i think dated is supposed to mean...
sounds like the worst aspects of the time
the albums you listed are like the best sounds of their time
that's how i have always taken it anyways
If they mean the “cheapness” of something then I feel like that’s a completely different argument
Highly regarded albums like F&L are labeled as such because they are considered high quality work
No? Illmatic and Doggystyle sounds zero like dated
I mean they don’t sound like something the mainstream would make in 2021 that’s for sure so that’s dated. The sound complimented its time & that’s okay
Can’t knock a album that came out in 1996 for sounding like it came out in 1996
out of all of the songs in his discog, i think this is the one i go back to the most
his storytelling + the Goodbye sample both make the whole thing perfect for me
GKMC. F&L production isn't that good and has some skips lol
even the cool, there's some skips even tho the best songs on the cool are better than GKMC