rapping
Sign in to savethumb|American rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) performing at [[Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, June 3, 2010]]
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Rapping is a style of vocal performance in which artists deliver rhythmic, often rhyming spoken lyrics, typically set to beat-driven music. It has become a significant form of artistic expression and cultural communication, particularly within hip-hop music, as demonstrated by performers like 50 Cent who perform it in concert settings.
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- History
- Etymology and usage
- Roots and origin
- Proto-rap
- Old-school hip-hop
- Golden age
- Flow
- History
- Styles
- Rhyme
- Rhythm
- Groove classes
- Rap notation and flow diagrams
- Performance
- Emcees
- Female rappers
- Subject matter
- Literary technique
- Diction and dialect
- Freestyle and battle
- Derivatives and influence
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
thumb|American rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) performing at [[Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, June 3, 2010]]
Rapping (also dropping, rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said, e.g., lyrics), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. It also differs from singing, which varies in pitch and does not always include words. Because they do not rely on pitch inflection, some rap artists may play with timbre or other vocal qualities. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, and so commonly associated with the genre that it is sometimes called "rap music".