see i think we got on the wrong foot, i simply read that you said 80's rap was the shit. And i don't think it is fair to artists like nas or jay-z (although i think jay-z is a little played out).
by the way i hope you've seen tokyo story, tokyo godfathers, and grave of the fireflies since you are into japanese stuff, they are a few of my favs.
i'm not really trashing 80's rap, but, honestly at that point in time it was all still very new and doesn't carry. if you listen to a rap station 10 out of 10 songs are going to be post 90's.
and as far as that studioxartists thing. either side can be argued which is a better environment.
but i generally live by the rule that everything is an both a pattern and an exception, so, like: any moment is just as important as another. a golden age to me, is not more important (or more likable) than an age of strife. they are both the same.
