hip-hopper
noun
hip-hop·per
ˈhip-ˌhä-pər 
: a devotee of hip-hop music and culture
also
: a performer of hip-hop
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The Miami Gardens hip-hopper sang hit after hit on an elevated stage as dancers jumped around in sync on the sand.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Eminem is a true hip-hopper trying to do his thing.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
Hip-Hop In The Hall: Up to this point, hip-hoppers in the Hall have fallen into two categories.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
By the mid-90s, a growing national trend of local Christian cable access shows had granted aspiring Holy hip-hoppers free reign to get loose in a completely non-cathedralic atmosphere.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
There were quite a few around during that time — the Eighties and Nineties — that were really great for being able to commune with fellow hip-hoppers.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Eminem is a true hip-hopper trying to do his thing.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
Hip-Hop In The Hall: Up to this point, hip-hoppers in the Hall have fallen into two categories.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
By the mid-90s, a growing national trend of local Christian cable access shows had granted aspiring Holy hip-hoppers free reign to get loose in a completely non-cathedralic atmosphere.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
There were quite a few around during that time — the Eighties and Nineties — that were really great for being able to commune with fellow hip-hoppers.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Hip-hopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip-hopper. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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