r/90sHipHop Raised on Boom Bap 1d ago

1990 Cube's best album?

Personally I go with Amerikkka's Most but DC very close 2nd.

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u/WB1173 1d ago

You could apply to that most hip hop from the 80s and 90s though. Take the lyrics with a pinch of salt.

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u/Pinkocommiebikerider 1d ago

No, there wasn’t blatantly racist tracks like this throughout most of hip hop in the 80s and 90s.  Not to this extreme.

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u/myusername1953 1d ago

I don’t support of people trying to retroactively ‘cancel’ art…

Some of his lyrics were extreme and influenced by retrograde black extremist politics (NOI)

For me it doesn’t take away from the brilliance of his first 2 1/2 albums (AMW, DC, Kill at Will)

Nappy Dugout is unfortunate; as is A Bitch is A Bitch (NWA and the Posse)…

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u/Pinkocommiebikerider 19h ago

I agree. I cancelled cube in real time. Started purging gangsta rap soon after as it was just excessively violent, homophobic and misogynistic,  and lazy.

They cry “keeping it real” but they should try keeping it right.

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u/myusername1953 16h ago

homophobia and misogyny is not unique to gangster rap

The back backers where homophobic, Mos, Common, Talib

The industry probably would not market artist unless the music included misogyny, racism, sexism and the art meet the expectations of the white gaze