Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 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 Grandmaster Flowers, 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, Rock Steady Crew, and Fab Five Freddy. It is characterized by the simpler rapping techniques of the time and the general focus on party-related subject matter. The lyrics were usually not a very important part of old-school rap songs
El hip hop de la vieja escuela (también escrito old school) es la música hip hop comercialmente grabada más temprana y el estilo original del género. Por lo general se refiere a la música creada alrededor de 1979 a 1983, así como a cualquier hip hop que no se adhiere a los estilos contemporáneos. La imagen, estilos y sonidos del hip hop de la vieja escuela fueron ejemplificados por figuras como Grandmaster Flowers, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc, Treacherous Three, Funky Four Plus One, Kurtis Blow, The Sugarh Gangill, Melle Mel, Super-Wolf, West Street Mob Spoonie Gee, Koole Dee, Busy Bee Starski, Lovebug Starski, The Cold Crush Brothers, Warp 9, T-Ski Valley, Grandmaster Caz, Doug E. Fresh, The Sequence, Jazzy Rock, Jay Rock Steady Crew, y F. Freddy. Se caracteriza por la simplificación de las técnicas de rap sobre el tiempo y la parte general del rap-escuela no