dubstep
noun
dub·step
ˈdəb-ˌstep 
: a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns
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Additionally, dubstep and EDM pose as more complex categories under which artists hope to differentiate themselves.
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Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
In the early 2000s, dubstep originated near South London, United Kingdom, supplementing the decades-old dance genre that clubgoers had grown to adore.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Usher deepened his experimentation into electronic music, with forays into Euro-pop and dubstep, on Looking 4 Myself.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
Some participants closed their eyes, raised their hands in the air, and breathed heavily as the bass-heavy dubstep swelled.
—Michelle Lhooq, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
In the early 2000s, dubstep originated near South London, United Kingdom, supplementing the decades-old dance genre that clubgoers had grown to adore.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Usher deepened his experimentation into electronic music, with forays into Euro-pop and dubstep, on Looking 4 Myself.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
Some participants closed their eyes, raised their hands in the air, and breathed heavily as the bass-heavy dubstep swelled.
—Michelle Lhooq, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Dubstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dubstep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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