What do you consider old school

[Throwback]

that thing that the beastie boys do is pretty old school for me too though. so every thing that sounds like that and pre '94 is old school IMO

[smerlus]

i say:

Beginning - 90: Old School

90 - 98 - The Golden Age

98 - Today: The Dark Ages

[OpTiCaL]

i say:

Beginning ?

86 - 90 (Old School):

90 - 98 - The Golden Age - (92-96 Platinum Age)

98 - 02: The Dark Ages:

New Beginning

? 02 - ?

[M Dogg™]

If you go by ages... it's weird, to me old school/new school is the sound, producer driven. Era's are how rappers go.

1979-1886 old school

1986-1989 true school

1988-1995 gangsta rap era

1994-1997 costal war era

1997-1999 the aftermath of 'Pac and Biggie's death

1999-2002 the commercial years

2002-now for the ladies era

[The Predator]

Afrika Bambatta is old skool.

[N-Sane Brain]

1886 old school

That can definitely be called oldskool, without a doubt

1986-1989 true school

1988-1995 gangsta rap era

1994-1997 costal war era

'88 is two things, '94 is two things Just a typo I think, but good listing.

[white Boy]

1886 old school

That can definitely be called oldskool, without a doubt

1986-1989 true school

1988-1995 gangsta rap era

1994-1997 costal war era

'88 is two things, '94 is two things Just a typo I think, but good listing.

lmao..

[M Dogg™]

'88 is two things, '94 is two things Just a typo I think, but good listing.

Notice both 1988 and 1994 are considered the two best years in hip-hop. 1988 and 1989 were both true school eras in the east coast, but in 1988 N.W.A. brought in gangsta rap in the west, and well gangsta rap basically died with 2Pac in 1996, I'd say 1995 is the end with it being the esculation of the costal wars. 1994 on the east was the east coast comeback to set up the coastal wars. Between 1988 and 1996, all types of shit happened in rap that can't even be lable as one era.

[Juronimo]

Old school to me is anything before 1990. It had a certain raw energy to it before then. After 1990, the sound became more refined.

[willie_d]

I guess it depends on what time you grow up.
To me, old school is the era of Treacherous Three and Funky Four Plus One. Others call my man Kane, Ra, and Kris One old school but to me that's the Golden Age.
I guess someone 18 years old would tell that Biggie's Life After Death is old school.

[BIG.DADDY]

I consider songs that have the (4) 16 bar verse format with a real DJ scratching or cutting instead of the now average singy songy hook. I dont want to put a date on it because anyone could follow this format and be considered old school.

[OpTiCaL]

Willie_D :

Thats what we trying to say, nice one bro

[CRAFTY]

Pac summed it all up in "Old School", from MATW...he mentions a lot of cats: from Eric B & Rakim to Melle Mel, Doug E. Fresh to Kurtis Blow, etc...
It's actually sort of a Hip-Hop history lesson for those that don't know shit about old school Hip-Hop