The 90s

I was talking with my cousin and a bunch of friends about my blog and they all noticed something. I talk about the 90s a lot. That same day, I got an email from a reader who wants to know why the 90s were so good. With that said, here it goes.

In every era of music their influences come from the artists that came before them. In hip-hop there is a shorter lists of influences than that of rock or r&b. However there are quite a few that the lyricists and DJs of today can look back on. Also, you probably would not have most of the artists of today without my dudes from the 90s. You think Nas is hot now? You never heard Illmatic which was created in the 90s. You like what D12 does? You want to be a part of the D12 world? They wouldn't even be a thought if the Wu-Tang Clan didn't create the Nation of Wu-Tang. You think that Eminem does hip hop the right way? Good because so do I. But, if Vanilla Ice didn't come in and do it all wrong, we would say Eminem is trying too hard to be black (BTW. The 90s is very very sorry for all things Vanilla Ice).

The 90s also had a lot more diversity in terms of music. And this does include within genres. With hip hop you had the party jams, the hardcore, and the lyrically savvy. Only in this decade could you find almost any party play list involving, MC Hammer, Souls of Mischief, 3rd Bass, The Fugees, Arrested Development, A Tribe Called Quest, TLC, Changing Faces, 112, Jagged Edge, Next, Boyz II Men, SWV, and Michael Jackson. Also, the 90s brought back some great songs for bboys to use today. Some of the artists that I mentioned have created some of the most popular dance anthems ever created. Saying that in a world where most songs were made in the 70s? That's one hell of an accomplishment.

I could go into more detail about this but I'll leave that for you all to do. Here's your homework. Use the Internet to look up other things besides porn. Check out iTunes and see what you have been missing. Type in any artist on YouTube and i guarantee you will love what you hear. Check out a decade of fun, controversy, and evolution. The 90s are where it's at people!!

Note: If you do not know who any of the artist or groups I mentioned in this post are, you're either young are extremely stupid. I'm betting on the latter.