urban contemporary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A category of music including hip-hop, R&B, and other primarily African-American genres.

Word forms

urban contemporary

Etymology

Coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid-1970s.

Related words

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