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Meaning of trip hop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈtɹɪp.hɒp/

Definitions

A genre of slow electronica combining elements of hip hop with melodic, often psychedelic, sounds and impressionistic lyrics.

uncountable

Equivalents

Русский трип-хоп

Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

trip log trip meter trip odometer trip over one's own two feet trip recorder trip sill