The term “old school”, as used by casual fans and media, doesn’t just refer to the “yes, yes y’all” energy of early hip-hop — nowadays it just as often means Golden Age hip-hop that ...

The heavy beats and smooth interplay are true to hip-hop's roots. The heavy beats and smooth interplay are ... Cool Kids kick it old school with ‘80s rap. By Jeff Weiss . Jan. 21, 2008 12 AM PT .

A few of old-school hip-hop's finest. Photo illustration by Ellie Skrzat for Slate. Photos by Vince Bucci/Getty Images, Stringer PN/Reuters, Blake Sell/Reuters, and Mario Anzuoni/Reuters. This ...

The spirit of old-school hip-hop collectives such as Wu-Tang Clan and N.W.A. is ... "That's the easiest way to relate to it — that late-’80s, early-’90s hip-hop," he says. "People can ...

For many, hip-hop’s heyday was the so-called golden era of the late 80s to early 90s. The likes of Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, NWA, Eric B and Rakim, Jungle Brothers, BDP, De La Soul, Redman ...

Old-School Fans Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th A nostalgic crowd turned out to see an all-star lineup on Friday at Yankee Stadium, not far from the genre’s birthplace.

As the hip hop generation of the '80s and '90s ages, radio programmers and advertisers are increasingly turning their focus to programming hip hop classics. As a short list of Old School hits are ...

Fresh Fest 2010, an old-school hip-hop reunion concert, ... N.Y., duo is one of the most prolific underground rap artists of the '80s and '90s. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

Indianapolis radio station WRWM-FM 93.9 rocketed from the 15th-most-listened-to station in central Indiana in December to No. 1 in January—its first full month playing old school hip-hop.