Kosovar hip hop (also called hip hop in Kosovo or Kosovar rap) is a sub-genre of hip hop music from the south-eastern European country, Kosovo. Hip hop in Kosovo began to have an impact during the early 1990s as it did in all the Balkans. Kosovo and Albania have been noticed in the hip hop scene around the same time. Kosovar hip hop music is written in native languages including Albanian.

There are several hip hop MCs in Kosovo, the most popular being Unikkatil from Pristina, Kosovo. Presioni and The Kid Gashi are also hip hop MCs from Kosovo, who have been performing throughout the 2000s. More recently, the group BimBimma have grown in popularity from their politically inspired tracks, other groups such as Abstract and solo artist Elinel have also grown in the Kosovar Rap scene.

Typically, any genre of hip hop performed in Serbian from the region is considered Kosovar hip hop. However, any artist from Kosovo performing, regardless of the song's language, is considered Kosovar hip hop. The second most performed language of Kosovar hip hop is Albanian, while the third most performed being English.

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic subculture that originated in African-American and Hispanic-American communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically within the Bronx. The term often refers to hip hop music, which consists of poetry that is spoken - rather than sung - over either original or sampled instrumental recordings mixed with new original sounds from drum machines, and/or other instruments. However, the culture has expanded far beyond its original roots, and now is considered a worldwide subculture comprising rapping, DJing, hip hop dance, and graffiti art - known collectively as "Four Pillars of Hip Hop".

The block parties of DJ Kool Herc at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, where Herc would mix samples of existing records with his own shouts to the crowd and dancers, are generally considered the birthplace of hip hop. Kool Herc is credited as the 'father' of the art form. DJ Afrika Bambaataa of the hip-hop collective Zulu Nation outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, B-boying and graffiti writing. Since its emergence in the South Bronx, hip hop culture has spread to both urban and suburban communities throughout the world.Hip hop music first emerged with Kool Herc and contemporary disc jockeys and imitators creating rhythmic beats by looping breaks (small portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables, more commonly referred to as sampling. This was later accompanied by "rap", a rhythmic style of chanting or poetry presented in 16 bar measures or time frames, and beatboxing, a vocal technique mainly used to imitate percussive elements of the music and various technical effects of hip hop DJ's. An original form of dancing and particular styles of dress arose among fans of this new music. These elements experienced considerable refinement and development over the course of the history of the culture.