The emerging new-school scene was initially characterized by drum machine-led minimalism, often tinged with elements of rock, as well as boasts about rapping delivered in an aggressive, self-assertive style. In image as in song, the artists projected a tough, cool, street b-boy attitude. These elements contrasted sharply with the 1970s P-Funk and disco-influenced outfits, live bands, synthesizers and party rhymes of acts prevalent in 1984, rendering them old school.Toop (2000), p. 126. In contrast to the lengthy, jam-like form predominant throughout early hip hop ("King Tim III", "Rapper's Delight", "The Breaks"), new-school artists tended to compose shorter songs that would be more accessible and had potential for radio play, and conceived more cohesive LPs than their old-school counterparts; the style typified by LL Cool J's Radio.Shapiro (2005), p. 228. A leading example of the new school sound is the song "I Can't Live Without My Radio", a loud, defiant declaration of public loyalty to his boom box, which The New York Times described as "quintessential rap in its directness, immediacy and assertion of self". It was featured in the film Krush Groove (1985), which was based on the rise of Def Jam and new school acts such as Run-D.M.C. and the Fat Boys.
the emerging new-school scene was initially characterized by drum machine-led minimalism often tinged with elements of rock as well as boasts about rapping delivered in an aggressive self-assertive style in image as in song the artists projected a tough cool street b-boy attitude these elements contrasted sharply with the 1970s p-funk and disco-influenced outfits live bands synthesizers and party rhymes of acts prevalent in 1984 rendering them old schooltoop (2000) p 126 in contrast to the lengthy jam-like form predominant throughout early hip hop ("king tim iii" "rapper's delight" "the breaks") new-school artists tended to compose shorter songs that would be more accessible and had potential for radio play and conceived more cohesive lps than their old-school counterparts; the style typified by ll cool j's radioshapiro (2005) p 228 a leading example of the new school sound is the song "i can't live without my radio" a loud defiant declaration of public loyalty to his boom box which the new york times described as "quintessential rap in its directness immediacy and assertion of self" it was featured in the film krush groove (1985) which was based on the rise of def jam and new school acts such as run-dmc and the fat boys