Editing Rapping (section)

===Old-school hip hop===
{{Main|Old-school hip hop}}
Old school rap (1979–84)<ref>David Toop, ''Rap Attack'', 3rd edn, London: Serpent's Tail, 2000 (p. 216). {{ISBN|978-1-85242-627-9}}</ref> was "easily identified by its relatively simple raps"<ref name="allmusic.com">[{{AllMusic|class=explore|id=style/d2926|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com]</ref> according to [[AllMusic]], "the emphasis was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times",<ref name="allmusic.com"/> one notable exception being [[Melle Mel]], who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay.<ref name="allmusic.com"/>