ghettotech

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noun

A form of electronic dance music from Chicago, combining elements of house music with electro, hip-hop, and techno.

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Meanings

nounghettotech (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA form of electronic dance music from Chicago, combining elements of house music with electro, hip-hop, and techno.

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

    2001, Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide to Electronica
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    The club benefits from crowd-pleasing regular appearances from the Party and the occasional drop-in from ghettotech MC Prince William.

    2008 January, SPIN, volume 24, number 1, page 110

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

    2010, Emmett George Price, Encyclopedia of African American Music, volume 3, page 942

Origin

From ghetto + tech.

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APA

ghettotech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettotech

MLA

“ghettotech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettotech. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghettotech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettotech.

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