Hip house
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Hip-house, also known as house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip-hop. The style rose to prominence during the 1980s in New York and Chicago. However, the first officially credited hip house track was 1988's Rok Da House by UK producers the Beatmasters featuring British female emcees the Cookie Crew.
Minor controversy ensued when a U.S. record called "Get Busy" by Tyree featuring Kool Rock Steady claimed it was the "first hip house record on vinyl." The Beatmasters disputed this fact, claiming that "Rok da House" had originally been written and pressed to vinyl in 1986 . The outfit responded by releasing "Who’s in the House?" featuring British emcee Merlin, containing the diss "Watch Out, Tyree—we come faster, this is the sound of the true Beatmasters." More claims to the hip-house crown were subsequently laid down in tracks by Fast Eddie, Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, and Tony Scott.
Hip house chart and club successes in the UK
After successful releases by the Beatmasters, Deskee, Tyree, Doug Lazy, and Mr. Lee, hip-house became popular in nightclubs and garnered substantial chart success. The style complimented sample-based records of the period, produced by artists such as S-Express, Bomb the Bass, and M/A/R/R/S.
Hip house's major crossover success would eventuate in the form of two ground breaking records: "I'll House You" by the Jungle Brothers and "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. "I'll House You" is generally seen as a collaboration between New York house-music producer Todd Terry and the Jungle Brothers (an Afrocentric hip-hop group from New York). "It Takes Two" was described by Hip Hop Connection magazine as "...the first palatable form of hip-house for hardcore hip hop fans,".
There were several further successful releases, most notably Technotronic's "Pump up the Jam," which reached number 2 on the U.K. charts and the Top 10 on the U.S. Pop chart. The genre achieved massive popularity during the period 1988–1991 and was catalyst for the fusion of hip-hop vocals in dance music. By 1991, the KLF achieved success with "What Time is Love," which built on hip-house's foundation by featuring emcee Ricardo da Force performing hip-hop vocals over an electronic backing track. There was also a short period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when traditional emcees featured a single hip-house track on their albums, which usually often placed second-to-last in the track listing.
Hip-house tracks featured on popular dance compilations including Telstar's compilation series and was championed by disc jockeys such as To Kool Chris and Chad Jackson.
List of notable hip house tracks
- "212" - Azealia Banks
- "Bahaus Musique" - De Signer
- "Blame it on the Bassline" - Norman Cook feat. MC Wildski
- "Check out the Hook" - 2 Young Brothers
- "The Chicago Way" - Vitamin-C
- "Come Into My House" - Queen Latifah
- "Crash (Let's Have Some Fun)" - TKA
- "C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)" - Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes
- "Dare" - Gorillaz
- "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" - Nomad feat. MC Mikee Freedom
- "Don't Scandalize Mine" - Sugar Bear
- "Forever" - Wolfgang Gartner feat. will.i.am
- "For Those Who Like to Groove" - Twin Hype
- "Get Busy" - Mr. Lee
- "Git On Up" - Fast Eddie feat. Sundance
- "Good Vibrations" - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- "Hey, DJ (I Can't Dance to That)" - Beatmasters
- "Hip House" - Kabale und Liebe & Lauhaus
- "The House that Cee Built" - Big Daddy Kane
- "I'll House You" - Jungle Brothers
- "It's on You" - MC Sar & the Real McCoy
- "It's Too Late" - The Streets
- "It Takes Two" - Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
- "Kicked Out The House" - De La Soul
- "Kid Get Hyped" - Deskee
- "Let it Roll" - Doug Lazy (with Raze)
- "Mega Donutz" - Nightmares on Wax
- "Midijunkies" - Atari Teenage Riot
- "Now That We Found Love" - Heavy D feat. Aaron Hall
- "Nunu" - Lidell Townsell
- "One Sip" - Hayden Hoffman feat. Dem Franchize Boyz
- "Pain" - Lee Marrow
- "Pump Up the Jam" - Technotronic
- "Rok Da House" - Beatmasters
- "Street Tuff" - Double Trouble & Rebel MC
- "That's How I'm Living" - Tony Scott
- "Turn up the Bass" - Tyree feat. Kool Rock Steady
- "Weak Become Heroes" - The Streets
- "Who's in the House?" - Beatmasters
- "Wickedest Sound" - Rebel MC
- "Wiggle It" - 2 in a Room
- "Yo, Yo, Get Funky" - Fast Eddie
List of notable artists
- 2 in a Room
- 2 Unlimited
- AB Logic
- Azealia Banks
- Beatmasters
- Double Trouble
- Doug Lazy
- Fast Eddie
- ICE MC
- Mr. Lee
- Stereo MCs
- The Streets
- Rebel MC
- Reel 2 Real
- Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
- Sundance
- Technotronic
- Twenty 4 Seven