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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The commercial was perfectly timed as the N.B.A. was leaning into its connection with hip-hop and Black culture, a shift led by players like Mr. Iverson.
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Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2024
To see a man hip-hop culture once revered, who beat the odds by becoming one of the world’s few Black billionaires, ruin his legacy by putting his hands on a woman is a collective disappointment that will reverberate for generations.
—Jasmine Elise, Essence, 24 May 2024
For instance, the gaming site Fortnite hosted a concert series by hip-hop artist Travis Scott inside the game, and 27 million players showed up.
—Mitch Duckler, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Meg thanked Cardi and Glo while acknowledging the importance of banding together as women in hip-hop before returning back to her solo mission of conquering The Garden.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 May 2024
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Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2024
To see a man hip-hop culture once revered, who beat the odds by becoming one of the world’s few Black billionaires, ruin his legacy by putting his hands on a woman is a collective disappointment that will reverberate for generations.
—Jasmine Elise, Essence, 24 May 2024
For instance, the gaming site Fortnite hosted a concert series by hip-hop artist Travis Scott inside the game, and 27 million players showed up.
—Mitch Duckler, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Meg thanked Cardi and Glo while acknowledging the importance of banding together as women in hip-hop before returning back to her solo mission of conquering The Garden.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 22 May 2024
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“Hip-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip-hop. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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