Believe it or not, the era from 1993-2005 was among the most prosperous in music history. You copped it, and had to live with your decision.

Albums weren't instantly accessible the moment they dropped. There were no all-access services for a meager ten dollars a month. So fuck it, I stole both, spent the 20 on a dub sack'įor many twenty-something fans, Game's conundrum proves relatable at least, until the final bars of juvenile delinquency. Illmatic on the top shelf, The Chronic on the left, homie I'm in the record shop with choices to make It's like Game rapped, back on Nas' 'Hustlers:' A simple scan through the annals of history reveal an impressive collection of hip-hop classics many of the genre's best selling records were objectively excellent, adding veracity to the old adage 'only the strong survive.' You have to remember, this was an era where the consumer spoke with their wallet, and actively took the time to trek to record stores. In short, platinum status was an honor reserved for the genre's elite. For some context, Dre’s fingerprints have been on many-a-platinum record 2001 is currently six-times platinum, Doggystyle is four times platinum, The Chronic is triple platinum, and The Marshall Mathers LP is the all-too-elusive diamond. Dre comparing his plaques to an athletes trophies on “Forgot About Dre,” accompanied by an effective visual aid. In hip-hop, where sales are all-to-often used as a barometer of relevance, the plaque was something like a rite of passage. Platinum plaques have long been equated to the holy grail. In this day and age, is going platinum still the same milestone it once was?

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