[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hip Hopper" (Fan of or Participant in Hip Hop Culture)

[Shapiro, Fred]

hip hopper (OED, 2., 1984 [8 July])

1984 Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) 25 Mar. 6/2 (Newspapers.com)

Smokey's spins funk on Wednesdays and Sundays, but generally doesn't attract the young hip hoppers.

Fred Shapiro

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