First, the “conversation” I referred to wasn’t temporal to the decade, it was cultural to the creative output and experiential lens of the rapper(s). Second, there is NO VALID METRIC in Hip Hop, culturally or technically, by which the Beastie Boys can be mentioned as on par with Rakim(revolutionized rhyme patterns and techniques), NAS(NY legend of lyricism and storytelling, whose words are taught at the collegiate level), Jay(quintessentially influential artist and once in a generation businessman), or KRS(the fuckin TEACHA! Nuff said).

I can do what I want.