phonk/fɒŋk/EtymologyAlteration of funk.nounA style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.“Artists such as DJ Screw, a hip-hop DJ originally from Texas, initially championed phonk by using this palette of sounds in their mixtapes – and helped popularise the style through the mid-’90s.”Drift phonk.“By smashing together components of hip-hop, EDM, metal and dubstep, phonk is placed as one of the most prominent new genres of music.”