boom boxes
Shoulder-carried stereos
Boom boxes are large portable stereos with built-in speakers, typically battery-powered and capable of high volume.
Popular in the 1980s, they became iconic in hip-hop culture, often carried on shoulders in urban settings: kids breakdancing next to a boom box.
Also called ghetto blasters.
The singular is boom box.
Large portable stereo system
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- breakdancingAcrobatic hip-hop dance form
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
b-boy · Walkman · street corner · block party · urban · graffiti · MTV · Run-DMC
City-based youth movements
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- cipherHidden writing system
- DJMusic mixer performer
- MCVocal performer or host
sound clash · youth · rebellion · identity · subculture · expression · community · gathering
ghettoblaster
Large portable stereo system
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- breakdancingAcrobatic hip-hop dance form
hip-hop · b-boy · Walkman · street corner · block party · urban · graffiti · MTV · Run-DMC · LL Cool J
street culture
City-based youth movements
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- cipherHidden writing system
- DJMusic mixer performer
MC · sound clash · youth · rebellion · identity · subculture · expression · community · gathering · public space
battery
Portable electricity storage
outdoor · mobile · street · park · beach · picnic · tailgate · camping · gathering · transistor
bass
Deep pitch or fish
amplification · treble · equalizer · loudness · distortion · frequency · subwoofer · audio · stereo · decibels
- 80s aestheticneon colors, geometric shapes, pastel colors, leg warmers, shoulder pads
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, synth-pop
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- street culturehip hop, streetwear, street fashion, graffiti, tagging
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, thunder
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
boom boxesearbuds
Tiny insertable audio devices
headphones · earphones · in-ear monitors · AirPods · wireless earbuds
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