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Meaning of chap-hop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A parodic musical genre that blends elements of hip-hop with steampunk and traditional English stereotypes.

uncountable

Examples

“Never wear plimsolls if not doing sport Unless you're a chap-hop superstar sort”
“Any style of music can become steampunk if the story is right. Thus the rise of a seemingly incongruous pairing: steampunk rap, or chap-hop.”
“[…] the compliment has now been returned, with the rise of a style known as chap-hop, in which people in tweeds such as Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer freestyle over a banjulele accompaniment barbed songs of political comment such as 'They Don't Allow Rappers in the Bullingdon' (2012).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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