hip-hopnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈhɪp.hɒp/us/ˈhɪp.hɑːp/A2 a type of popular music in which the words are spoken rather than sung and the subject of the songs is often politics or society
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Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- band
- bhangra
- blue-eyed soul
- boy band
- dub
- Europop
- gangsta rap
- goth
- grunge
- hard rock
- heavy metal
- jungle
- punk rock
- rap
- rock and roll
- rock chick
- rocker
- soul music
- trance
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- Some of the easiest kinds of dances to learn include cowboy line dancing, basic hip-hop moves, or a Bollywood routine.