TinySickTears

that was the best time for hip hop imo.
from the early-mid 80's to maybe early 90's...basically from ready to die backward.
i still like choice releases now and then but back then it was amazing.

de la with 3 feet high and rising. one of the greatest releases of all time
black sheep
gang starr
del the funky homosapien
masta ace
slick rick
rappin 4 tay
epmd
krs 1


those dudes had it

FlipHop911

Just a great time for hip-hop. Plus 36 Chambers literally keeps sounding better with every listen. It's ****ing incredible how devastating they were on the mic.

TinySickTears

it was a fantastic time i agree. from the early 80's to the mid 90's....damn
that is the best stuff. i still listen to it all the time

JGuy Grungeman

Beastie Boys all the way from Licensed to Ill to Ill Communication.

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Aloysius

I kind of agree, as that's the era I grew up in. But I think that says more about human psychology than style of music. In any genre of music people will claim that the 'Golden Age' is some time between their teens and late 20s. There are kids today who think Kendrik Lamar is the ****, and in 20 years time will lament that the scene no longer has anything sounding like that. Last week I did a gig and an octogenarian came up and asked why I didn't do tunes people could relate to, like "Oh When the Saints".

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I think I've only ever posted in this section about twice, which might give some clue as to my enthusiasm for this genre, but anyway, I'm here today because of http://www.musicbanter.com/games-lis...litz-game.html .

What do you think? Is the OP right in his assertion? I can't wait to have my lingering doubt resolved on this question that has nagged at me for years.

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Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

na it wasn't the best time for hip hop. hip hop is currently growing and improving with every year. sure, trap music is boring and lethargic, but there is so much out there to be found that features innovative production and poetic lyricism all while bringing the genre to new heights.

i think more than any other genre out there hip-hop has benefited from the age of the internet

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