alternative hip hop (noun): any style that isn't mainstream commercial hip hop - Have you heard much alternative hip hop?

audio editing software (noun): software used to produce music, movie soundtracks, etc. - Before we had audio editing software, we used tape loops.

beats (noun): the breakbeat rhythms that MCs rap to in hip hop music - Who produced the beats on this album?

breakdancing (noun): a style of street-dancing in hip hop culture - The breakdancing in this Turf Feinz video is incredible.

block party (noun): a free party on the streets of a city block - Are you going to the block party on Saturday?

collaborate (verb): to work together with someone to produce something - Has Kanye collaborated with Drake yet?

deejay (verb): to perform the skills of a club or hip hop DJ - Who's deejaying for Nas these days?

DJ mixer (noun): a small mixer made for DJs - All you need is two turntables, a DJ mixer and some records.

duo (noun): two people who make music or perform together - Who's on your list of best hip hop duos?

explicit (adjective): offensive, obscene or "rude" language - Has the album got an explicit language warning?

flow (noun): the ability to rap rhythmically and stylishly - He's been practising, so his flow's getting better.

G-Funk (noun): funk-based subgenre of gangsta rap - What's your favourite G-Funk track?

gangsta rap (noun): hardcore-style rap from Los Angeles - My cousin still buys gangsta rap records!

graffiti art (noun): street art that's drawn, painted or sprayed in public places - What do you think of Banksy's graffiti art?

hardcore rap (noun): a tough style of New York hip hop music - Hardcore rap's like those old gangster movies.

hook (noun): part of a song that's easily remembered, often a chorus - Young Thug's Florida Water has a great hook.

jazz rap (noun): rap music made with jazz samples or instruments - Molly doesn't like jazz rap much.

MC (or "Master of Ceremonies") (noun): a DJ's onstage announcer, esp. one who raps - Does your MC ever forget his raps?

mixtape (noun): a collection of free tracks, usually downloadable or on cassette tape - Let's download some more mixtapes.

rap (1) (noun): a set of lyrics rapped to a hip hop beat - He's never done a rap about getting a job, has he?

rap (2) (verb): to speak rhythmically in rhymes over a hip hop beat - You want me to rap? I've never rapped in my life!

rhyme (noun): a word that ends with the same sound as another word - If you don't use rhymes, you can't call it rapping.

sample-heavy (adjective): having many sampled sounds - If you like sample-heavy hip hop, you'll love this album.

scratching (noun): moving a record quickly on a turntable to create a rhythmic scratching sound - There's a lot of scratching in his beats.

socially-conscious (adjective): aware of social problems like inequality and racism - Joni wrote socially-conscious folk songs.

turntable (noun): a rotating plate that records sit on while being played - Instead of listening to the music on your iPod, let’s get out my dad’s old turntable.

underground rap (noun): rap music by artists outside the music industry - I never hear underground rap on the radio.

commercial [kə´mə:ʃəl]   a.商业的 n.广告节目   (初中英语单词)

culture [´kʌltʃə]   n.修养；文化；饲养   (初中英语单词)

ability [ə´biliti]   n.(办事)能力；才干   (初中英语单词)

chorus [´kɔ:rəs]   n.合唱；齐声 v.合唱   (初中英语单词)

collection [kə´lekʃən]   n.收集；征收；募捐   (初中英语单词)

offensive [ə´fensiv]   a.冒犯的 n.进攻   (高中英语单词)

underground [,ʌndə´graund]   ad.&a.地下(的)   (高中英语单词)

alternative [ɔ:l´tə:nətiv]   a.二中选一的 n.选择   (英语四级单词)

gangster [´gæŋstə]   n.歹徒，强盗   (英语四级单词)