Sunday, July 17, 2011

These Can't Be Oldies!

I grew up in an age of really great music. And I know you wouldn't know it by looking at me but I was hella gangsta in my teen years. Okay...maybe not. And before anyone calls bullshit I'll raise my hand and admit that Madonna was my Lady Gaga growing up. But the rap and R&B music in the 90's was amazeballs!







Music in the 90's was about enjoying life, partying, and having fun! It was before Gangster Rap was really prevelant but there were rappers that were hard core and carried strong political messages.






R&B divas were having their day like no other! Ladies like En Vogue, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, SWV, & Xscape were singing sweet melodies in my teen ears and I loved it! And the men were tearing it up too with the likes of Jodeci, Boys II Men, Color Me Badd, Shai, and more. Music from A Tribe Called Quest, Digital Underground, Salt-N-Peppa, Blackstreet, De La Soul, and even MC Hammer provided a sound track to my youth that is still fun to listen to today.


Summers were filled with the sounds of Warren G & Nate Dogg, House of Pain, Snoop, Bone Thugz, Will Smith, and so many more! It was a fun time for music!

So when I hear MY music playing on an "Oldies Hour" on the radio I'm all like "HUH?!" When did that happen? Those aren't oldies?! Oldies are Marvin Gaye, Aretha, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire. NOT Arrested Development and Biggie! Someone MUST have their information wrong. I mean who's running the show at these radio stations? 12 year olds?

So is that it? Is it official? Are we old because the music WE grew up on (which is still amazing!) is considered the oldies? I can't submit to this idea. So I'm taking my Tevin Campbell CD and I'm leaving!

3 comments:

  1. You know we be living in a gangsta's paradise...hehe. I love our "oldies". Nothing will replace Montell Jordan's "This is how we do it..." I still want to roll my windows down and blast it when that song comes on. I don't actually do it, but in my head I am 16, crusin with my friends at night, and throwing up a West side...(kidding about that)

    Thanks for taking me down music memory lane!

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  2. Usher's DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love is already an oldie... don't take it so hard Darling, there's some good music out there now that our kids shouldn't be listening to, but WE can! Cups Up! xoxo

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  3. Funny stuff. I was listening to the radio the other day when pearl jam came on. They called it classic rock. I felt old.

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