While a concrete definition remains elusive, a prevailing consensus situates old school rap in the late 1970s and early 1980s ...

Blow was the first hip-hop artist signed to a major label (albeit for a Christmas song) and his track “The Breaks” (released in 1980) established him as one of the fathers of the genre.

He described the 1980s rap scene as a “melting pot of personality, ego, pioneering, money, race, and everything else.” Beyond the boardroom, Jews have also played a significant role in hip-hop ...