Hip house#Hip house in the present day
{{short description|Music genre}}
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{{Infobox music genre
| name = Hip house
| other_names = {{hlist|Rap house|house rap}}
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|House|hip hop|acid house|pop rap}}
| cultural_origins = Mid-to-late 1980s, London, UK, and Chicago, U.S.
| derivatives = Eurodance
| other_topics = {{hlist|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 and hip-hop, which originated in both London and Chicago in the mid-to-late 1980s.{{cite web|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/05/hip-house-oral-history|title=Hip House: An Oral History|date=2 May 2016|work=Red Bull Music Academy|author=Phillip Mlynar}}
A British collaboration between the electronic group Beatmasters and the rap duo Cookie Crew created "Rok da House"; possibly the first hip house single.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Cookie-Crew/93548/|title=Cookie Crew Reviews, Music, News}}
History
Minor controversy ensued in 1988 when a U.S. record called "Turn Up the Bass" by Tyree Cooper featuring Kool Rock Steady claimed it was the "first hip house record on vinyl". The 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 in "Yo Yo Get Funky!", Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock with "It Takes Two", and Tony Scott's "That's How I'm Living".
After successful releases by the Beatmasters, Deskee, Tyree, KC Flightt, Doug Lazy and Mr. Lee, hip-house became popular in the acid house warehouse scene and nightclubs. Hip house also garnered substantial chart success.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/explore/essay/|title=Hip House|author=Henderson, Alex|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=1 June 2010|archive-date=13 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113053923/http://allmusic.com/explore/essay|url-status=dead}} The style complemented sample-based records of the period, produced by British artists such as S-Express, Bomb the Bass and MARRS.
Hip house tracks featured on popular dance compilations including Telstar's Deep Heat compilation series and was championed by DJs such as Chad Jackson.
As house music emerged as a worldwide industry by the late 1980s, U.S. acts such as C+C Music Factory would use the hip house formula in hits such as "Gonna Make You Sweat", as well as the Eurodance {{nowrap|genre{{hsp}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}}}particularly with hits by the Belgian group Technotronic and the German groups Snap! and Real McCoy.
Influence on UK rave scene
Late 1980s hip house releases by UK artists such as Double Trouble and Rebel MC, Blapps Posse and Shut Up and Dance were an early influence towards the early 1990s UK rave scene and the breakbeat hardcore genre (and genres that developed from it such as jungle).{{cite book|first=Martin|last=James|title=State of Bass|publisher=Boxtree|year=1997}}{{cite web|url=https://abasschronicle.co.uk/history-sessions-hardcore-breakbeats/|title=History Sessions: Hardcore Breakbeats (1990 – 1991)|work=A Bass Chronicle|date=15 July 2014}}
Hip house in the present day
A modern form of hip house became popular in the mid-2000s, known as electro hop,{{Cite web|url=https://recordingarts.com/record/evolution-of-hip-hop/electro-hop/|title=Evolution of Electro Hop|date=20 February 2020|website=Recording Arts Canada}} with artists enjoying mainstream success towards the end of the decade and into the 2010s. These artists included LMFAO,{{cite web|url=https://bk.asia-city.com/events/news/together-festival|title=Together Festival Featuring LMFAO, Lil Jon and DJ Afrojack|website=Bk.asia-city.com|date=23 March 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/lmfao-and-shwayze-played-at-showbox-sodo-on-thursday-november-12-2009/|title=LMFAO and Shwayze played at Showbox SoDo on Thursday, November 12, 2009.|first=Erika|last=Hobart|date=13 November 2009|website=Seattle Weekly}} Pitbull (most notably with his albums Rebelution (2009){{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/channel/Music/AlbumReviews/Pitbull-Rebelution-20091117-2|title=Pitbull - Rebelution|first=Masande|last=Ntshanga|website=Channel}} and Planet Pit (2011)),{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/arts/music/pitbull-the-rapper-releases-planet-pit.html|title=Rootless Rapper Finds His Rhythm|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 June 2011}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/arts/music/pitbull-climate-change-review.html|title=Pitbull Moves Beyond Hip-Hop and Into the Unknown on 'Climate Change'|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 March 2017}} Flo Rida,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thethings.com/top-10-highest-selling-hip-hop-artists-of-all-time/|title=Top 10 Highest-Selling Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time|date=12 February 2021|website=TheThings}}{{Cite web|url=https://thegrio.com/2012/07/13/flo-rida-talks-charity-frank-ocean-and-haters/|title = Flo Rida talks charity, Frank Ocean and haters|date = 13 July 2012}} Far East Movement,{{cite web | url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2010/11/fareast-movement-reveals-mv-for-rocketeer-ft-ryan-tedder/feed | title=Far*East Movement reveals MV for "Rocketeer" ft. Ryan Tedder }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/266613/far-east-movement-is-what-cha-want|title=Far East Movement Is What'cha Want|date=29 September 2011|website=E! Online}} Hyper Crush,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/hyper-crush/Content?oid=2323428|title=Hyper Crush|website=San Antonio Current}} Example (described as "rave-rap" or "rave-hop") and Azealia Banks.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/azealia_banks-1991|title=Azealia Banks 1991|website=Exclaim.ca}} Electronic dance music DJs/producers also had hits in the genre, which featured vocals from rappers. These include "C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)" by Tiësto and Diplo with Busta Rhymes, and "Forever" by Wolfgang Gartner and will.i.am. French DJ David Guetta had several hip house hits such as "Memories" with Kid Cudi, "Where Them Girls At" with Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj,{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/609-the-nicki-minaj-singles-tournament-round-two/|title=The Nicki Minaj Singles Tournament: Round Two|date=23 December 2014|website=Pitchfork}} "Gettin' Over You" with LMFAO and "Little Bad Girl" with Taio Cruz and Ludacris.
Hip house in the 2020s includes "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat, "Ego Death" by Ty Dolla Sign, "My High" by Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai, "Believe What I Say" by Kanye West, "Her" by Megan Thee Stallion and "Thique" by Beyoncé.