The hardcore teen style of Hip Hop sure ain't around anymore lol. After watching VH1's crack generation documentary I can kinda understand how artistic expression has changed drastically when looking back in retrospect on music and society. Jamal and Malik of Illegal and other 80's babies were products of a rougher generation which existed inner city America plagued with social oppression, broken homes and poverty.

Whether or not you believe in the dark image and hardcore attitude of Illegal, one things for certain is many teens of their generation were forced to grow up fast due to a difficult state of living within the ghetto. The artists who emerged from this oppression presented what is known as the hardcore Hip Hop sound of the 90's, a sound which Illegal represented to the fullest as the voice of the early 90's teenager in the hood.

In this 1992 interview the duo of Illegal represent live and direct from the streets of New York. They take a minute to speak on another popular teen group of the time who they disapproved of. At the end of the video, watch as Jamal and Malik kick a live freestyle which displayed a high amount of skill considering their young age.