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Wiktionary

  1. rappingnoun

    action of the verb to rap

Wikipedia

  1. Rapping

    Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre; however, the origins of rap predate hip-hop culture by many years. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, Cockney rhyming slang, certain vocal styles of blues, jazz, 1960s African-American poetry and Sprechgesang. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop genre and cultural movement. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonies (MC) at parties within the scene, who would encourage and entertain guests between DJ sets, which evolved into longer performances. Rap is usually delivered over a beat, typically provided by a DJ, turntablist, beatboxer, or performed a cappella without accompaniment. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. The word, which predates the musical form, originally meant "to lightly strike", and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse", and very soon after that came to denote the musical style. The word "rap" is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rapping

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Wikidata

  1. Rapping

    Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow”, and “delivery”. Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is often associated with and a primary ingredient of hip hop music and reggae, but the phenomenon predates hip hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rapping is also used in Kwaito music, a genre that originated in Johannesburg, South Africa and is composed of hip hop elements. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. The word as used to describe quick speech or repartee predates the musical form. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century, and specifically meaning "to say" since the 18th. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse", and very soon after that in its present usage as a term denoting the musical style. Today, the terms "rap" and "rapping" are so closely associated with hip hop music that many use the terms interchangeably.

Rap Dictionary

  1. rappingnoun

    The art of rap really goes back 30 years to New York City. Where the music style emerged, and lyrical talent overcame the world. The DJ created the beat, and the rhymesayer did the rapping.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rapping in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rapping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rapping in a Sentence

  1. Jermaine Cole:

    When I really, really fell in love with rap, it was a matter of like sport. I started realizing the parallels between rapping for me and basketball, i got ta operate at a high skill level and the only way you're going to operate at a high skill level is putting in the hours.

  2. Aidan Jacobson:

    We started rapping, i was a bit above Brad Gobright. I was on the left. Brad Gobright was on the right. Then all of a sudden, I felt a pop, and we started dropping.

  3. Karsonya Wise Whitehead:

    We have been writing, singing and rapping about these societal ills for years, this is not new. It's just being finally noticed by the White community.

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