Rap may refer to: Hip hop music, a musical genre also known as rap music or simply rap. Rapping (MCing), a form of rhythmically delivered rhyming lyrics; one of the four elements of hip hop culture. See also. RAP ...

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Raps:

The name given to unexplained knocking sounds associated with physical mediumship and poltergeist activity.

(See also: Raps, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

The rapper has become the superstar of hip-hop music, to the point where hip-hop is often referred to as "rap music." A rapper's job is to deliver rhythmic rhymes. With roots in Jamaican toasting, rap has developed drastically since its introduction to hip-hop culture by Kool DJ Herc and DJ Hollywood in the early 70's. The first true MC in hip-hop was Coke La Rock. Rapping and MC'ing have developed throughout the years thanks to many pioneers such as: Melle Mel, Koo ...

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Hip hop music, Hip hop music - Hip-hop beats, Hip hop music - Rhythmic structure, Hip hop music - DJ'ing and Production, Hip hop music - Beatboxing, Hip hop music - Rapping, Hip hop music - History, Hip hop music - Musical impact, Hip hop music - Social impact, Hip hop music - Samples

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Rap has developed largely along the lines of African-American culture and music. It has always been greatly influenced by other trends in American music. Rapping - Rapping before hip-hop. As with all music originated by African-Americans, rapping in hip-hop music can be traced back in many ways to its African roots. Centuries before America even existed, the griots of West Africa were rhythmically delivering stories to their village over drums and sparse instrumentation. Because of the time that has passed ...

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Rapping, Rapping - Rapper vs. MC, Rapping - History, Rapping - Rapping before hip-hop, Rapping - Rapping in hip-hop, Rapping - The importance of rhyme, Rapping - Different types of rhymes, Rapping - Rap writing and delivery, Rapping - Vocal Presence, Rapping - Vocabulary, Rapping - Cadence, Rapping - Prosody, Rapping - Enunciation, Rapping - Style voice tone and attitude, Rapping - Speed, Rapping - Breath control, Rapping - Wordplay, Rapping - Melody, Rapping - Other techniques, Rapping - Substance, Rapping - Freestyling and battle rapping, Rapping - Freestyle rapping, Rapping - Battle rapping, Rapping - Traditional forms

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The first concept raps were rapped verses which told a story, as opposed to being used as a form of a battle rap, bragging, or nonsense. Such verses have been popular in hip hop music since the early days of hip hop culture, and several verses of the 1979 recording by The Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight" are concept raps. When a concept rap becomes adopted and popularized by the majority of rappers, it is no longer a concept rap. Telling a story was an original concept rap in the early days of old school hip hop. However, sin

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Urdu rap is rhyming in Urdu, the language spoken by the people of Pakistan and northern India. urdu rap primarily meaning to shayiri meaning a poetry usually of 4 lines Other related archivesIndia, Pakistan, Urdu, language, rhyming

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Acid rap is a subgenre of hip hop music pioneered by Detroit rapper Esham Attica Smith, also known as Esham the Unholy and referred to as "The Godfather" of Acid Rap. The style of music is best described as a cross between hardcore gangster rap and violent horror films and has been at times mislabeled as Horrorcore. It also features heavy use of samples from rock artists' leading to an influence on nu metal or rap metal and rapcore. Other well known Detroit artists, such as Eminem, D12 and Insane Clown Posse also cross over int ...

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Country-rap is the fusion of country music with hip hop music. Perhaps to avoid the unfortunate abbreviation "c-rap," the style is known by several other names, such as "hick hop," "hill hop," "hip hopry," and "country-hip-hop". Cowboy Troy is the best-known country-rap artist, although the label is sometimes applied to country-influenced rap rock artists such as Kid Rock or Everlast. It seems the best place for emerging country crossover artists is Country Hybrid They feature country mongrels like Insane Shane McKane, Uncle F*$&er, Eminemmylou, The Ku ...

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A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to produce music. Usually, singing refers to vocal melody only, though vocalist is a similar term which which also encompasses non-melodic sounds and effectively includes anyone using their voice as part of a musical composition, including spoken word and rapping. A lead singer (in barbershop music simply called a lead) is one who sings the primary vocals of a song, as opposed to a backup singer who sings backup vocal(s) to a song or ...

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Battle raps are raps written about the idea of freestyle battles. They often incorporate self-glorification, insulting language, and violent metaphors as if a real freestyle battle was afoot. Battles can be directed toward specific individuals or anonymous targets. The purpose of writing these raps (which for some groups are very popular) is to romantise real freestyle battles, express machismo and/or disgust with other rappers (sometimes referred to as wack MCs), or to just have fun and exercise lyrical skill. Battle raps differ from ...

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Assassin is a French hardcore rap group. The pioneering group was formed in the late 1980s by Rockin' Squat (real name Mathias Cassel) and Solo. Later, Doctor L joined them, as well as DJ Clyde. True to their musical and lyrical roots, Assassin are primarily interested in social criticism and uncompromising music. They do a lot of social works for the childrens and political prisonniers for exemple. Rockin' Squat is Jean-Pierre Cassel's (movie director) son and brother of Vincent Cassel (actor). is the only Mc in France who try ...

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• Assassin rap crew - Discography Assassin
• Assassin rap crew - Discography Rockin' Squat

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Christian hip hop, originally Gospel rap, but also known as Holy hip hop, or Christian rap is a form of hip hop music that uses Christian-themed lyrics to express the songwriter's faith. Only during the 90's did the term Christian hip hop become descriptive of this type of music. Many mainstream hip hop artists include acknowledgements of faith, artists such as DMX, Nas and Tupac Shakur are not typically considered Christian hip hop, as the themes their of lyrics do not reflect religious faith. The audience is typically Christian, but can be used in ...

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• Christian hip hop - History
• Christian hip hop - Reaction
• Christian hip hop - Christian hip hop and rap artists

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Xzibit is the stage name of Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born January 8, 1974). He is an American hip hop performer, actor, and television personality. Xzibit currently hosts the MTV television show Pimp My Ride. Xzibit - Early life. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Joiner moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his father when he was ten years old. (His mother had passed away when he was only nine years old.) Around this time, as he did not have any entertainment, he began writing rhymes. Around age 13, ...

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• Xzibit - Early life
• Xzibit - Rap career
• Xzibit - Discography
• Xzibit - Other media
• Xzibit - Video game appearances
• Xzibit - Feature films
• Xzibit - Television

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Crunk music (also spelled Krunk Muzik) is a specific type of hip hop music, based out of the southern United States, particularly on the eastern side of Atlanta, Georgia, and Memphis, Tennessee. Crunk is classified as a subdivision of Dirty South or Southern rap and is an outgrowth of Atlanta-based Miami Bass (and to a lesser degree, New Orleans Bounce). Crunk - Overview. Crunk was originated in the early 1990s but did not become mainstream until the early 2000s. In the year 2003, the crunk genre had ...

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• Crunk - Overview
• Crunk - Etymology
• Crunk - Alternate origin
• Crunk - Unclear relationship between origins
• Crunk - Misconception of word origin
• Crunk - Notable crunk artists
• Crunk - Selected songs
• Crunk - Sources

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Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, often constrasted with speech. Air is expelled with the diaphragm as with ordinary breathing, and the pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips closed, this is called humming. A piece of music that is sung is called a song; someone who sings is called a singer. Most singing involves shaping the voice to form words, but types of voice instrumental music which use open sounds or nonsense syllables ("vocables") also exist, for instance scat singing or yodeling. Solfege as ...

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• Singing - External link

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Christopher Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), also known as Biggie Smalls (after a stylish gangster in 1975's Let's Do it Again) and Frank White (from the film King of New York), but best known as The Notorious B.I.G. (Business Instead of Game and, since his death, Books Instead of Guns), was a popular Brooklyn-born rapper of the mid-1990s. Following his untimely death in 1997, he has been immortalized as a hip hop icon. The Notorious B. ...

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• The Notorious B.I.G. - Childhood and drug career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Rap career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - East Coast/West Coast feud and death
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Posthumous career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Legacy
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Movie
• The Notorious B.I.G. - The Final Chapter
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Facts
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Discography
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Albums
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Singles
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Featured Roles
• The Notorious B.I.G. - B-Sides

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rapping

Responses of spirit entities by taps or knocks on furniture and walls when responding to spoken questions or thoughts of a medium

(See also: Rapping, Body Mind and Soul)

Rapping

A technical term used to describe the knocking sounds supposedly produced by spiritual entities in response to questions put to them during a seance.

(See also: Rapping, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Gangsta rap - G funk and Death Row Records. In 1992 (see 1992 in music) former N.W.A member Dr. Dre released The Chronic, which further established the dominance of West Coast gangsta rap and Death Row Records, and is also the beginning of G-funk, a slow, drawled form of hip hop that dominated the charts for some time. Extensively sampling P-Funk bands, especially Parliament and Funkadelic, G-funk was multi-layered, yet simple and easy to dance to, with anti-authoritarian lyrics that helped endear it to ma ...

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Gangsta rap, Gangsta rap - Controversy over subject matter, Gangsta rap - Gangsta rap in the 1980s, Gangsta rap - Hip hop moves west and gangsta rap appears, Gangsta rap - Gangsta rap in the 1990s, Gangsta rap - G funk and Death Row Records, Gangsta rap - Mafioso rap, Gangsta rap - The rise of Bad Boy records, Gangsta rap - Southern and Midwestern gangsta rap, Gangsta rap - The mainstream era, Gangsta rap - Hardcore East Coast gangsta rap after 1997

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