| Hip house | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Rap house, house rap |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-to-late 1980s, London, UK and Chicago, U.S. |
| Derivative forms | Eurodance |
| Other topics | |
Hip house, also known as rap house or house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip hop music, that originated in both London, United Kingdom and Chicago, United States in the mid-to-late 1980s.[1]
British group the Beatmasters' "Rok da House" is known to be the first hip house record,[2] having been written and pressed to vinyl in August 1986.[citation needed] Other early hip house records by British artists include "Pump Up the Volume" by MARRS and "Beat Dis" by Bomb the Bass, both from 1987.