What do you miss about old school hip hop music and why?

calvinj, you and I listen to some of the same stuff outside rap.  I especially like that you're into Lightning Hopkins, I think he was amazing (I was lucky enough to hear him live in the early 70's).  We've mentioned "The Revolution Will not be Televised" before.  That's a track, IMO, with some good and interesting music in the mix.  Can you point me in the direction of two or three rap or hip-hop tracks that might interest me similarly or catch my ear?  I tried one suggestion earlier today that didn't drive my monkey wild.  Had a decent chorus, I'll say that.  My jazz leanings run from Satchmo to Mahavishnu, so I don't mind something adventurous if it's out there.  Thanks for your time.

"Ain't no half steppin" Big Daddy Kane 
2. We got the Jazz - A tribe called quest 
3. You must love me - jay z
4. Keep rising to the top - Doug E. Fresh
5. Summertime- will smith and dj jazzy jeff
6. Set it off - Big daddy Kane 
7. Keep your head up - 2 pac 
8. The ghetto - Too Short
9. King of Rock - Run DMC 
10. Hold it Now - beastie boys
11. One love - Whodini 
12. Heavy D- Girls they love me
13. Rock The Bells - LL cool J 
14. Jazzmatazz - Guru
15. T.R.O.Y - Pete Rock and cle smooth. 
16. Running away - Pharcyde
17. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang. 
18. Liberation - outkast 
19. spottieoddiedopaliscious - outkast.  

Start there.  Will get you more jazzy hip hop on next list.   

@tostadosunidos there's the starter list. Some of you might dig. Some of it you won't but I love lot's of different kinds of music.  I'm deep into jazz, blues and r&b. Lightnin Hopkins is something I grew up on.  Riding with my Grandpa in the Cadillac listening to a Lightnin Hopkins on a blues 8 track tape in his car on our way to get a chopped beef sandwich Sonny Bryan's Bar B Q. 

No. 5,7,10,17 good choices, the others are unfamiliar but prolly good too. 

Whoa, that's a lot of tracks, thanks.  I'll jump in ASAP.