"hiplife" meaning in English

See hiplife in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Blend of hip-hop + highlife Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hip-hop|highlife}} Blend of hip-hop + highlife Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hiplife (uncountable)
  1. A Ghanaian style of music that fuses highlife and hip-hop. Wikipedia link: hiplife Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Categories (place): Ghana
    Sense id: en-hiplife-en-noun-xpjderpu Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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