During the 90's I felt that the best music in rap came from the West Coast. The East Coast had good classic albums but I feel the West Coast was untouchable.


In your opinon form what coast was the best rap music coming from?

Mane, 99% gonna say 'East Coast' specially on this board

Aside from that I appreciate the music that came from both coasts, but imo the west coast shit that was droppin in 92-98 was fuckin crack.....Too Short, Spice 1, C-Bo, Pac, DJ Quik (especially) was doin the damn thing....real talk.....Now I think the east came back when DMX, Roc-A-Fella, Murder Inc, Def Jam came on up in the late 90's....When that happened then the east > west at that time.......But in the early to mid 90's West Coast & the midwest > East...

Mane, 99% gonna say 'East Coast' specially on this board



And why do you have a problem with that?

East Coast.

And why do you have a problem with that

There is no problem, If there was I would have said that I had one

East Coast all day

West Coast, yo.

Midwest...

East Coast, no doubt about it. The funny thing is, I live and grew up in Los Angeles. I feel that with most artist on the west, they follow the same formula, which is basically Lowrider's, weed, gangs, and a bunch of miscellaneous sh*t mixed in here and there.

Midwest > All
Eminem
Kanye
Lupe
Rhymefest
Common
Twista
Royce

The list goes on & on...

West coast for sure,
Dre, snoop, quik, dogg pound, cube, too short, e40, pac, nate, warren g, WC, xzibit etc etc
all dominated the 90's

Doesn't miscellaneous shit fuck up the formula West Coast rappers supposedly had? I'm not an east coast hater, far from it, but you had just as many, if not more, copycat artists goin' round.

Lets see-
West Coast: Snoop Dogg, Dilated Peoples, Warren G...
East Coast: Mos Def, Papoose, Fabolous, Saigon, Talib Kweli etc..

although personally MidWest on top this year becuase of Com and Kan!
Yeah

East Coast, no doubt about it. The funny thing is, I live and grew up in Los Angeles. I feel that with most artist on the west, they follow the same formula, which is basically Lowrider's, weed, gangs, and a bunch of miscellaneous sh*t mixed in here and there.

Midwest > All
Eminem
Kanye
Lupe
Rhymefest
Common
Twista
Royce

The list goes on & on...

Kanye and Rhymefest in the 90s? No.


East Coast

Nas
Mobb Deep
Capone N Noreaga
Biggie
Kool G Rap
Wu Tang
Redman
Erick Sermon
Big L
Lord Finesse
Showbiz & AG
Diamond D
Kool Keith
Nine
Godfather Don
Organized Konfusion
Company Flow
Mod Def
Talib Kweli
The Roots
Artifacts
Big Noyd
Percee P
Brand Nubian
KMD
Busta Rhymes
Boot Camp Clik
Big Pun
Fat Joe
KRS One
Beatnuts
Children Of The Corn
Cage
Camp Lo
AZ
Cormega
LOX
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
Digable Planets
DMX
Ja Rule
Jay Z
Mic Geronimo
Rakim
Onyx
J Live
Jedi Mind Tricks
Aesop Rock
Jeru The Damaja
Juggaknots
Lost Boyz
Gang Starr
M.O.P.
Masta Ace
Mr.Lif
Necro
Naughty By Nature
O.C



Off the top of the head.

East Coast (NYC especially;)) FTW

Lot of good shit came from the west, but at least double the amount of that good shit came from the east

There is TONS of east coast acts that dropped 1 great album in the 90s and completely dissapeared.

dirty south shits all on east coast / west coast as of now. hate away...

dirty south shits all on east coast / west coast as of now. hate away...

Prove it.

Post more and better MCs/Groups than I did. All must be from the 90s.

Well I'm particulary fond of native tongue so right off the bat I say eastcoast. On top of that you got the whole Wu saga happening in the 90s.

grew up in the west, didn't know much about the east at the time but still say the west, theres wasn't a single day where i'd walk out my pad and not here a west coast classic playin...so west side mother fuckers...we ride on you busters...:)

Prove it.

Post more and better MCs/Groups than I did. All must be from the 90s.


more most certainly does not mean better...

outkast
geto boys
scarface
goodie mob
mystikal
master p
hot boys
3 six
project pat
paul wall

lil keke
ugk
8ball
mjg
trick daddy
poison clan
zro
dungeon family
parental advisory
witchdoctor
silkk
c-murder
tru
trae
lil jon
pastor troy
nappy roots
chamillionaire
color changin click

i know theres more i missed. thats off the top of my head. just cuz corporate america wasnt around the south in the 90s dont mean the music wasnt here

I didn't notice we were talking about the 90's, I saw East vs West and ran with it...mybad :P

East Coast

Nas
Mobb Deep
Capone N Noreaga
Biggie
Kool G Rap
Wu Tang
Redman
Erick Sermon
Big L
Lord Finesse
Showbiz & AG
Diamond D
Kool Keith
Nine
Godfather Don
Organized Konfusion
Company Flow
Mod Def
Talib Kweli
The Roots
Artifacts
Big Noyd
Percee P
Brand Nubian
KMD
Busta Rhymes
Boot Camp Clik
Big Pun
Fat Joe
KRS One
Beatnuts
Children Of The Corn
Cage
Camp Lo
AZ
Cormega
LOX
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
Digable Planets
DMX
Ja Rule
Jay Z
Mic Geronimo
Rakim
Onyx
J Live
Jedi Mind Tricks
Aesop Rock
Jeru The Damaja
Juggaknots
Lost Boyz
Gang Starr
M.O.P.
Masta Ace
Mr.Lif
Necro
Naughty By Nature
O.C



Off the top of the head.

more most certainly does not mean better...

outkast
geto boys
scarface
goodie mob
mystikal
master p
hot boys
3 six
project pat
paul wall

lil keke
ugk
8ball
mjg
trick daddy
poison clan
zro
dungeon family
parental advisory
witchdoctor
silkk
c-murder
tru
trae
lil jon
pastor troy
nappy roots
chamillionaire
color changin click

i know theres more i missed. thats off the top of my head. just cuz corporate america wasnt around the south in the 90s dont mean the music wasnt here


If you truthly think the rappers in your list are better than the ones in mine then you have shit taste in music.


lol took you a long time as well, probably lookin in other forums for south rappers.

How the hell are four entire people going to choose the West Coast over the East Coast during the golden era. I can't even fathom that.

Illmatic, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, 36 Chambers, Ready To Die, Reasonable Doubt; countless classic albums were released during that period, the list goes on and on. If there was ANY point in time in which the East Coast was dominating the game in terms of quality, it was during the 90's.

West coast did make more of the early to mid 90s, but I would still have to go with the East.

What Hip Hop used to be to what it is today, the East remained more consistent of Hip Hop roots. The West came up with "Hiphy" music; music to get "stupid" to in the club. Yes, the topic is about the 90s but what had happened to Hip Hop between then and now identifies where Hip Hop stands

It can go both ways. Though West made a huge mark in the 90s, the best music came from the East. Hip Hop has always been looked at as individualism; being unique and original. The East still pretty much carries that meaning even today. As for the West, I never notice an individual out of the crowd.

The East takes it for me.

How the hell are four entire people going to choose the West Coast over the East Coast during the golden era. I can't even fathom that.

Illmatic, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, 36 Chambers, Ready To Die, Reasonable Doubt; countless classic albums were released during that period, the list goes on and on. If there was ANY point in time in which the East Coast was dominating the game in terms of quality, it was during the 90's.

wtf...fuckin West coast wasn't ghost we had The Chronic, Doggystyle, Regulate...G Funk Era, All Eyez on me, Safe & Sound, Life Is...Too Short, Sickinnahead, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, The Predator,O.G. Original Gangster, We Come Strapped along with many others..this list goes on too.... its left up to opinion but both Coasts had alot of classics

wtf...fuckin West coast wasn't ghost we had The Chronic, Doggystyle, Regulate...G Funk Era, All Eyez on me, Safe & Sound, Life Is...Too Short, Sickinnahead, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, The Predator,O.G. Original Gangster, We Come Strapped along with many others..this list goes on too.... its left up to opinion but both Coasts had alot of classics
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wtf...fuckin West coast wasn't ghost we had The Chronic, Doggystyle, Regulate...G Funk Era, All Eyez on me, Safe & Sound, Life Is...Too Short, Sickinnahead, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, The Predator,O.G. Original Gangster, We Come Strapped along with many others..this list goes on too.... its left up to opinion but both Coasts had alot of classics
None of those records could compete with what the East coast was doing at that same time. The West had beats but it didn't have lyrics. The Chronic wasn't shit when it came to lyricism. Neither was Doggystyle, neither was All Eyez On Me. C'mon man, Snoop Dogg > Big Pun? Warren G > Nas? This isn't even close.

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I mean come on, you cant tell these arent no classics, nor that they were some very quality albums, aside from East Coast albums from Slick Rick, Blackmoon, Heltah Skeletah, Nas, etc......

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I mean come on, you cant tell these arent no classics, nor that they were some very quality albums, aside from East Coast albums from Slick Rick, Blackmoon, Heltah Skeletah, Nas, etc......


3 of the 5 you posted are classics i'd say (Death Certificate, and the 2 Spice 1 albums)

The west coast released a ton of great albums in the 90s, but hip-hop as a whole released a ton of great albums, and the east coast accounted for a majority of them.

None of those records could compete with what the East coast was doing at that same time. The West had beats but it didn't have lyrics. The Chronic wasn't shit when it came to lyricism. Neither was Doggystyle, neither was All Eyez On Me. C'mon man, Snoop Dogg > Big Pun? Warren G > Nas? This isn't even close.
like i said it comes down to opinion cause me myself prefer alot of westcoast albums over east. i still acknowledge east classics and they are rated high on my scale, but the west has whole different vibe and feel that i admire

Yes lyrically Illmatic was more superior than most west coast albums, but at the time the west came in with that P-Funk/G-Funk sound they was killin it musically for the most part, brought a different sound, and more influence......They pretty much contributed to help gangsta rap even become bigger in the east coast in the later 90's, even tho you still had Blackmoon and Kool G Rap doing gangsta rap in the early 90's.....

As I said, I personally believe they were running shit until 98' came when the east fully resurfaced again......Not to say the east wasnt laying it down during the 90's because you did have albums like Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Ready To Die was doing the damn thing.....I just believe there was more consistant music being made out west at the time that was str8 classic and still bumping to this day.....

Yes lyrically Illmatic was more superior than most west coast albums, but at the time the west came in with that P-Funk/G-Funk sound they was killin it musically for the most part, brought a different sound, and more influence......

exactly...if yall today admire creativity like mf dooms, quasimotos and others alike and G Funk sound was something different in the 90s and it was big not just underground. West Coast Music was banging and you cannot deny that fact.

36 chambers shits on all of the west coast albums
not saying west coast albums were bad just 36 chambers was just hella good

exactly...if yall today admire creativity like mf dooms, quasimotos and others alike and G Funk sound was something different in the 90s and it was big not just underground. West Coast Music was banging and you cannot deny that fact.

What does innovation and creativity have to do with the music quality? And even if we were going to debate that aspect, you can argue that what Rza was producing in the early 90's was a lot more 'new and different' then what Dre was doing. But that shit doesn't matter. The West was doing then what the South is doing now.

The East was releasing a better product, every single year of the 1990's. You can say what you want about the East today, but the one era you HAVE to give it is the 90's.

Nas > Anyone from the West Coast.
Biggie > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big L > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big Pun > Anyone from the West Coast.
Jay-Z > Anyone from the West Coast.

What does innovation and creativity have to do with the music quality? And even if we were going to debate that aspect, you can argue that what Rza was producing in the early 90's was a lot more 'new and different' then what Dre was doing. But that shit doesn't matter. The West was doing then what the South is doing now.

The East was releasing a better product, every single year of the 1990's. You can say what you want about the East today, but the one era you HAVE to give it is the 90's.

Nas > Anyone from the West Coast.
Biggie > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big L > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big Pun > Anyone from the West Coast.
Jay-Z > Anyone from the West Coast.

Except for maybe Ice Cube being better than Pun or L, I agree with everything you posted.

Eastcoast.

Probably had maybe 5 times if not more classic albums than the west coast during the 90's. Basically sums it up.

What does innovation and creativity have to do with the music quality? And even if we were going to debate that aspect, you can argue that what Rza was producing in the early 90's was a lot more 'new and different' then what Dre was doing. But that shit doesn't matter. The West was doing then what the South is doing now.

The East was releasing a better product, every single year of the 1990's. You can say what you want about the East today, but the one era you HAVE to give it is the 90's.

Nas > Anyone from the West Coast.
Biggie > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big L > Anyone from the West Coast.
Big Pun > Anyone from the West Coast.
Jay-Z > Anyone from the West Coast.
thats only lyrics based as you stated before but what beats dont matter? Nas' hype came with illmatic and its producers. Biggie had lots of people singing his chorus', ask those people to remember something biggie said and you get..
biggie biggie can't you see
BIG POPPA
you have 5 great lyricist up there, but theres no comparison to the sound the west coast brought

What does innovation and creativity have to do with the music quality?

yea and lyrics aren't the only quality in music PLUS you don't have to be complex to make good music. Good music is many things put together. One characteristic can't make it up, Lyrics are as important as the Beat, both have to relate and properly blend. The West Coast G Funk production collided well with the layed back lyrics making real nice music. Plus the west also had some dope lyricist also.

i dont think the east was ahead of the west, both were neck to neck, and as i stated before it comes to opinion and your interpretation of the facts.

I've noticed there is bias on both sides, posters from WC and EC.

I've noticed there is bias on both sides, posters from WC and EC.
i'm not trying to be biased , but yea guess i sound like that...
How the hell are four entire people going to choose the West Coast over the East Coast during the golden era. I can't even fathom that.
but come on, that sounds like the west wasn't doing shit to contribute...

so i had to step in:)

^ Yeah, but then notice everyone outside the US seems to choose East. Should prove which was better.

^ Yeah, but then notice everyone outside the US seems to choose East. Should prove which was better.
to every one outside the US i guess, but what people in the US dont have a say?

The only west coast classic albums from the 90s that can hold a light to the east coast classics;

the chronic
doggystyle
dogg food
me against the world
all eyez on me
the streetz is a mutha
dre 2001
world ultimate
bizarre ride to the pharcyde

im in the west

to every one outside the US i guess, but what people in the US dont have a say?

He means from a neutral stand point instead of having bias and where you can see the clear picture.

He means from a neutral stand point instead of having bias and where you can see the clear picture.
true, got it....so yea if the East was the best, it didn't leave the West far behind , yall can't say the west wasn't banging in the 90's and that picking the West is an outrageous thing to do.

true, got it....so yea if the East was the best, it didn't leave the West far behind , yall can't say the west wasn't banging in the 90's and that picking the West is an outrageous thing to do.

Yeah i loved the west coast in the 90's, but the question is which was better, and to me the answer is simple, east.

true, got it....so yea if the East was the best, it didn't leave the West far behind , yall can't say the west wasn't banging in the 90's and that picking the West is an outrageous thing to do.

When I first got into hip hop, west coast stuff is all I listened to, dre, snoop, dpg , 2pac etc until I heard the war report, wu tang, mobb deep. The I started listenin to east coast hip hop. I like all regions but still think EC is best by far.

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Except for maybe Ice Cube being better than Pun or L, I agree with everything you posted.

you're being sarcastic, right?

I voted East Coast because the east had way more good lyricists... But I think it's a tie. I don't get why we're talking about the 90s, what's the point. But anyways, I listen to a lot of stuff from both sides, there's no 'best'...

I just can't compare ice cube to nas... etc.

just can't tell.. Both are complementary, I can't imagine hip hop without Dre's Chronic or Wu's 36 chambers..

Such a hard decision.....Both coast's release quality shit!!!

But i favor alot more Eastcoast rappers.

in the 90s the west ran the rap game

the likes of pac,cube,snoop,xzibit,c-bo,too short

in the late 90s up to now its been all the eastcoast.

and i dont care what any one sayes the south aint running things now

you're being sarcastic, right?

I like Ice Cube alot.

The man dropped at least 3 albums that can be considered classics to start his career.

Pun and L may be better lyricists or have a better flow, but I think Cube is better. (if that even makes any sense >_>)

I voted East Coast because the east had way more good lyricists... But I think it's a tie. I don't get why we're talking about the 90s, what's the point. But anyways, I listen to a lot of stuff from both sides, there's no 'best'...

I just can't compare ice cube to nas... etc.Because in the 90's that's when the West and East were at its peak.

I knew this board would favor the East Coast but I was a bit surprised to see as many votes for the west as I did.

The East Coast had good albums but personally the West Coast was untouchable, even though the East dropped classics as well. Imo there was always a bias to the East Coast, albums would be considered classics easier back then if it was released from an East Coast artist. The West had to come up against all odds and in my opinion they were far more influential in rap over once they got noticed.

I knew this board would favor the East Coast but I was a bit surprised to see as many votes for the west as I did.

The East Coast had good albums but personally the West Coast was untouchable, even though the East dropped classics as well. Imo there was always a bias to the East Coast, albums would be considered classics easier back then if it was released from an East Coast artist. The West had to come up against all odds and in my opinion they were far more influential in rap over once they got noticed.

No, the east coast is just better, You're a west coast dickrider. All your posts are about bone thugs or a west coast rapper.

btw Three 6 Mafia>Bone Thugs.

No, the east coast is just better, You're a west coast dickrider. All your posts are about bone thugs or a west coast rapper.

btw Three 6 Mafia>Bone Thugs.
lol, yeah there was never a bias towards the East Coast in the 90's form the rap media .:heehee:


I'm sure your not an East Coast dickrider since you barely even talk about them. ;)

I guess I should start talking about Jay-Z so I can fit in8-) .


This board is so diversified that my West Coast or Bone thugs talk is probably overwhelming because of the countless other threads like it. =))

there is no need realy for me to post because
[Juelz Santana]YOU ALREADY KNOOOOWW!![/Juelz Santana]

and that how nothing to me taking anything away from the west, they had quality music but i just felt the whole eastcoast vibe more

but ...

The only west coast classic albums from the 90s that can hold a light to the east coast classics;

the chronic
doggystyle
dogg food
me against the world
all eyez on me
the streetz is a mutha
dre 2001
world ultimate
bizarre ride to the pharcyde

haha at MC New York making 2 of those albums and a rapper from Philly on one and his solo is there also ...

lol, yeah there was never a bias towards the East Coast in the 90's form the rap media .

No there was bias for the westcoast, westcoast got more shine


I'm sure your not an East Coast dickrider since you barely even talk about them. ;)

I like all regions and discuss them all, so that was a fail.

I guess I should start talking about Jay-Z so I can fit in8-)

Jay Z? Nah I would rather you talk about better MCs.


This board is so diversified that my West Coast or Bone thugs talk is probably overwhelming because of the countless other threads like it. =))

This board is very diversified I agree. And hearing about Bone Thugs all the time from you is tedious since they only have 2 good albums.

No there was bias for the westcoast, westcoast got more shine.Honestly, if you were around that time you would know how the East Coast was far more respected from the rap media than the West Coast was. If Dre was from the East Coast, The Chronic would have easily gotten 5 mics in The Source (Yes, their opinions mattered and were respected at that time). The West Coast was mostly seen a fad but the East would be considered the true hip hop. Now that the East barely gets much attention, all of a sudden Hip Hop Is Dead.

This board is very diversified I agree. And hearing about Bone Thugs all the time from you is tedious since they only have 2 good albums.Honestly, I don't see this as a diversified board at all. The outcome of polls like this are very predictable here.

True, Bone thugs had 2 classic albums with Creepin On Ah Come Up and Eternal, and even though The Art Of War wasn't the best follow up to E. 1999 Eternal, it was a very good solid album. BTNHResurrection was a very good album for 11 songs, although the other 6 songs were bad, but to the Bone fans who like Eternal, those 11 songs are the closest we ever got to Eternal. I would easily say The Art Of War and BTNHResurrection are solid rap album, although they are not up to par to Creepin On Ah Come Up and E. 1999 Eternal. So Bone easily has 4 good albums.

Honestly, if you were around that time you would know how the East Coast was far more respected from the rap media than the West Coast was. If Dre was from the East Coast, The Chronic would have easily gotten 5 mics in The Source (Yes, their opinions mattered and were respected at that time). The West Coast was mostly seen a fad but the East would be considered the true hip hop. Now that the East barely gets much attention, all of a sudden Hip Hop Is Dead.

Honestly, I don't see this as a diversified board at all. The outcome of polls like this are very predictable here.

True, Bone thugs had 2 classic albums with Creepin On Ah Come Up and Eternal, and even though The Art Of War wasn't the best follow up to E. 1999 Eternal, it was a very good solid album. BTNHResurrection was a very good album for 11 songs, although the other 6 songs were bad, but to the Bone fans who like Eternal, those 11 songs are the closest we ever got to Eternal. I would easily say The Art Of War and BTNHResurrection are solid rap album, although they are not up to par to Creepin On Ah Come Up and E. 1999 Eternal. So Bone easily has 4 good albums.


I was being sarcastic about the board. A lot of clones here, but I don't care because my taste in hip hop in diversified.

I have BTNHResurrection and only like three tracks on it.

I was being sarcastic about the board. A lot of clones here, but I don't care because my taste in hip hop in diversified.

I have BTNHResurrection and only like three tracks on it.Oh ok lol, I thought you were serious about that.

That's ok about BTNHResurrection, not everyone will like the same thing. I just feel it is a good album.

East Coast because I'm from there!!

Nah I do like Tupac a lot and Snoop Doggity Dog. It just seems as of right now most of the good rap is coming from the east, and a little from the south.

The only west coast classic albums from the 90s that can hold a light to the east coast classics;

the chronic
doggystyle
dogg food
me against the world
all eyez on me
the streetz is a mutha
dre 2001
world ultimate
bizarre ride to the pharcyde

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man.. you can't be serious here :D

East Coast easy.....early to Mid 90s hip-hop is widely considered to be the greast years ever for rap....Not to take any thing away from the west, but just check the forgotten gems thread or the 5\5 albums thread, most of those are 90s east coast rap.....

I like both of them equal but I picked West Coast because I was raised with that kind of music.

automatic EAST COAST LOVE

no homo also i was raised on alot of east coast rap son

automatic EAST COAST LOVE

no homo also i was raised on alot of east coast rap son

Stop Lyin'

You were raised on Homo Erotica judging by those videos you made.

Not to take any thing away from the west, but just check the forgotten gems thread or the 5\5 albums thread, most of those are 90s east coast rap.....

True, but there was some forgotten gems from the west too now....east coast rappers like Tragedy Khadafi,The Artifacts & Juice Crew was incredibly slept on during that era

But on some real shit, what chall know bout this?

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Talk about forgotten gems, what chall kno bout this album here? This is Ice Cube's cousin, a rapper that goes by the name of 'Kam' that's been very overlooked in 90's and was a lyrical/political rapper

Now to ME if anyone dont know bout THIS album, then how can you say the west hasnt put out any lyrical albums at their time.....I mean Ras Kass was on his lyrical shit too, but no one saw that till later on

True, but there was some forgotten gems from the west too now....east coast rappers like Tragedy Khadafi,The Artifacts & Juice Crew was incredibly slept on during that era

But on some real shit, what chall know bout this?

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Talk about forgotten gems, what chall kno bout this album here? This is Ice Cube's cousin, a rapper that goes by the name of 'Kam' that's been very overlooked in 90's and was a lyrical/political rapper

Now to ME if anyone dont know bout THIS album, then how can you say the west hasnt put out any lyrical albums at their time.....I mean Ras Kass was on his lyrical shit too, but no one saw that till later on


Khadafi, Juice Crew and The Artifacts are all from the East Coast

Edit: You edited it.

Kam dropped 2 classics to me

Neither.


Both coasts produced some of the greatest artists in history during the 90s...

West Coast - Tupac, Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Eazy E, Tha Dogg Pound

East Coast - Biggie Smalls, Nas, Jay-Z, Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang

And then you had so many other random and mid-level acts from each coast that it didn't really matter.

This West v.s. East shit is stupid...

It's one form of music, and rap as a whole was at it's peak in the 90s.

Oh yeah, don't forget about those southern cats either!

The only west coast classic albums from the 90s that can hold a light to the east coast classics;

the chronic
doggystyle
dogg food
me against the world
all eyez on me
the streetz is a mutha
dre 2001
world ultimate
bizarre ride to the pharcyde

qouted for the truth. I would maybe add '93 till infinity, but thats it.

Eastcoast has probably produced a list of 50 classics that are on the same level of this handfull of Westcoast classics.

True, but there was some forgotten gems from the west too now....east coast rappers like Tragedy Khadafi,The Artifacts & Juice Crew was incredibly slept on during that era

But on some real shit, what chall know bout this?

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Talk about forgotten gems, what chall kno bout this album here? This is Ice Cube's cousin, a rapper that goes by the name of 'Kam' that's been very overlooked in 90's and was a lyrical/political rapper

Now to ME if anyone dont know bout THIS album, then how can you say the west hasnt put out any lyrical albums at their time.....I mean Ras Kass was on his lyrical shit too, but no one saw that till later on


Kam dropped 2 classics to me

Obviously..;) Tiny example of numerous West Coast classics that got nothin to envy to Livin' proof for instance, and there's one for eachanary East Coast gem from that same period, that's why I think scottish's list is ridiculous..

It's a tie, but then again lyrically there's no comparison, so maybe people can choose for that reason..

Anyway..

qouted for the truth. I would maybe add '93 till infinity, but thats it.

Eastcoast has probably produced a list of 50 classics that are on the same level of this handfull of Westcoast classics.

Yeah.. and maybe:

Spice 1- 187 he wrote
Spice 1- Black Bossalini
ATL- Uncle Sam's Curse
SCC- South central madness
SCC- All Day everyday
Havoc & Prodeje- Kickin game
Havoc & Prodeje- Truez neva stop
Ice Cube- Lethal Injection
Ice Cube- The Predator
Ice Cube- Amerikkka's most wanted
BG Knocc out & Gangsta Dredsta- Real Brothas
WC and the maad circle- Things ain't changed
Wc and the maad circle- Curb servin'
Dj Quick- Quick is da name
Luniz- Operation Stackola
Coolio- Gangsta's paradise and his first one (don't recall name)
Foesum- Perfection
Twinz- Conversation
The D.O.C- No one can do better
Mc Ren- Kiss my black azz
Compton's most wanted- Music to driveby
Mc Eight- We come strapped
Mc Eight- Death threatz
Brotha Lynch Hung- Season of da siccness

And that's only for the most obvious ones I can think of right now (many I forget I think), there r tons of underrated classics that can compete with the East ones too ;)

Yeah.. and maybe:

Spice 1- 187 he wrote
Spice 1- Black Bossalini
ATL- Uncle Sam's Curse
SCC- South central madness
SCC- All Day everyday
Havoc & Prodeje- Kickin game
Havoc & Prodeje- Truez neva stop
Ice Cube- Lethal Injection
Ice Cube- The Predator
Ice Cube- Amerikkka's most wanted
BG Knocc out & Gangsta Dredsta- Real Brothas
WC and the maad circle- Things ain't changed
Wc and the maad circle- Curb servin'
Dj Quick- Quick is da name
Luniz- Operation Stackola
Coolio- Gangsta's paradise and his first one (don't recall name)
Foesum- Perfection
Twinz- Conversation
The D.O.C- No one can do better
Mc Ren- Kiss my black azz
Compton's most wanted- Music to driveby
Mc Eight- We come strapped
Mc Eight- Death threatz
Brotha Lynch Hung- Season of da siccness

And that's only for the most obvious ones I can think of right now (many I forget I think), there r tons of underrated classics that can compete with the East ones too ;)

Most of them are dope albums butdon't match East Coast classics like 36 Chambers, Illmatic, Lifestylez etc. And D.O.C. is from Texas not the west coast.

Yeah.. and maybe:

Spice 1- 187 he wrote
Spice 1- Black Bossalini
ATL- Uncle Sam's Curse
SCC- South central madness
SCC- All Day everyday
Havoc & Prodeje- Kickin game
Havoc & Prodeje- Truez neva stop
Ice Cube- Lethal Injection
Ice Cube- The Predator
Ice Cube- Amerikkka's most wanted
BG Knocc out & Gangsta Dredsta- Real Brothas
WC and the maad circle- Things ain't changed
Wc and the maad circle- Curb servin'
Dj Quick- Quick is da name
Luniz- Operation Stackola
Coolio- Gangsta's paradise and his first one (don't recall name)
Foesum- Perfection
Twinz- Conversation
The D.O.C- No one can do better
Mc Ren- Kiss my black azz
Compton's most wanted- Music to driveby
Mc Eight- We come strapped
Mc Eight- Death threatz
Brotha Lynch Hung- Season of da siccness

And that's only for the most obvious ones I can think of right now (many I forget I think), there r tons of underrated classics that can compete with the East ones too ;)

Too bad I'm too lazy to make a list, but if I did you'd see exactly how many classsic groups, artists, albums came from the East in the 90's..under ground or mainstream...the list would never end.....point being this is a pretty east one for me....and I'm not trying to hate on the West

Most of them are dope albums butdon't match East Coast classics like 36 Chambers, Illmatic, Lifestylez etc. And D.O.C. is from Texas not the west coast.
he is the man behind some of Dre's songs on the Chronic albums..thats as West Coast as it gets. He worked with Eazy E's debut album and Snoops. D.O.C. debut is considered a west coast classic, i dont know about you but i think D.O.C. can be considered a west coast artist.:)

Most of them are dope albums butdon't match East Coast classics like 36 Chambers, Illmatic, Lifestylez etc. And D.O.C. is from Texas not the west coast.

My point being the major East classics can be compared with my list and yours (then what is better is very subjective)..
Illmatic/Chronic
36 Chambers/ Bow Down or No one can do it better or Doggystyle
Lifestylez (one of my fav albums)/ All eyes on me or Black Sunday

and so on..

And D.O.C can definitely be considered a West Coast artist I think..

Too bad I'm too lazy to make a list, but if I did you'd see exactly how many classsic groups, artists, albums came from the East in the 90's..under ground or mainstream...the list would never end.....point being this is a pretty east one for me....and I'm not trying to hate on the West

I ain't hatin on East neither, just sayin West Coast 90's classics list is pretty much endless too, you just can't tell which one was greater by this mean (then lyrically that's another matter, and I would agree;) )..

As for 80's and 2000's, well, then that's definitely East for me, ain't no question..

the east coast had it's artist but the west had a bigger movement in the 90's... that's when gangster rap first came to the scene..

Doggystyle
The Doggfather
The Chronic
2001
Dogg Food
Regulate...G Funk Era
Me Against The World
All Eyez On Me
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Bow Down
Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Death Certificate
The Predator
Lethal Injection
War & Peace Vol. 1
It Takes a Thief
Gangsta's Paradise
Mack 10
In A Major Way
Cypress Hill
Black Sunday
187 He Wrote
Amerikkka's Nightmare
1990-Sick
Operation Stackola
Lunitik Muzik
Illegal Business?
Young Black Brotha
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Labcabincalifornia
All Balls Don't BounceA Book of Human Language
3rd Eye Vision
Jurassic 5 LP
I Wish My Brother George Was Here
No Need for Alarm
Future Development
93 'til Infinity
At the Speed of Life
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Get In Where You Fit In
Gettin' It
Can't Stay Away

My favorites out of the 90s West Coast. I am probably missing a few, but better than the East IMO. Then again I also am from the West and grew up hearing this shit on the radio more than the East Coast shit.

i dont really pay attention 2 where who comes from nahmean

2pac is the only 1 who i know came from west so i voted west seein as hes probally the only 1 who has made music aswell as hiphop

pac is from ny.. he lived there most of his life

i dont really pay attention 2 where who comes from nahmean

2pac is the only 1 who i know came from west so i voted west seein as hes probally the only 1 who has made music aswell as hiphop


LOL @ Pac being the only west coast mc you know about....How many rappers do you know about total? 2? 3?

i dont really pay attention 2 where who comes from nahmean

2pac is the only 1 who i know came from west so i voted west seein as hes probally the only 1 who has made music aswell as hiphop

SMH

This is absolute proof that there ARE mothafuckaz on this site who dont even know wtf is on the west coast b-sides Pac, Snoop, and Dr Dre....

I take it you can think of 100 East Coast rappers, but only 1 west coast rappe?? SMH, more proof the West Coast has been overlooked something serious

good Hip-Hop is good Hip-Hop.

pac is from ny.. he lived there most of his life

he didn't live there most of his life, lmfao.

:smh:

The only west coast classic albums from the 90s that can hold a light to the east coast classics;

the chronic
doggystyle
dogg food
me against the world
all eyez on me
the streetz is a mutha
dre 2001
world ultimate
bizarre ride to the pharcyde

you forgot 93 til infinity
and cubes first 4 albums :smh:

but still. . .
compare that list to

Lifstyles ov do porr and dangerouz
Live and Let Die
Enta da stage
Looks Like a job for. . .
Dead serious
captiol punishment
krs-one (self titled)
all thre gang starr albums. . .
all of the wu-tang family albums. . .

the west has no chips compared.

East coast :\ .

East Coast, no doubt about it. The funny thing is, I live and grew up in Los Angeles. I feel that with most artist on the west, they follow the same formula, which is basically Lowrider's, weed, gangs, and a bunch of miscellaneous sh*t mixed in here and there.



word man

east coast

pac is from ny.. he lived there most of his life

he was from NY
but he aint live there msot of his life

lived in oakland most of his lief lol

comptons most wanted did some nice work in the early 90's for the west, didnt even see them mentioned, music to driveby? you know that one, lol

but east coast hands down for my vote though

west > east

I aint gon lie, west did its thang early 90's, but east held it down the majority of the 90s.

close this old ass thread

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Neither West nor East coast. Midwest is the best with legendary Bone Thugs

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