trip hop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹɪp.hɑp/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹɪp.hɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Journalistic coinage as a blend of trip (“drug-induced hallucinations”, alluding to psychedelic music) + hip-hop.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A genre of slow electronica combining elements of hip hop with melodic, often psychedelic, sounds and impressionistic lyrics.
Trip-hop, on the other hand, takes the opposite approach. The genre can be described as a slower and dub-influenced reworking of African American hip-hop, aptly described by writer Phil Johnson as “dubbed-up hip-hop derived music...beats whose customary urgency is deconstructed into dreamy, erotic soundscapes.”
2013, Michael Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae, Wesleyan University Press, →ISBN, page 235:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| triphop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| trip-hop | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
ru трип-хоп (Translations)