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
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Along with some high-profile support acts, the hip-hop icon will embark on a tour of arenas in 24 cities this year — shockingly, the first time she’s toured as a headliner in her entire career, which began with a bang in the 1990s.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to his flirtation with drill on the new LP, Tiller also dips into another regional sound that has been dominating hip-hop recently.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Rock music and hip-hop ruled the top 40 charts and thus, radio stations.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
My initial foray was sampling old music my parents used to listen to and setting it to hip-hop beats.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
The infusion of rap and hip-hop with country isn’t unfamiliar to country listeners, Hughes said.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Words Beats and Life Festival focuses on poetry and hip-hop at events around the city.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
With an uptick in gun violence plaguing the New York City area, LIFE CAMP Inc.’s co-founder and hip-hop community activist Erica Ford hopes to remedy the ongoing issues by holding the first annual Gaming 4 Peace NBA 2K Tournament on April 6 and 7 at York College.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to his flirtation with drill on the new LP, Tiller also dips into another regional sound that has been dominating hip-hop recently.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Rock music and hip-hop ruled the top 40 charts and thus, radio stations.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
My initial foray was sampling old music my parents used to listen to and setting it to hip-hop beats.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
The infusion of rap and hip-hop with country isn’t unfamiliar to country listeners, Hughes said.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Words Beats and Life Festival focuses on poetry and hip-hop at events around the city.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
With an uptick in gun violence plaguing the New York City area, LIFE CAMP Inc.’s co-founder and hip-hop community activist Erica Ford hopes to remedy the ongoing issues by holding the first annual Gaming 4 Peace NBA 2K Tournament on April 6 and 7 at York College.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
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