To get an old-school sound, avoid clean digital pianos. Use upright piano patches or degrade the sound with effects like RC-20 , iZotope Vinyl , or bit-crushing to add warmth and "noise".
Place the kick on the first beat, with a secondary "ghost" kick or a shifted second hit to create a syncopated, swinging rhythm. boom_bap_type_beat_piano_instru_rap_old_school_...
The "Boom Bap" name comes from the kick (boom) and the snare (bap). To get an old-school sound, avoid clean digital pianos
Use an upright bass (common in jazz-sampled hip hop) or a subby synth like a Moog . To get an old-school sound