Old-school hip-hop

Old-school hip-hop, stylized as old school (originally known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip-hop music and the original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1973 to 1983, as well as any hip-hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles. The image, styles and sounds of old-school hip-hop were exemplified by figures like Disco King Mario, DJ Hollywood, Grandmaster Flowers, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc, Treacherous Three, Funky Four Plus One, Kurtis Blow, The Sugarhill Gang, Melle Mel, Super-Wolf, West Street Mob, Spoonie Gee, Kool Moe Dee, Busy Bee Starski, Lovebug Starski, The Cold Crush Brothers, Warp 9, T-Ski Valley, Grandmaster Caz, Doug E. Fresh, The Sequence, Jazzy Jay, Crash Crew, Rock Steady Crew, Fab Five Freddy, Jimmy Spicer, and Coke La Rock. It is characterized by the more straightforward rapping techniques of the time and the general focus on party-related subject matter.