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ghettotech en · NOUN

Etymology

From ghetto + tech.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of electronic dance music from Chicago, combining elements of house music with electro, hip-hop, and techno.
    • Ghettotech consists largely of four-on-the-floor dance beats at a faster tempo with lyrics that are sexually explicit and derogatory in nature. 2010, Emmett George Price, Encyclopedia of African American Music, volume 3, page 942:
    • The club benefits from crowd-pleasing regular appearances from the Party and the occasional drop-in from ghettotech MC Prince William. 2008 January, SPIN, volume 24, number 1, page 110:
    • The second album features a 38-track mix featuring many of the "booty" or "ghettotech" anthems produced by the popular Detroit duo. 2001, Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide to Electronica: