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Genre: old school hip hop

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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.


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List of old school hip hop artists

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.

#namepopularityfollowers
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

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