Hip Hop Trends You Wish Would Come Back...

[Trollio]

Dancing and rapping

I.e.

Big daddy kane

Heavy d

Kid n play

 

[Paul Hate.]

Nigga that shit was fucking wierd and lame as hell.

 

[Trollio]

Nigga that shit was fucking wierd and lame as hell.

Nigga yo mama was a pm dawn jumpoff

 

[eastbay510]

rappers being competitive I don't want anybody getting murked but I'd like to see the best/hottest rappers go at it from time to time, rap beef to a certain extent can be good

wack rappers being held accountable

Good music videos

Individuality

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Throwback jerseys

Its coming back. Well came

 

[eastbay510]

Throwback jerseys

It got crazy when niggas started over doing it and wearing them everyday with every outfit

But jerseys used to look so good with a matching pair of kicks though

 

[DillaDeaf]

Remix beats , when a remix beat actually felt different...remember all those SoSo remixes that felt better than the originals.

 

[englishdude]

Remix beats , when a remix beat actually felt different...remember all those SoSo remixes that felt better than the originals.

Came to say this.

Artists to call wack artists wack and to not fuck with them.

 

[Bodhi]

Genuine collaborations that add to the meaning of the song and not a bunch of features based on album sales or who's hot at the time.

Concept albums

Super lyrical posse cuts

Outkast (no diss--Kast wasn't a trend but I miss their music in hip hop.. and not no Hey Ya shit neither)

 

[silverfoxx]

Diffrent production styles in songs that can stand out from the next song, it's too many talented producers that won't get get a shot cause niggas want the same ol shit

 

[32DaysOfInfiniti]

Music with a narrative

 

[dwade206]

Being masculine; pause. The new era has grown men acting like some bitches

 

[5th Letter]

I just miss when you needed to show some level of skill to get on. Now all you need is a hot beat, a gimmick, a background story and the right connections.

 

[blackrain]

Dancing and rapping

I.e.

Big daddy kane

Heavy d

Kid n play

My brother and I was watching a Big Daddy Kane video on VH-1 soul this weekend and was talking about how if Kane dropped that today with the dancing and shiny clothes niggas would be quick to call him gay, soft, etc. Back then it was expected for rappers to be actual performers.

 

[CirocObama]

Soul samples.

Krit and Cole use em for album material but most rappers shy away bc they dont get radio play

I think the complaining people did, the copyright laws & sample clearing issues/payment mixed with new tecnology made it the way it is now. The mainstream game generally uses less samples these days and are just filled with 808's, which is why majority of the hit songs following those that formula starts off in the clubs.

I think sample in general needs to comeback, but not just taking a whole old school song and rapping over it but to flip it and all that.

 

[Mister B.]

Balance on the MAINSTREAM radio: regions, sub-genres, indie and mainstream artists alike.

 

[loch121]

Rappers who can rap...and machine gun pants

 

[5 Grand]

I miss the style of rapping from the 80s when rappers didn't curse. If you listen to a mix of 80s rap there's virtually no cursing (except for NWA, 2 Live Crew, etc.). Rappers found a creative way to talk about sex. Nowadays when you listen to rap on the radio every other word is bleeped out and you have no idea what the rapper is saying.

Also, there's very few, if any, modern rap albums that you could play all the way through at a family cookout because of the profanity.

 

[flacofitz]

Y'all do realize that a lot of da shit u namin' currently exists rite?

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

I miss the style of rapping from the 80s when rappers didn't curse. If you listen to a mix of 80s rap there's virtually no cursing (except for NWA, 2 Live Crew, etc.). Rappers found a creative way to talk about sex. Nowadays when you listen to rap on the radio every other word is bleeped out and you have no idea what the rapper is saying.

Also, there's very few, if any, modern rap albums that you could play all the way through at a family cookout because of the profanity.

It's a reason why they have Kidz Bop CDs bro