The 80s hip-hop can often be overlooked as a forgotten era in hip-op. However, there are many artists from that period still sound great today. Noisey has highlighted four artists from the 80s that demonstrate how fresh rap back then can sound today. The list includes artists Rakim, Slick Rick, and LL Cool J. They were among the artists selected to showcase how hip-Hop could adapt to classic samples into something fresh and distinct.