How old does something have to be to be called "Old School"?

Answer 1

I think if you are over the age of 40, you are considered "old school". Heck, I am going to be 30 in two weeks and I am considered "old school" by some of the kids because I remember Atari and Colicovision. Remember those? The grandfathers of the Nintendo, Playstaion and X-Box? They don't, but I do. LOL

Answer 2

Old School is a slang term referring to an older school of thinking or acting and to old objects in general, within the context of newer, more modern times. Rather than carrying the negative connotation of obsolete, it may be used to refer to a time of perceived higher standards or level of craft. The term "old school" may be effectively equivalent to "They just don't make 'em like this anymore".

Answer 3

10 years?

Answer 4

I think the kids now call things from the 80's old school lol. How sad. It will be bad when our music becomes golden oldies lmao!

Answer 5

"Old School", in early hip hop culture, simply referred to the originators of any particular area. Thus a modern spoken word poet might reference beat poets as "old school". In rap music, old school originally meant the earliest period of rap, from its inception in the 1970s, until that time. The original "old school" of rap was considered the likes of "Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambataa, Sugar Hill Gang, Kurtis Blow and Run-DMC. Sometimes, the period of 1984 to 1986, with rappers such as LL Cool J was called "Mid-School". "The New School" comprised the new crop of rappers rising up after that period, such as Public Enemy and Eric B & Rakim. But as another of this group of rappers, KRS-One reminds us in his 1988 rap "Still Number One":

Answer 6

over 15 years

Answer 7

Since the 80's or before

Answer 8

old, like in the 50's or something, or maybe a bit more recent like the 80's.

Answer 9

at least 10 years old

Answer 10

I am 21 and I think Old School can be anything in your childhood...like head bands, yo-yos, pongs etc.