Rap is ever evolving so I think there a strong case for 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, and 10’s but for me 90’s is what I think of as Rap but every decade has had some big influences on the genre.

Best rap of all time grandmaster flash and the furious five - the message. Especially the last bars

sugar hill is the summit

very true

There’s a lot from the 00s. Early Kanye, Mos Def, Common, Lupe, Jay Z.

Difficult to pick really. Probably 90s actually. Mainly for Tribe Called Quest but the 90s was when rap got serious in a mainstream way.

For me the 80s - From Eric B and Rakim to Public Enemy.

90s is a good shout though.

"I know you got soul" with a comment like that.

00s for me but just because I grew up on g unit, the game, em & d12

Arguably, Eminem is 90s. From about '98 onwards 🤘

His best rap definitely came out of 2010s though imo

1990s for US.

2010s for UK.

2000s for France

2010s for france

I almost mentioned France... strong scene there! And Canada too.

Id say it depends which decade you came of age in! Nostalgia plays a part in this kind of question. I grew up in the 90's but id argue the 00's were its best decade. but im biased as that was the decade i got into Hip Hop! Blackalicious, The Herbaliser, Saul Williams etc...

The Herbalizer - Very Mercenary - excellent album!

Blackalicious were definitive enough to span both these decades

90s when pac and biggie were around

I genuinely think that kids nowadays are doing it best.

UK is deffo best nowadays

Showing your youthful side there P ;)

90s for me.

Any fan here, if not already, needs to be peepin some episodes of Drink Champs! Some of the best hip hop interviews with legends from the 80s and 90s telling great stories and providing a lot more insight into "the good old days" of Hip Hop.

3 feet high and rising~De La Soul is one of the finest albums ever made. Frustratingly though it's never been released digitally

Flower power hip-hop. Used to get played in my art classes. Everyone had it on cassette and drew daisy's on everything - it got overplayed and adopted by the masses in my school to point it became cool not to listen to it :)

90's no doubt

95-05 was best 10 years

The 80's were the best because the start of anything is always the best and it was all pure innovation - everything else afterwards kind of lacks any real originality (calm down... it's only my opinion). I'm glad to see very few people are mentioning grime, or as I call it, the theme tune to a thousand knife attacks.

Certainly not now with all this mumble bullshit xD

Any time before Guru died. It all went downhill from there!

I agree, The Green Team are great and sort problems quickly if they occur. they get 10/10 from me!

If you don't already, try smoking pure without tobacco. I started to get anxious, paranoid and felt like my heart was about to burst out of my chest when I was high from spliffs but that all went when I cut tobacco out completely. If you already do smoke pure, lay off the sativas and go for something more balanced or indicia dominant or something with less thc %.

Exercise helps scrub out residual THC from your body so is a great idea as you're already abstaining at the moment. If you want to smoke up again in the future, take the equivalent of 1 hit of whatever your blazing and wait for the effects to come, if they don't take another hit and wait again. Repeat if necessary, you'll be surprised at how little you'll need to smoke to feel nice and high. Using this method after 2/3 days of not smoking anything is a great way of lowering your tolerance.

true. also mb try vaping weed and microdosing. but deffo stay away from tobacco

Thanks for the advice Nova
Will get back to my sessions this way after my break ✌

Lol sounds like you need a lower dose rather than a tolerance break.

Hi Abbz
I already experienced those heart issues and take it easy ; you might need less thc or something different for your need.
But experiencing such effect looks like a kind of warning, so pay attention to yourself.
Stay safe

Thanks for responding
I read somewhere else that the THC content is a factor
Will purchase a lower percentage next time

Hey abbz, When you smoke enough you may often experience some unfavourable effects too like dry mouth, anxiety, heart palpitations, and heart palpitations can be made worse by anxiety.. what have you been smoking? My partner sometimes finds sativa a bit too much.
My advice, too much of anything is too much.

Been dabbling in a lil bit of both, sativa and indica
Will scale back a lil more and find lower THC strains
Thanks for getting back

Using a vape ( I use the pax2) on a low temp will give you a nice chill without such pronounced psycological stuff. Ive had days where ive had the pax on low /med and not reallyfelt like i got high then when out doing my business i notice how im lifted, happy, positive. Its subtle but its really nice, and the weed lasts way longer as opposed to just blazing the same amount in a bowl.

You can manage your high by starting low and building on that as much as is required in any given moment. It doesnt matter what thc content it is as you can keep it low and only take a few hits without wasting a whole bowl if its really strong.

I use the vape on low as a kinda alternative to a break - I prefer that to a total break, 420 till i die hah! After vaping on low when you a have pipe or bong etc youll have a nice hard hit. Manage it all from there and interchange.

Also, check out some books on the mind and the ego if you havent already. Jiddu Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass, Bruce Lee. That helps put what is happening when you get paranoid into perspective.But be carefull, they will also tell you that you dont need drugs... haha

All the best my friend. Peace!

I would like to add though, that if pronounced a full break is still a good idea! Nothing worse than paranoia, depression etc. The point on exercise is true too. I find getting stoned then exercising gives me a more productive high. I have a vape or smoke right before so i dont have time to get sluggish haha.

Take care Abbz :) Much love

Thanks for the info and reads, will check them out ✌

Try vapes and rso

dabbing sucks IMHO, the high is ephemeral and that makes it addictive. throw in the impurities from production and you and you turn weed into something more toxic on every level.

Hey Doc, think you read my comment wrong (dabbling not dabbing)
Thanks for info though ✌

I find sativa can make me very paranoid, a nice hybrid seems not to have the same effect, but still gives me the sativa high that I enjoy.

I stick to indica now never had the heart palpitations but got them all the time with sativas

If you ever end up like this again start chewing some black peppercorns. The terpene alpha pinine in pepper interacts with THC and chills you out. Has worked for me when i’ve eaten a few too many edibles.