Classics: Harold Hunter "Zoo York Mixtape"

Harold blended together his huge personality, unique skate style, and an entire city. He was a true original. Here's a classic part from the 1998 Zoo York video.

[@miss.djdapperdonakaapril6795]

I remember back in the '90s, I'll never forget this young man. He used to talk to me and hang out with me at club Nell's and some other clubs and venues in the village where I used to DJ and promote. He was such a gentleman and a sweetheart. First time I talked to this guy I loved him instantly. Loved by so many. I'm 53 now living in Florida, and he came across my mind so I just wanted to look him up. I miss you Harold. One of the very few people that was actually nice to me, even though I have autism.

[@EVAASIVEOne]

Thank you April, for sharing your story with him. And for opening up in this comment. Having autism in a modern world makes us feel alienated huh..... but finding honest people like Harold keeps us going & helps us find ourself in the process. A lot of my friends left this world far too soon but gave me immortal lessons my heart & soul will never forget, nomatter which life Im living & which physical form Im in.

[@JB-kg1zv]

Shut up

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

Thx for sharing. Got to session a few times & hang with him & some of the Zoo York team when they would come down to DC. He just oozed creativity & personality. Great times, may he continue to rest in peace.

[@jonathand3613]

Harold Hunter signed and gave me his deck after he got knocked out of a skate competition over 15 years ago. I still got it up on my wall.

[@combatcontent1680]

That's fucking dope..

[@gloriahenderson7531]

Rad bruh

[@jeramiahkirby2134]

You have an Instagram where we can see?

[@crookedwinklepicker5901]

That's pretty fucking cool like

[@by2083]

can we see it or

[@2minutes-turkish]

The first time I ever went to Supreme was in 94 or 95. I remember being super nervous because I heard you’d see pros there all the time. Walking up to the entrance I see some of the Zoo guys playing skate out front and Harold just chilling by the door. I get up to the door and Harold says “yo, I got Supreme stickers for sale, $5 each”. In my naivete I start opening my wallet and just then someone from Supreme come out and says “hey man you can get those for free inside”. As I walk in I can hear Harold saying something like “aw come on man I had him”. Harold helped me grow a little wiser that day lol

[@RUGGIDSKATA]

Skating through the streets all day with your crew, drinking 40s, hot summer nights, Wu-Tang Gangstarr Nas, KRS-ONE, baggy camo pants, popping over fire hyrdrants.... goosebumps.

[@dyr234]

killer you lived those timesan and the killer fucking NY hip hop

[@garrettharrington6993]

+Noah.T fuck yes, and those NY trash cans

[@dipika108]

+Noah.T and smoking blunts-- can't forget the blunts

[@sammyswank]

+Noah.T the shit I still dream about.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

+Noah.T well said. those days were gold.

[@midslifekrisis]

I got to chill skate and blaze one with Harold and the Zoo Crew back in the day. I spent mad time skating in NY as a youth. RIP Brother.

[@garrettsheaffer9799]

I got to kick it with brother Harold in Texas. The dude was beyond cool.

[@EdH-vo8yr]

Never happened

[@EWUFBIiswatching]

RIP Harold Hunter

[@Jeeppeeps]

Skating still has an underground hip hop culture

[@Jean00]

17 Febraury 2006.

[@peopleschampgarage7869]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 too soon 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Jean00]

@Fast Internet overdose.

[@ManiacDrummer1212]

@robroy tamere @fast internet absolutely your food and water has been poisoned. Only drink reverse osmosis water, and try to eat stuff as close to the Earth as you can. I sk8 better the days I eat kale and beans and rice and a good breakfast of eggs and whole grain bread and potatoes. The days I just try to fill up on sugar or skip dinner and just drink beer, I roll my damn ankle every time!!!!!!! Or wake up to thrown out back!!!! The artificial colorings still in so much food are becoming illegal in the UK!!!

[@187Wretched]

back when skating was a underground thing and part of hiphop culture

[@dyr234]

that was the best,i wonder if skateboarding even means anything anymore its just little kids now ripping on scooters

[@firasas3233]

go back a bit more and it was punk

[@Hardbody94]

Back then Hip-Hop had the same punk aesthetic

[@smokinnplatez1426]

i think rap and hip hop are more connected to skating nowa days then back then. back then it was mostly punk music i mean vans waped tour had skating on it in the back of thrasher mags punk dominate the music section.

[@ramiromares7617]

River Feinx skate rock came first

[@derellshackleford7649]

Bruh, I just started crying in the middle of this legendary video. I haven't seen since my high school years and Harold's style in this mixtape is still fresh and impressive. It shocked me when I heard he died on my friend's birthday. I was celebrating a birth and mourning the next transition of a Skate legend. R.I.P Harold.

[@marentes133]

Same bro I remember seeing this video my high school senior year.

[@ejyptbecca]

Thankyou for all the Love you've shown my Brother Harold ❤️ It's truly appreciated. LEGENDS NEVER DIE. I miss him everyday.

[@DanielGuzman-pc1wo]

your his sister?

[@ejyptbecca]

@@DanielGuzman-pc1wo Yes Harold's my Big Brother 2nd oldest of the boys

[@greenbean1613]

@@ejyptbecca by all accounts harold was a legend. And his skating was pretty good too. Peace 💚🌿

[@ejyptbecca]

@@greenbean1613 Thank you

[@DanielGuzman-pc1wo]

i remember KIDS in high school ,,,absolute legend on & off the board ,,thx for keeping harolds name alive 🛹 🤟🏽

[@1rralphh1]

90’s were something else, both for the sport of skateboarding and for hip hop. This video captures that perfectly

[@kayceeyou]

One of the best

[@geraldperez2768]

R.I.P. Harold, he was a true legend and legends never die.

[@Greenlightdayglodist]

only his body died as will happen to us all he lives on in another form energy cant be destoryed just transforms.

[@neuro7046]

Greenlightdayglodist hell yea

[@constanceblood3595]

@@Greenlightdayglodist real shit.

[@somenothin608]

Whos here in 2024 and remembers these real days ?

[@clarencebrowniii4750]

RIP to the Jean Micheal Bisquit of Skateboarding, we only got a glimpse of your greatness.

[@SMaRtnSexi]

Perfectly titled, Jean Mitchel Basquiat ❤

[@youngmanner3543]

boom bap, punk, metal, psychedelic, indie rock and funk are the sounds of skateboarding.

[@davidallanhoe1777]

Lonely GOD jazz too

[@ManiacDrummer1212]

Forgot electronic and reggae or hip hop type reggae. Two albums that will change the way you sk8 are We Are The Night by Chemical Bros and Distant Relatives by Damien Marley/Nas. Shoot I gotta double that up for how hard this stuff makes me trip when I sk8. Come With Us by Chem Bros and like any Buju Banton maybe his greatest hits if you don't know him. Another great electronic album is F*cked Up Friends by Tobacco, the most underrated musical artist if you ask me. But those other genres have appeared in sk8 vids a lot more!!!

[@ManiacDrummer1212]

@@davidallanhoe1777 Herbie Hancock!!!!!!!

[@joegarage5569]

Corridos will be the next skating music

[@crosscountrycrusader]

Classical reggae metal funk bop I think also ...

[@niko_keyz2545]

Legends never die...if you was a part of the skating scene in NY in the 90s,,then you know that was the best it will ever be..Benjis skate shop-Brooklyn banks-vallely drop-riverfront steps in back of World Trade Center...drinking 40s and smoking in union square park..I rocked with them from 1994-1998,, and hands down the dopest skate scene I ever been involved with...after benjis son died,,then Justin died and then Harold,,it all changed☹️🤫😥😥😫☹️

[@lb0272]

I never landed that trick in my life 😂😂😂😂

[@chidubemobi6089]

Leonard Boisdron that nearly made me cry

[@smokinnplatez1426]

lmao

[@purpletopturnip4113]

Just spontaneous flow, that's the most fun.☮❤

[@bootyeader]

That’s what i day every time I land something new outta no where

[@shinzantetsu]

damn i miss the 90s!

[@suburbia8831]

Shit I miss the 80's son 45 going to 46 & still pushin wood...

[@jamesradski9082]

Derman Derman May the Force be with you brah

[@tbd97]

shinzantetsu i miss the 50s

[@brosettastone7520]

Derman Derman *bows

[@14tHiAgUiNhO14]

i hate nowdays, everything way too modern and underground is gone, real street skateboard is GONE, tecnology just ruined every thing

[@somedudewhoiscool2431]

Harold shooting the kid clip is from New York Undercover the TV show back in the 90s. Season 3 episode 5 opener to the episode.

[@gearsofawesome476]

man old school skating seems so chilled

[@shinzantetsu]

i love it,shit was the truth

[@13prt]

Mixtape had one of THE best soundtracks to any skate movie. Such a fucking dope tape!

[@willis4734]

those were the days watching this skate video and then going skating all day one of the best videos in skateboarding

[@Z3R0810]

Anyone remember the movie kids? Rest in peace Harold Hunter one of my favorite skateboarders from the 90s

[@danielmiller6723]

Harold Hunter was the man. I watched him on some TV show growing up and just looked up to him on it. He was probably the coolest dude on that show fr lol rip Harold.

[@samkupper]

Intro Song: "Classic" Dj Premier -feat. Rakim, Nas & Krs One) POS Stereo: "Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop" Album Intro By Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics. Skating Part: "93 Freestyle" by Method man, Ghoastface Killah

[@MarqueseScottNonStop]

Big ups, u know ur hip hop, they shoulda just played Kool Keith and masta ace the whole video lol

[@samkupper]

+MarqueseScottNonStop or some black moon, big l, dru down well maybe not him since its New York, Rakim, I wouldn't mind queen latifiah, kool mo dee, mc breed, fo clips, kool g raps

[@MarqueseScottNonStop]

+sam kupper all that ogc, cashmere, king lil g, all good hip hop

[@sandromartinez4871]

Song is perfect for the video

[@zebraface9856]

sam kupper Black Moon - I Gotcha Opin (Remix)

[@joshuasmith6346]

His style was so sick. Skaters need to dress like this again

[@neuro7046]

They do lmao

[@HerrKonig]

@merph1 baggys

[@squeaknj]

We still dress like that in philly. Been that way since the 90s.

[@telepathy90]

Definitely agree but times changed. Some still do some don’t.

[@twisty8336]

Everyone still dress like that baggy pants and T shirts

[@dizzychizzy1]

That was the skating for me back in the day..... When a 50-50 made it to the vid.... GOOD TIMES!

[@hithere1590]

Such an auspicious time for a young artist.

[@Nicool333]

Rip Harold. NYC is so different now. It's all foo foo bars, old ladies with Chihuahuas, and no skateboarding signs. They even shut down Brooklyn Banks.

[@crookedwinklepicker5901]

Yo bud! What's a foo foo bar?

[@Nicool333]

@@crookedwinklepicker5901 it's a bar which uses the word "tavern" or some type of Frenchie descriptor in its name, and serves watered down gin and tonics in fancy glasses for 20+ bucks. Welcome to the new NYC. Chicks are smokin here though...

[@crookedwinklepicker5901]

@@Nicool333 haha that sucks dude. I'm from Aberdeen Scotland and we have our fair share of those places too, Brewdog was founded here so its full of cunts. Always wanted to go to NYC just for the hiphop culture more than anything, but I guess that's long gone too. Well that's a good thing I suppose, at least theres still smoking hot babes everywhere haha

[@ManiacDrummer1212]

Idk man when Coronavirus is done I'm taking a trip to NYC and to LA just got the skating and music cultures alone. I'm from Detroit and it's like scattered, few and far in between. And here we got some cool bars though, there's one with a halfpipe inside, and babes too. In college the bars were legit and also packed with babes but that's a college town. I can't imagine though being 21 when I was 8 in 2000. I can't imagine people in bars like "yo nice Osiris..." "Yeahhhh girl I like those Chet Thomas IVs on you" lol!!!

[@crookedwinklepicker5901]

@@ManiacDrummer1212 Chet Thomas IV's were my fave shoes, think I bought 4 pairs haha

[@Kriskrack3]

was nyc really this cool back then

[@chillerstones]

og...

[@samkupper]

+OG Bobby Johnson ohh god yes

[@else3573]

Cooler.

[@t100base]

it was great.

[@GasGotti]

Bro it was the Mecca for everything. Cali dudes couldn’t buy respect back then.

[@ruckz1388]

RIP Harold..New York!!! Stick you with a rusty fork! From NY to LA

[@chriscline7905]

I met him at Shady Skates in Pittsburgh late 90s, nicest guy down to earth and just loved skating & inspiring others. Post humorous his death is the reason I got clean and remain that way to this day ..RIP

[@rljgzr069]

Still makes me sad to see these clips again, years later, and to be reminded what a genuine dude he was. He had skill, tact, and a mad sense of humor. RIP, my dude.

[@MotocrossRacingOnline]

Harold Hunter - With his New York roots and his connections from his youth with the World Trade Center he has a tattoo that was on his upper arm and depicted the towers with a skateboarder jumping in front of them, with the words "New York City" above, and "Sk-8 or Die" below. - RIP HERO

[@raphaelthomas7510]

LEGENDS NEVER DIE! Rest in peace harold hunter. Thank you for the contribution to skateboarding

[@Annazusleik]

Best video part ever . Can’t beat the embodiment of freedom in this part, can’t replicate it and nobody will ever be able to copy it . Harold Hunter pure fluid flow “I’ve never landed that truck in my life”

[@jamesvanderbeek408]

3:49 is why I loved Harold so much. RIP 👑

[@michaelt1162]

This dude was in kids

[@gortiz347]

+H2O Crew No fucking shit

[@81elpedro]

yes he was!!!you remember those days?!!

[@Krizzee]

Kids is a good movie

[@renemersi5209]

Hell yes!!! Its him .. Theres a skateboarding Movie in Kids in one Scene of u Know it u a beast

[@sin-nx1sv]

+Rene Mersi yo what is it!?

[@juicyshorts6767]

2020 anybody? 18 and recently started skating. I stay in nyc too

[@extinctbc9988]

hope that goes well for you

[@sedivaneb5595]

Dope

[@OTTOJACOBY]

Same

[@SonicAlchemy13]

Ridiculously smooth and effortless lines. My man could roll. Harold was the truth before people bothered seeking out the truth. Could have and should have been a much bigger star but to those of us that know, he shined the brightest. I can't call it when it comes to heaven or hell but I just hope his soul is where he wants it to be. Forever love.

[@helaproxcuhgang8041]

I still have this tape sad he passed away though loved him in the movie KIDS

[@TURKISHKANGAL187]

Rest In Peace Harold.A real Legend from the Streets of Zoo York.

[@dangel20011]

I could watch this all day long

[@deficharliegosseTK]

I miss zoo York so much!

[@epereyralucena]

the look and feel of this part is amazing damn, what a classic

[@harrysmith3716]

I remember first coming across KIDS when I was reading up on Mac Miller and saw the inspiration for his mixtape, after reading about kids and watching it I became so engrossed in the 90s skate culture it seems like such a golden era to me, the baggy style that I still rock now, the great music and just the great vibes, so much so I’ve recently took up skating myself, skate on ya’ll power to the people

[@jeancarlo6712]

name of mac miller mixtape ????

[@gabozun]

R.I.PHarold blended kids remember that drugs and alcohol just kill us, some fast some slowly. There is no chemical solution for a spiritual problem.

[@balcoinx1622]

I miss these days

[@ryanduda3179]

Man I remember watching this after smoking a huge Philly of some dirt weed. “Zoo York” mixtape had it all. Legendary skating, great MC’s and the whole 9!

[@forbesartworks5427]

NEVER GETS OLD CLASSIC PIEACE RIGHT THERE RIP HUNTER

[@wikionthisfreestyle]

sooo much dopeness in one vid lol

[@bbgothviolator8953]

Dude was crazy talented, just watching this really takes me back to the 90s and I miss it, it was a special time, I just wish i realized that when I was experiencing it

[@artdude8278]

NYC/east coast skateboarding during the 90s and still for some part nowadays is just the most forreal og thing there is.

[@videodrug]

That is one of my fav vids about NYC.

[@michaelgraham9774]

No city was ever as cool as New York in the 90s.

[@telepathy90]

Times will never be the same

[@shinzantetsu]

skating in NYC....nothing tops that.

[@7th_Colton]

Skating in LA is way better. And skateboarding started in LA

[@shinzantetsu]

GTFO

[@7th_Colton]

Stop jocking are shit and go drive your taxi

[@shinzantetsu]

^lol

[@7th_Colton]

Thats why every skater lives in LA right? Lol eveyone knows skateboarding in LA us the best! No one thinks skateboarding when they think of ny

[@teetoys76]

He was such a smooth skater. He is missed.

[@negronthagreat]

This shit is special. It's imprinted on my brain.I remember being scared and amazed as a 13 year old. Drinkin 40s of gut rot (211, iykyk) or 32s of Sam Adams. Playing the original THPS. Smokin, vibin, learnin...i loved Harold Hunter, man...still do...R.I.P.

[@StereoSoundAgent]

happy go skate day everyone, had to start this day right with this part

[@JFG_III]

Dude was an icon and a cool ass dude in person. RIP

[@RecoveredRidleyTruther]

RIP zoo york

[@archdukexolotl8983]

Just in my time machine paying a visit to the classic 90's.

[@Based_Face]

R.I.P Harold, I'm so happy I got to live through the greatest years of street skating/Hip-Hop.

[@Murder0nTheMind]

Used to watch this shit all the time damn, think i lost this tape too. RIP my dude we skated together many times all over NY.

[@colins1358]

Tripping of bacardi and acid. Love method.

[@ghist420]

I have this original skate tape on a VHS . Probably the best skate vid ever. Pure classic

[@marker_sd]

My favorite video. Loved it. Great blend of skating and music

[@dakingof146]

Happy birthday Harold!, Legends never die

[@ripgeorgesmith9021]

Swear when I was watching "Kids" back in 90 sumthin he was the funniest and coolest dude...

[@DinoMaita]

That nollie bs flip @ 1:04 is insane. They don't do tricks like that no more. Str8 STEEZ!!

[@ZAKAR777]

Harold Hunter and the old RFC crew we all use to chill in the village back before kids and after kids... Peace to all the old crew Justin Pierce rip Harold hunter Rip Hamilton, Prank,SO, Black Buzzard and whoever i missed

[@chillerstones]

Rest In Peace Harold

[@Alexgnarlyguy]

Harold Hunter makes skateboarding look to easy.This is raw.

[@michaeljohn8905]

If you ever met Harold you would not forget it . I remember going over Harold’s mom’s apartment or his brothers on 13 th street LES . Yo I just remembered we laughed for hours …. Besides being one of the best street skaters in NYC He was also one of mofos I’ve ever met . He would have been one of the top actors in the world if he lived. I mean just pure talent and knew how to make you laugh. RIP MY BROTHER. skate on !

[@massimorusso7]

thank you for the style

[@robertcesena1925]

Legends never die

[@else3573]

R.I.P my dude Harold Hunter. Cool kid. Anyone know the trick at 1:03? *and Larry, fuck you talkin bout :"hip hop influence in skateboarding is gay"? Skaters listen to different types of music. It aint always just a trend. I listened to punk rock and hardcore when I was youngger, in 84 or so got into hip hop, started living that shit in 91. You were cool with Harold and wrote graff and you don't like hip hop? I use to kick it with him behind Uniques in the Vill in the day, I can't fathom how you wouldn't expect him to have hip hop as his soundtrack. So he shouldn't listen to shit he likes cause he skate? Fuck type of nonsense?

[@MrBanaHH]

nollie flip backside

[@else3573]

MrBanaHH Word, thanks.

[@hiphoppin9]

Larry sounds like he doesn't know shit about hip hop! That's rad you used to kick it with Harold man.

[@else3573]

Yeah, he was a cool, funny ass dude. Used to got to a lot of hip hop clubs with him, BK Promanades, Uniques in NYC in the early 90's, before he had the Zoo York hookup, back when Shut was the only NYC company, but yeah, there was a juice bar kind of social club that became our hangout spot in the day. Then in the club the Tunnel where Funkmaster Flex spun, they actually had a mini ramp he would skate. The pool in Kids they sneak into? We hit that shit a few times..used to drive up from Jersey daily to chill with them dudes..

[@bklyncrook]

else3573 Big ups. Man, I started skating in 1990 at LES, lived at 2 bridges on Madison and Rutgers. Never came across Harold, probably cause I was a young dude that stuck around LES and didn't venture out where he might of been at. I chilled locally at Benji Skate shop by Smith PJ and Brooklyn (Little) banks. Now the city made it easy for skaters with parks and shit. Keep it easy man.

[@Daniel-kx6zh]

Goosebumps.

[@lantzmania2069]

Mixtape is the best video of all time and this is the best part! RIP Harold Hunter.

[@KeithStealth]

black moon - i got'cha opin is the original song that meth was rapping over the original is actually fuego

[@jJarrad]

Comptons Most Wanted also did a good sample of this song called I gots ta get over

[@americansauce]

love that switch mongo pushing. back when it was cool to push mongo switch.

[@renemersi5209]

Yea it was! Skateboarding Changed alot! But it gets higher in its level its unbelievable where skateboarding went today.. Amazig! Kids arme crazy Ass skilled

[@joshbarth9469]

Swongo

[@johnfrye7666]

loved your style. the kind that comes from the heart of the street. RIP.

[@Matthew1981]

Watched the heck out of this back when it came out.

[@xzqn9736]

RIP harold hunter I'm sure team zoo york will miss you.

[@jeremymorales335]

INTRO SONG IS "STUNTS, BLUNTS & HIP-HOP" INTRO FROM DIAMOND & THE PSYCHOTIC NEUROTICS

[@lesterclaypool1]

Jeremy Morales Thank you and bless you. I knew it was a Diamond track but had no idea the name.

[@aliencatcrew3336]

Harold Hunter. MUCH LOVE ❤

[@kaizenyashin]

I remember the Zoo York team coming to my local skate shop in jersey alot. Harold would just chill on the couch and watch skate vids with us. That whole team was cool as fuck. I was so broke I had Toby far the shittiest deck in the world. no nose no tail. One of the Zoo York guys took my board, snapped my board and gave me beautiful new one. Those guys were fucking awesome.

[@extinctbc9988]

sounds dope

[@JordanRayAllen]

Legends never die.

[@MaverickPoopsfirstchannel]

legends never die...

[@ytracistsshadowbannedmyvid2238]

Met Harold Hunter in Raleigh NC it just came back to me out of the blue i havnt thought about it in years, i was thinking maybe Kareem anyway man time flies

[@bloop945]

Used to talk to this guy back at the Astor Place Cube in the early/mid 90s. Saw the Xerox ad post up for kids- thought I was too old to audition at 20- regret it now! RIP my friend. Those were some good times

[@BERTTTification]

Was Harold in 1995 kids?

[@jean-francoisgosselin3307]

+Siph Système yes

[@danielzapata5045]

He was indeed playing as himself

[@jonathanquinones1851]

yes

[@dannydougherty4243]

isnt he the kid that gets spit on?

[@Camperoftehintrowebz]

no hes the one who helps out with the ass beating

[@bbomg02]

Sucks he got into drugs, this was a chill track.

[@matsfinckenhagen6996]

Who got into drugs? Method man?

[@hnkoudra]

@@matsfinckenhagen6996 Harold, he overdosed in 2006.

[@ivafranja]

Kool Hggg its real dumb ass

[@Mikefantasia22]

@Kool Hggg lol, old news bro he od

[@robertwagner3009]

Yo what method song is this

[@CB4Gusto]

Brings me right back 1994 the music and the scene Great Video

[@mattbutler1283]

Definately classic . Legends never die! Love and miss him so much

[@chopboxing6197]

Where can I find this method man and gfk freestyle?

[@patrickkigongo6676]

Carbon James This freestyle (and all the stuff in MixTape) is from the world-famous "Stretch and Bobbito" show, a NYC institution.

[@timGreSt]

Thank you!!

[@brunobaptista5013]

Chop you'll find it on Ghost's album "The Wallabee Champ". It's called 93' Freestyle

[@Leedsunited87]

The original was by black moon- I gotcha open. I believe. But meth an ghost do it way better

[@AntBalzano]

+Ant Balzano finally found it after a few years of searching hhahah

[@user-sd7qt3hy8l]

Rest in Peace bro

[@apexscape]

this will never get old...is it a day-in-the-life, homie footy, music video, documentary, performance art?

[@martinivanov8]

Nostalgic. RIP Harold!!! Real Classics 🙌🏾

[@tommase9244]

Back when rap didnt suck, what the hell happened, want to go back to the 90s, dont belong here

[@sab3969]

tom mase same man. Some people don't belong in this generation

[@fkatwigsisthequeenofenglan4748]

good rap exists ur just not listening to them

[@agamaz5650]

back in 90s hiphop was still a really fresh thing, so only talented people would come on surface. Beats were sampled from jazz recordings, and jazz itself is super quality, but yeah 90s hiphop has some kind of special atmosphere that lacks in modern hiphop, it may be the sampling or analog recordings

[@bearded_z0mbiegaming108]

Lol don't listen to the radio then... hip hop is alive an kicking. Only appears to true fans 👌

[@frank-xp6pj]

@@agamaz5650 true, plus we were bread different back in our era...The world was different in so many ways & hiphop reflected it just like today hiphop in this generation reflects how watered down society is as a whole....back in our era before social media men in general was the head & females were more likely to take there place in society & the home....Gay rights well they were none, if a nigga was out the closet back then in our era he got his ass beat & the females didn't support this motherfuckers like in this generation....We use to hang out on the block allnight long, well at least the real hood niggas did & everybody in the neighborhood knew who the major players were even the little kids knew it & looked up to street cats who played highschool football, basketball, could box & often sold drugs with there crew...Today in this generation there isn't any neighborhood heros or legends anymore....back in our day dudes like Rakim,Buckshot, Method man, Treach, Special Ed, Jeru the Damaja, Busta Rhymes & so many more were all neighborhood legends & got there name in the streets for putting in work...Today that is eliminated dudes dont dwell in the hood & have neighborhood football or basketball games, even the tumbling competitions between brothers in the hood is a thing of the past....in this generation niggas are online posting on social media instead of posting up in the hood.... Also we had REAL GANG CULTURE & activity back then....There was real BLOODS & CRIPS & shit was so real in our era that even rappers were not claiming the shit because they respected the niggas who were really in that gang culture & if you ran around claiming a set & didn't put in work then you had to pay severely.....NYC & Los Angeles had over 2,000 homicides in a single year....Today niggas are constantly throwing up gangsigns & claiming sets online & always talking gangshit when it's not active like in the 80's and 90's, but yet niggas talking gang this & gang that....SMH....half these dudes today would be choir boys back in the ruthless 80's & 90's.