i was listening to de la soul and it made me wonder if 3 feet high and rising hits most for college aged kids regardless of when they were born. thats when i got into them but i dont know if it would apply now.
that got me wondering if there are artists/albums/genres that are mostly liked when people hit a certain age.
to be clear this isnt about what year you were born or what was hot when you were in HS. like maybe most people get into ___ in their mid 30s. or they stop listening to ___ when they get into college.
1. "3 Feet High ?! Def not." In response to Reply # 0
We love that album but it's definitely of a certain time. I can't imagine college kids today, outside of really intellectually curious types, would be interested in 3 Feet High or even DLSID.
I think the early DLS album that would fit your stated criteria would be Buhloone Mindstate, and maybe Stakes is High. Those are more universal, straightforward hip-hop sounding albums compared to the first 2.
2. "do you think this theory would apply to any albums/artists?" In response to Reply # 1
or is it more a generational thing. like maybe people from the same generation generally got into certain music once they hit college or whatever? thats still a range of 15/20 years right? from when the first kid in a generation hit college vs the last.
3. "I'm pretty sure it's generational. There may be a few artists ..." In response to Reply # 2
... who stand the test of time no matter the generation. But mostly I think the window you describe is probably right. Because music evolves so much. Not a lot of us are talking about music from the 20s, know what I mean. And in 2050 I doubt folks will still be celebrating, like, music from the 1960s and 70s like I did/we did when I was in college. Could be wrong but I think they'll more likely be into the best music from like ... now.
5. "I almost specifically said both those artists." In response to Reply # 4
>you can be around it growing up but you might not fully >appreciate it until you hit a certain age. > >im thinking with streaming that might just not be true any >more if it ever was. kids can discover music as soon as they >have access to a phone.
I legit had Pink Floyd typed out, and planned to write "...& The Beatles" but deleted it. Cause I think they could kind of go either way. Maybe you have more insight than I do. I don't feel like college kids these days are really listening to those bands as much as people my age did when we were in HS/college. And my HS/college years would've fallen just outside that 15-20 year window of when it would've fit that criteria.
But maybe college kids these days *are* still listening to those types of classic rock bands. In which case I would've argued that they are the rare kinds of artists I mentioned who can kind of withstand the test of time. I also had MJ and Hendrix in mind as well.
6. "i really dont know lol" In response to Reply # 5
im wondering. i guess im going off of my experience and just wondering if it would still stand. i guess we would need some OKPs with college aged kids to weigh in but that might be a skewed point of view too.
what about party music in general is that an age group thing? are people in their 40s getting into party music? wether its current or older.
7. "I think it spans all genres personally." In response to Reply # 6
>im wondering. i guess im going off of my experience and just >wondering if it would still stand. i guess we would need some >OKPs with college aged kids to weigh in but that might be a >skewed point of view too. > >what about party music in general is that an age group thing? >are people in their 40s getting into party music? wether its >current or older.
But, same as you, I'd probably wait for other perspectives from folks who may have some kids approaching these ages, or whatever.
But like - yea there's a few songs that will likely play at weddings for generations to come but I don't necessarily think any one artist's full catalogue will play forever, from the party music genre.
8. "RE: Music for the Ages" In response to Reply # 0
I would say college is a good time to start getting into older music that you may have overlooked before or because it wasn't of your preferred genre/culture.
I grew up mainly on 80's pop, hip hop, r&b, dance music, etc, but in late high school and early college, I delved more into stuff like reggae, older funk/soul, classic rock, etc.
10. "Yea agree with you both re: college for sure." In response to Reply # 9
>in general college is a time to explore and expand. not to >mention you meet people from different areas that put you onto >stuff.
Definitely.
>i feel (hope) de la will be part of that college pack for kids >going forward.
^^^ this makes me sad. Because they've already lost such ample opportunity to hit with a new audience due to their bullshit original contract, which is preventing their music from showing up on streaming platforms. It makes me so fucking mad. They've now lost 10ish years of possible exposure due to this. My blood boils just thinking about it.
11. "I feel like a lot of early Native Tongues stuff is "college music"" In response to Reply # 0
Meaning if you never heard it by high school, college is when you would get into it.
Led Zeppelin is someone I think as kind of eternal high school music, in that the best time to listen to it (regardless of year) is when you're 16-19 and has kind of diminishing returns after that.
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