Remember the times

Watching ball in the 90's, there are 2 things I remember. 1) Jordan dominated that era and 2) it was a tougher era where fouls were fouls. When thinking about this, I realized ball players in the 90's were tougher and one reason was the music that they listened to. Majority of players in the NBA listen to hip hop and during my life time of listening to music, early 90's hip hop was at it's best. Can you imagine what the Bulls-Knicks rivalry would be like if they were geeked up to Soulja Boy Tell Em? I didn't think so.

You had those ballers listening to "Slam" by Onyx when they were going to war, not this bubble gum garbage today. Back then, you had groups like Tribe, NWA, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Fu Schnickens, Souls of Mischief, Public Enemy as well as Biggie, Pac, Snoop, Nas and Dre. We all listen to music to either get inspired, motivated, express our thoughts or even just to chill. The best rivalry of the 90's was easily the Bulls vs Knicks. You had a Knicks team that was trying to make that next step, except Jordan was there to knock them back down. This rivalry defined the NBA in the 90's and it didn't hurt that you had ballers like Jordan, Oakley, Pippen, Ewing, Starks, Grant, and Big Kev's idol; Anthony Mason ripping each other every spring. Does anyone remember when they were fighting right in front of David Stern? Good times.
The game today is played with more finesse and athleticism as athletes today are just natural freaks (LeBron and Dwight Howard). I can't even imagine what these guys are listening to get jacked up before a game. I feel sorry for today's generation as the music they listening today will be their old school in 10 years. Imagine any dirty south rapper being old school? Disgusting. If today's generation wants to know what good music and basketball was, look back to the 90's. Hell, look at the rivalries with Celtics-Lakers, Pistons-Lakers and Bulls-Pistons. These rivalries help define the league and their superstars. We need this raw energy back in the game. Enough of this hugging the opposing team crap. Can you imagine Oakley and Jordan doing this? As I end this post, I leave you with a reminder of what hip hop used to be. If you see it around, tell it, we miss it and wish it was still here.



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