Mainstream
Mainstream noun - The prevailing current of thought.
Vanilla and mainstream are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vanilla" instead an adjective "Mainstream".
Vanilla
Vanilla adjective - Lacking in distinctive features or qualities.
Mainstream and vanilla are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mainstream" instead an adjective "Vanilla".
Nearby Word: vanillin
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- Eminem was arguably this for rap music, as he was the first white rapper to really break into mainstream respectability (sorry, Vanilla Ice and Beastie Boys).
Source: Cultural Rebel -
In fact, along with Vanilla Ice, he practically was mainstream rap from about 1988 to 1992.
Source: Music / MC Hammer -
The Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., MC Hammer, Cypress Hill, House of Pain and Vanilla Ice helped bring it to mainstream attention early in the decade (and late in the preceding one), but the defining trend in '90s rap music was undoubtedly Gangsta Rap.
Source: Useful Notes / The '90s
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