rapping

Example Sentences

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But the nonchalance of the sapphic romance portrayed in the video for 2025’s “First Luv,” and the ferocious rapping of “Shagidi” show this is an ambitious band with influence and inventiveness, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Ellis started his career at the age of seven, rapping and making his own music on an Atari computer system.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

His musical bona fides are undeniable—along with his rapping prowess, he’s also a skilled producer—but he has an everyman quality rare for his genre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“Seeing them, these white Jewish guys who were rapping and on tour with Run-D.M.C. was crazy to me,” said the hip-hop producer, whose real name is Alan Maman.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

One editor described Kate as “twelve years of age and evidently has no more conception of the rapping than a canary bird.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock