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Old school nederhop is the first wave of Dutch-language hip hop that took shape in the Netherlands in the late 1980s and early–mid 1990s. It is defined by rapping in Dutch (often Amsterdam or Rotterdam street slang), boom‑bap drum programming, heavy use of sampling (funk, soul, jazz, electro), and classic DJ techniques such as cutting and scratching. Lyrically, it blends braggadocio, humor, wordplay, and local storytelling with early social commentary, translating the aesthetics of golden‑age hip hop to a distinctly Dutch cultural context. The sound feels gritty and analog—drum machines and 12‑bit samplers, swung snares, chopped breaks, and hooky, sung or chanted refrains—while the flow prioritizes clear diction and multisyllabic rhyme schemes that showcase Dutch as a rhythmic rap language.