Chap hop

{{short description|Music genre}}

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{{Infobox music genre

| name = Chap hop

| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|British hip hop|music hall|comedy hip hop|cabaret|steampunk|British comedy}}

| cultural_origins = Mid- to late 2000s, United Kingdom

| instruments = {{hlist|Sampler|turntables|sequencer|banjo |ukulele|vocals|piano}}

| other_topics = {{hlist|The Chap|young fogeys}}

}}

Chap hop is a fusion genre of music originating from England that mixes the hip-hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea, and the weather.{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Frances |date=4 April 2011 |title=In 'Chap-Hop', Gentlemen Rappers Bust Rhymes About Tea, Cricket |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703716904576133674200088328 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=5 April 2011}}

Two leading exponents of the genre are Professor Elemental and Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer.{{cite web|url=http://pdxgearcon.com/tag/chap-hop/ |title=GEAR Con 2013 » chap-hop |access-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006173140/http://pdxgearcon.com/tag/chap-hop/ |archive-date=2013-10-06 }}{{cite web|url=http://blog.dc-geeks.com/2013/05/chap-hop-tweed-revolution.html |title=Chap Hop: The Tweed Revolution |access-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006161920/http://blog.dc-geeks.com/2013/05/chap-hop-tweed-revolution.html |archive-date=2013-10-06 }}

In March 2013, UK Education Secretary Michael Gove said he was a fan of the genre. Mr. B noted the irony of this, since his music often pokes at members of the establishment, commenting: "As a non-Etonian and thus an outcast within the cabinet, this is perhaps a little snook cocked at his colleagues."{{Cite web |title=Michael Gove professes to enjoy chap-hop – how peculiar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/25/michael-gove-chap-hop-favourite-genre-mr-b |author=Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer |work=The Guardian |date=25 March 2014}}