2681003, Kool Moe Dee's 8 year Hip Hop Paradigm shift Posted by ABROCK33, Tue Apr-03-12 08:30 AM
Theres a god on the mic pg 324-325(speaking on Rakim)
"In 1986 Rakim was the second 8 year paradigm shift. Remember music works on the number 8. 8 notes, 8 bars, 8 part harmony etc....Hip hop has 2,3,4,5,7,8 and 9 year cycles. The 8 year cycle is the paradigm shift. Thats when some emcee comes or creates something that changes the way we interpret a great emcee.
In other words from 1970-1978 we rhymed one way, Melle Mel, in 1978 gave us the new cadence we would use from 1978-1986. Then Rakim, in 1986 gave us flow and that was the rhyme style from 1986-1994. Then Biggie came with the newer flow wich dominated hip hop from 1994-2002. In 2002, Eminem created the song that got the first Oscar in hip hop history"
So basically he is saying every 8 years an MC comes along who changes the game to an extent that shifts the whole structre of emceeing as we know it.
Melle Mel 78-86 to Rakim 86-94 to Biggie 94-2002 to Eminem 02-2010
1) do you agree with the 8 year paradigm shift? Why or why not?
2)Assuming his theory is valid that means that the next MC wouldve broke in 2010 and changed the game? Who could that be?
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