Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also 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 ...
Since the inception of hip-hop, rap duos have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre. These dynamic partnerships often stem from a blend of vocalists and producers, lifelong friends or even ...
The transition from summer to fall in the Bay Area has typically been the season for celebrating the region’s hip-hop’s roots. But the cancellation of September’s yearly Hiero Day festival in Oakland ...
2024 has been filled with hip-hop highlights. While the culture experiences celebratory moments, the rap world has also been shaken multiple times due to the deaths of members of the hip-hop ...
But in the ’80s, Qwest was mainly focused on artists like James Ingram ... who dropped the criminally slept-on Jazz Hop Soul. By 1994, Hip-Hop in the Bay had multiple rap styles. We had, of course, a ...