rap
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2.9
- noun
- /ræp/
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rap
- She loves to listen to rap music at home while working on her art.
- rap music
- gangsta rap
- rap lyrics
And other than rap, it's it's a lot closer.
- And other than rap, it's it's a lot closer.
- Maybe raunchy rap, ratchet rap, women rap.
- I've done, I've done, I've done hardcore rap for me for years.
- They want to see all kinds of great music from rap to country to damn.
- He's just, he's a struggling rap artist that hasn't come out with any hits.
- over the past year and rap sat at a crossroads.
- Yeah, as a rap fan, I did.
- Bob made a a rap song about it.
- But in the streets with rap banging suck.
Examples
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Rap shows, man, I miss rap shows really bad.
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Millions of students listen to rap music, as it contains words and rhythms of their world.
Academic text (2004) -
And so I would make my own rap songs for these projects.
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You hear that word on these rap songs all the time.
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Yeah, as a rap fan, I did.
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I heard it on a rap video once.
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The insistent beat of the rap music followed me down the stairs and into the night.
Fiction book (1990) -
Today's guest has been a fixture in the rap and hip hop community.
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Tia went to Maxi's house every Saturday morning to watch rap videos on the black cable channel.
Fiction book (2001) -
The doorman at his post was flipping through a magazine, rap music pounding from his radio.
Fiction book (1995)
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- Informal
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7.0
An informal musical gathering where rappers perform and freestyle over beats
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Etymology
Rap as a music style comes from African American communities and from the idea of 'rap' as quick, rhythmic speech, so rap is spoken words put into a steady beat.