Old school

In slang, "old school" or "old skool" can refer to anything that is from an earlier era or anything that may be considered "old-fashioned". The term is commonly used to suggest a high regard for something that has been shown to have lasting value or quality.

It may refer to:

Music

Old Skool Love

"Old Skool Love" is the first single from Canadian R&B/Soul singer Divine Brown. The single was fairly successful in Canada and propelled her debut album become a Canadian R&B hit. The song is often compared to other R&B singers such as Mary J. Blige and Macy Gray.

Song meaning

The song is about a love she had met at a party in June. And how she misses the love she gave and received yet she does not want him back. It is also about how she has found a new love but she can not stop thinking about her previous love affair.

Music video

The music video accompanying the song was released and features Divine Brown singing and recalling the good and bad times of a previous relationship.

Covers

Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila performed the song on Canadian Idol during the Top 4.

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Divine Brown

This article is about the R&B/Soul singer. For the former prostitute associated with the 1995 Hugh Grant scandal, see Estella Marie Thompson.

Divine Brown (born September 9, 1974), previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian Juno Award Winning R&B and Soul singer and theatre performer.

She is currently signed to Universal Music Canada.

Early life

Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican parents. She first began her singing career singing in local nightclubs. A single mother, she has one daughter.

Career

Brown is known for her 2005 Canadian radio hit "Old Skool Love". The single and video whet the appetites of U.S. Soul music fans, and a Reggae remix version secured the attention of Riddim junkies in Jamaica fueling Divine to reach for something more. Even without an album prior to 2005, she was invited to perform at various musical festivals around the world. Her debut album Divine Brown was an underground hit and was fairly successful in the mainstream market. She has a five-octave vocal range. Her second album, The Love Chronicles, was released on August 19, 2008 and won a Juno award for best R&B/Soul album of the year in 2009. To date, three singles have been released from the album: "Lay It On the Line", "Meet Me At the Roxy", and "Sunglasses". Brown grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She toured with the Backstreet Boys for their Unbreakable Tour in North America in 2008.

Urban Cone

Urban Cone is a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, Sweden formed in 2010 by Emil Gustafsson (vocals, bass), Rasmus Flyckt (vocals, keyboard), Magnus Folkö (drums), Tim Formgren (guitar) and Jacob William Sjöberg (keyboard). The group was formed while its members were all in high school. The group's debut album Our Youth was released on May 8, 2013 in the United States, and was produced and recorded in Flyckt's living room.

Music career

Urban Cone found initial success in late 2010 with their self-released debut single "Urban Photograph", which spread rapidly through online music blogs. The Fall of 2012 saw the release of their Our Youth EP, with the lead single "Urban Photograph" reaching the #2 position on Hype Machine. The EP was well received by both the public and critics, with Earmilk.com notably writing: "The EP exemplifies what Urban Cone is at its finest, staying true to their roots and presenting honest, gritty, Dance/Pop". Following the release of Our Youth EP, Urban Cone made its first foray into the US in January 2013. The band performed in New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Old School Love

"Old School Love" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lupe Fiasco. The song was released on October 14, 2013, in promotion of his fifth studio album Tetsuo & Youth. English singer Ed Sheeran contributed vocals to the song's hook. The song peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Background

In February 2013, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran said that he was working in the studio with Lupe Fiasco. He told pressparty, "We have the same A&R in America and he just gave me about seven beats and said write choruses to all of these beats. Lupe loved one of them and is going to hop on it. I'm a massive Lupe Fiasco fan, so it's cool." On October 9, 2013, Fiasco announced that the first single from his fifth studio album Tetsuo & Youth, would be a song featuring Ed Sheeran titled "Old School Love". Along with releasing the cover artwork for the single, he revealed it would be released to iTunes on October 14, 2013.