Hip hop music usually consists of rapping, sampling, and beatboxing. Block parties in the Bronx, NY was very popular during the 1970s, leading to the formation of the hip hop culture. These block parties included DJs, who usually played funk and soul. DJs began to isolate the percussive breaks of popular songs. These breaks in these records were generally short. Scratching, beat mixing, and beat matching was eventually added along with the breaks which created a base that could be rapped over. DJ Kool Herc has been called a “founding father of hip hop.” “Rapper's Delight ” by The Sugarhill Gang is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record in 1979. Hip hop is truly represented in old school hip hop music. Here are some popular old school hip hop songs.
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2. Hold It Now, Hit It - The Beastie Boys
4. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
5. The Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions
6. Rebel Without a Pause - Public Enemy
7. Children's Story - Slick Rick
8. Aint No Half Steppin - Big Daddy Kane
10. Me, Myself And I - De La Soul
13. I Got It Made - Special Ed
14. Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest
15. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
16. The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep
17. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
19. Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down - Brand Nubian
20. Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets (EXPLICIT)
21. Slam - Onyx
22. Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan
23. DWYCK - Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth
24. Bring the Pain - Method Man
30. Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.
34. The Next Episode - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg
35. Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z ft. UGK
36. Oh Boy - Cam'Ron ft. Juelz Santana
39. P.I.M.P. (Snoop Dogg Remix) - 50 Cent ft. Snoop Dogg, G-Unit
40. Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde
Hip Hop Spotify Playlist
My Hip Hop Spotify playlist contains 474 songs with over 33 hours of music. Just hit play and enjoy.