What was rap musics golden era

[herpes]

Some cat posted the a thread about danger by blahzay blahzay so I decided to make this thread.  I noticed a lot of older cats will go with 88.  While the younger cats go with 93-96.  And the new jacks dont know jack shit.  So which era was the golden age.  In 88 you had albums that dropped that paved the way for the rappers of the 90's.  You had Slick Rick that took story telling to another level.  You had Big Daddy Kane that took bragadocious rap to another level.  NWA put the west on the map.  Rakim was a lyrical god no one had ever seen before.  Kool G Rap started the NY mafioso rap and his multi-syllable rhyme scheme was woah.  I know I am leaving rappers out but you get the point.  The other golden era most consider was 93-96.  Now it may be unfair this era consist of 4 years compared to one year.  But this era you had the west rise to prominence.  You had the east coast revival.  And you had the South finally starting to get props.  Even thought this era consisted of 4 years if you went back to album release dates a near classic or classic album was being released at least once a month.  And if you choose any era after 96 you are probably a child molesting faggot.

[herpes]

Too answer my own question though, I gotta go with 93-96.  But I am bias b/c that is what I grew up on.

[RingMan]

I'm new cat, but I'll go with 88 for the same reasons you mentioned. Many dope albums came out, labels were more free-minded, people were actually buying albums.

['EclipZe]

im goin with the 93-96 era, so many great albums where made in that time.... but also the millenium hiphop/rap albums where dope as fuck! dr.dre, snoop dogg, xzibit, eminem doin their thang and they had a lot of bandwagon white boys who loved their shit, and it was dope music 2

[hellrazor86]

im goin with the 93-96 era, so many great albums where made in that time.... but also the millenium hiphop/rap albums where dope as fuck! dr.dre, snoop dogg, xzibit, eminem doin their thang and they had a lot of bandwagon white boys who loved their shit, and it was dope music 2

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[Chamillitary Click]

im goin with the 93-96 era, so many great albums where made in that time.... but also the millenium hiphop/rap albums where dope as fuck! dr.dre, snoop dogg, xzibit, eminem doin their thang and they had a lot of bandwagon white boys who loved their shit, and it was dope music 2

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[MontrealCity's Most]

Yeah probably 93-96 on a personal level but

The golden era was more like 98-2001 with uys like Dmx, Jigga, Method man, redman, cash money, Master p.

I would say thats the golden era because thats hwen hip hop was coming out with almost 2 good records a week.


**edit... Eminem came out in 98, dr dre was about to drop 2001, snoop was there, xzibit, cube, kurupt the west was way hot at that time too.


I swear there was a good record coming out every week. And the internet had not taken over yet so yuo actualy anticipated the cd and that cd sold.

Def Jam, No limit were coming out with so many cds ( ok no limit wasent teh greatest but still)

[Birdie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music#The_Golden_Age

[Twentytwofifty]

**edit... Eminem came out in 99, dr dre was about to drop 2001, snoop was there, xzibit, cube, kurupt the west was way hot at that time too.

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[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

93'-96' if you think about it. when it comes to the so called golden era of hip hop. the westcoast has contributed close to nothing in comparison to the east coast. matter of fact how much has the westcoast contributed to hiphop in general, at least something positivity, maybe 10%?

[Blood$]

Yeah probably 93-96 on a personal level but

The golden era was more like 98-2001 with uys like Dmx, Jigga, Method man, redman, cash money, Master p.

I would say thats the golden era because thats hwen hip hop was coming out with almost 2 good records a week.


**edit... Eminem came out in 98, dr dre was about to drop 2001, snoop was there, xzibit, cube, kurupt the west was way hot at that time too.


I swear there was a good record coming out every week. And the internet had not taken over yet so yuo actualy anticipated the cd and that cd sold.

Def Jam, No limit were coming out with so many cds ( ok no limit wasent teh greatest but still)

that sounds about right to me

[West Coast Veteran]

'88-'96 was the golden era.

[Dogg Ly Dogg]

Golden Era was between 88 to 97, now we are in the trashest era

[herpes]

'88-'96 was the golden era.

thats cheating lol

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Ya'll don't know real hip-hop the golden age was in the 1960's, we were puttin it down, taggin the subways, spinnin on our backs on cardboard, and rockin the crowd at disco clubs... Ya'll don't know nothin!  Those were the days...