What do you miss about old school hip hop music and why?

Remember when rappers would have impromptu competitions against each other? Whoever had the best wordplay and rhythm could disrespect the other guy off the stage.
 And the crowd would go crazy.

calvin, you can post a link the old fashioned way by a copy and paste of the web address.

The new Audiogon link button is located past the Quote ( " ) icon
at the end of the row. Above the comments window.

calvinj,
Black Violin is really great Hip Hop. It's inventive and breaks free from the modern Hip Hop formula.

I really like the song "A Flat," but the "Brandenburg" video is so good. After poking fun at a typical audience, there's a great message in there about the lack of diversity in Classical music, specifically in the major orchestras.

As a frequent symphony attendee, the lack of colour is very obvious, yet in conservatory recitals, I see many super talented African-American musicians.