“ Fresh out the box
Stop, look, and watch
Ready yet, get set
It’s All That!”
90’s babies are extremely prideful. With television, hip-hop, rap, clothes, even certain types of junk food, 90’s babies love almost any and everything that was produced or thrived in the 90’s. They almost automatically get defensive if any other generation wants to debate on this or claim the 90’s as theirs.
With music from TLC, Tupac, Biggie Smalls, UGK, Maya, Missy Elliot, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dog, Ice Cube, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Nas and many many more, you can see all the reasons as to why 90’s children get so hype. Despite the fact that, they could not even fathom the lyrical content at that age, nor sing along, this does not change the immaculate amount of honor they contain.
I believe most of this infatuation comes from the fact that ever since approximately 2005, rap and hip-hop music lost certain characteristics that it it possessed in the early to late 90’s. Arguably, a “new age” surfaced and killed off certain beats, principles, morals, and arguments from the rap and hip-hop game. Beats went from slow tempo, smooth rhythms, occasional drum beats from actual instruments, to rapid rings and tings, computerized auto-tuned melodies, and lack of instrumentals.
Here is a “90’s styled hip-hop beat” sample
Here’s a “2015 type beat” sample
Not only are the beats a totally different sound, you can tell the difference between what sounds real and hand crafted and what sounds mechanical and fake, although both were produced in a studio with similar devices. The technique, and style of sounds during the 90’s were so infectious, and this is the very reason we have this debacle of “new” and “old” hip-hop, but if you thought the actual beats were an awful enough change, wait until we get into the actual lyrical content difference.
…To be continued…
