Why DON'T You Listen To Old School Hip Hop?

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

 

[Splackavelli]

I like music from the 40s what y'all know about Cab Callaway? I would live in that era if it wasn't for the racism. I would have to live in Los Angeles New York or Chicago. I'd be boppin' up the street wearing a zoot suit.

 

[D.D.S.]

Because that shit is horrendous and the production is shitty. 90s hip hop >>>>

 

[P. Town]

Them dudes in the YouTube comments be on Kurtis Blow videos talkin about

"I was born in 1999 but Kurtis Blow is real Hip-Hop. I listen to the Treacherous 3 and Kool Moe Dee. Fuck gay Drake and skinny jeans"

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Quality wise it's just not as good man most of the rhymes are wack if we're bein' honest and the beats have aged horribly.

Respect where it's due but nah man

 

[playmaker88]

I just came here to say Planet Rock is timeless.. heard it yesterday and it just works then and now

 

[5 Grand]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

Because it's old

 

[5 Grand]

Quality wise it's just not as good man most of the rhymes are wack if we're bein' honest and the beats have aged horribly.

Respect where it's due but nah man

Are you saying that Lil Yachty, Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug rap better than the Funky 4+1?

You must be tone def if you're not feeling this;

Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

 

[5th Letter]

Hip hop is the only genre of music where old school artists and music gets dismissed like this.

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

I listen to old school rap b. I'm a hip hop head. I listen to Rakim, BDK, Run-DmC, LL and NWA daily.

I really can't listen to these new rappers except for when I'm turning up.

But Melle Mel and Kurtis Blow is a snooze fest.

"Clap your hands everybooody!"

BOY IF U DON'T..

Because that shit is horrendous and the production is shitty. 90s hip hop >>>>

Them dudes in the YouTube comments be on Kurtis Blow videos talkin about

"I was born in 1999 but Kurtis Blow is real Hip-Hop. I listen to the Treacherous 3 and Kool Moe Dee. Fuck gay Drake and skinny jeans"

Quality wise it's just not as good man most of the rhymes are wack if we're bein' honest and the beats have aged horribly.

Respect where it's due but nah man

My point exactly. Funny though. Y'all aren't obligated to like it but don't dismiss it either.

 

[5th Letter]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

 

[5 Grand]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

Its not old school.

If you ask Kurtis Blow Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee they'll tell you that old school is early 80s.

It really doesn't matter what teenagers consider old school.

 

[genocidecutter]

I mess with Rakim and Big Daddy Kane but, most 80's rap just sounds dated as fuck to me.

 

[BobOblah]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

These are the old school artists I listen to. Eric B and Rakim stay in rotation more than a lot of current music even though they were before my time.

 

[5 Grand]

I mess with Rakim and Big Daddy Kane but, most 80's rap just sounds dated as fuck to me.

Well Thriller sounds dated too but people still listen to it.

 

[5th Letter]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

Its not old school.

If you ask Kurtis Blow Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee they'll tell you that old school is early 80s.

It really doesn't matter what teenagers consider old school.

So what is it then?

 

[5 Grand]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

Its not old school.

If you ask Kurtis Blow Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee they'll tell you that old school is early 80s.

It really doesn't matter what teenagers consider old school.

So what is it then?

You're a moderator on a Hip Hop forum. Why are you asking me?

 

[Nah Son]

I mess with Rakim and Big Daddy Kane but, most 80's rap just sounds dated as fuck to me.

Well Thriller sounds dated timeless but thats why people still listen to it.

 

[P. Town]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

Its not old school.

If you ask Kurtis Blow Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee they'll tell you that old school is early 80s.

It really doesn't matter what teenagers consider old school.

Bruh a freshman in high school right now was born in like 2002. Nigga Bling Bling is old school to them, so why would anything from the 80s not be considered old school?

 

[5 Grand]

Eye only fuck with certain artists from that era

Public enemy

Kane

Rakim

Slick rick

LL

Kool g rap

Krs one

The immortal God emcees

BUT

You can miss me with all that hippity hop don't stop bang bang boogie bullshit..that ish is trash..Everything from that era ain't golden and older heads need to stop acting like music from that era isn't above being criticized..We don't have to bump it because u think we should

Ain't nobody trying to listen to the rapping duke...have all that dust clogging up my ears

Don't blink!

Thats not even old school Hip Hop

You can't cross compare old school rap to golden age R&B and soul. There is not 1 rapper that had a classic era like Stevie (seen him live). It's hard to think any rapper could have the same impact on music as BB King (seen him live RIP). And that is the issue. What is thought of as "old school rap" as far as the 80s and some (not all of the early 90s) is the equivalent of listen to negro spirituals from the late 1800s.

Before Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Stevie and BB and Marvin there was nearly 80 to 100 years of slave and then post slave music. That music was the blueprint but most of it didn't age well and was in the infant stages of black music in America. No offense but i don't jam much 80s rap and some 90's rap because the shit did not age well.

At the same time you can catch me bumping Tribes 2nd and 3rd album stored in my cars memory bank. You can catch me also bumping it was written or illmatic as well from time to time. Same with other 90's golden age shit that did age well. But what old heads don't want to always admit is there is tons of old shit that doesn't age well. The other thing old hip hop heads can't admit is when it comes to the best R&B or rock legends musically they have tons more talent then the most talented rappers hands down. Stevie wonder live in concert at his old age is miles better than the Jay Z or Nas show i went to and i loved those rappers live shows. Hip hop is far from easy but there is a reason why other genres respect the gods of their era and in hip hop things change and old things don't always age well.

I don't understand why you guys are saying that old school Hip Hop didn't age well. It aged just as well as the R&B from that era. Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang (they only had 3 good songs), Kurtis Blow I'm talking the REAL old school. I'll give you a playlist;

1. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

3. Showdown - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

4. High Powered Rap - Disco Dave and The Force of 5 MCs (The Crash Crew)

5. Rappin and Rockin The House - Funky 4+1

6. Rhymin and Rappin - Paulette and Tanya Winley

7. Christmas Rappin - Kurtis Blow

8. Zulu Nation Throwdown part 1 - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Cosmic Force

9. New Rap Language - Spoonie G feat The Treacherous 3

10. Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous 3

11. Jazzy Sensation - Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force

12. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang

13. Thats The Joint - Funky 4+1

14. Catch the Beat - T Ski Valley

15. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

16. Rockin It - The Fearless Four

^^^^ Thats what I mean by "Old School Hip Hop". I'm not talking about Rakim, KRS, Illmatic or A Tribe Called Quest.

Old School refers to anything before 1986. And if you don't believe me there's a website called oldschoolhiphop.com that I'm a member of and that's their definition; anything before 1986.

So anything 1986-present is new school?

Its not old school.

If you ask Kurtis Blow Grandmaster Caz and Kool Moe Dee they'll tell you that old school is early 80s.

It really doesn't matter what teenagers consider old school.

Bruh a freshman in high school right now was born in like 2002. Nigga Bling Bling is old school to them, so why would anything from the 80s not be considered old school?

I'll give you an analogy:

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin and Jimi Hendrix are considered "classic rock".

Nirvana, Pearl Jam and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers may have made classic music, but its not classic rock.