Hip house
musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip hop music
Hip house, also known as rap house or house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip hop. It arose during the 1980s in Chicago and London. Though hip house never achieved massive popularity, there were a few hits (such as by Technotronic, a Belgian group) in the later part of the decade and the early 1990s.
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Cultural origins | Mid-late 1980s, London, UK and Chicago, U.S. |
Derivative forms | Eurodance |
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