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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In addition, the Storytellers series will feature R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe and Jon Batiste in conversation discussing Nat King Cole and a 40th anniversary celebration of landmark hip-hop film Beat Street with an introduction by Nas.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Country doesn’t have a lot of the energy of, like, a Travis Scott show, or some of the big hip-hop acts that go in just raging.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 May 2024
But my pick for the best hip-hop showcase of the season remains T-Pain's Wiscansin Fest.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
This concert joins a larger effort of prestigious national symphonies bringing in hip-hop artists to fuse the sounds of rap and classical music into a one-of-a-kind performance.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
What concerts are part of the Live Concert Week savings?
Concerts include performances from more than 900 artists spanning a variety of genres, including pop, Latin, hip-hop, country, R&B, rock, metal and electronic, as well as comedy shows.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The South Bronx is known as the birthplace of hip-hop and graffiti.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
The beef between Drake and what continues to be a strong sect of the hip-hop community grows deeper.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Country doesn’t have a lot of the energy of, like, a Travis Scott show, or some of the big hip-hop acts that go in just raging.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 May 2024
But my pick for the best hip-hop showcase of the season remains T-Pain's Wiscansin Fest.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
This concert joins a larger effort of prestigious national symphonies bringing in hip-hop artists to fuse the sounds of rap and classical music into a one-of-a-kind performance.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
What concerts are part of the Live Concert Week savings?
Concerts include performances from more than 900 artists spanning a variety of genres, including pop, Latin, hip-hop, country, R&B, rock, metal and electronic, as well as comedy shows.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The South Bronx is known as the birthplace of hip-hop and graffiti.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
The beef between Drake and what continues to be a strong sect of the hip-hop community grows deeper.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
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