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Post by John Titor on Aug 13, 2020 5:36:15 GMT 10
The Shiny Suit Rap era is an era that started in 1997 following the death of Tupac and was spearheaded a few weeks before Biggie Died.
The face behind the movement was Diddy and his Bad Boy records label. During this time ALL music videos had a light hearted vibes and
featured SHINY suits. Most of these videos were also directed by Hype Williams and featured Fish eye lens.
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Post by slashpop on Aug 13, 2020 7:30:16 GMT 10
I’ve always wondered if there was ever a store that sold those back then.
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Post by John Titor on Aug 13, 2020 7:51:16 GMT 10
I’ve always wondered if there was ever a store that sold those back then. lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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Post by slashpop on Aug 13, 2020 16:04:25 GMT 10
I’ve always wondered if there was ever a store that sold those back then. lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I do remember seeing a few people in shiney fubu clothing in public but they were actually hard to come by I guess. I wasn’t into hip hop but just curious about those suits, couldn’t find them at any store back then...
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Post by slashpop on Aug 15, 2020 18:08:24 GMT 10
Didn’t busta rhymes start this video and shiny suit thing in late 96? Who started it exactly ?
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Post by John Titor on Aug 16, 2020 2:09:16 GMT 10
Didn’t busta rhymes start this video and shiny suit thing in late 96? Who started it exactly ? that came later I think, Puff started it the first video that dropped with Biggie in 97 that had the shiny suits. Hype Williams also added to it, he directed Missy's can't stand the rain's video which had the shiny suit fish eye lens and motif, Puff started it then people like Missy and Will Smith just used the aesthetic to the point where it became the standard for rap videos. I remember seeing this video thinking it was so futuristic in fall 97 Most shiny suit videos had Mase in it
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 4:02:11 GMT 10
My favorite from this era:
I was just up early one morning in 2002 and randomly flipped to MTV2 and saw this music video. It left an indelible impression on me, but I didn't find the actual song again until 15 years later.
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Aug 17, 2020 4:40:11 GMT 10
Didn’t busta rhymes start this video and shiny suit thing in late 96? Who started it exactly ? Well, not really. There were some precursors like LL Cool J's Loungin, and the fact that Tupac's death was the start of the transition from Gangsta rap to Shiny suit, although Gangsta rap didn't completely die until 1997 when there were no more G-funk sounds aside from Biggie's Hypnotize.
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Post by John Titor on Aug 17, 2020 8:53:34 GMT 10
Didn’t busta rhymes start this video and shiny suit thing in late 96? Who started it exactly ? Well, not really. There were some precursors like LL Cool J's Loungin, and the fact that Tupac's death was the start of the transition from Gangsta rap to Shiny suit, although Gangsta rap didn't completely die until 1997 when there were no more G-funk sounds aside from Biggie's Hypnotize. 1996 is when this fashion took over even if Biggie didn't die he was still going in the flashy direction, he did an interview talking about shiny suits and pop music. 1997 is def the correct date as you stated. I actually like the shiny suit rap era better then the Gangsta rap G funk era because of the more catchy hooks. in 1996 u also had videos like this, happens to sound like a Backstreet boys song. It was clear as day where music and music videos were headed.
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Post by slashpop on Aug 17, 2020 13:50:49 GMT 10
Well, not really. There were some precursors like LL Cool J's Loungin, and the fact that Tupac's death was the start of the transition from Gangsta rap to Shiny suit, although Gangsta rap didn't completely die until 1997 when there were no more G-funk sounds aside from Biggie's Hypnotize. 1996 is when this fashion took over even if Biggie didn't die he was still going in the flashy direction, he did an interview talking about shiny suits and pop music. 1997 is def the correct date as you stated. I actually like the shiny suit rap era better then the Gangsta rap G funk era because of the more catchy hooks. in 1996 u also had videos like this, happens to sound like a Backstreet boys song. It was clear as day where music and music videos were headed. Do you know which month it came out?
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Post by John Titor on Aug 17, 2020 15:42:00 GMT 10
1996 is when this fashion took over even if Biggie didn't die he was still going in the flashy direction, he did an interview talking about shiny suits and pop music. 1997 is def the correct date as you stated. I actually like the shiny suit rap era better then the Gangsta rap G funk era because of the more catchy hooks. in 1996 u also had videos like this, happens to sound like a Backstreet boys song. It was clear as day where music and music videos were headed. Do you know which month it came out? first 3 months of 1996 not sure on the exact month
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