conscious rap

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of socially/politically conscious rap.

Noun

conscious rap (uncountable)

1. (music) A subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s, characterized by Afrocentricity and sociopolitical comments.

   Synonyms: conscious hip hop, progressive rap

   • 2019, Mitchell Ohriner, Flow: The Rhythmic Voice in Rap Music, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 128:

     In the late 1980s, a new generation of black university students enlisted the Afrocentrism of conscious rap in their interactions with both the white educational establishment and the black working class. Directed toward their professors, conscious rap became a tool in debates over the importance of multicultural education and African American Studies programs.

Further reading

• conscious rap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia