hip-hop

noun

ˈhip-ˌhäp 

variants or less commonly hip hop

1

: a cultural movement associated especially with rap music

2

: the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap

also : rap together with this music

hip-hop adjective

Examples of hip-hop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The commercial was perfectly timed as the N.B.A. was leaning into its connection with hip-hop and Black culture, a shift led by players like Mr. Iverson. —Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2024

To see a man hip-hop culture once revered, who beat the odds by becoming one of the world’s few Black billionaires, ruin his legacy by putting his hands on a woman is a collective disappointment that will reverberate for generations. —Jasmine Elise, Essence, 24 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from hip entry 2 + hop entry 1

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

hip-hop

noun

ˈhip-ˌhäp

: the rhythmic music that often accompanies rap

also : a cultural movement associated especially with rap music