Old-School Hip-Hop

Here's a small sampling of songs from the earliest days of hip-hop music, ranging from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s. These are the foundations on which modern hip-hop is based. Funny, there's a lot more positivity, far less emphasis on sex, drugs, and violence, and hardly any objectionable language to speak of in these songs. What happened, hip-hop?  ~  JH

1)  Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force  ~  "Planet Rock"

2)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

3)  Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five  ~  "It's Nasty"  (It's not really...)

4)  Spoonie Gee  ~  "The Big Beat"

5)  Newcleus  ~  "Jam On It"

6)  Treacherous Three  ~  "Feel The Heartbeat"

7)  Funky 4 + 1  ~  "That's The Joint"  (Not that kind of joint...)

8)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "The Breaks"

9)  Busy Bee  ~  "School Days"

10)  Lovebug Starski  ~  "You've Gotta Believe"

11)  Cold Crush Brothers  ~  "Fresh, Wild, Fly, And Bold"

12)  Fab 5 Freddy  ~  "Change The Beat"