# urban contemporary

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A category of music including hip-hop, R&B, and other primarily African-American genres.

## Etymology
Coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid-1970s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/urban-contemporary