Soldato
5bjoshua said:Hip hop is dead tbh, i am upset by this.
I mostly buy hip hop CD's, i hate all this Hip-Pop, hip hop died in 2000 or maybe earlier! I would say hip hop is my favourite genre but i am not tied down to this, i like many genres! I am studying sound engineering at college so i usually listen to a variety of different genres! Loving enigma at the moment!
I whole heartily agree with your Slim Shady LP comment soulja! That album was his best without a doubt!
I doubt ill buy a hip hop album past the date of 2000 except maybe Dr.Dre Detox. The Chronic in my eyes was a superb album! West Coat died after this.
I am into DJ premier production at the moment, actually for some time. I urge everyone to go ahead and buy Group Home-Livin Proof just for the production! This album never gets boring! I am at the moment getting all the Gang Starr albums to add to my collection of hip hop.
Anyone like Dr.Octagon-Dr. Octagonecologyst, this has to be one of my favourite albums ever! I also urge people to get this!
In my view early nineties to mid nineties is the golden age of hip hop, this age saw quality production from little hardware, great use of samples and awesome beats! I just wish it was more like this nowadays!
One can only hope!
Josh
EDIT-Does anyone think Drum and Bass is going the same way, listened to a few of Pendulum's tracks and thought they were dire, Pop Drum and Bass![]()
Hip hop is far from dead, its just the sheer volume of releases, you have to sort through the wheat from the chaff.
The late eighties through to 97 will always be the golden era of hip hop, but since then we have had some premium albums, as good as anything from the early nineties.
At the moment im still loving anything that Dangermouse puts his paws to, the MF Grimm album, american hunger, over 3 cd's is a true epic, and people are hailing it a modern classic.
The good stuff's still there dood, the crates are a little deeper to dig around in, but theres still solid gold to be found.