Late 90s-Early 2000s Hip-Hop and R&B was the GOAT

[Red Hawk #21]

Man, that late 90s-Early 2000s era of HipHop and R&B was amazing. I remember being in the 4th grade and hoping to finish my homework asap so I could play basketball and listen to some Jay-Z or DMX or Ja. Those cats were running the rap game but there were so many artists making great songs in that time period too. The R&B scene was fire as well with artists like Sisqo, Case, Usher, Aaliyah, Craig David over in the UK and a bunch of others making hits. So many classics from that time period. It's crazy looking back that most of those artists dropping those gems were essentially kids in their early 20s.

Classic DMX..."But we gon always be best of friends till the end...HAHA"


Classic


RIP Aaliyah she should've had such a long, legendary career. Gone too soon, sleep easy babygirl.


Classic Ja off the "Light It Up" soundtrack, that outro with the Murder Inc Cameos


My man Sisqo


Craig David


I used to hear this song everywhere I went as a kid, classic


Timeless Classic from Ja and Ashanti


Vintage DMX off the "Exit Wounds" soundtrack, that darkness...

[Red Hawk #21]

It really hurts my soul knowing what DMX is going through these days. Just from listening to his music I know Earl Simmons has so much pain, sadness, and rage within. That man is a tortured soul. Things like Aaliyah's death and Kato's death only increased the pain in his heart. However, Crack cocaine is not the answer. I can't believe dude refuses to leave the drugs alone. X had it all - Multi-Platinum albums, money, fame, he even was an actor. Bro is throwing everything away because he won't let go of the drugs. It's sad seeing his situation. I hope he gets better someday, but I also know he may be too far gone at this point. Maybe he's determined to go reunite with Aaliyah. I hope you make it through the darkness, X.

[Clipper Nation]

Sisqo? Come on, man!

[Red Hawk #21]

Sisqo? Come on, man!

Bruh, I'm pretty sure Unleash the Dragon went 5x Platinum. Sisqo was a beast in the Early 2000s.

[DJR210]

DMX? C'mon man!

45% of his flow is barking for god sakes.

[DJR210]

Three 6 and No Limit were my at that time.. I remember the dumskies coming to school with their No Limit charms they bought at the Arab booths at the mall

[RD2191]

Murder Inc went hard in the early 2000s

[Silver&Black]

Three 6 and No Limit were my at that time.. I remember the dumskies coming to school with their No Limit charms they bought at the Arab booths at the mall

Three 6 is STILL my . Got Project Pat in my truck's cd player at this very moment. I normally listen to music through my phone when I drive...but the Project Pat CD still gets play time. Mista don't play...

[Clipper Nation]

Murder Inc went hard in the early 2000s

They had already turned into a glorified R&B label by 2001.

[DJR210]

They had already turned into a glorified R&B label by 2001.

it was already Ashanti's label by that point

Three 6 is STILL my . Got Project Pat in my truck's cd player at this very moment. I normally listen to music through my phone when I drive...but the Project Pat CD still gets play time. Mista don't play...

Mista Don't Play was alright, but I preferred:

[Silver&Black]

Mista Don't Play was alright, but I preferred:

yeah....Ghetty Green was the . Also liked Layin Da Smack Down...."Weak z" was the bee's knees.



NORTH NORTH!!! Raise your thumbs up !!!

[BD24]

Cant agree with your whole post, Ja was pretty and I don't really care for R&B. DMX was my though as a kid, thats one scary . Rap was pretty decent at that time though, mainstream rap was at least at a higher level than it is now. There is honestly alot of really good rappers out there now, most of them just don't get much radio play.

[Saved By Zero]

No it wasn't.

[Red Hawk #21]

DMX? C'mon man!

45% of his flow is barking for god sakes.

Yeah, he screamed and hollered a lot but dude could rhyme and had the ability to tell stories in his songs.
Shame there's no video for this trilogy.

[Red Hawk #21]

No it wasn't.

Such a compelling argument

[Red Hawk #21]

Cant agree with your whole post, Ja was pretty and I don't really care for R&B. DMX was my though as a kid, thats one scary . Rap was pretty decent at that time though, mainstream rap was at least at a higher level than it is now. There is honestly alot of really good rappers out there now, most of them just don't get much radio play.

Explain.

[Silver&Black]

The Omen (Damien II) was my fav with Marilyn Manson...

[Silver&Black]

[Chris]

Not to on your thread, but those are terrible choices for the GOAT. Where's KRS-1, Gangstarr, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, Nas, Big Pun, 2Pac, Notorious BIG ..? DMX refused to sell out so he dropped out of the game btw. That crack cocaine bs was a spin job. Jay Z, Ja Rule and Sisqo? Maaaaan...

[Joseph Kony]

DMX was solid but aside from Eminen and a couple other that was a pretty meh period for rap, 89-96 were the best years imo, gotta little better in the mid 00s but went complete again since then

[Joseph Kony]

also at Sisqo and Ja ing Rule. you could have at least mentioned Busta Rhymes or 50 cent tbh they aren't GOAT candidates either but definitely better than fuciking Sisqo and Ja Rule

[Buddy Mignon]

The OP is a soft ass so his hip hop reflects that.

[Avante]

After all that lameass I need the real deal.

[Chris]

I'll save this thread

[Red Hawk #21]

Not to on your thread, but those are terrible choices for the GOAT. Where's KRS-1, Gangstarr, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, Nas, Big Pun, 2Pac, Notorious BIG ..? DMX refused to sell out so he dropped out of the game btw. That crack cocaine bs was a spin job. Jay Z, Ja Rule and Sisqo? Maaaaan...

also at Sisqo and Ja ing Rule. you could have at least mentioned Busta Rhymes or 50 cent tbh they aren't GOAT candidates either but definitely better than fuciking Sisqo and Ja Rule

Can some of you mother ers read?! I'm talking about the late 90s to Early 2000s. If you want to make the argument that an earlier time period was the GOAT then you can list those names (Wu Tang, Big Pun, Notorious Big, Pac). Why would I be naming Pac and Big in this time period when they were already dead?! Jesus Christ some of you mother ers are illiterates. Read the ing thread le and come with a better argument.

PS - Ja Rule sold 30 million ing records. Sisqo's Unleash the Dragon went 5x Platinum. DMX was able to drop two Number one albums in 98 (It's Dark and is Hot. Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood). So yes for the time period I'm speaking of those cats were running the game. How stupid for you to bring up 50 cent in this time period when dude was fairly unknown at that point . Curtis Jackson was probably watching Ja Rule on TV and feeling extremely jealous and hateful. And besides that in early 2000 50 was shot 9 times, which means he was probably in a hospital bed somewhere recovering from the gunshots while Ja and Murder Inc began to strengthen their brand. But yeah get upset that I didn't bring him up in a convo about the late 90s to Early 2000s. Stupid illiterate mother ers