rapping
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Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 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
Ellis started his career at the age of seven, rapping and making his own music on an Atari computer system.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
And I lay not in Osh’s bed but on the floor alongside my own, unhappy that the rain on the roof, rapping its wet fingers on the window-panes, made it impossible to hear him breathing.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Many of them have persecuted clergymen, as in the case of Methodism's founder, John Wesley, who was an interested observer of knockings, rappings and agitated warming pans at Epworth Rectory in 1716-17.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Lily Dale, centre for spiritualists, he spent the most fantastic day in his life going to seances, listening to spirit rappings, interviewing mediums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether the medium was in a trance or not, if a circle was successful, the group heard rappings in answer to questions.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Soon, “every part of the room trembled …” with rappings.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
