Submitted by HotStand3145 t3_z8ky4k in Music

I grew up in the Golden Era of Rap and Hip Hop and was amazed at all of the different flows and accents in America. Rappers in the 80s and 90s were proud to talk about their town and neighbourhood all the time, videos were made in the neighbourhood and town and they'd make sure to show and mention places they grew up at.

With a new generation of rappers, the lyrics, accents and flows seem unrecognisable as if a LA rapper could be from NY and vice versa. In fact, so many people are determined to sound like each other. The only distinction is if you are foreign like Latino or Asian and born outside of America.

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hurbinblurbin t1_iyc25su wrote

When hip hop became an industry like every other genre :(

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KvotheKingSlayer t1_iyc3jwm wrote

Yeah, miss the rap like Too$hort, back in the 90’s.

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digitalray34 t1_iyc3npg wrote

Technology makes them influenced by more than the local scene

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HotStand3145 OP t1_iyc5di3 wrote

I bet if you asked them about the Cipha they'd ask if that was something in the Matrix movies! DJing and scratching??? What's that?

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Key-Owl-5177 t1_iycslpf wrote

Ya people are coming up off the internet now, rather than selling CDs and blowing up locally first

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uuhhhhggg t1_iydwqv8 wrote

Toronto rap is still very much identifiable by their accents and shouting out their parts of the city

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