got released when all time classic singles and albums were being released on the regular.

Of course there's always been wack shit. I specifically remember hating Domino, Paper Boy, and that def jam "horrorcore" money grab around that time.

But the music was at its peak during that time. Both coasts were killing it, Outkast blew everyone away, Scarface was in his prime, Common released a classic.

The keep it real era was the best and worst thing to happen to Hip Hop. The best was the prolific output I just mentioned, and the worst was allowing suburban herbs to think they were down because they listened to Black Moon and Hieroglyphics. They were the poisoned seed that divided and conquered the culture with the backpacker/jiggy bullshit. Both camps put out hot music (Biggie and Big Pun mastered both lanes) but these clowns were on some holier than thou, FOH. They were the worst thing to happen to Hip Hop. Screaming "independent as fuck!" when Rupert Murdoch's son ran Rawkus.