
rap
noun
Published on
hip-hop music
- 1982 Kurtis Blow "Juice" [Tough]
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1984-05-29
Fat Boys
"Fat Boys"
[Fat Boys]
Bust a fresh move to the rhythm of rap, Markie Dee
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1984
Cold Crush Brothers
"Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold"
[Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold]
I'm the lord of rap
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rap
noun
Published on
a set of hip-hop lyrics, typically featuring rhyme and performed to a beat
- 1983 Too $hort "Short Rap" [Don't Stop Rappin']
- 1983 Too $hort "I Don't Stop Rappin" [Don't Stop Rappin']
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1984
Cold Crush Brothers
"Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold"
[Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold]
We gonna need a little scratch for the rap
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rap
intransitive verb
Published on
to perform hip-hop lyrics, typically over a beat
- 1979-08-25 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" [Rapper's Delight]
- 1979-08-25 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" [Rapper's Delight]
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1980
The Sugarhill Gang
"8th Wonder"
[8th Wonder / Sugar Hill Groove]
Gotta rap in the key of r-a-p
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rap
transitive verb
Published on
to perform (rap lyrics)
- 1983 Too $hort "Short Rap" [Don't Stop Rappin']
- 1983 Too $hort "Short Rap" [Don't Stop Rappin']
- 1985 Too $hort "Don't Ever Stop" [Players]
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