rapping

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Rapping and mixing, along with breakdancing - a new form of street dance that grew alongside the music - and graffiti, became the four pillars of the rebellious, ground-up movement.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Rapping at the speed of sound, Rhymes looked to be in a trance; Jay-Z and his fellow Grammys attendees leapt to their feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

“By then the new generation will be in. I want to be settled. I can see me singing, maybe, in 10 years, but not rapping. Rapping is youth music.”

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

Rapping about how the expectations of speaking out politically leave him vexed, he reverts to his old perspective.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

Rapping has been my dream forever, but dreams aren’t real.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas