what is the difference between todays rap music and the old 80s/90s rap music?

Question

the beats r different for sure

Answer 1

~the older ones seem to be beta

Answer 2

80 Rap Music

Answer 3

Rap music has sub-categories like, Gangsta rap, Hardcore rap, Old school rap, Rap metal, New school rap, Second wave rap, South side rap, Bass rap, Alternative rap, Freestyle rap, Southern rap, Dirty South, Crunk-style rap, etc, etc... Gangsta rap or a Gangsta rapper is an artist describing his past or the lifestyle he is living as a gangster / former-gangster with his lyrics. Other forms of rap may be similar, but rap doesn't have to be about describing how you're going to kill someone, Hell, there's even Gospel rap which I forgot to mention in the above list.

Answer 4

SKILL SKILL SKILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! listen to Nas for example......PURE WIT, INTELLECT, and most of all PURE POETRY!!!! violence is ok.....it categorizes itself as gangsta rap which was also 90s rap pioneered by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doog who were among the best rappers...but promoting sex more than needed in music has gotten to be the trend......and the crappy beats have also been categorized as rap music nowadays......and the rappers plain SUCK....for example that retarded song by Soulja Boy called Crank That...so todays hip hop plain sucks....however there still are new rappers that are concious of that such as Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco for example, so hip hop still has hope.......

Answer 5

Rap started as a party-type of music. It was meant to be witty and funny. Rappers would often include "Battle rap" tracks on their albums, calling out their rivals. Rap as an art form itself grew out of one on one battles that are probably most familiar of "Your Mama" that's on MTV now. (called "The Dozens" BTW)

Todays rap seems to be all about self-glamourization. Instead of being smarter and wittier, rappers today think they have to have more gold, more guns and more b*tches.

It really is sad. IMO, the beginning of the end of real rap came when Puff Daddy became famous.

Answer 6

Ok If you want to know the difference listen to 2pac Dear Mama, and Keep Ya Head then listen to Still Homies by Lil Wayne.

Answer 7

hip hop has spread to many different forms of music.

10 or 20 yrs from now they'll be saying the same sh*t "how come they don't make music like in the 2000's or 2010's.

Answer 8

todays Rap mainstreem Sucks! 80's and 90's was tight! you had alot of cool cats.. Run DMC, Dre, Easy E, 2 pac<--- by far the best now all rappers suck.. no offense to n e one

Answer 9

This decades hip hop/rap has alot of derogatory mannerisms as well as promotion of violence and sex

Answer 10

80s/90s rap music doesn't suck.