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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.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 12 is the twelfth compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley. [1]
Newcleus was an American electro and old school hip hop group that gained popularity in the early 1980s. The group is primarily known for its 12-inch single "Jam-On's Revenge" (re-released as "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)" (1983)) and "Jam on It" (1984).
Southern hip hop (Dirty south) . Atlanta hip hop. Snap; Trap; Houston hip hop. Chopped and screwed; Louisiana Bounce - from New Orleans, Louisiana; Jigga music - from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
In the 1970s, hip-hop music typically used samples from funk and later, from disco. The mid-1980s marked a paradigm shift in the development of hip-hop, with the introduction of samples from rock music, as demonstrated in the albums King of Rock and Licensed to Ill. Hip-hop prior to this shift is characterized as old-school hip hop.
Hip-Hop and R&B † - Today's hottest hip-hop and R&B music. Hip-Hop Classics - Old school Hip-hop hits from artists that pioneered the genre of hip-hop. R&B Classics - A variety of funk, soul, and Motown hits from the 1950s to 1990s. R&B Soul † - Urban adult music and sultry, slow jams. Rap (TV-MA) † - Popular rap music upon its hit songs.
As Latin freestyle in the late 1980s and early 1990s gradually became superseded with house music, dance-pop, and regular hip hop on one front and Spanish-language pop music with marginal Latin freestyle influences on another, "harder strain" of house music originating in New York City was known to incorporate elements of Latin freestyle and ...
Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982. [1] The Brooklyn, New York–based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; June 7, 1964 – December 23, 2020 [2]); and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, a.k.a. Grandmaster Dee.