hip-hop
- noun
- /ˈhɪpˌhɒp/
- Hip-hop originated in the Bronx and has since become a global phenomenon.
- hip-hop culture
- hip-hop music
- rap and hip-hop
What was the first hip hop song that hit you hard?
- What was the first hip hop song that hit you hard?
- And it's just that that era of hip hop with no Internet.
- Of course, old school hip hop fans like me.
- You got extremely hot hip hop artist Lil Dirk.
- I grew up in black culture and hip hop culture and sports culture.
- All right, so ET Eric Thomas, the hip hop preacher, man, we support you.
- It's like we reflect on where hip hop used to have a positive message.
- It's almost like a mixture of singer-songwriter and hip hop and R&B;.
- You can't get no more punk than hip hop, and the punk scene embraced it.
- In fashion, just like in hip hop, you can't only set the bar.
- It's to this day hip hop has influenced every genre of music on earth.
Examples
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Well, we've got that hip-hop event coming up.
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The Hip Hop Timeline traces the development of the hip hop musical form from the early 1970s to today.
Academic text (2006) -
What was the first hip hop song that hit you hard?
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Of course, old school hip hop fans like me.
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There are two great hip hop history books.
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I grew up in black culture and hip hop culture and sports culture.
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What would you say is a favorite hip hop song, rap song of yours?
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We hear the heavy bass beat of hip-hop coming from the jeep.
Fiction book (1993) -
We had a strong interest in African American R&B, soul, and hip hop.
Academic text (2009) -
I love hip-hop.
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Etymology
Hip-hop comes from two simple words: hip ('aware' or 'fashionable') and hop ('to jump' or 'dance'), so the name suggests lively music and movement. It began in African-American neighborhoods in New York and became the name for the rhythmic music and rapping we hear today.