# Hip house

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Music genre

Hip house Other names Rap house house rap Stylistic origins House hip-hop acid house pop rap Cultural origins Mid-to-late 1980s, London, UK, and Chicago, U.S. Derivative forms Eurodance Other topics List of house artists and DJs styles of house music ghetto house

**Hip house**, also known as **rap house** or **house rap**, is a musical genre that mixes elements of [house music](/source/House_music) and [hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop), which originated in both [London](/source/London) and [Chicago](/source/Chicago) in the mid-to-late 1980s.[1]

## History

A British collaboration between the electronic group [Beatmasters](/source/Beatmasters) and the rap duo [Cookie Crew](/source/Cookie_Crew) entitled "[Rok da House](/source/Rok_da_House)" is cited as one of the first hip house tracks.[2]

Minor controversy ensued in 1988 when a U.S. record called "Turn Up the Bass" by [Tyree Cooper](/source/Tyree_Cooper) featuring Kool Rock Steady claimed it was the "first hip house record on vinyl". The [Beatmasters](/source/Beatmasters) disputed this, pointing out that "Rok da House" had originally been written and pressed to vinyl in 1986. The outfit then released "Who's in the House?" featuring British emcee Merlin, containing the lines "Beatmasters stand to attention, hip house is your invention" and "Watch out Tyree, we come faster". More claims to the hip-house crown were subsequently laid down by [Fast Eddie](/source/Fast_Eddie_(producer)) in "Yo Yo Get Funky!", [Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock](/source/Rob_Base_and_DJ_E-Z_Rock) with "[It Takes Two](/source/It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_%26_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song))", and [Tony Scott](/source/Tony_Scott_(rapper))'s "That's How I'm Living".

After successful releases by the Beatmasters, [Deskee](/source/Deskee), Tyree, KC Flightt, [Doug Lazy](/source/Doug_Lazy) and [Mr. Lee](/source/Mr._Lee_(rapper)), hip-house became popular in the [acid house](/source/Acid_house) warehouse scene and [nightclubs](/source/Nightclub). Hip house also garnered substantial chart success.[3] The style complemented sample-based records of the period, produced by British artists such as [S-Express](/source/S-Express), [Bomb the Bass](/source/Bomb_the_Bass) and [MARRS](/source/MARRS).

Hip house tracks featured on popular dance compilations including [Telstar](/source/Telstar_Records)'s *Deep Heat* compilation series and was championed by DJs such as [Chad Jackson](/source/Chad_Jackson_(DJ)).

As house music emerged as a worldwide industry by the late 1980s, U.S. acts such as [C+C Music Factory](/source/C%2BC_Music_Factory) would use the hip house formula in hits such as "[Gonna Make You Sweat](/source/Gonna_Make_You_Sweat_(Everybody_Dance_Now))", as well as the [Eurodance](/source/Eurodance) genre — particularly with hits by the Belgian group [Technotronic](/source/Technotronic) and the German groups [Snap!](/source/Snap!) and [Real McCoy](/source/Real_McCoy_(band)).

## Influence on UK rave scene

Late 1980s hip house releases by UK artists such as [Double Trouble](/source/Double_Trouble_(dance_music_producers)) and [Rebel MC](/source/Rebel_MC), [Blapps Posse](/source/Blapps_Posse) and [Shut Up and Dance](/source/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(duo)) were an early influence towards the early 1990s UK [rave](/source/Rave) scene and the [breakbeat hardcore](/source/Breakbeat_hardcore) genre (and genres that developed from it such as [jungle](/source/Jungle_music)).[4][5]

## Hip house in the present day

A modern form of hip house became popular in the mid-2000s, known as **electro hop**,[6] with artists enjoying mainstream success towards the end of the decade and into the 2010s. These artists included [LMFAO](/source/LMFAO),[7][8] [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper)) (most notably with his albums *[Rebelution](/source/Pitbull_Starring_in_Rebelution)* (2009)[9] and *[Planet Pit](/source/Planet_Pit)* (2011)),[10][11] [Flo Rida](/source/Flo_Rida),[12][13] [Far East Movement](/source/Far_East_Movement),[14][15] [Hyper Crush](/source/Hyper_Crush),[16] [Example](/source/Example_(musician)) (described as "rave-rap" or "rave-hop") and [Azealia Banks](/source/Azealia_Banks).[17] [Electronic dance music](/source/Electronic_dance_music) DJs/producers also had hits in the genre, which featured vocals from rappers. These include "[C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)](/source/C'mon_(Catch_'em_by_Surprise))" by [Tiësto](/source/Ti%C3%ABsto) and [Diplo](/source/Diplo) with [Busta Rhymes](/source/Busta_Rhymes),[6] and "[Forever](/source/Forever_(Wolfgang_Gartner_and_will.i.am_song))" by [Wolfgang Gartner](/source/Wolfgang_Gartner) and [will.i.am](/source/Will.i.am). French DJ [David Guetta](/source/David_Guetta) had several hip house hits such as "[Memories](/source/Memories_(David_Guetta_song))" with [Kid Cudi](/source/Kid_Cudi),[6] "[Where Them Girls At](/source/Where_Them_Girls_At)" with [Flo Rida](/source/Flo_Rida) and [Nicki Minaj](/source/Nicki_Minaj),[18] "[Gettin' Over You](/source/Gettin'_Over_You)" with [LMFAO](/source/LMFAO) and "[Little Bad Girl](/source/Little_Bad_Girl)" with [Taio Cruz](/source/Taio_Cruz) and [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Phillip Mlynar (2 May 2016). ["Hip House: An Oral History"](https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/05/hip-house-oral-history). *[Red Bull Music Academy](/source/Red_Bull_Music_Academy)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cookie Crew Reviews, Music, News"](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Cookie-Crew/93548/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-essay_3-0)** Henderson, Alex. ["Hip House"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101113053923/http://allmusic.com/explore/essay). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Archived from [the original](https://www.allmusic.com/explore/essay/) on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** James, Martin (1997). *State of Bass*. Boxtree.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["History Sessions: Hardcore Breakbeats (1990 – 1991)"](https://abasschronicle.co.uk/history-sessions-hardcore-breakbeats/). *A Bass Chronicle*. 15 July 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-auto_6-3) ["Evolution of Electro Hop"](https://recordingarts.com/record/evolution-of-hip-hop/electro-hop/). *Recording Arts Canada*. 20 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Together Festival Featuring LMFAO, Lil Jon and DJ Afrojack"](https://bk.asia-city.com/events/news/together-festival). *Bk.asia-city.com*. 23 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Hobart, Erika (13 November 2009). ["LMFAO and Shwayze played at Showbox SoDo on Thursday, November 12, 2009"](https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/lmfao-and-shwayze-played-at-showbox-sodo-on-thursday-november-12-2009/). *Seattle Weekly*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Ntshanga, Masande. ["Pitbull - Rebelution"](https://www.news24.com/channel/Music/AlbumReviews/Pitbull-Rebelution-20091117-2). *Channel*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Caramanica, Jon (22 June 2011). ["Rootless Rapper Finds His Rhythm"](https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/arts/music/pitbull-the-rapper-releases-planet-pit.html). *The New York Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Caramanica, Jon (15 March 2017). ["Pitbull Moves Beyond Hip-Hop and Into the Unknown on 'Climate Change'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/arts/music/pitbull-climate-change-review.html). *The New York Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Top 10 Highest-Selling Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time"](https://www.thethings.com/top-10-highest-selling-hip-hop-artists-of-all-time/). *TheThings*. 12 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Flo Rida talks charity, Frank Ocean and haters"](https://thegrio.com/2012/07/13/flo-rida-talks-charity-frank-ocean-and-haters/). 13 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Far*East Movement reveals MV for "Rocketeer" ft. Ryan Tedder"](https://www.allkpop.com/article/2010/11/fareast-movement-reveals-mv-for-rocketeer-ft-ryan-tedder/feed).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Far East Movement Is What'cha Want"](https://www.eonline.com/news/266613/far-east-movement-is-what-cha-want). *E! Online*. 29 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Hyper Crush"](https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/hyper-crush/Content?oid=2323428). *San Antonio Current*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Azealia Banks 1991"](http://exclaim.ca/music/article/azealia_banks-1991). *Exclaim.ca*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["The Nicki Minaj Singles Tournament: Round Two"](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/609-the-nicki-minaj-singles-tournament-round-two/). *Pitchfork*. 23 December 2014.

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