hip-hop
noun [U] /ˈhɪp.hɒp/
/-hɑːp/ Definition
A2 a type of popular music in which the subject of the songs is often politics or society and the words are spoken rather than sungPop, rock and soulTypes of music
(Definition of hip-hop noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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