/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5323258
At the same time that East Coast mafioso and West Coast G-Funk were rising in popularity, there was an alternative movement in the West and South that focused on being goofy, irreverent, and lyrical. Groups like The Pharcyde, OutKast, Freestyle Fellowship, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dilated Peoples all fit the general aesthetic of a lot of games from the early 90s, and (aside from OutKast and The Pharcyde) those groups largely shied away from profanity.

I assume developers shied away from hip-hop soundtracks because the music became highly politicized after the Rodney King riots, and popular media focused on the themes of gang life, crime, and living extravagantly popularized by acts like NWA, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G, and Nas.

It makes me sad that a lot of people hear Chief Keef or Cardi B or whatever and assume all hip-hop is vapid, because I know it means they'll never listen to Digable Planets, Black Star, the Fugees, or any of dozens of other great, musically proficient groups that got overshadowed (well, Wyclef and Lauryn both had successful careers solo, but I never seem to meet people younger than 30 who listen to the Fugees)