rapping
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By the end of last year, EsDeeKid's monthly listens on Spotify had "skyrocketed", external, which Dazed said had "half of Europe rapping in his distinctive scouse accent".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
On a Wednesday in early April, Adams started class with a music video of him rapping on a city street, then revealed he’d made it using Google’s Veo 3 video generator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
“Mr. Keeney?” said Jake after rapping his knuckles on the doorjamb.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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Its experimentalist score by Iannis Xenakis, full of echoing rappings, tappings and pluckings, inspired Balanchine to equally experimental lengths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
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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
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They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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In the early morning hours, the rappings simply stopped.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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