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Old-school hip hop. Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and the original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 to 1983, [1] as well as any hip hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles. [2]
South Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem, Long Island. Golden age hip hop refers to hip hop music created from the mid or mid-late 1980s [1][2][3][4] to the early or early-mid 1990s, [1][2][3][4] particularly by artists and musicians originating from the New York metropolitan area. [5] A precursor to the new-school hip hop movement, it is ...
This is a list of notable hip hop musicians. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
41. The Showboys – “Drag Rap” (1986) The ‘80s hip-hop song that influenced the sound of southern rap the most may have actually been made in Queens. A Hollis duo put together a novelty ...
Between 1989 and 1999, 173 singles topped the Hot Rap Singles chart, with "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip being the final number-one single of the 1990s. [7] The single's 18-week reign at the top spot extended into the next decade, and until 2019 it held the record for the most weeks at number one in the chart's history ...
The top rankings were unveiled on February 8, 2023, which crowned Jay-Z the greatest rapper of all time and Nicki Minaj the greatest female rapper of all time. It sparked multiple debates within the hip hop industry, many of whom criticized the publications and artists featured in the premier positions.
This is a list of notable hip hop groups. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
For her next outing, Elliott and Timbaland focused on an old school sound, utilizing many old school rap and funk samples, such as Run–DMC's "Peter Piper" and Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus". Elliott's fourth album, 2002's Under Construction (see 2002 in music ) is known as the best selling women rap album with 2.1 million copies sold in ...