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Memphis rap

Memphis rap noun: a subgenre of hip hop that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-late 1980s.

Noun

Memphis rap (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of hip hop that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-late 1980s.
    • Dungeon rap is a new hybrid style of hip-hop created by Yatsun. It merges Memphis rap – a style of lo-fi atmospheric southern hip-hop made popular by the likes of Three Six Mafia in the late 80s and early 90s – and dungeon synth, a sub-genre that blossomed in 1990s Scandinavia blending dark ambient...2023 July 12, Daniel Dylan Wray, “‘I don’t believe in the idea of a future’: the Ukrainian producer who invented dungeon rap”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about Memphis rap

What does Memphis rap mean?
Memphis rap means a subgenre of hip hop that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-late 1980s.
What part of speech is Memphis rap?
Memphis rap is a noun.

Words near Memphis rap in the dictionary

  1. Memphian
  2. Memphians
  3. Memphibian
  4. Memphibians
  5. Memphis
  6. Memphis rap
  7. Memphite
  8. Memphites
  9. Memphitic
  10. Memphitical
  11. Memphre

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