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[rap] / ræp /






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"Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon," he added.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Banks won a Grammy in February 2024 for best melodic rap performance for “All My Life” featuring J. Cole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

More than a decade after scam rap emerged from the buzzier, grimier corners of Detroit hip-hop, a scammer anthem from a South Floridian is arguably the song of the summer.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

I start with gospel, then a slow R&B vibe and then right before the game, it’s turn-up hip-hop and rap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

I’ve got his dimples, his smile, his temper, his stubbornness, his rap skills.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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

“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

"Made mistakes, now I treat my career like a second child," he rapped.

From BBC Mar. 9, 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

At least a dozen of the Fox family’s neighbors remained crammed in the house, asking questions and receiving rapped answers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Drug testing officials, rapping on the hotel doors of Pogacar and rival Jonas Vingegaard, in the middle of the night, deep REM time, reportedly with permission from a French judge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Her singing and rapping were as sharp as ever, but the effect wasn’t quite the same without Angelica’s sisters in the background.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

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

From BBC May 28, 2026

"I'm getting up and doing a wee bit of rapping, so I am," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

Jillson shouted, rapping again with such force that the girls’ window rattled in its frame.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

In Chandler and Pierre, “Lanterns” has an extraordinary pairing that sustains enough frustration, humor, passion and regret to keep us rapt through the episodes provided for review.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

It is, nonetheless, unforgettable entertainment and season 2 will still render a viewer rapt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

As reactionary as that sounds, I was totally rapt.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 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

She glanced at Theodora and Luke and found both their faces fallen instinctively into a completely rapt classroom look; high earnestness, she thought; we have moved into another stage of our adventure.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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