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Genre: old school hip hop

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Parent Genre: Hip Hop

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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Most popular old school hip hop albums

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Licensed To Ill
1986
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Straight Outta Compton
1988
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The 18th Letter / The Book Of Life
1996
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Let Me Clear My Throat
1996
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Mama Said Knock You Out
1990
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Raising Hell
1986
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No One Can Do It Better
1989
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Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
1994
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"I Like Big Butts"
2012
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Behind Bars
1994
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Strictly Business
1988
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Break Dance - Electric Boogie
1983
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Very Necessary
1993
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Return of the Boom Bap
1993
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Ain't No Half-Steppin'
2018
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4,5,6
1995

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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 53 634749
2 68 2720533
3 62 1644802
4 60 1322949
5 55 1057109
6 39 322794
7 51 685325
8 51 663907
9 65 5533673
10 49 393784
11 41 307634
12 48 528937
13 52 785753
14 49 1382550
15 48 397951
16 31 65968
17 41 178369
18 60 786625
19 50 67196
20 51 251205
21 39 61529
22 43 144470
23 25 85355
24 45 271872
25 51 355369
26 31 240312
27 46 460522
28 36 94455
29 45 401840
30 35 264938
31 36 218548
32 35 22174
33 50 378497
34 23 26543
35 39 255789
36 46 511432
37 36 141618
38 33 64593
39 25 49462
40 49 24629
41 19 7051
42 32 284116
43 60 628127
44 42 119004
45 20 35899
46 5 1904
47 41 422121
48 36 68665
49 41 93334
50 35 60760
51 43 31026
52 33 46561
53 15 8788
54 33 151344
55 21 12775
56 12 13435
57 33 58304
58 30 34899
59 22 9525
60 15 5191
61 22 101810
62 21 35254
63 21 20890
64 28 14162
65 12 2944
66 21 20682
67 18 30779
68 14 9216
69 11 32686
70 26 21885
71 25 68178
72 25 40564
73 24 7733
74 24 4001
75 20 38311
76 24 1110
77 19 16793
78 22 97971
79 11 8908
80 20 57378
81 19 13390
82 11 58366
83 16 3225
84 16 3683
85 8 34772
86 9 4151
87 8 6219
88 15 31594
89 15 7665
90 15 804
91 15 1332
92 14 13893
93 14 2363
94 6 5093
95 12 7082
96 10 8321
97 10 1621
98 9 371
99 7 3592
100 6 2232

old school hip hop playlist created by Chosic

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