1979–1986: Oldschool/Funky Fly Age
1986–1997: Golden/Gangsta Streets Age
1997–2006: Silver/Jiggy Bling Age
2006–2014: Bronze/Ringtone Swag Age
2014–present: Modern/Internet Age
Since the golden age would probably win too easily, I want y'all to choose your second-favorite besides it. I'm curious which of the other eras will win here.
95-2000s
2011
the internet age
it gave us access to more than just what we can buy or what our friends listen to even though there's 10 good artists out of the 100s that drop each year but it's worth it imo
2010-2016
Around the time when rappers weren’t making overly long albums just for streaming numbers.
That golden age s*** is a myth. Sure they were lyrical but thats about it. Recent eras have WAYYY better albums
Also the metals are backwards and they’re not ranked like trophies... goddamnit op
That golden age s*** is a myth. Sure they were lyrical but thats about it. Recent eras have WAYYY better albums
Golden age isn’t a testament to quality. That’s just what you call really old s***. Comic book historians do the same thing. It just means the first era.
Mid 2010’s