Old school hip hop is a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, characterized by its use of funk and soul samples, breakbeats, and spoken-word rhymes. It often addresses social and political issues, as well as personal experiences and struggles. This genre paved the way for modern hip hop and rap music, and its pioneers are still celebrated for their contributions to the genre.
Explore old school hip hop history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of old school hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the old school hip hop genre. You can find out what old school hip hop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 622928 | |
| 2 | 66 | 2679885 | |
| 3 | 60 | 1308357 | |
| 4 | 60 | 1614996 | |
| 5 | 53 | 1048238 | |
| 6 | 37 | 323350 | |
| 7 | 50 | 683974 | |
| 8 | 49 | 659804 | |
| 9 | 63 | 5394450 | |
| 10 | 47 | 393039 | |
| 11 | 39 | 301184 | |
| 12 | 51 | 788082 | |
| 13 | 45 | 528695 | |
| 14 | 44 | 1349174 | |
| 15 | 46 | 394872 | |
| 16 | 58 | 775551 | |
| 17 | 40 | 177572 | |
| 18 | 28 | 65358 | |
| 19 | 48 | 65683 | |
| 20 | 38 | 60052 | |
| 21 | 48 | 249481 | |
| 22 | 41 | 140405 | |
| 23 | 43 | 271312 | |
| 24 | 23 | 86178 | |
| 25 | 30 | 236526 | |
| 26 | 48 | 349447 | |
| 27 | 44 | 455746 | |
| 28 | 34 | 92666 | |
| 29 | 43 | 398169 | |
| 30 | 33 | 261185 | |
| 31 | 35 | 215921 | |
| 32 | 33 | 21596 | |
| 33 | 49 | 376894 | |
| 34 | 44 | 507162 | |
| 35 | 22 | 26623 | |
| 36 | 38 | 254861 | |
| 37 | 34 | 139106 | |
| 38 | 31 | 64138 | |
| 39 | 24 | 48706 | |
| 40 | 47 | 24427 | |
| 41 | 30 | 276597 | |
| 42 | 17 | 6424 | |
| 43 | 58 | 597126 | |
| 44 | 41 | 115173 | |
| 45 | 40 | 427449 | |
| 46 | 19 | 35726 | |
| 47 | 34 | 67891 | |
| 48 | 39 | 93570 | |
| 49 | 33 | 59245 | |
| 50 | 31 | 46441 | |
| 51 | 14 | 8962 | |
| 52 | 40 | 31053 | |
| 53 | 31 | 150565 | |
| 54 | 20 | 12279 | |
| 55 | 10 | 13686 | |
| 56 | 15 | 5191 | |
| 57 | 20 | 9245 | |
| 58 | 20 | 20129 | |
| 59 | 25 | 13855 | |
| 60 | 31 | 56199 | |
| 61 | 27 | 34493 | |
| 62 | 21 | 99443 | |
| 63 | 19 | 34667 | |
| 64 | 10 | 2554 | |
| 65 | 12 | 9151 | |
| 66 | 19 | 20378 | |
| 67 | 16 | 28202 | |
| 68 | 10 | 32634 | |
| 69 | 25 | 60704 | |
| 70 | 24 | 7088 | |
| 71 | 24 | 21345 | |
| 72 | 23 | 40290 | |
| 73 | 19 | 37356 | |
| 74 | 22 | 3872 | |
| 75 | 18 | 16489 | |
| 76 | 21 | 1013 | |
| 77 | 9 | 8803 | |
| 78 | 20 | 96944 | |
| 79 | 18 | 56721 | |
| 80 | 17 | 13650 | |
| 81 | 6 | 3486 | |
| 82 | 15 | 14100 | |
| 83 | 9 | 55806 | |
| 84 | 8 | 34762 | |
| 85 | 8 | 4046 | |
| 86 | 14 | 766 | |
| 87 | 14 | 3076 | |
| 88 | 14 | 2214 | |
| 89 | 7 | 6118 | |
| 90 | 13 | 30639 | |
| 91 | 13 | 3605 | |
| 92 | 13 | 1380 | |
| 93 | 12 | 7646 | |
| 94 | 12 | 7046 | |
| 95 | 5 | 5065 | |
| 96 | 10 | 1436 | |
| 97 | 9 | 8147 | |
| 98 | 7 | 320 | |
| 99 | 5 | 2097 | |
| 100 | 4 | 2691 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular old school hip hop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
