by witnessing I'm not talking about being alive, but actively listening to their music during that time

nas (94-03) - no
d'angelo (2000?) - no
travis (mid to late 2010s) - yes

Ken Lamar, 2016, a man on coke, a different beast. That was his peak tho. We are witnessing his prime, wokeuplookingforsomeBROCCOLI

Obviously

When was Ye’s prime? I became a fan when I saw can’t tell me nothing video on BET back in middle school. So missed CR and LR releases but idk what his prime is considered.

Wayne prime was so amazing to see in real time 🥹🥹

Argument can be made for 07-13
Or either 10-13 IMO

YE 2007-2011 yes

Drake 2011-2015 yes

Trav 2015-2019 yes

I always say 2007 to 2011

The music he made from Graduation 808s MBDTF WTT is honestly overwhelmingly amazing

Carti 2019-2026

Carti leak era

Yes I did!

Kanye’s entire prime….what a time to be alive . I experienced every era

Yes that's probably why they my fav artists. Kanye since LR, Cudi since MOTM, SGP since Nasa, Tyler since B****** etc

LIl Wayne

was there from 2008 (like most of em) to 2009 (when his peak ended)

Being a Wayne stan during this time where hit after hit was leaking everyday it seemed, the impact it made on me is nothing short of monumental

Kanye West

2004 (was hard to escape him on radio) to 2013 (I guess Yeezus marks the end of his peak but Vultures is a classic)

Ye is really the main artist that i had in my generation, there was just so many great album. I'd get all his albums as soon as they dropped and they'd be the majority of what i'd listen to.

yeah i feel so blessed to see the peaks of ye, trav, cudi, wayne, thug, uzi, carti, and drake but i really wish i could’ve seen eminem and jay z’s prime and appreciated it as it was happening

i missed the greats

from 2003 50 Cent onwards i've heard em all come and go man

Watching Carti’s rn

when Goldlink dropped At what cost i was ready for him to take over then he said those things about Mac Miller

Peak Trav when he was still a somewhat interesting shaker upper during Rodeo era was pretty dope, the McDonalds-Fortnitification kinda bummed me out tho having been witnessed the real prime. Classic album but I wouldn’t say he’s one of my all times anymore.

Watching Em while he was still considered dangerous, an actual threat to families and s***, would’ve been so dope

Yep

just like crazy white guy from the midwest hanging with dr dre and aftermath saying obscene things but he’s an incredible writer and obscenely skilled wish i was there just so i didn’t take him for granted and see how i would react to hearing him for the first time and seeing him evolve

Saw runaway vma live, and some graduation cuts on 106 and park but too young to really appreciate it

Saw the big 3 primes tho

kanye yes, radiohead no