crunk
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of crunk
Example Sentences
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Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit “Walk It Out,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
The exposure helped him become more recognizable, particularly to the BET brass — who he says initially struggled to grasp the concept of his crunk music, which eventually gained mainstream appeal.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Even as she praised her successors, Gangsta Boo asserted her dominance in the Southern rap explosion that spawned crunk and trap music.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
The twin poles of hip-hop history are New York and L.A., but Atlanta has its own style, one that has evolved over the years from Southern rap to crunk.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 4, 2016
Some of the genres they use might be familiar – they make screwed and twisted music using 90s house, crunk and goth – but the names look just plain weird.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2010
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