mainstream

Mainstream is the larger public, the masses, the big crowd. Things that are or become 'mainstream' are the things that currently sell the most and gain the most popularity.

Hip Hop has become mainstream and is being worn-out by the masses

by Diamond Princess July 1, 2004

Mainstream

Whatever shit is forced upon teenagers(sheep) by MTV and other corporate cunts. The shit that true metalheads fight against.

Rap is mainstream, just another fucking trend. in 20 years, no one will remember it

by Zaal' Goron April 8, 2005

Mainstream

Main•stream (mAn’strEm’), n., adj.

1) A genre in music and other forms of media that is often defined by widely-accepted and currently-popular standards, trends, and hypes that have been established by the media, typically resulting in the promotion of superficial traits.

My popular friends accept me because I'm hot and I like all the mainstream artists on MTV.

by Essix April 16, 2005

Mainstream

This word lives a double life. On the one hand, it can describe something that is legitimately popular because it is good. However, through the hipster douche movement, the phrase "this ___ is mainstream" is used almost as often as "I love PBR" and "I need some more baby powder and Crisco to fit in my jeans."

According to many hipsters (or at least the obnoxiously arrogant ones), any musical artist that is signed to a label, sells music online or attracts more than a dozen people to his/her show is "mainstream," a "sellout," or any other word they found in their thesaurus they bought with their parents money.

One definition: "The band broke into the rock mainstream with its smash hit (insert song here)."

The newer definition: "Screw (insert band name here), that band is so mainstream. Come on, guys. Let's all dress in an identical manner and listen to music Pitchfork tells us is cool."

by DestroyAllHumans May 11, 2010

mainstream slang

The slang that is widely used between individuals of more than one area. Most of the slang on urban dictionary is, in fact, urban slang. This means that these words are used by only a single individual or a particular group of individuals.

Mainstream Slang: Cuh (cousin), phat (interesting), awesome (in awe about a specific item/event)
Urban Slang: Dlonka (a weird individual)

by Stephen L September 9, 2006

Mainstream Rap

95% of it sucks donkey ass. Most mainstream rappers are mainstream and popularbecause they encourage the stereotypes that hip hop is all about bitches, money, guns, rims, and drugs. But 5% of mainstream rappers do not encourage those stereotypes and are just popular. Something that everybody at your high school is singing and youre like "shut the fuck up that song is garbage. Like I said 95% of these rappers that are mainstream dont rap theyre just talking over a retarded ass beat made by some producer who cant produce worth shit.

Most mainstream rap lyrics include:

"ay shawty lets get high up in dis club."

"Ayo nigga lets go fuck some bitches and get money."

"Check out my rimz still spinnin muffuckerr."

"when i hit da club dey all showin me luv."

Some Good Mainstream Rap Includes - T.I., Kanye West, All of D12, Jay-Z, Lil Jon (hell yes I said it), Snoop Dogg, Flobots.

Some Bad Mainstream Rap Includes - Every other mainstream rapper that I didnt list in the good category.

by Mainstream Rap is Garbage September 14, 2009

Mainstream Media

Major television networks and newspapers. Most mainstream media outlets are biased right or left but pretend to be neutral. Abreviated msm

I used to watch CNN, but i got tired of mainstream media propaganda

by spantheman August 16, 2008