rapping
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He started rapping as a hobby when he was 10 and was making beats on his computer at 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We were playing instruments, they were rapping and playing their instruments," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
This goes on and on, the two of them on stage dancing and rapping when it is clear they are not good at either.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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
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
They took a great fancy to us and we were especial favorites of the Hydes, both before and after the notoriety that our rappings made became widespread.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Etty found him troublesome; they were supposed to “play the game fairly’ Etty later wrote that “The usual manifestations occurred, sparks, wind-blowing, and some rappings and movings of furniture.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
