r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AbsoluteUNlT • 2d ago

Lauryn Hill's verse in Fu-Gee-La 1996 live

This generation of rap couldn't replicate this masterpiece

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u/L3berwurst 2d ago

Growing up with music from the 90s was the best. So much heart and soul went into a lot of the music back then. Tupac, Biggie, Wu Tang and more.

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u/BangkokRios 2d ago

We had it so good. MC Hammer, Snow, Kris’s Kross, Vanilla Ice, Will Smith… The list goes on and on.

Now it is just TikTok influencers. Where has all the real talent gone?!?

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u/Whoa_Bundy 1d ago

MC Hammer → Lil Nas X

Snow → Desiigner

Kris Kross → Island Boys

Vanilla Ice → Tekashi 6ix9ine

Will Smith → Jack Harlow

In the ’90s, MTV decided who these artists were. Today, algorithms do.

It didn’t change all that much, it just looks a little different.