errant said:

Oh sure, but that's not really saying much . Look how much was going in the 00s and yet it was still boring also.
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That reminds me of New Year's Eve of 1999. There was an event downtown called "Jackson Night Out" or something like that, where there was a street party with a lot of gospel groups, Inky the Clown, an Elvis impersonator, arts and crafts, etc. It was advertised as "a night out for the entire family with no alcohol".

Well, the damn thing flopped and they couldn't understand why since so many people complain that there's nothing to do and here they were giving us something to do. Yeah, they had plenty do do but hell, look at what they were giving us. A damn clown, an Elvis impersonator, some ugly homemade arts and crafts, and worst of all "bring the kids" and "no alcohol". Who the hell wants to do that on New Year's Eve. Hell, leave the damn brats at home, get drunk, look for some dick, and bring on the funk!
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TonyVanDam said:

"90s sucks, what's wrong with having a good time?"
-The Wrestler

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NastradumasKid said:

And lets not forget about THIS classic dirty south hip-hop artist:



Lyricism was no longer a requirement for success in the rap game thanks OR no thanks to Master P.

Harlepolis said:

Actually, 70's retro started in the early 90's.

I know this for a fact because of all of the P-Funk sampling that was going on in rap at the time. Even with the release of The Chronic, Dr. Dre pushed the G-Funk sound, which was really the P-Funk at a tempo of 95 BPM!

It was also in the early 90's that genres such as house & hip-house was still popular, giving much shout-out to 70's disco era. Even in dance-pop, an artist like Kylie Minogue was rocking a disco-inspired track:

sextonseven said:

.....and breakbeats!



There was this show MTV used to have in the late 90's called The Amp. The show only lasted two seasons. During that time, some people (especially the media) wonder if electronic music was finally good enough to put an end to the dominance of hip-hip/rap.

Well, the answer was no. Hip-hop/rap is still here in 2010 and electronic music had to wait until an artists like Goldfrapp & Lady Gaga to come along to help the genre get another opportunity of mainstream success, even if it had to mix in with dance-pop to do it.

Then count me out for the 2010s.
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I knew this thread was coming sooner or later. I miss the 90's for carefree days and the songs behind it, but I don't think it's a special retro decade, definitely not my favourite like the 80's.

TonyVanDam said:

Sad but true, there were a few southern rappers that were a 1000 times better than this fool.

alphastreet said:

Don't get it twisted. I'll be the very first to tell you that the 90's is very weak compare to the 60's, 70's, & 80's.

But there are some things about the 90's that I like. But most of my favorites are within 90-93 time line.

TonyVanDam said:

um, that's what I said. Though I like the music, it is NOT special like the decades you mentioned

I hate that Master P song.

errant said:

...shoegaze, Britpop, nü-metal--there were a lot of genres that hit big in the 90s before fading.

sextonseven said:

And lets not forget about rap-metal.

carlcranshaw said:

It just wouldn't been the 90's without TLC. And it would be interest to see if there will ever been an excellent (undiscovered) girl band in the 2010's.