Disco-rap in the context of Kool Moe Dee

Disco-rap in the context of Kool Moe Dee

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⭐ Core Definition: Disco-rap

Old-school hip-hop, stylized as old skool (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, and Fab Five Freddy.

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Disco-rap in the context of Hip hop music

Hip-hop (also known as rap music or simply rap) is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s alongside an associated subculture in the African-American and Latino communities of New York City. The musical style is characterized by the synthesis of a wide range of techniques, but rapping is frequent enough that it has become a defining characteristic. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey (DJ), turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre; it simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it.

The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly the Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These breakbeats enabled the subsequent evolution of the hip-hop style. Many of the records used were disco due to its popularity at the time. This disco-inflected music was originally known as disco-rap and later described as "old-school hip-hop".

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Hip-hop → Disco King Mario → DJ Hollywood → Grandmaster Flowers → Grand Wizzard Theodore → Grandmaster Flash → Afrika Bambaataa → DJ Kool Herc → Treacherous Three → Funky 4 + 1 → Kurtis Blow → The Sugarhill Gang → Melle Mel → 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 →