Electro hop

Electro hop (sometimes called electronic hip hop, electro rap, electronic rap or robot hip hop) is the fusion of electro, electroclash, electropop, electronica, or electronic dance music with hip hop. The music usually has dancing in mind, however some forms of the music are electronica. The electro hop movement came about after the underground electro movement on the East Coast gained popularity with artists such as Mantronix, Man Parrish, Jonzu... More

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