ghettotech

ghettotech

English

Etymology

ghetto +‎ tech

Noun

ghettotech (uncountable)

1. (music) A form of electronic dance music from Chicago, combining elements of house music with electro, hip-hop, and techno.
   • 2001, Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide to Electronica

     The second album features a 38-track mix featuring many of the "booty" or "ghettotech" anthems produced by the popular Detroit duo.

   • 2008, SPIN (volume 24, number 1, January 2008, page 110)

     The club benefits from crowd-pleasing regular appearances from the Party and the occasional drop-in from ghettotech MC Prince William.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Emmett George Price, Encyclopedia of African American Music (volume 3, page 942)

     Ghettotech consists largely of four-on-the-floor dance beats at a faster tempo with lyrics that are sexually explicit and derogatory in nature.