rap
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The only suspect ever charged for the drive-by shooting that killed rap superstar Tupac Shakur on 7 September 1996 is Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That viral collision of rap and country changed everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The artist is vocally trained but says she has always loved rap, which is how she got into it.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I listen to a lot of rap and trap, so there’s a little more of myself in this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s kinda like the rap side of me.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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The artist reached out to the crowd as he rapped in Spanish, fans jumping and raising their phones to take pictures and document the moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She said Ms Parton responded but she couldn't tell what she said then after the front door was rapped, she went back downstairs.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
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
Judge Carlson reached for his gavel but both Burton and Devlin were gone from the courtroom before it rapped on the desk.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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So I wrote songs, I started rapping to entertain myself.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 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
One of its tracks, “Damascus,” features a lead vocal from Syrian singer Omar Souleyman alternating with rapping from Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Dawn comes before sleep does, and there’s Effie rapping on my door.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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
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
My daughters shared popcorn and watched with rapt attention as the contestants vying for Matt James’s heart made their grand entrances from a limousine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
After Roosevelt clearly pointed to the exact location of the formerly unknown river, the audience listened in rapt attention to his stories of hardship and survival.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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