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[rap] / ræp /






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Underneath, Johnson spits guttural injections like he’s auditioning for the Atlanta rap group Migos.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

On the song, she captures the club's electrifying clientele in a rap section that riffs on Vogue's roll-call of Hollywood legends.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

"Ceuzany is capable of injecting a bit of rap into coladeira. She is just as comfortable with urban music artists as she is with traditional ones," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

If you grew up with this sound, you’ve internalized voices like this to a degree that you barely notice how they connect to rap and emo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

I started tapping a rap rhythm on the dumpster.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

He rapped alongside Tupac Shakur in hip-hop groups Outlawz and Thug Life in the ’90s and continued to release music after his stepbrother’s death.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

The video shows that Trickett rapped several times on the door, with Zou looking on.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

He rapped about the hardships of Nepali farmers in his politically conscious song—“Prashna,” meaning “Question”—over a gritty, Wu-Tang Clan-style beat.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

The Tottenham rapper paced up and down the stage as he rapped alongside Drake on their track Only You Freestyle.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

I went up the path then before I could change my mind, rapped hard on the door, and stepped back.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

So I wrote songs, I started rapping to entertain myself.

From BBC May 28, 2026

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

From the start, Rocky has been most highly praised for his taste and aesthetic sense rather than raw rapping skill or lyricism, and his albums tend to be a showcase for his wide-ranging musical interests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Scrap’s still rapping “Swagerific” to himself when I notice that all-too-familiar grumble getting closer.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Was he too rapt by his proximity to the most powerful man in the world?

From Slate Jul. 13, 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

Former skipper Joe Root was equally rapt to finally get a win on Australian soil, but acknowledged it came too late with the Ashes already lost.

From Barron's Dec. 27, 2025

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

Santiago sits through it silently, his eyebrows furrowed, mouth parted in rapt attention, holding Matilde’s hand as she grasps his more and more tightly.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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