As If! 15 Things That Everyone Who Grew Up In The 90s Knows About
The Rivalries Were Epic…A Little Too Epic
Yes, the music scene was a place where talent thrived, but it was also an arena for battles. Listeners had a chance to hear MCs rip each other apart on a daily basis on wax and in a public domain; heightening audiences’ awareness of good wordplay and raw retaliation lyricism. Talent was everything in the ’90s. Now? Not so much (See: 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G.; Foxy Brown and Lil’ Kim; the faux Brandy and Monica beef and the East Coast vs. West Coast drama).