Shiny Suit Appreciation thread

H-Rap 180 · May 2012

One of the fondest memories of youth was watching a buck-dancing Mase grin like a Sambo in a glitter-suit while rapping on the Vegas strip.

Seeing Jadikiss and Styles cheesing like Bojangles and Sheek rocking the Shiny Osh-Kosh overalls suit was burned into my memory.

Fast forward and the richest man in rap started that shit, the irony.

dalyricalbandit · May 2012

epic.....i didnt have shiny suits but i had multiple windbreakers in all colors with matching uptowns i remember

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

I know The Lox feel like Jay-Z watching the Sunshine video when this comes on

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

I dont care what nobody said but all these songs was catchy as hell

harlem hustla · May 2012

Nas

H-Rap 180 · May 2012

LMBAAAAOO!!! I cant breathe, You cant even be mad at this ish, they was moving!

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

I love this song what happen to Carl Thomas?

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

I love this song what happen to Carl Thomas?

This video has sooooo many Gifs in it. LMAOOOO

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

harlem hustla · May 2012

I cant front I thought them shits was kinda fly

Gen. Stasia · May 2012

Minus the ridiculous Leather Zoot Suits and Platnuim Dickie Outfits this Music was Good.

P. Town · May 2012

harlem hustla wrote: »

I cant front I thought them shits was kinda fly

Them Forces are clean

Jdilla26 · May 2012

YoungGoldie · May 2012

My nigga Mase top 20 DOA

SMH, Kim used to look good .

Jdilla26 · May 2012

freehuey89 · May 2012

yea kim used to be sexy. but this thread is bringing back nightmares...

CracceR · May 2012

i was murda p.diddy named me pretty, did it for the money now can u get with me?

The Lonious Monk · May 2012

The Shiny Suit Era was the beginning of the end for Hip Hop.

dalyricalbandit · May 2012

YoungGoldie · May 2012

lmaooooooooo

209murdamike · May 2012

The Lonious Monk wrote: »

The Shiny Suit Era was the beginning of the end for Hip Hop.

i thought it was gangsta rap
i thought it was the radio
i thought it was crunk
i thought it was soulja boy
i thought it was 50

hip hop is alive just gotta find what you like bro

SiriuslyHiii · May 2012

“They should have never gave you niggas money!”

- Dave Chappelle

BlackGerald · May 2012

i liked the jiggy era *shrugs*

The Lonious Monk · May 2012

209murdamike wrote: »

The Lonious Monk wrote: »

The Shiny Suit Era was the beginning of the end for Hip Hop.

i thought it was gangsta rap
i thought it was the radio
i thought it was crunk
i thought it was soulja boy
i thought it was 50

hip hop is alive just gotta find what you like bro

None of those things were the beginning of the end for Hip Hop and no one has ever claimed they were.

Post-Biggie Bad Boy basically started the ultra commercial movement in rap. At that point the floss and image were pushed harder than the actual music. From there it was a downward spiral. No subgenre like crunk or artist like soulja boy has been as damaging because the Shiny Suit Era is what basically set the stage for things as they are now. Before that people just made music and didn't really care about whether it got radio or video play because if the music was good, it would. After Puff and co. radio and video play became strongly attached to how commercially friendly a song was.

Ounceman · May 2012

The Lonious Monk wrote: »

209murdamike wrote: »

The Lonious Monk wrote: »

The Shiny Suit Era was the beginning of the end for Hip Hop.

i thought it was gangsta rap
i thought it was the radio
i thought it was crunk
i thought it was soulja boy
i thought it was 50

hip hop is alive just gotta find what you like bro

None of those things were the beginning of the end for Hip Hop and no one has ever claimed they were.

Post-Biggie Bad Boy basically started the ultra commercial movement in rap. At that point the floss and image were pushed harder than the actual music. From there it was a downward spiral. No subgenre like crunk or artist like soulja boy has been as damaging because the Shiny Suit Era is what basically set the stage for things as they are now. Before that people just made music and didn't really care about whether it got radio or video play because if the music was good, it would. After Puff and co. radio and video play became strongly attached to how commercially friendly a song was.

underrated post. and ive basically been saying this as long as i can remember. people always credit no-limit to the origin of the downfall. but what people didnt realize and still dont was that master p ultimately kept his and his label's music street. they were nothing but a bunch of cats from the projects in new orleans. they were intimidating, not something that could be marketable and not a very viable commercial asset to the cracker. shiddy on the other hand was a cracker's wet dream. not only was his metrosexual coon skipping behavior marketable, but his appearance and demeanor was non-confrontational. wasnt rough and rugged. and developed a pop sound that could infiltrate the houses of middle class white families and something that could attach its name to popular household brands. and from that point forward there was no looking back. or should i say no looking up

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