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nu skool, a. and n.
Brit. |ˈnjuːˌskuːl|, U.S. |ˈn(j)uˈskul|
Forms: also with capital initial(s).
[‹ nu- comb. form (compare sense Affix 2a s.v.) + skool, altered form of school n.1, after new school n. (compare sense 3 s.v.). Compare old school n. and adj.]
A. adj. Of or designating any of several styles of popular music which incorporate contemporary elements into an established genre (esp. hip-hop or house music); (also) designating a performer of such music. Cf. old school n. 2.
1991Washington Post 25 Oct. (Weekend section) 21/2 The Nu Skool Jam tour..also features Australian pop/rockers the Newsboys. 1995Time Out 6 Dec. 69/1 (advt.) A firin' old and nu skool party which sets the 2 arches bumpin' and jumpin'. 1998Big Issue 21 Sept. 33/3 The British crew that won the event last year and represent hip-hop's old skool, are confronted by the awesome talents of the Style Elements, a young, nu-skool crew from San Francisco. 2001Mirror (Electronic ed.) 6 July Welcome to Nu Skool psychedelia, the genre growing across Britain in the wake of bedroom boffins such as The Aphex Twin.
B. n. Any of these styles of music. Cf. new school n. 3, old school n. 2.
1997Nu York—Nu Skool (title of record) New York—Nu Skool. 1999Spark (Reading Univ. Students' Union) 8 Mar. 11/4 ‘Sounds Of The Nu Skool’..[is] dance-floor orientated hip-hop body-popping electro grooves for the late nineties. 2001Philadelphia Citypaper 15–22 Mar. 42/3 Andee, who's known for fusing a party-pumpin' blend of several styles like nu-skool, old-skool, electro, trancey and Florida. |