In the early 90s Death Row & Bad Boy led the way in the musical soundscape but after the death of both Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls the South began to rise.
Bass music of Miami with Uncle Luke & 2 Live Crew became the soundtrack of ‘Thrill’ Hill & The U.
At the Source Awards Outkast’s Andre 3000 declared ‘The South has something to say’.
In New Orleans there was a new sound led by Master P’s No Limit Records & later Stunna’s Cash Money Records.
In 1994 two shows premiered that would go on to define a generation.
It was a tale of two coasts.
In Los Angeles one centered around six caffeinated 20-somethings trying to make it in New York.
And in Orlando the other was a cast of characters with different races and personalities.
In sketch comedy there has been one main constant, Saturday Night Live.
There were those who tried like Fridays & Saturday Night Special and those who were more successful like In Living Color and later MADtv but SNL for 40+ years has reigned supreme.
At the time there were no sketch comedy show targeted towards children, the options were staying upto watch or tape the shows.
This changed when Nickelodeon added a new show to their lineup, All That.
The undisputed king of children’s television at the time was Dan Schneider
He was on an unforeseen run of success after success starting with All That, which became a breeding ground for talent (Kenan Thompson - SNL, Nick Cannon - Wild N Out) Kenan and Kel, The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, iCarly and my favorite show at the time, Victorious
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