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Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, [ 1] emceeing[ 2] or MCing[ 2][ 3]) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular ". [ 4] It is usually performed over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. [ 4]
Rap God. "Rap God" is a song by American rapper Eminem. The song premiered via YouTube on October 14, 2013, and was released in the United States on October 15, 2013, as the third single from Eminem's eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). It contains references to previous conflicts in Eminem's career, as well as to other ...
Battle rap. Battle rap (also known as rap battling) [ 1] is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. [ 1][ 2] Battle rap is often performed, or freestyled, spontaneously in live battles known as Rap battles, where participants ...
Boujee ( US: / ˈbuːʒi / ⓘ ) High-class / materialistic . Derived from the French term for burghers, bourgeoisie, which originated in the 16th century. By the 1970s, the shortened version had been born as bougie. The term was popularized in 2016 by the song Bad and Boujee by the rap trio Migos, featuring Lil Uzi Vert .
A freestyle battle is a contest in which two or more rappers or MCs compete or "battle" each other using improvised lyrics. It is a prominent part of contemporary Hip Hop culture and originated in the African-American community. [ 21] In a freestyle battle, each competitor's goal is to "diss" their opponent through clever lyrics and wordplay ...
Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...
African. Bongo Flava - from Tanzania. Boomba music - from Kenya. Genge - from Kenya. Hip hop galsen - from Senegal. Hipco - from Liberia. Hiplife - hip hop and highlife from Ghana. Igbo rap - from Southeast Nigeria. Kwaito - South African house/hip hop fusion.
Between 1989 and 1999, 173 singles topped the Hot Rap Singles chart, with "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip being the final number-one single of the 1990s. [ 7] The single's 18-week reign at the top spot extended into the next decade, and until 2019 it held the record for the most weeks at number one in the chart's ...