Hip house, also known as rap house or house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of

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and hip hop, that originated in both

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, United Kingdom and

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, United States in the mid to late 1980s. British group the

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' "

Rok da House "Rok da House" is the debut single by British production trio the Beatmasters featuring hip hop duo the Cookie Crew. Released as a single in 1987, the song was a top 40 hit in at least seven countries. In the UK, its first release only managed a ...

" is known to be the very first hip house record, having been written and pressed to vinyl in August 1986. Other early hip house records by British artists include " Pump Up the Volume" by

MARRS MARRS (stylised M, A, R, R, S) were a 1987 recording collective formed by the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, which only released one commercial disc. It became "a one-hit wonder of rare influence" because of their international hit " Pump Up t ...

and "

Beat Dis "Beat Dis" is a song by British act Bomb the Bass, a studio production 'group' formed by producer Tim Simenon originally as the Rhythm King All Stars, with producer Pascal Gabriel and Adele Nozedar from Indians in Moscow involved too. From Bom ...

" by Bomb the Bass, both from 1987.

History

Minor controversy ensued in 1988 when a U.S. record called "Turn Up the Bass" by Tyree featuring Kool Rock Steady claimed it was the "first hip house record on vinyl". The

disputed this, pointing out that "

" 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 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock were an American hip hop duo from Harlem, New York City. Rob Base is the stage name of Robert Ginyard (b. 1967) and DJ E-Z Rock was Rodney "Skip" Bryce (1967–2014). They are best known for the 1988 hit " It Takes Two", ...

with " It Takes Two", and

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's "That's How I'm Living". After successful releases by the Beatmasters,

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, Tyree, KC Flightt,

Doug Lazy Doug Lazy (real name Gene Douglas Finley) is an American hip hop and dance music producer and DJ from Washington, D.C. Lazy scored a number of hip house hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including ...

and Mr. Lee, hip-house became popular in the

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warehouse scene and

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s. Hip house also garnered substantial chart success. The style complemented sample-based records of the period, produced by British artists such as

S-Express S'Express (pronounced ''ess-express''; sometimes spelled S'Xpress or S-Express) were a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre. "Theme from S'Express", which containe ...

, Bomb the Bass and

M/A/R/R/S MARRS (stylised M, A, R, R, S) were a 1987 recording collective formed by the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, which only released one commercial disc. It became "a one-hit wonder of rare influence" because of their international hit " Pump Up ...

. Hip house's further crossover success would come in the form of two ground breaking records: "I'll House You" by the

Jungle Brothers Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Known as the pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip ...

and " It Takes Two" by

. "I'll House You" is generally seen as a collaboration between

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house-music producer

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and the Jungle Brothers (an Afrocentric hip-hop group from New York). "It Takes Two" was described by ''

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'' magazine as "...the first palatable form of hip-house for hardcore hip hop fans." Hip hop rappers that would receive the hip house

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treatment included Vitamin C, Sweet Tee, Raze, and

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Hip house tracks featured on popular dance compilations including

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's ''Deep Heat'' compilation series and was championed by DJs such as To Kool Chris and Chad Jackson. As house music emerged as a worldwide industry by the late 1980s, U.S. acts such as

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would use the hip house formula in hits such as " Gonna Make You Sweat", as well as the

Eurodance Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. This ...

genre - particularly with hits by the Belgian group

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, German groups

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and

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, and Italian

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Influence on UK rave scene

Late 1980s hip house releases by UK artists such as Double Trouble and

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, Blapps Posse and Shut Up and Dance were an early influence towards the early 1990s UK

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scene and the

breakbeat hardcore Breakbeat hardcore (also referred to as hardcore rave or oldskool hardcore) is a music genre of the very early 1990s that spawned from the UK rave scene. It combines four-on-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats usually sampled from hip hop. In ...

genre (and genres that developed from it such as

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Hip house in the present day

A modern form of hip house became popular in the mid-2000s, known as electro hop, with artists enjoying mainstream success towards the end of the decade and into the 2010s. These artists included

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(most notably with his albums '' Rebelution'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2011)),

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...

Far East Movement Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American Hip hop music, hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and as of August 2018 consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), DJ Virman (Vi ...

Hyper Crush Hyper Crush is an American electro- hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, consisting of rapper Donny Fontaine, singer Holly Valentine, and DJ/keytarist Patrick Ridge. Background Early career (2006–2007) Hyper Crush, composed of three ...

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(described as "rave-rap" or "

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") and

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. 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

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and

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

with

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, and "

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" by

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and

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. French artist

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had several hip house hits such as "

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" with

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, "

Where Them Girls At "Where Them Girls At" (originally titled "Where Dem Girls At?") is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta, featuring vocals from American rapper Flo Rida and Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. The track was released on 2 May ...

" with

and

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, "

Gettin' Over You "Gettin' Over You" (originally titled "Gettin' Over") is a song by French DJ David Guetta and American singer Chris Willis, from Guetta's fourth studio album, '' One Love''. "Gettin' Over You" features additional vocals by Fergie and hip hop ...

" with

and "

Little Bad Girl "Little Bad Girl" is a single by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from English recording artist Taio Cruz and American rapper Ludacris. It was released for digital download from 27 June 2011 by Virgin Records, serving as the second singl ...

" with

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and

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. Hip house in the 2020s include "

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, "

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" by

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, Aminé and

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, "

Believe What I Say "Believe What I Say" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his tenth studio album, ''Donda'' (2021). The song features additional vocals from Buju Banton, Dem Jointz and Stalone; and samples "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill. It was ser ...

" by

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, and "

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