crash_override

The 'golden age' of hip-hop, if you will, was between 1994-2005 IMO. So it's hard to pick between 90's and 00's stuff. i went 90's for the sake of the poll though.

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Dylanist

I myself had always thought the Golden Age was much earlier. Like we're talking Slick Rick and Will Smith stuff. Not that I favor that era, it's just what I always thought was the so called Golden Age.

midnight rain

You're right on that, the golden age is actually linked to a certain rap sound, not just personal preference. It's generally considered to be the late 80's and early 90's.

crash_override

I should re-phrase, I knew that wording would confuse. More like the peak years.

Both. It was the most groundbreaking era for hip-hop albums. Look at any legitimate Top 10 Albums list for hip hop and that era dominates.

Again, I should have worded that differently. I was merely using the expression to describe the strongest time for hip-hop. I honestly don't think hip-hop is old enouh to have a golden age by that definition yet.

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rammetal7

On digitaldreamdoors's list it looks like the 80s dominate.

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crash_override

That list is very 80's heavy. More so than others I've seen. Most lists have Public Enemy's - It Takes A...blah, blah, blah in the top 2. But normally Ready to Die, All Eyez on Me, and Illmatic make an appearance on the top 5.

It's all preference I suppose, that's just the period of hip-hop I enjoy the most.

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rammetal7

Golden age of rap in terms of mainstream success or artistic value?

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