Spotted this on PSFK which spotted it on New York Times.
- But to the hip-hop cognoscenti, the early ’90s are considered a golden era. “I don’t know how to characterize it any further than saying it was the best time ever,” said Danyel Smith, the editor in chief of Vibe magazine. “Everything just seems special and etched in stone as the most beautiful, incredible, smart, super post-modern moment in the history of this music. By resuscitating music that tumbled from the Billboard charts, the 1992 party draws many who find contemporary fare too abrasive. “It’s what I think really represents hip-hop; it was creative, fun — it wasn’t all that ‘shoot ’em up, bang-bang,’” said Maxwell Dixon, who as a rapper called Grand Puba released the solo album “Reel to Reel” in 1992.
The 90s are making a comeback but I wouldn’t say 1992 was the best year. If I remember correctly, that was the Vanilla Ice/Mc Hammer era. 1997 was the shit. You had Biggie/Jay-Z/Nas/Wu-Tang/2Pac. Now that would be a sick party but yeah, I’m going to bring this flavor down to the Big Easy. Keep your eyes peeled out for some crazy 1992, 1993, 1997 parties coming up!
