rap
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Cardi, however, became the first woman in history to win the Grammy Award for best rap album as a solo artist.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
Vendors outside the arena sold Palestinian bucket hats and flags, as well as hats and flags with the logo of Irish rap trio Kneecap.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Brown rose from a church choir in Virginia to sudden fame with his rich R&B voice before turning to rap.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Donna Tryfman, a Democratic friend of Manouchehri, thinks she has gotten a bad rap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“It shows in the video. I mean, you heard how terrible the rap is?”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Dre also rapped a verse—in fact, he originally intended to use the song for his next album, according to “Only God Can Judge Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2017, he rapped the court for dodging a California law restricting concealed-carry permits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Daddy AF” was the first time I ever rapped on a song and that felt so good so I continued it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
The video shows that Trickett rapped several times on the door, with Zou looking on.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
I rapped out, thinking, You can't coddle these sick people, it's the worst thing for them, it'll spoil them to bits.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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By the end of last year, EsDeeKid's monthly listens on Spotify had "skyrocketed", external, which Dazed said had "half of Europe rapping in his distinctive scouse accent".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
“High Fives” is a bit more uptempo and finds Drake rapping instead of singing, but low-stakes lyrics and ultimate tunelessness leave little impression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The relentless focus solely on rapping makes “Iceman” exhausting, even though there are some strong tracks along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“Mine isn’t as good as the one in here,” Baba would say, gently rapping Neel’s skull with his knuckles.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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The tears, Sherman reassured her rapt audience, were “largely exhaustion.”
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
It's now 24 years since Rhona Martin delivered the Stone of Destiny in Salt Lake City, watched by millions of rapt viewers at dark o'clock in the UK.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Manuel Alarcon, her father, was seated in the crowd, clasping his hands in rapt attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
He told the CBC that it took hundreds of attempts to capture these slow-burning masterworks, and all these years later, hygge-seekers remain rapt.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
He’d stand silhouetted in the grainy light of the bedroom, and though all of us were supposed to be asleep, and pretended to be, we were rapt, awed by his cheer and bravado.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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