would steal on for your chain.coat, and glasses that were popular at the time.
#Facts... I commented 87 to 97... If you want to go by a ten year run... That was the best to me... Even the vibe on the radio was different... #Salute
Word Up! Yo, it was "2 Live Crew" back then I had "My Adidas" "People Everyday" in the "Summertime" hanging with my "Geto Boys" sippin on "Gin and Juice" till we were "Insane in the Brain" "It's Like That" rollin' in "My Hooptie" at "6 N The Morning" it was "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" & a "Rappers Delight" to "Check the Rhime" & "Set It Off" telling MC's "Don't Sweat the Technique" & flossing "U Can’t Touch This" it was "Dope Man" made ya "Jump" "It Was A Good Day" especially on the "1st of the month" but "Too $hort" for real, who wants some "I Got 5 On It" ? XD Blah,haha!!! Yo! Straight off the dome kid & how we do it WOW! I'm high as F%$k, Check it, Eeerr,,, puff, puff, pass! +++Peace, Rap, & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Souls+++
Will always be the 90s. Most innovative, original, best beats, stories. Listening to a album from the 90s was like watching a classic movie. Albums will never have that same feel.
Whatever era includes the year 1994 is my favorite era: The Coup, E-40, Biggie, 2 Pac, Master P, Outkast, Goodie Mobb, 8Ball & MJG, and a bunch of party crossovers...I remember transitioning from tapes to CDs in this time period too.
Good convoy. Born in 1971. There is no right or wrong answer, its a generational answer. Hip hop culture, original emcees I give the nod to the 80's but track production goes to the 90's. I am just glad that hop hop music is still going strong. I remember in high school when the mainstream media, even urban r& b radio stations were calling what I loved a fad. If I HAD to pick a decade it would be 1986-1996. Tough question!👍🏿👊🏿🎤
Yea same here cuz im tryna think when i was in elementary and middle school.. jay z dmx mase pdiddy missy busta timberland fuguees lost boyz meth n red ...music was just better then compared to highschool days 2001-2005
When homie said you had to be alive to actually feel the vibe when the songs came out to know which era is the best, I agree with that. The others were saying no, but the same guy saying no was the same person saying you remember that feeling when shook ones came out. Which proves you need to be alive during that time to get the real feeling if what was going on at that time. The question should be, what ten years was the best in hip-hop so then it can really be a personal opinion.
Your'e right and wrong because come on bro 😂 Its the 90's! Hip-Hop was neck and neck with Rock n Roll.Everyone ate off the plate(bars) and there's Tupac.no debate!
1994-2003 HANDS DOWN! 🔥🔥 , that whole summer Of 94 in NYC was on a different type of level when it comes to the GREATEST hip hip classic albums ever in music history!
Everybody can't comment of the subject. If you didn't live it you can't feel it. I'm 51. A survivor of the system. I've seen the God Mc Rakim go mic/less during a concert. Got to respect the Foundation. The problem comes when we don't know. Ask about it !
2000s for me personally because the 90s acts were still big as well it was 50, cam, Jay, fab, kanye, busta, outkast, lupe etc most diverse Era for sure
Very good debate Math. As a generation X dude from Harlem, I’m going with the 80’s as the preeminent and most influential rap era! Like your man said, Slick Rick is a legend just off one single and one album. He’s the greatest storyteller ever! Eric B & Rakim, LL, EPMD, Whodini, BDP, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee. They were real rap superstars! The 90’s had some ill production and rappers of course but too much emphasis on the street life and not enough originality in subject matter and imagery gives the 90’s the L to the greats of the 80’s. Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z have great material but none had the “superstar” juice of the aforementioned artists of the 1980’s. That’s facts! Nobody wanted to be MOP or Mobb Deep. But niggas wanted to be LL Cool J and Rakim and Big Daddy Kane! Facts 💯🙌
@@deanbrooks7297 most definitely bro! Truthfully, it starts with Run-DMC and Whodini! They laid the foundation for everything that came after! Respect 👊🏽💯
I’m biased and I don’t give af. I really fell in love with hip hop in 93 when I was 9 years old. From there til like 2003 in my opinion is the best time for hip hop. The 90s was just different. All the albums we worship today were just new releases for us back then. We didn’t realize how impactful those albums were because we were getting them non stop. I love the 90s
I feel u on that biased shit. 93-03 hip hop was classic after classic album release. 04-06 hip-hop still had a pulse, but 07 was the beginning of the end for meaningful music
90's and early 2000's are the golden era of hip hop hands down, that's when you needed real talent to make it. Nowadays anybody with a catchy hook is considered a star smh.
2010-15 is overlooked with the emergence of Kendrick, Joey Badass, J Cole, Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper, Asap Rocky, Freddie Gibbs, Danny Brown , Big KRIT etc
*If we talking actual ‘ERAS’…* _A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages_ *By the definition of ERAS…* *88’ to 94’ was an ERA* & *94’ to 99 was an ERA…* *1988-1994* was defined by LL, EPMD, NWA, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, Too Short, MC Lyte, Slick Rick, ATCQ, & Rakim …& the emergence of Spice One, Geto Boys, Lords Of The Underground, Das EFX, Leaders Of The New School, Digable Planets,etc. This was the era of the new & diverse sounds… more originality, creativity, & diversity (of sound) than any other era of hip hop… EVER. *1994-1999* was defined by Lauryn Hill/Fugees, Snoop/Dr Dre/Death Row, Nas, Big, Pac, OutKast, Puff/Bad Boy, Scarface, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Lil Kim, Goodie Mob, So So Def, The Lox, etc This was the era of the BIG LABELS… the label/clique thing & also where the new legends were made & was the most pivotal turning point for hip hop on a mainstream/pop culture level. This era also set DMX, Jay-Z, Nas, Cash Money, Eminem in motion to lead the next era that followed & led to 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Lil’ Wayne, etc. *So I would pick one of those as the greatest..*
basically it was 90s to me because thats when hip hop was at its peak and also the 90s had better production and beats and rappers then had quality lyrics
98-05 is perfect actually. That's when I came up. If you remember that time period, even if you were young like around 27-31, you may not feel a lot of the type of music that's coming out nowadays.
The 90’s is so damn nostalgic. That would be my unbiased answer. But personally, Wiz Khalifa, J. Cole, Drake, and that whole blog era is what influenced me to start making my own music so it’s always gonna be my favorite.
Late 80s to Late 90s, with the exception of some of the early 2000s.. but definitely the 90s has to be in there, so many versatile styles during that era
Early 2000's. When Jay was solidifying his spot. Rocafella had an umbrella of The Dips & State Prop. We had DMX & Ruff Ryders, Fab & Desert Storm, Fif & G-Unit, Ja & Murder Inc. So much shit, mostly on the east side of the map. But you had Luda & DTP, Nelly & The Lunatics, just so much shit.
Born in 93 the . Early Kanye west , nerd , lupe , odd future , future, drake and lil Wayne , Rick Ross, and a huge mix of 90s rappers. It was a true melting point of rap at the time 97 ~2013
80's baby. But the 90's made me. That was when I started to really appreciate lyricism from all different regions. BUT THE REAL ANSWER IS ...... THE BEST ERA.... IS WHATEVER ERA YOU GREW UP IN.
@@deanbrooks7297 It's mostly like that though, because kids grow up in this time and gonna have their best childhood memories with the music from now.. so off nostalgia alone, they gon rank the era they grew up in higher..
@@deanbrooks7297 I understand what you're saying. I used to say the same when i would let my lil cousins play they're music if they were riding in my car. Of course they were mostly listening to mindless party music, which is cool for the club. But i would play nothing but mixtape freestyles after that and they quickly saw the difference when they heard substance in the lyrics. The biggest difference is I told them that the radio would play album cuts along with the hit songs back in the day. Now they just play the same 10 to 20 songs on a loop. It's still good music out here. We just have to search a little harder for it.
@@nimmha6708 agree 100%. It's basically the same argument in battle rap right now with Smack Era vs New Era. Cassidy, Mook, and others from back then have die hard fans that will never say they lost. New fans don't have that attachment to them b/c they didn't grow up in that time. It's a never ending argument.
I was born in 92 so ima say 90s all the way but I can say early 2000s my favorite but 90s had them killas, Pac,big, Jay z, nas, snoop, dmx, wu tang, mob deep, cnn, pun, dre, ice cube, too short, eminem, jadakiss the lox, cam, big l, mase
I’m gonna end this debate right now illmatic-90’s Ready to die-90’s enter the wu-90’s Reasonable doubt-90’s Low end theory-90’s Purple tape-90’s midnight marauder’s-90’s all eyes on me-90’s Chronic-90’s Southern playalistc-90’s Doggy style-90’s Things fall apart-90’s Whut thee album-90’s I can go on and on and on no era is topping the 90’s fam none
My dude Billionz! I remember early 2000s, son use to be at this barber shop downtown lower Manhattan, his man used to cut my hair. He used to be in there spittin his shit, playing some tracks he made, all fire too at the time!
1995-2008 was the best era Lox Money Power Respect 1998, Mobb Deep The Infamous, Life After Death, The Blue Print, Reasonable doubt, In my life vol 1, the black album, illmatic, it was written, Stillmatic, Godson, Kiss of death, Kiss the game goodbye, the Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem show the list goes on
90's for me. I love and respect each era tho. I'm Hip-Hop till I leave this form and beyond. Gotta meet the Dilla's n Guru's, Pac's, ODB's, BIG L's and all the other ones that almost make me shed a tear if I start naming from Sean Price to y'all know DOOM n Prodigy =( DMX and many many more legends and pioneers we lost in the last couple of years and before.. But yeah, I guess simply by nostalgia nothing can top the vibe that 90's Hip-Hop gives me. A slight edge to 90's NY grimy boom bap. But I also always loved sounds like Detroit Hip-Hop and of course West Coast G Funk influenced stuff.. Just skills. Early 2000's was kinda dope 2 because production was on a high high level, but emceeing didn't advance like the production, till well.. we now have things like mumble rap which is purely based on melody and vibe instead of pengame.. But even in this era, crazy emcee's arrive. Real Boom Bap sound is alive and kicking.. And even other area's and "subgenres" got hitters.
I’m a youngan but i study hip hop I would say from ‘85 to ‘08, after 2008 you could see that the internet was really coming and changing the music from sales to the streaming and if you wanna go further after late 2014 it changed even further with mumble rap more catchy hooks and you started to hear less lyrical material as a whole
I grew up on 90s but gotta give up to the 80’s MC’s for rhyming. Can you imagine being in the 80s and hearing a sound/vibe you never heard before??!!!! That’s insane. I love my 90’s, but I appreciate the forefathers and sisters.
Im a different type of guy. I love the era of the new underground kings aka the blog era. that 2008-2015 time where the indy scene was on the rise. A good grip of those guys is still getting it in a major way. The Nipsey, Curren$y, Big Krit, Kendrick, Ab-soul, Dom Kennedy, Wiz, etc...when those guys were on their hungry come up
This is a question you can't truly answer, all the eras got amazing rappers and competition, 2010s going up got way too many fire spitters too, Mickey Factz, Ransom, King Los all of them booming in this Era and rappers like Mick Jenkins, Joey Baddass, J. Cole, Kendrick, Drake and alot of underground rappers doing freestyles
Early 90s to mid 2000s! 🤷🏿♂️ These arguments are all subjective and gratuitous. Ultimately, there are always good and bad artists, and there’s always times when the mainstream market is either flooded or completely deprived of good artists. But, the underground always has some fire!
95 is extreeemly strong! Personally I can't pick a best year from 92 to 96 tho, too many joints. Gun to head I'd have to pick '94, mainly for illmatic and ready to die. But then 93 has doggystyle, 36 chambers and my personal fav 93 til infinity. But 95 has the infamous, cuban linx, soul food, ODB, all we got iz us I can't decide. LOL!
The best era is the one you grew up in honestly. Unless you’ve heard enough from all eras then most if not all people should say the 90s. But it’s what you grew up on honestly. I was born 97’ but I took time to listen to 80s 90s 2000s 2010s and nowadays and I prefer late 90s to early- midish 2000s 💭 after that it’s just a matter what artist is actually withholding the core values I grew up and fell in love with (Kendrick Cole Saba Smino Rapsody) favorite artist is Ice Cube 😂
Late 80's early 90's hip hop was raising men with virtue and life lessons. Then Puff came and monitized it and hip hop became a prostitute. After that Hip Hop was for the streets. And thats what we hear today. The highest bidder music. It is what it is.
90s era! It was talent, street team- birth by Badboy Ent, it was so many Iconic moments and trendsetters that delivered in a time with so many artists. It's an era, where people want to revisit, sample or imitate in fashion. 90s era was real music!
I think the early 2000s doesn’t get enough credit. I was born in 93 so I was in the streets during the early 2000s and there was a lot of great hip hop then. Yea “snap rap” and “crunk music” was mainstream and in the limelight but the underground hardcore shit was there. And a lot of the underground shit wasn’t mixed too well but it gave it that grungy sound as well. Rocafella, ruff ryders, g unit, cash money, desert storm, state property, etc. There was a lot of great shit in the early 2000s and a lot of legends were made in the early 2000 that have a major imprint on today’s rap
Exactly tbh the 2000s and 2010s especially early 2010s was a very great time period for hip hop I was born in 95 and experience the 2000s and 2010s it was a very magical time period it was very diverse lyrical fun and and beautiful all together I miss it everyday.
Damn it’s honestly tough for me in a way 90’s overall for me too many groups too many emcees to list but Between people like Roc Marciano, KA, GIBBS, Griselda, Cole ect ect NOW is looking great Early 2000’s Mixtapes were just classic Stack Bundles rip ect ect The illest shit is the The Lox is still putting out 🔥 through all these eras! It’s hard but we wouldn’t have any of it without the 90’s so.
MAAAAAAN glad to see the brother billionz up on the show. I was shocked when I seen arliss and billionz not next to him. but this was dope proves to me math is tapped in!!!!!!
Math I gotta say you got the best content man. You are a great interviewer and really give a real barbershop vibe with your show. Keep doin your thing man.
90's hands down was the best. Rakim can be included in there because that track from juice soundtrack came out in 90s and that shit was 🔥. 90's had all the 🔥tho. Word up!
I think the 10s is the most discredit era in HipHop/Rap history. Great Artists with classic projects, classic moments etc. yet so overlooked because of so much complaining. I know the 80s 90s & 00s was great eras but ppl needs also appreciate the 10s.
I believe the best era was from 87-97, followed by the Blog, Mixtape Era (08-16 or so). It was the moment artist began to break away from major labels in larger numbers and produced artist like Smoke DZA, Currensy, Wiz, Nipsey, Drake, Big Krit, J Cole, Lupe, Papoose, Crooked I, Kendrick and TDE, Freddie Gibbs, Mac Miller, YG, Future, Drill artist and so on and so on....
Can't believe this is still a question, 90s....hands down let's argue!!!!! Entire 10 year run of the 90s was absolute 🔥🔥🔥 super early 2000s is a honorable mention.
The 1980's take this *specifically* because all the elements (of hiphop) were present: djs, graffiti writers, b-boys and MC's. The culture was all about art and it was flat-out *fun* 💯 Films like Wild Style, Style Wars (a documentary) and Beat Street conjur up sweet memories of hiphop when it was alive. These guys are debating the best era of rap 🤷♂️
well said. the 80s rap seemed like anything was possible. I'm younger so I was a kid when Biggie came out etc. so my 1st exposure to rap was when it was stuck in the gangster rap, pop chart/radio box, but what got me into hip hop was hearing the rap from the 80s because they showed me that there is more ways to do hip hop. They did things i didnt realize you could do or even were allowed to talk about with rap music.
Best era in terms of quality of the lyrics, late 90s-early 2000s. Best era in terms of beats, right now. Best era in terms of opportunity and exposure, right now.
@@superdopehiphop I think it is, because every style is represented in abundance, which has never been the case in previous eras. Yes, there has always been synth based, sample based and even live instrumentation, but not in the abundance that is available today, because there was a very limited number of producers because the cost of entry into music production was so high and also many of the producers who are now considered legends were still in the early stages of their careers and learning as they went along. Today the cost of entry into music production is so low, that even a kid still in school can download a free or cracked DAW and vsts, make a hot beat, upload it to RUclips, have it used by an established rapper and become a professional producer literally overnight (although that's extremely rare and uncommon, it IS possible with the internet). That simply was not possible in the 80s or 90s or even the early 2000s.
@@dugnice I just personally love the beats more 86-03 then since then but I agree there is def variety. I just think if you make a list of the 500-1000 best beats ever 80% or more come from 86-2003 or so. You agree with that or no?
@@superdopehiphop Nah, MOST (not all) of the beats of rap music between 86 and the early 90s were basic/primitive and pretty lackluster compared to the complexity of melodies, chord progressions and drum rhythms we started getting in the mid 90s and beyond and beats are getting even more complex with all the computer tech that is available nowadays. For example, the 808 has been around for decades, compare the complexity of how 808 bass/kicks are being used today and how they were used in the 80s and 90s.
@@superdopehiphop Many beats nowadays simply could not be produced in the 80s and 90s, because much of what we hear today cannot be created with traditional instruments and have to be made with computers and the technology used to make them did not exist in the 80s and 90s or even early 2000s.
Easily 1994-2004 Son what!! I’m a Cali kid for life born and raised…. BUT… Wu-Tang Nas Biggie INI Jay Z Onyx Mobb Deep And that’s just on the east Out here Snoop Pac Daz Kurupt Souls of mischief Dj Quik And then shit went everywhere Bone thugs OutKast Eminem 8 Ball MJG Beanie Siegel Freeway UGK Goodie mob Dj Screw which by the way all y’all slowed and reverbed kids ain’t doin nothing new… it’s fire but still ain’t new Dipset The twinz Warren G MC Breed MF Doom G-unit TI Young Bloods But if I’m being honest niggas out now is still poppin Young thug Trouble Offset Tyler Fam I just love hip hop
80's was nice but 90's hip hop was the best bro. ✊🏾✊🏿 This is purely subjective so there's no right or wrong answer.
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I agree 80s definitely set the stage for 90's dopeness
The Making & the beginning clearly
Something you must hold on to
90s hip hop was 80s hip hop on steroids 💪🏾
@@onpoint357 more like rock
The 90's hip hop era. The golden era
Facts🎶💨
Agreed
From 88-08 a lot of classics in that 20 year span
@@terrantheblack6587 yea definitely a lot dope music within that time span
The first half of the 90's. Not from '97 onwards. That was the jiggy shiny suit era. It was totally different from 1990 - '95/'96.
1994 - 2005 = best 11 years of hip hop I ever experienced! I witness once in a lifetime talent !!!!! I was born in 1982' !
I was going to say 95-05
salute! i was born in 81 and that was the best era!
Wasn't 2093-2005 that garbage ringtone era? 🤔🤔🤔
@@MichaelBrown-ti1un it was also the days of Cash Money, Mystikal, UGK, T.I. , 50 cent, Eminem, Jay Z, OutKast, The Game, Paul Wall, Nelly, Lil Wayne, DMX , LOX, Dipset , and ect ......... There was trash definitely... But there was also many gems mainstream! .... 2000-2005 that is
Truly is truly the last golden era
my opinion is that 1985-1996 was an amazing era.part of the 80's and the 90's really left a mark on me as far as rap and the dj scene.I'm 52 and i grew up when rap music first became big with 1979 classic hit "Rapper's Delight".I was 10 going on 11.I was a teenager when Rakim and Kane hit the scene and a full fledged adult when the west coast started Their dominance in the 90's.even back in the 80's(the rise of the crack era),Rap music definitely flourished,but U also during that era had to be careful because the streets were full of predators that would steal on for your chain.coat, and glasses that were popular at the time.
I’m 41 and I agree
That era go from Run DMC - Hov 🙌🏾
Shit we laid down that era still the blueprint
#Facts... I commented 87 to 97... If you want to go by a ten year run... That was the best to me... Even the vibe on the radio was different... #Salute
Word Up! Yo, it was "2 Live Crew" back then I had "My Adidas" "People Everyday" in the "Summertime" hanging with my "Geto Boys" sippin on "Gin and Juice" till we were "Insane in the Brain" "It's Like That" rollin' in "My Hooptie" at "6 N The Morning" it was "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" & a "Rappers Delight" to "Check the Rhime" & "Set It Off" telling MC's "Don't Sweat the Technique" & flossing "U Can’t Touch This" it was "Dope Man" made ya "Jump" "It Was A Good Day" especially on the "1st of the month" but "Too $hort" for real, who wants some "I Got 5 On It" ? XD Blah,haha!!! Yo! Straight off the dome kid & how we do it WOW! I'm high as F%$k, Check it, Eeerr,,, puff, puff, pass! +++Peace, Rap, & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Souls+++
I'm 44 from NYC and I agree perfectly.
@@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz that is actually perfect.
Will always be the 90s. Most innovative, original, best beats, stories. Listening to a album from the 90s was like watching a classic movie. Albums will never have that same feel.
Whatever era includes the year 1994 is my favorite era: The Coup, E-40, Biggie, 2 Pac, Master P, Outkast, Goodie Mobb, 8Ball & MJG, and a bunch of party crossovers...I remember transitioning from tapes to CDs in this time period too.
THE 90’S IS UNDISPUTEDLY AND WIDELY CONSIDERED THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIP HOP….AND R&B. ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE.
00s better time for rnb
Good convoy. Born in 1971. There is no right or wrong answer, its a generational answer. Hip hop culture, original emcees I give the nod to the 80's but track production goes to the 90's. I am just glad that hop hop music is still going strong. I remember in high school when the mainstream media, even urban r& b radio stations were calling what I loved a fad. If I HAD to pick a decade it would be 1986-1996. Tough question!👍🏿👊🏿🎤
I vote for the 90’s. The whole decade was fire 🔥, plus it’s when I was first introduced to Hip Hop, born in 88’
Yea same here cuz im tryna think when i was in elementary and middle school.. jay z dmx mase pdiddy missy busta timberland fuguees lost boyz meth n red ...music was just better then compared to highschool days 2001-2005
Born in 89 #Respect bro💪🏿💯
WTF THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED. IF YOU DIDN'T STUDY ALL. WHO RAISED Y'ALL
@@jamalvines2133 who said I didn’t study all of Hip Hop? WTF is wrong with you weirdos! Be on other people’s comment looking for attention, clown!
@@royalrelle1484 A FEMALE MUST HAVE RAISED YOU. BUT YOU LYING, NAME THE FIRST 5 FIVE HIP HOP ALBUMS. THATS WHAT I THOUGHT GIRL
When homie said you had to be alive to actually feel the vibe when the songs came out to know which era is the best, I agree with that. The others were saying no, but the same guy saying no was the same person saying you remember that feeling when shook ones came out. Which proves you need to be alive during that time to get the real feeling if what was going on at that time. The question should be, what ten years was the best in hip-hop so then it can really be a personal opinion.
Your'e right and wrong because come on bro 😂 Its the 90's! Hip-Hop was neck and neck with Rock n Roll.Everyone ate off the plate(bars) and there's Tupac.no debate!
1994-2003 HANDS DOWN! 🔥🔥 , that whole summer Of 94 in NYC was on a different type of level when it comes to the GREATEST hip hip classic albums ever in music history!
Everybody can't comment of the subject. If you didn't live it you can't feel it. I'm 51. A survivor of the system. I've seen the God Mc Rakim go mic/less during a concert. Got to respect the Foundation. The problem comes when we don't know. Ask about it !
90s hands down. That was when hip hop at it's higher state.
2000s for me personally because the 90s acts were still big as well it was 50, cam, Jay, fab, kanye, busta, outkast, lupe etc most diverse Era for sure
90s hip hop was 80s hip hop on steroids 💪🏾 90s hip hop sounds less outdated. You can listen to plenty 90s hip hop now and it still sounds fresh
Yeah the instrumentals from the 90s gave songs more replay value than the 80s
@@EazyRocko Facts 💯
2000s kids say the same shit about the 90s lol...
@@dawb86 both 90s & 2000s are both🔥
Facts!
'88-'94... the most classics, the most styles, the most legends, the best bitches, too
Melle Mel's The Message song wasn't the first "gangsta" song,it was the first rap song about the ghetto,hard times, and the struggle...
80s deserves respect… but the 90s by a million miles compared to what followed. After about 2004 I don’t know wtf happened.
Very good debate Math. As a generation X dude from Harlem, I’m going with the 80’s as the preeminent and most influential rap era! Like your man said, Slick Rick is a legend just off one single and one album. He’s the greatest storyteller ever! Eric B & Rakim, LL, EPMD, Whodini, BDP, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee. They were real rap superstars! The 90’s had some ill production and rappers of course but too much emphasis on the street life and not enough originality in subject matter and imagery gives the 90’s the L to the greats of the 80’s. Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z have great material but none had the “superstar” juice of the aforementioned artists of the 1980’s. That’s facts! Nobody wanted to be MOP or Mobb Deep. But niggas wanted to be LL Cool J and Rakim and Big Daddy Kane! Facts 💯🙌
And Don't forget run DMC, far as fashion is concerned they made the addias sweat suits and gold chains pop in the streets.
@@deanbrooks7297 most definitely bro! Truthfully, it starts with Run-DMC and Whodini! They laid the foundation for everything that came after! Respect 👊🏽💯
All true. It Takes a nation of millions by Public enemy is still considered the greatest hip hop album of all time.
@@chaunt100 facts 💯👊🏽
Nobody wanted to be MOP and MOB Deep? Really?
I’m biased and I don’t give af. I really fell in love with hip hop in 93 when I was 9 years old. From there til like 2003 in my opinion is the best time for hip hop. The 90s was just different. All the albums we worship today were just new releases for us back then. We didn’t realize how impactful those albums were because we were getting them non stop. I love the 90s
I feel u on that biased shit. 93-03 hip hop was classic after classic album release. 04-06 hip-hop still had a pulse, but 07 was the beginning of the end for meaningful music
Big facts. That was what was crazy about that era, much of the genre great works came in that era and the fall off in quality can still be felt today.
I couldn't have said it any better those 90's albums was classics a lot of those music's shaped us to who we are today. Ain't nothing like the 90's.
90s was the golden era of hip hop period
90's and early 2000's are the golden era of hip hop hands down, that's when you needed real talent to make it. Nowadays anybody with a catchy hook is considered a star smh.
Real talent still exist in today’s era. Just search.
TRUE STORY! REAL RAPPERS AND REAL SINGERS. THIS SHIT NOWADAYS IS PATHETIC.
@@bp2000k UNFORTUNATELY ITS NOT MAINSTREAM. YOU WILL INDEED NEED TO “SEARCH”.
@@bp2000k Facts, the real talent get no exposure nowadays. I gotta playlist full of rappers nighas don’t know about. Mf’s just gotta look!🤣🤣
And 3 verses 🤦🏾♂️
2010-15 is overlooked with the emergence of Kendrick, Joey Badass, J Cole, Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper, Asap Rocky, Freddie Gibbs, Danny Brown , Big KRIT etc
*If we talking actual ‘ERAS’…*
_A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages_
*By the definition of ERAS…*
*88’ to 94’ was an ERA*
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*94’ to 99 was an ERA…*
*1988-1994* was defined by LL, EPMD, NWA, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, Too Short, MC Lyte, Slick Rick, ATCQ, & Rakim …& the emergence of Spice One, Geto Boys, Lords Of The Underground, Das EFX, Leaders Of The New School, Digable Planets,etc.
This was the era of the new & diverse sounds… more originality, creativity, & diversity (of sound) than any other era of hip hop… EVER.
*1994-1999* was defined by Lauryn Hill/Fugees, Snoop/Dr Dre/Death Row, Nas, Big, Pac, OutKast, Puff/Bad Boy, Scarface, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Lil Kim, Goodie Mob, So So Def, The Lox, etc
This was the era of the BIG LABELS… the label/clique thing & also where the new legends were made & was the most pivotal turning point for hip hop on a mainstream/pop culture level. This era also set DMX, Jay-Z, Nas, Cash Money, Eminem in motion to lead the next era that followed & led to 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Lil’ Wayne, etc.
*So I would pick one of those as the greatest..*
basically it was 90s to me because thats when hip hop was at its peak and also the 90s had better production and beats and rappers then had quality lyrics
98-05 is perfect actually. That's when I came up. If you remember that time period, even if you were young like around 27-31, you may not feel a lot of the type of music that's coming out nowadays.
The 90’s is so damn nostalgic. That would be my unbiased answer. But personally, Wiz Khalifa, J. Cole, Drake, and that whole blog era is what influenced me to start making my own music so it’s always gonna be my favorite.
90 hip hop was fire because we started getting better production!
But the 80s was the birth of da street vibe of hip hop. So hey Da 80's.
93 to 99...HANDS DOWN had the most ANTICIPATED ALBUMS in hip hop
I’m 52. If you weren’t in the ‘80’s you don’t know.
Late 80's to late 90's best shit. Well early 2000's was the shit too, but as for the golden years the 90's were the peak.
Thinking of a Master plan, This aint nothing but sweat inside my hands! Timeless
Late 80s to Late 90s, with the exception of some of the early 2000s.. but definitely the 90s has to be in there, so many versatile styles during that era
I love this conversation. Math bringing that feeling back.
90's all day, I was born in 1982' , from 88-05 was gold !!!
1994 to 2004/2005. I was there. From buying music on Tuesdays, moved to friday and to the start of online shopping/ebay lol
Early 2000's. When Jay was solidifying his spot. Rocafella had an umbrella of The Dips & State Prop. We had DMX & Ruff Ryders, Fab & Desert Storm, Fif & G-Unit, Ja & Murder Inc. So much shit, mostly on the east side of the map. But you had Luda & DTP, Nelly & The Lunatics, just so much shit.
It will always be between 85-92 92-99 for me. Those 14 years will produce timeless classics. That are arguably the best albums in hip hop.
I'm a mixtape baby. The Clue tape era. 98 thru 07. The beginning of Ruff Ryders Cash Money and No Limit til the death of G-Unit, birth of Kanye.
80's was the Foundation. The 90's made the statement of "We ain't going nowhere!"
I love these types of Hip Hop conversations
The 90's was definitely the pinnacle of hip hop so many different artist at their peek.
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90’s into early 2000’s!!! Best era ever!!
‘90s was definitely the greatest era in Hip-Hop in my humble opinion. R&B/Soul was at its peak in the ‘70s-‘00s too.
Born in 93 the . Early Kanye west , nerd , lupe , odd future , future, drake and lil Wayne , Rick Ross, and a huge mix of 90s rappers. It was a true melting point of rap at the time 97 ~2013
Agreed
90's cause the flows was perfected. First era that we had our own fashion brands.
Such an EPIC CONVERSATION! SO MANY QUOTABLES!
80's baby. But the 90's made me. That was when I started to really appreciate lyricism from all different regions. BUT THE REAL ANSWER IS ...... THE BEST ERA.... IS WHATEVER ERA YOU GREW UP IN.
word to that.
Nah if you grew up with the music of today and you say it's the best then I have to present them with this fresh L.
@@deanbrooks7297 It's mostly like that though, because kids grow up in this time and gonna have their best childhood memories with the music from now.. so off nostalgia alone, they gon rank the era they grew up in higher..
@@deanbrooks7297 I understand what you're saying. I used to say the same when i would let my lil cousins play they're music if they were riding in my car. Of course they were mostly listening to mindless party music, which is cool for the club. But i would play nothing but mixtape freestyles after that and they quickly saw the difference when they heard substance in the lyrics.
The biggest difference is I told them that the radio would play album cuts along with the hit songs back in the day. Now they just play the same 10 to 20 songs on a loop. It's still good music out here. We just have to search a little harder for it.
@@nimmha6708 agree 100%. It's basically the same argument in battle rap right now with Smack Era vs New Era. Cassidy, Mook, and others from back then have die hard fans that will never say they lost. New fans don't have that attachment to them b/c they didn't grow up in that time. It's a never ending argument.
Definitely the 90’s 91,92,93,94,95....etc🔥🔥🔥
07-2016 in terms of overall music
93-2004 in terms of just RAPS
Agreed
I was born in 92 so ima say 90s all the way but I can say early 2000s my favorite but 90s had them killas, Pac,big, Jay z, nas, snoop, dmx, wu tang, mob deep, cnn, pun, dre, ice cube, too short, eminem, jadakiss the lox, cam, big l, mase
Respect to the 80's 90 we're untouchable.
I’m gonna end this debate right now illmatic-90’s
Ready to die-90’s
enter the wu-90’s
Reasonable doubt-90’s
Low end theory-90’s
Purple tape-90’s
midnight marauder’s-90’s
all eyes on me-90’s
Chronic-90’s
Southern playalistc-90’s
Doggy style-90’s
Things fall apart-90’s
Whut thee album-90’s
I can go on and on and on no era is topping the 90’s fam none
Dope list👌🏽
A child is born with no state of mind... One of the best verses EVER
My dude Billionz! I remember early 2000s, son use to be at this barber shop downtown lower Manhattan, his man used to cut my hair. He used to be in there spittin his shit, playing some tracks he made, all fire too at the time!
This is a hard one. From the late 80’s fell in love with hip hop once i heard the symphony. But the 90’s was the best era…
1995-2008 was the best era Lox Money Power Respect 1998, Mobb Deep The Infamous, Life After Death, The Blue Print, Reasonable doubt, In my life vol 1, the black album, illmatic, it was written, Stillmatic, Godson, Kiss of death, Kiss the game goodbye, the Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem show the list goes on
90's for me. I love and respect each era tho. I'm Hip-Hop till I leave this form and beyond. Gotta meet the Dilla's n Guru's, Pac's, ODB's, BIG L's and all the other ones that almost make me shed a tear if I start naming from Sean Price to y'all know DOOM n Prodigy =( DMX and many many more legends and pioneers we lost in the last couple of years and before..
But yeah, I guess simply by nostalgia nothing can top the vibe that 90's Hip-Hop gives me. A slight edge to 90's NY grimy boom bap. But I also always loved sounds like Detroit Hip-Hop and of course West Coast G Funk influenced stuff.. Just skills.
Early 2000's was kinda dope 2 because production was on a high high level, but emceeing didn't advance like the production, till well.. we now have things like mumble rap which is purely based on melody and vibe instead of pengame.. But even in this era, crazy emcee's arrive. Real Boom Bap sound is alive and kicking.. And even other area's and "subgenres" got hitters.
Simple, 86-96. Ushered in with Run-DMC's Raising Hell, capped off with Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt.
I’m a youngan but i study hip hop I would say from ‘85 to ‘08, after 2008 you could see that the internet was really coming and changing the music from sales to the streaming and if you wanna go further after late 2014 it changed even further with mumble rap more catchy hooks and you started to hear less lyrical material as a whole
85-08 is 2 generations tho... u can only pic one.. 80s,90s or 2000s... ima go wit 90s
I grew up on 90s but gotta give up to the 80’s MC’s for rhyming. Can you imagine being in the 80s and hearing a sound/vibe you never heard before??!!!! That’s insane. I love my 90’s, but I appreciate the forefathers and sisters.
Im a different type of guy. I love the era of the new underground kings aka the blog era. that 2008-2015 time where the indy scene was on the rise. A good grip of those guys is still getting it in a major way. The Nipsey, Curren$y, Big Krit, Kendrick, Ab-soul, Dom Kennedy, Wiz, etc...when those guys were on their hungry come up
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2010s Was crazy .
LL didn't really lose steam into early 2000s so he was very much a part of the 90s
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OG has a point. He's lived through it all
This is a question you can't truly answer, all the eras got amazing rappers and competition, 2010s going up got way too many fire spitters too, Mickey Factz, Ransom, King Los all of them booming in this Era and rappers like Mick Jenkins, Joey Baddass, J. Cole, Kendrick, Drake and alot of underground rappers doing freestyles
91-95 💪 if you want you can go 86-96. 97&98 was alittle weird. 99-2005 was the last drop.
Early 90s to mid 2000s! 🤷🏿♂️ These arguments are all subjective and gratuitous. Ultimately, there are always good and bad artists, and there’s always times when the mainstream market is either flooded or completely deprived of good artists. But, the underground always has some fire!
‘93-‘98 WAS PHENOMENAL
Exactly.. I said 94-98
Mid 90’s to early 2000’s had the most classic albums per capita
92-95.....hands down.....with 95 being the greatest yr in hip hop history
Word.. I said 94-98.. 95 was the best yr I have 2 agree 💯
95 is extreeemly strong!
Personally I can't pick a best year from 92 to 96 tho, too many joints.
Gun to head I'd have to pick '94, mainly for illmatic and ready to die.
But then 93 has doggystyle, 36 chambers and my personal fav 93 til infinity.
But 95 has the infamous, cuban linx, soul food, ODB, all we got iz us
I can't decide. LOL!
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Look at that list....I have no words for that
The best era is the one you grew up in honestly. Unless you’ve heard enough from all eras then most if not all people should say the 90s. But it’s what you grew up on honestly. I was born 97’ but I took time to listen to 80s 90s 2000s 2010s and nowadays and I prefer late 90s to early- midish 2000s 💭 after that it’s just a matter what artist is actually withholding the core values I grew up and fell in love with (Kendrick Cole Saba Smino Rapsody) favorite artist is Ice Cube 😂
Don’t forget the biggest Drake 💯💯💯
The 80s legends emcees and music is still classic without any media hype, algorithms, etc,...
THE BEST ERA WAS 87 TO 97..AFTER THAT THE RELEASES WERE NEVER AS POTENT PER CAPITA.
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O.G. Right about you had to be there because for us niggas that grew up in the 90s a young nigga can’t tell us our music ain’t the best shit
The most impressive thing about hip hop was the creation of it so that's the best era and I wasn't even there for it
Late 80's early 90's hip hop was raising men with virtue and life lessons. Then Puff came and monitized it and hip hop became a prostitute. After that Hip Hop was for the streets. And thats what we hear today. The highest bidder music. It is what it is.
The 90’s Era have the biggest influence ever. You can still see it today.
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90s era! It was talent, street team- birth by Badboy Ent, it was so many Iconic moments and trendsetters that delivered in a time with so many artists. It's an era, where people want to revisit, sample or imitate in fashion. 90s era was real music!
1980s - early 2000s were the best eras of Hip-Hop 💯
I love every era. They all different mean something to us.
'85-95 was the best era of hip hop ever and will always be period.
Great era but there was a ton of fire 96-02 also.
I think the early 2000s doesn’t get enough credit. I was born in 93 so I was in the streets during the early 2000s and there was a lot of great hip hop then. Yea “snap rap” and “crunk music” was mainstream and in the limelight but the underground hardcore shit was there. And a lot of the underground shit wasn’t mixed too well but it gave it that grungy sound as well. Rocafella, ruff ryders, g unit, cash money, desert storm, state property, etc. There was a lot of great shit in the early 2000s and a lot of legends were made in the early 2000 that have a major imprint on today’s rap
Exactly tbh the 2000s and 2010s especially early 2010s was a very great time period for hip hop I was born in 95 and experience the 2000s and 2010s it was a very magical time period it was very diverse lyrical fun and and beautiful all together I miss it everyday.
Damn it’s honestly tough for me in a way
90’s overall for me too many groups too many emcees to list but
Between people like Roc Marciano, KA, GIBBS, Griselda, Cole ect ect NOW is looking great
Early 2000’s Mixtapes were just classic Stack Bundles rip ect ect
The illest shit is the The Lox is still putting out 🔥 through all these eras! It’s hard but we wouldn’t have any of it without the 90’s so.
90s and the early 2000s hip hop was truly diverse and there was a message for every walk of life! Much respect to Kendrick, J-Cole, Wale, and Big Sean
Don’t put big Sean or wale wit them
I agree. I say the 90s and 2000s before the 2010s.
HOW OLD ARE Y'ALL
@@jamalvines2133 I've been listening to hip hop since 1992
@@ducatarina to each your own my brother
94-99 og killing me with these perspectives
90s was the golden era but early 2000-2005 was fire too
MAAAAAAN glad to see the brother billionz up on the show. I was shocked when I seen arliss and billionz not next to him. but this was dope proves to me math is tapped in!!!!!!
I was born in 78. Imma have to say 87-04....and this IS a generational question indeed.....we keep forgeting how OLD Hip Hop really is!
sam here i was born in 78 too...i love 90 to 2005 ish though, all good...long live hip hop
Born in 1982, and I say 88'-05', rap was gold !!
You keep forgetting because you were born in 1978
@Albert C 🤣🤣🤣....that could be
Prolly because the drugs were better back then too!😏🤷🏽♂️😅
@@larrymcmillan4886 I'm messing with you, man. Thanks for having a sense of humor about it 🤜🤛
Math I gotta say you got the best content man. You are a great interviewer and really give a real barbershop vibe with your show. Keep doin your thing man.
90's hands down was the best. Rakim can be included in there because that track from juice soundtrack came out in 90s and that shit was 🔥. 90's had all the 🔥tho. Word up!
The best era of hip hop is whatever era is was when you were outside.
I was 15 in 98. That's my favorite year in Hip Hop music. Then again, 2016 is my favorite year in R&B
The 90s, everything was better in the 90s not just in Hip-Hop but in life.
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Truth
Facts
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Not true, there was a lot of murderes
Best era of Hip-Hop: 1986-1999. (Run-DMC thru Meth & Redman Blackout)
I think the 10s is the most discredit era in HipHop/Rap history. Great Artists with classic projects, classic moments etc. yet so overlooked because of so much complaining. I know the 80s 90s & 00s was great eras but ppl needs also appreciate the 10s.
I believe the best era was from 87-97, followed by the Blog, Mixtape Era (08-16 or so). It was the moment artist began to break away from major labels in larger numbers and produced artist like Smoke DZA, Currensy, Wiz, Nipsey, Drake, Big Krit, J Cole, Lupe, Papoose, Crooked I, Kendrick and TDE, Freddie Gibbs, Mac Miller, YG, Future, Drill artist and so on and so on....
90’s because everyone had they style
Can't believe this is still a question, 90s....hands down let's argue!!!!! Entire 10 year run of the 90s was absolute 🔥🔥🔥 super early 2000s is a honorable mention.
9 year run
The 1980's take this *specifically* because all the elements (of hiphop) were present: djs, graffiti writers, b-boys and MC's. The culture was all about art and it was flat-out *fun* 💯 Films like Wild Style, Style Wars (a documentary) and Beat Street conjur up sweet memories of hiphop when it was alive. These guys are debating the best era of rap 🤷♂️
well said. the 80s rap seemed like anything was possible. I'm younger so I was a kid when Biggie came out etc. so my 1st exposure to rap was when it was stuck in the gangster rap, pop chart/radio box, but what got me into hip hop was hearing the rap from the 80s because they showed me that there is more ways to do hip hop. They did things i didnt realize you could do or even were allowed to talk about with rap music.
Best era in terms of quality of the lyrics, late 90s-early 2000s.
Best era in terms of beats, right now.
Best era in terms of opportunity and exposure, right now.
Right now is absolutely not the best era in beats.
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I think it is, because every style is represented in abundance, which has never been the case in previous eras.
Yes, there has always been synth based, sample based and even live instrumentation, but not in the abundance that is available today, because there was a very limited number of producers because the cost of entry into music production was so high and also many of the producers who are now considered legends were still in the early stages of their careers and learning as they went along.
Today the cost of entry into music production is so low, that even a kid still in school can download a free or cracked DAW and vsts, make a hot beat, upload it to RUclips, have it used by an established rapper and become a professional producer literally overnight (although that's extremely rare and uncommon, it IS possible with the internet). That simply was not possible in the 80s or 90s or even the early 2000s.
@@dugnice I just personally love the beats more 86-03 then since then but I agree there is def variety. I just think if you make a list of the 500-1000 best beats ever 80% or more come from 86-2003 or so. You agree with that or no?
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Nah, MOST (not all) of the beats of rap music between 86 and the early 90s were basic/primitive and pretty lackluster compared to the complexity of melodies, chord progressions and drum rhythms we started getting in the mid 90s and beyond and beats are getting even more complex with all the computer tech that is available nowadays.
For example, the 808 has been around for decades, compare the complexity of how 808 bass/kicks are being used today and how they were used in the 80s and 90s.
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Many beats nowadays simply could not be produced in the 80s and 90s, because much of what we hear today cannot be created with traditional instruments and have to be made with computers and the technology used to make them did not exist in the 80s and 90s or even early 2000s.
Easily 1994-2004
Son what!! I’m a Cali kid for life born and raised…. BUT…
Wu-Tang
Nas
Biggie
INI
Jay Z
Onyx
Mobb Deep
And that’s just on the east
Out here
Snoop
Pac
Daz
Kurupt
Souls of mischief
Dj Quik
And then shit went everywhere
Bone thugs
OutKast
Eminem
8 Ball MJG
Beanie Siegel
Freeway
UGK
Goodie mob
Dj Screw which by the way all y’all slowed and reverbed kids ain’t doin nothing new… it’s fire but still ain’t new
Dipset
The twinz
Warren G
MC Breed
MF Doom
G-unit
TI
Young Bloods
But if I’m being honest niggas out now is still poppin
Young thug
Trouble
Offset
Tyler
Fam I just love hip hop
Late 80s and 90s for me. Especially 98. We had NYC on blast in the locker rooms at south shore high school