Problems playing this file? See media help.ĭuring the mid-20th century, the musical culture of the Caribbean was constantly influenced by the concurrent changes in American music. Roots and Origin The Memphis Jug Band, an early blues group, whose lyrical content and rhythmic singing predated rapping Sometimes said to be an acronym for 'rhythm and poetry', this is not the origin of the word. That's what rapping is, it's in the way you talk." back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to convey something-you're trying to convince somebody. Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I was born in '72. Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key components in his signature sound". To Be Continued with the track name "Monologue: Ike's Rap I". Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1970 on Isaac Hayes' album. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term referring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the protest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for another decade. A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". It is these meanings from which the musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening of repartee. Wentworth and Flexner's Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or acknowledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932, and a later meaning of "to converse, esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utter (esp. The English verb rap has various meanings these include "to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow", as well "to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command". See also: African-American music, Music of the United States, History of poetry, Jamaican music, and Talking blues Etymology and usage
The word "rap" is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse", and very soon after that came to denote the musical style. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century. The word, which predates the musical form, originally meant "to lightly strike", and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing. When a rap or hip-hop artist is creating a song, "track", or record, done primarily in a production studio, most frequently a producer provides the beat(s) for the MC to flow over. Much less commonly a rapper can decide to perform a cappella, meaning without accompaniment of any sort, beat(s) included. Rap is usually delivered over a beat, typically provided by a DJ, turntablist, or beatboxer when performing live. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonies (MC) at parties within the scene, who would encourage and entertain guests between DJ sets, which evolved into longer performances. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the late 1970s, alongside the hip hop genre and cultural movement. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, certain vocal styles of blues and jazz, an African-American insult game called playing the dozens, and 1960s African-American poetry. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre.
Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. lyrics), "flow" ( rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" ( cadence, tone). The components of rap include "content" (what is being said e.g. It is performed, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing ) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". For more information on the music genre, see Hip hop music.ĥ0 Cent rapping at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, JKing Kapisi (Bill Urale) performing "Raise Up". This article is about rapping as a technique or activity.
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