Jan 23·1 replyKRS One was around for a while up until in the early 2000s. That's pretty long imo
Jan 23·2 repliesmany of them did lol
LL cool j
too short
rakim
ice cube
scarface
8ball mjg
kool g rap
eazy e
ice t
2 live crew
krs1
mc lyte
will smith
public enemy
beastie boys
- and a few others
all had successful albums in critic reception and/or sales throughout the 90s
most rappers dont cross over to the next decade besides a dozen or so which is still true today - the 80s are no different but there was still many that continued a career in the 90s. some of them even having major n pivotal albums in the 90s such as LL, public enemy, rakim, scarface, too short and ice cube.
- Jan 23·1 reply
wow another thread i realize is old asl after the fact smh
Jan 23For better or worse--the West took over and most East Coast cats couldn't keep up
Jan 23A mix of arriving too early and hanging it up around the late 90s early 2000s.
Not for nothing though I feel it's a bunch of rappers from the 80s who went on to continue making music that people were and are still fans of.
Off top I can think of: Ice Cube, Ice T (with Bodycount), LL Cool J, Will Smith, Scarface, Kool G Rap, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Slick Rick (will always appreciate a Slick Rick feature), A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and technically MF DOOM.
Jan 23
yvl nightingalethat "a hop skip & a jump" flow needs to come back frfr
Spaceghostpurrp lowkey had an 80s flow
at least on Blackland Radio
Jan 23
internet buddySlick Rick didn’t have any relevancy after 1991
his highest charting song came out in 1994
Jan 23Beatie boys didnt just adapt to the 90s but had classic material across 4 decades
Jan 24·2 replies
necromancerhonestly Ice-T doesn’t get brought up enough outside of West Coast discussions, he’s very underrated as a pioneer in rap at the time.
He was making gangsta rap before NWA and he could spit well too.
What T albums you recommend peeping? Only ever heard a handful of songs
Jan 24Big TobaccoWhat T albums you recommend peeping? Only ever heard a handful of songs
Ice T O.G. Original Gangster 🏆 1991
Jan 24·1 replyinternet buddySlick Rick didn’t have any relevancy after 1991
art of storytelling
behind barz 
Jan 24
Oblivion XYa got them f***ed up
!https://youtu.be/XTq_lpMYIDQ!https://youtu.be/fTnJ1W8Bbrg!https://youtu.be/eeRj3uShR9wLyrically they can rap w snoop and big
lmao Snoop is not even in the same stratosphere lyrically as Kool G Rap or Rakim
Jan 24
Bobby_96Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, and G Rap are lyrically superior to Snoop and Biggie though.
The truth is that the 90s marked the start of rap getting heavily commercialized and controversial and rappers becoming bigger stars with bigger hits.
Edit: Major labels like Death Row and Bad Boy played a big role too.
Snoop yes Biggie eh
Jan 24Water Givermany of them did lol
LL cool j
too short
rakim
ice cube
scarface
8ball mjg
kool g rap
eazy e
ice t
2 live crew
krs1
mc lyte
will smith
public enemy
beastie boys
- and a few others
all had successful albums in critic reception and/or sales throughout the 90s
most rappers dont cross over to the next decade besides a dozen or so which is still true today - the 80s are no different but there was still many that continued a career in the 90s. some of them even having major n pivotal albums in the 90s such as LL, public enemy, rakim, scarface, too short and ice cube.
DOOM, Kool Keith and EPMD too.
- Jan 24Big Tobacco
What T albums you recommend peeping? Only ever heard a handful of songs
Start with Power.
The cover alone made Darlene Ortiz into a legend.
- Jan 24
humeywasn't being serious lol, but his delivery feels like it avoids that sense of being antiquated
KRS
- Jan 24·1 replyNotmyfirst
art of storytelling
behind barz Compare that to KRS having iconic songs of the decade with Mcs act and step into and sound of the police
- Jan 24internet buddy
Compare that to KRS having iconic songs of the decade with Mcs act and step into and sound of the police
behind bars is one of the best rap songs of the mid 90s
are we really doin this rn
- Jan 24
who’s gonna bring this energy back to the game
Jan 24Water Giverwow another thread i realize is old asl after the fact smh
Tired of people bumping threads half a decade old lol
- Jan 24·4 replies
GooY'all gotta start putting names to that s***. Bc every 80's legend I can think of had at least one great album in the 90's.
Hope this mfr got his brains blown out in Gaza
Jan 24Short answer is crack.
- Jan 24Water Giver
many of them did lol
LL cool j
too short
rakim
ice cube
scarface
8ball mjg
kool g rap
eazy e
ice t
2 live crew
krs1
mc lyte
will smith
public enemy
beastie boys
- and a few others
all had successful albums in critic reception and/or sales throughout the 90s
most rappers dont cross over to the next decade besides a dozen or so which is still true today - the 80s are no different but there was still many that continued a career in the 90s. some of them even having major n pivotal albums in the 90s such as LL, public enemy, rakim, scarface, too short and ice cube.
- Jan 24Big Tobacco
Hope this mfr got his brains blown out in Gaza
Jan 24·1 replyAquillaKRS One was around for a while up until in the early 2000s. That's pretty long imo
Feel like the Nelly stuff marked the end for him. He came off as old man yelling at clouds and people didn’t take him as seriously after that
