When were your musically exploratory years, perchance? Early to mid 90s?

nah, i discovered that era retroactively

at the time i was a kid and the only music i would hear is my parents classic rock

fyi: Classic Rock and AOR are radio formats, not genres.

fyi: i didn't call it a genre. literally the only music i would hear was whatever classic rock station they would put on while driving.

I got into a conversation with a older cat like 40's and he was born in NYC and came down here to Texas so he as saying he grew up during the birth of hip hop mid 80's early 90's Hip hop in NYC and he lived all that Be boy Break dancing TRU Hip hop stuff

my point is that's the main type of person who has that OPN on Hip hop older dudes who came from NEW York and always bring up NYC is the birth place of hip hop

mid 80's/early 90's isn't the birth of hip hop

you just met a generic 30 something+ black dude from new york tbh

He said he was talking to a cat.

Cat's live to their 40's? Unless you mean cat years.

Yeah, tru hip hop stuff and be boy dancing.