There are a lot of MCs that people shit on because they're "trapped in the 90s"

I feel like Mos on Theives In The Night..."there's never no in between".

It seems like artists get shitted on for staying the same and then also for trying to progress. Fans are very particular.

You have the MCs who tried to walk the commercial line and failed and...

...You have MCs who never attempted to do ANYthing different.

The difficulty is finding that balance. Some people answered who they wanted to hear today just to see what they would sound like.

I don't see it that way.

I see it as "what artist would I want an album from, if produced right."

And there are many MCs from the 90s that I would still cop an album from.

Nas is obvious. If you can listen to the second verse of Where's The Love and not want more then stop listening to MCs.
OC. Trophies and Rays Cafe just add to an already stellar 3 albums in his discography. I'll gladly take more albums from him.
AZ. Did yall hear him on 36 Seasons? He just needs some direction.
Deck. Go listen to Cynthia's Son and tell me hes not capable of a classic right now with the right direction.
Mos Def/Black Star
Black Thought on some Marco Polo shit. All damn day!
Meth with quality production. Sign me up.
Camp Lo is still strong.
Primo just laced Royce.

And that's just to name a few.

The problem isn't the "90s". The problem is those artists either trying to fit in with the mainstream or those artists not progressing at all.