# March Madness: Most hated popular musical act of the 90s: ROUND 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532 "2015-03-20T20:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/21 "2015-03-20T21:36:39Z")
REGION 1 **Missy Elliot** vs. Coolio **Will Smith** vs. TLC **Puff Daddy** vs. Boyz II Men **En Vogue** vs. Jay-Z REGION 2 **Alice in Chains** vs. Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots vs. **Sublime** **Alanis Morrisette** vs. Oasis Soundgarden vs. **Meatloaf** REGION 3 Michael Jackson vs. Bob Dylan Janet Jackson vs. **Madonna** **LL Cool J** vs. Guns n Roses **Metallica** vs. Bruce Springsteen REGION 4 NSync vs. **Ricky Martin** **Backstreet Boys** vs. 98 Degrees **Mariah Carey** vs. Christina Aguillera **Hanson** vs. Spice Girls ---
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REGION 1 Missy Elliot vs.\*\* Coolio\*\* _I honestly had no idea anyone hated Missy!_☹ Will Smith vs. \*\*TLC \*\* **Puff Daddy** vs. Boyz II Men **En Vogue** vs. Jay-Z _while I liked them at the time, they kind of personified 90’s pop candy and haven’t aged well_ REGION 2 \*\*Alice in Chains \*\*vs. Rage Against the Machine **Stone Temple Pilots** vs. Sublime Alanis Morrisette vs. **Oasis** Soundgarden vs. **Meatloaf** \*Never gonna dis Chris Cornell. \* REGION 3 **Michael Jackson** vs. Bob Dylan Janet Jackson vs. **Madonna** \*\*LL Cool J \*\*vs. Guns n Roses Metallica vs. **Bruce Springsteen** REGION 4 NSync vs. **Ricky Martin** Backstreet Boys vs. **98 Degrees** **Mariah Carey** vs. Christina Aguillera Hanson vs. **Spice Girls** ---
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REGION 1 Missy Elliot TLC Puff Daddy Jay-Z REGION 2 Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots Alanis Morrisette Soundgarden REGION 3 Michael Jackson Janet Jackson LL Cool J Metallica REGION 4 NSync Backstreet Boys Christina Aguillera Hanson ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/24 "2015-03-20T21:41:53Z")
REGION 1 Coolio Will Smith Puff Daddy Jay-Z REGION 2 Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots Oasis Soundgarden REGION 3 Michael Jackson Janet Jackson Guns n Roses Metallica REGION 4 Ricky Martin 98 Degrees Mariah Carey Spice Girls ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/25 "2015-03-20T21:45:35Z")
REGION 1 Missy Elliot Will Smith Boyz II Men Jay-Z REGION 2 Rage Against the Machine Sublime Alanis Morrisette Meatloaf REGION 3 Bob Dylan Janet Jackson LL Cool J Bruce Springsteen REGION 4 NSync 98 Degrees Christina Aguillera Hanson ---
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REGION 1 Coolio Will Smith Puff Daddy En Vogue REGION 2 Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots Alanis Morrisette Meatloaf REGION 3 Michael Jackson Madonna Guns n Roses Metallica REGION 4 NSync Backstreet Boys Christina Aguillera Spice Girls ---
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REGION 1 Coolio Will Smith Boyz II Men Jay-Z REGION 2 Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots Oasis Meatloaf REGION 3 Michael Jackson Janet Jackson LL Cool J Metallica REGION 4 NSync 98 Degrees Christina Aguillera Spice Girls ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/28 "2015-03-20T23:14:03Z")
REGION 1 Missy Elliot . TLC Puff Daddy . Jay-Z REGION 2 . Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots Oasis . Meatloaf REGION 3 Michael Jackson . Madonna LL Cool J Metallica REGION 4 NSync Backstreet Boys Mariah Carey Spice Girls ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/29 "2015-03-20T23:25:17Z")
REGION 1 Coolio TLC Puff Daddy En Vogue REGION 2 Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots Oasis Soundgarden REGION 3 Michael Jackson Janet Jackson Guns n Roses Metallica REGION 4 NSync 98 Degrees Mariah Carey Spice Girls ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/30 "2015-03-21T00:45:26Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Naah, it’s got to be P-Diddy, surely? I’ll be happy with either, to tell the truth. ---
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REGION 1 Coolio TLC Boyz II Men Jay-Z REGION 2 Rage Against the Machine Stone Temple Pilots Alanis Morrisette Meatloaf REGION 3 Bob Dylan Janet Jackson Guns n Roses Metallica REGION 4 Ricky Martin 98 Degrees Mariah Carey Hanson ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/32 "2015-03-21T10:18:44Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Naah, it’s got to be P-Diddy, surely? I keep hoping it’ll be Sublime. I really, really hate that band. ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-2/715532/33 "2015-03-21T12:56:43Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I keep hoping it’ll be Sublime. I really, really hate that band. It’s really too bad that Limp Bizkit and/or Korn aren’t in the running. Because I would damn well _campaign_ for either one of those utterly, utterly shitbox bands to win. ---
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REGION 1 Coolio TLC Boyz II Men En Vogue REGION 2 Alice in Chains Sublime Oasis Soundgarden REGION 3 Bob Dylan Janet Jackson LL Cool J Bruce Springsteen REGION 4 NSync Backstreet Boys Mariah Carey Spice Girls Tenacious j - I honestly didn’t know who Missy Elliot was till the Super Bowl. 😛 ---
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REGION 1 Coolio TLC Puff Daddy Jay-Z REGION 2 Alice in Chains (toughest one yet. Want to vote for both!) Sublime Oasis Meatloaf REGION 3 Bob Dylan Janet Jackson Guns n Roses Bruce Springsteen REGION 4 Ricky Martin 98 Degrees Mariah Carey Hanson ---
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> [@Eddie\_F](#): > > Fingers crossed that Will Smith “wins” this whole thing. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Naah, it’s got to be P-Diddy, surely? What, and let the Spice Girls or Mariah Carey get a pass? No way. ---
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REGION 1 Missy Elliot TLC Puff Daddy En Vogue REGION 2 Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots Oasis Soundgarden REGION 3 Bob Dylan Janet Jackson LL Cool J Bruce Springsteen REGION 4 Ricky Martin 98 Degrees Christina Aguillera Spice Girls ---
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REGION 1 Missy Elliot vs. **Coolio** **Will Smith** vs. TLC **Puff Daddy** vs. Boyz II Men **En Vogue** vs. Jay-Z REGION 2 Alice in Chains vs. **Rage Against the Machine** Stone Temple Pilots vs. **Sublime** **Alanis Morrisette** vs. Oasis Soundgarden vs. **Meatloaf** REGION 3 **Michael Jackson** vs. Bob Dylan Janet Jackson vs. **Madonna** \*\*LL Cool J \*\*vs. Guns n Roses Metallica vs. **Bruce Springsteen** REGION 4 NSync vs. **Ricky Martin** Backstreet Boys vs. **98 Degrees** Mariah Carey vs. **Christina Aguillera** **Hanson** vs. Spice Girls ---
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REGION 1 Coolio Will Smith Puff Daddy Jay-Z REGION 2 Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots Alanis Morrisette Meatloaf REGION 3 Bob Dylan Madonna LL Cool J Metallica REGION 4 NSync 98 Degrees Mariah Carey Hanson ---
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