Albums or Songs you thought were bad at the time of release that don't sound that bad now

[THEV1LL4N]

Does anyone have any they can think of that when you listen to them now you think "it wasn't that bad afterall". I guess the fact that a lot of music sounds the same these days can make us feel this way. I don't know. Discuss.

 

[Rukas]

Some Ja Rule albums actually.

 

[masta247]

Early posthumous 2pac albums. I thought they were butchered by the sole fact their beats were different than on the originals, and the vibes were sometimes different. If I could only see the future then.

While I'm still not the largest fan of Until the End of Time or R U Still Down, I would still say they're decent with some great tracks on them.

There was a lot of albums that I thought were only so-so in the early 2000s due to the amount of good music we had, only to appreciate them so much more these days.

 

[Rukas]

R U Still Down really? I always thought that was such a dope album.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Some Ja Rule albums actually.

Was listening to his stuff recently and thought well damn, this was actually dope. I used to hate him with a passion

 

[Rukas]

Was listening to his stuff recently and thought well damn, this was actually dope. I used to hate him with a passion

Same.

I actually told him once he was shit. I cringe thinking about it now. Lol. The era he was working with Dizza. Shrug. I was an idiot.

 

[masta247]

R U Still Down really? I always thought that was such a dope album.

At the time I didn't like it because I thought it didn't have the same Tupac feel that the prior albums had. I felt like they "butchered" the tracks by remixing them. To be fair, I only discovered 2pac then and all I could compare it with was All Eyez on Me, Makaveli etc - albums that were completed when he was still alive.
It feels stupid now, as despite still preferring other albums, I know R U Still Down is decent. I used to think his posthumous albums simply weren't that good at the time, but now I actually like all until Better Dayz.

I just realized that I got into Tupac less than two years after he died. Since I was a kid then, it felt like he's always been gone, but it was just two years. It's been 22 now, damn.

Same.

I actually told him once he was shit. I cringe thinking about it now. Lol. The era he was working with Dizza. Shrug. I was an idiot.

If I had a chance to do that as a teenager, I probably would as well. Looking back, that was a fun period in hip-hop. Ja Rule was the new rapper to make fun of, especially after G-unit/50 cent started dissing him and him not really doing a good job at responding. His music also grew on me over the years. He came up with plenty of really good music actually. Back then it's something I would never admit as well. It was somehow.. uncool then.

 

[dilla]

At the time I didn't like it because I thought it didn't have the same Tupac feel that the prior albums had. I felt like they "butchered" the tracks by remixing them. To be fair, I only discovered 2pac then and all I could compare it with was All Eyez on Me, Makaveli etc - albums that were completed when he was still alive.
It feels stupid now, as despite still preferring other albums, I know R U Still Down is decent. I used to think his posthumous albums simply weren't that good at the time, but now I actually like all until Better Dayz.

I just realized that I got into Tupac less than two years after he died. Since I was a kid then, it felt like he's always been gone, but it was just two years. It's been 22 now, damn.



If I had a chance to do that as a teenager, I probably would as well. Looking back, that was a fun period in hip-hop. Ja Rule was the new rapper to make fun of, especially after G-unit/50 cent started dissing him and him not really doing a good job at responding. His music also grew on me over the years. He came up with plenty of really good music actually. Back then it's something I would never admit as well. It was somehow.. uncool then.

I didn't like Ja because of the beef with 50. There's no logical reason why so many people hate Ja Rule, outside of simply not liking his music. And I don't think many people actually gave his music a shot. I still haven't.

But he does have a good voice that's unique. Back in the early-2000s, he was on so many songs on the radio, either as a feature or his own songs. One of my favorite songs, because of the beat and the voices of all the people on it is "Wonderful" with R Kelly and Ashanti.

 

[Casey]

A lot of Ja fans who jumped on board with Venni Vetti Vecci felt like he was a sell out by the time "Pain Is Love" dropped. It's actually crazy cuz that was only 2 years later.

People wanted him to be more like DMX but he took a more commercial route.

 

[DarkPhantom13]

Any songs from the G Unit era of hip hop...at the time i didn't think hip hop could get any worse.....holy fuck how i was wrong!

 

[dilla]

Any songs from the G Unit era of hip hop...at the time i didn't think hip hop could get any worse.....holy fuck how i was wrong!

That's around the time I got in to hip hop seriously. Like, buying albums and taking sides in beefs. Prior to that, it was whatever was on local radio, but that station was basically all hip hop and RNB anyway.

That era is probably my favorite because it's what I started with. I listened to Pac and Biggie and Nas during that era, but two of them were dead and Nas was sort of starting to suck once God's Son came out. Jay was still relevant, as was Eminem but G-Unit and Obie Trice were just taking off. The Game, too.

I find their stuff a lot easier to listen to, both back then and now, compared to modern stuff. I still haven't listened to a Kendrick album all the way through. When XXXtentacion died, I couldn't name one song. Sucks he died, but what am I going to genuinely miss from him aside for being sad at the tragedy? Who's that 69 rapper we see on IG all the time? I think he fucked a 14 year old or something and is on trial. Not R Kelly. Tekashi 69 or something. Those, to me, are the most popular rappers out right now, at least from what I've seen on social media. I browse HipHopHeads on Reddit and the rappers and albums they recommend just don't stick with me.

There are a few current rappers I do listen to, but it's far and few in between. Back when SH was active and when I was on here (2004ish), album forums were a huge thing, especially for leaked albums. I'd download and listen to most of them at least once and either keep the albums as a whole or the songs I liked from random guys.

Can't do that now. First off, it's all on Spotify and second, some rappers release new music or are featured on new songs every other week. It's hard to keep up with it and when you do get a chance to listen, it sounds just like another song of theirs which also sounds like another song of another artist's.

It's good to have a smaller circle of music you listen to, in some sense, because you don't have to sift through the BS. I feel like there's a lot more Stans on in the internet now than before. Someone was trying to hype Uzi Vert and some Kodak Black song, or news regarding them, and I couldn't help but wonder why the fuck should I care?

But yeah, the era of music you didn't like, I liked it because it was what was big at the time. For me, the newer stuff is hard to listen to and I'm pretty particular about it.

 

[DarkPhantom13]

That's around the time I got in to hip hop seriously. Like, buying albums and taking sides in beefs. Prior to that, it was whatever was on local radio, but that station was basically all hip hop and RNB anyway.

That era is probably my favorite because it's what I started with. I listened to Pac and Biggie and Nas during that era, but two of them were dead and Nas was sort of starting to suck once God's Son came out. Jay was still relevant, as was Eminem but G-Unit and Obie Trice were just taking off. The Game, too.

I find their stuff a lot easier to listen to, both back then and now, compared to modern stuff. I still haven't listened to a Kendrick album all the way through. When XXXtentacion died, I couldn't name one song. Sucks he died, but what am I going to genuinely miss from him aside for being sad at the tragedy? Who's that 69 rapper we see on IG all the time? I think he fucked a 14 year old or something and is on trial. Not R Kelly. Tekashi 69 or something. Those, to me, are the most popular rappers out right now, at least from what I've seen on social media. I browse HipHopHeads on Reddit and the rappers and albums they recommend just don't stick with me.

There are a few current rappers I do listen to, but it's far and few in between. Back when SH was active and when I was on here (2004ish), album forums were a huge thing, especially for leaked albums. I'd download and listen to most of them at least once and either keep the albums as a whole or the songs I liked from random guys.

Can't do that now. First off, it's all on Spotify and second, some rappers release new music or are featured on new songs every other week. It's hard to keep up with it and when you do get a chance to listen, it sounds just like another song of theirs which also sounds like another song of another artist's.

It's good to have a smaller circle of music you listen to, in some sense, because you don't have to sift through the BS. I feel like there's a lot more Stans on in the internet now than before. Someone was trying to hype Uzi Vert and some Kodak Black song, or news regarding them, and I couldn't help but wonder why the fuck should I care?

But yeah, the era of music you didn't like, I liked it because it was what was big at the time. For me, the newer stuff is hard to listen to and I'm pretty particular about it.

I grew up listening to Pac and Death Row. Thats the shit i was raised on so it's what i liked especially growing up in Cali it was West Coast shit all day. So when all that G Unit shit came out i hated it. I was 20 years old when 50 came out with his album and the G Unit album so my taste in hip hop at the time was still set to the 90's with the west coast style. I used to DJ during that time and i swear i fuckin HAAAATED whenever people would request In Da Club and at the time i seriously thought rap could not get any worse....and then Lil Jon came out....and then Soulja Boy out.....and so on.....

It's funny just the other day me and my homies had a BBQ so we were kickin back drinkin and reminiscing and one of the G Unit songs came on and i made a joke and said "remember when we thought this shit couldn't get any worse?" To which we all started laughin, just a big coincidence that i come on the board today and see this thread.

 

[Tha_Wood]

Like @Tha_Dilla said I really got into hip hop around 2002 - 2004. I had been listening to bits and pieces since 99 though mostly radio singles. But that time and era was amazing for me. D12s Devils Night was the first album I loved. From there I dove into it head first. Big Shady Records fan. Obie, 50, G unit. From those I got into other artists that featured. Nate Dogg was my big gateway into that 90s West Coast music. From him I found Tha Dogg Pound. I actually came to Streethop looking for Kurupts album Against Tha Grain. Im pretty sure @DarkPhantom13 told me not to bother with that shit and gets Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha instead.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

It's funny just the other day me and my homies

Kick it like every day?