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The term hipster in its present usage first appeared in the 1990s and became widely used in the late 2000s and early 2010s, [9] being derived from the earlier hipster movements of the 1940s. [10] Hipster culture had become a "global phenomenon" [11] during the early-mid 2010s, [12] before declining from the mainstream by 2016–2017. [13] [14]
African American men in zoot suits. The words hep and hip are of uncertain origin, with numerous competing theories being proposed. In the early days of jazz, musicians were using the hep variant to describe anybody who was "in the know" about an emerging, mostly African-American subculture, which revolved around jazz.
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Robin Hood, if he ever existed, has been dust for centuries. However, his legacy -- the myth of the populist criminal -- continues to thrive. In the 1930's, rural bandits like Bonnie and Clyde and ...
According to lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower, the terms hipster and hippie derive from the word hip and the synonym hep, whose origins are disputed. [1] The words hip and hep first surfaced in slang around the beginning of the 20th century and spread quickly, making their first appearance in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1904. At the time ...
An alternative culture Zelig, this guy “was there” at such pivotal moments in history as early Can shows, Suicide rehearsals and Jamaican sound clashes; now he was losing his edge “to better ...
Hipster hop (also known as hipster rap) is a term that was used by music bloggers and critics in the 2000s and early 2010s to describe hip hop music that was perceived to be influenced by the hipster subculture. The term has been applied to artists such as The Cool Kids and Kid Cudi, though it has not been embraced by such artists.
Seapunk, a fusion of scene, electronic dance music and hipster culture, began as an online internet meme before becoming a niche street fashion in Germany, Brazil [301] and America. [302] This movement influenced several mainstream pop and hip-hop artists during the mid-2010s, most notably Azealia Banks, Frank Ocean, [303] and Rihanna. [304]