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  2. New jack swing - Wikipedia

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    New Jack" was a slang term (meaning ~'Johnny-come-lately' [14]) used in a song by Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers, and "swing" was intended by Cooper to draw an "analogy between the music played at the speakeasies of F. Scott Fitzgerald's time to the crackhouses of Teddy Riley's time." [15]

  3. Category:1980s slang - Wikipedia

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    1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; 2030s; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. V. Valleyspeak (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "1980s slang"

  4. 1980s in music - Wikipedia

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    By 1980, the disco genre, largely dependent on orchestras, was replaced by a lighter synthpop production, which subsequently fuelled dance music. In the latter half of the 1980s, teen pop experienced its first wave, with bands and artists including Exposé, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Belinda Carlisle, New Edition, Taylor Dayne, Stacey Q, The ...

  5. Boom bap - Wikipedia

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    Boom bap is a subgenre and music production style that was prominent in East Coast hip hop during the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. [1]The term "boom bap" is an onomatopoeia that represents the sounds used for the bass (kick) drum and snare drum, respectively.

  6. Acid house - Wikipedia

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    Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago.The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesizer-sequencer, [1] an innovation attributed to Chicago artists Phuture and Sleezy D circa 1986.

  7. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    Used to describe: Water. Back in the 1930s, ordering a dog soup would get you a tall glass of good ol' water. Considering that the slang originated during the Great Depression, it makes perfect sense.

  8. Hip-hop culture - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s and 1990s, beat makers and producers used the new electronic and digital instruments that were developed, such as samplers, sequencers, drum machines, and synthesizers. From the 1970s to the 2010s, various beat makers and producers have used live instruments, such as drum kit or electric bass on some tracks.

  9. Budots - Wikipedia

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    Budots producers also put their producer tags that typically goes "(DJ name) on the mix" or "(DJ name) on the beat". Budots is known for its high-pitched whistle hooks, as heard in this sample from Gahi by DJ Eclipse. [15] Unlike most dance music that is commonly played in nightclubs, budots is performed on public places such as basketball ...