hip-hop
or hip hop
a popular culture movement originated by Black performers in New York City in the 1970s and characterized by rap music, break dancing, and graffiti art: The choreographer was a pioneer in introducing hip-hop to the national and international stage.Writing about hip-hop was really just an excuse to write about all these other aspects of Black culture.
relating to or characteristic of this movement: Unlike other big-name designers, he tapped into hip-hop street styles, which made him one of the wealthiest designers of the 1990s.
Origin of hip-hop
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How to use hip-hop in a sentence
But Roth is smiley and collegiate and suburban and he doesn't see hiphop as a black thing.
But, also like a teen, hiphop sometimes surges toward a more mature place.
Sure, hiphop sometimes overdoses on purposefully provocative language like a teenager having fun with shock value.
British Dictionary definitions for hip-hop
/ (ˈhɪpˌhɒp) /
a US pop culture movement originating in the 1980s comprising rap music, graffiti, and break dancing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for hip-hop
Another name for rap music.
Notes for hip-hop
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