0 a film, TV show, album, etc. that is in the form of an opera but contains hip-hop music; entertainment in this form:
The hip-hopera is an over-the-top farce with a seemingly ever-expanding cast.
They turned "Carmen" into "Carmen: A Hip-Hopera", staring Beyonce.
The hip-hopera begins with West's spaceship computer explaining that Earth is in a state of crisis.