@9thwonder About time, for teens in the 90s many artists fit this, KRS-One, LUKE, Too Short, RUN-DMC plenty of older (15+ years on teen fans) have always BEEN part the culture, I feel like we just went through a phase of thinking Young Mumbley Rappers were forced on us by the industry
@robpursey Agree, we didn't say it because in the 90s we looked at style, voice, originality, wordplay, topics, and yes beat choice as things that made up a great lyricist. Hip Hop nerds of the 2000s tried to come in and change the criteria to a small set of standards.