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

But this year no one has gone country more wholeheartedly, or more successfully, than Post Malone, a face-tattooed former hip-hop star who seems to make fans and friends everywhere. —Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024

Throughout the ‘90s and aughts, statement nails continued to be a beauty staple for Black women, dominating hip-hop culture thanks to rappers like Missy Elliot and Lil Kim. —Sandra Song, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024

Mojo captured the imagination of the youth of Detroit before rap and hip-hop. —Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024

But now there is also rap, hip-hop, and trap performed in Quechua, thanks to young artists who have chosen to both spotlight the sound, and use it to call out injustices to Quechua people. —Sisa Quispe, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 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