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Hip-hop – Glossary
genre noun [count]
African American noun [count] a particular type of film, writing, or art, that can be
someone from the US who belongs to a race of recognised by specific features
people that has dark skin and whose family
originally came from Africa glamorise verb
to make someone or something seem to be more
amazed adjective attractive or exciting than they really are
very surprised:
Frankly, I was amazed that he was interested. high-profile adjective
often seen or mentioned in newspapers or on
boast verb television:
to talk about your abilities, achievements, or a high-profile campaign/company/politician
possessions in a way that sounds too proud:
The men sat at the bar boasting about their win. issue noun [count]
a subject or problem that people discuss or argue
the charts [plural] about:
a list of the CDs that people have bought the most environmental issues
copies of in the previous week
overrated adjective
component noun [count] not as good or important as some people believe
an individual quality or feature of something
race [count or uncount]
criticism noun [count or uncount] a group of people who are similar because they have
a comment or comments that show that you think the same skin colour or other physical features, or
something is wrong or bad: because they speak the same language or have the
a valid/fair criticism same history or customs:
We do not discriminate on the basis of race or
decline noun [count or uncount] gender.
a reduction in the amount or quality of something:
There has been a steady decline in public services rapper noun [count]
over recent years. someone who performs RAP music

devoted adjective slang noun [uncount]

devoted to something containing or dealing with words or expressions that are very informal and that
one particular thing: are not considered suitable for formal situations
an exhibition devoted to Rembrandt's etchings
so-called adjective
diverse adjective used for showing that you think a word used for
very different from each other: describing something is not suitable:
a diverse range of issues His so-called friends betrayed him.

DJ or disc jockey noun [count] subculture noun [count]

someone who plays CDs and records in a club or a group of people whose beliefs and ways of
on the radio behaving make them different from the rest of society

emerge verb synonymous adjective

to become known or recognised: if one person or thing is synonymous with another,
Leeds is emerging as an important financial people think of one of them whenever they think of
centre. the other one

gangster noun [count] track [count]

a member of an organised group of criminals a song or piece of music that is recorded on a CD:
Which is your favourite track?
generalisation noun [count or uncount]
a statement that seems to be true in most situations wealth noun [uncount]
but that may not be true in all situations the state of being rich:
He had an obsession with power and wealth.
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