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It was a deliberate and visible acknowledgment that Marsh did not view rap in the pejorative sense that far too many of his colleagues and music fans did — and still do.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Prenuptial agreements, better known as prenups, have historically gotten a bad rap.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Despite the 20-year gap, Theroux was able to recall an impressive amount of Jiggle Jiggle, his rap about his love of red wine and the struggles facing the very tall owner of a compact car.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Singers like D’Angelo and Maxwell and rap acts including Common and the Roots were also part of the scene, but like many creative people Ms. Badu disliked being pigeonholed and rejected the label.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

It’s kinda like the rap side of me.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

His one pop hit, “Loser,” was built upon a slide-guitar riff and a breakbeat; verses were rapped; and the chorus, a mix of English and Spanish, was a singalong rock anthem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He rapped alongside Tupac Shakur in hip-hop groups Outlawz and Thug Life in the ’90s and continued to release music after his stepbrother’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

The video shows that Trickett rapped several times on the door, with Zou looking on.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 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

Vola hoisted herself onto the counter and then held out her wooden leg and rapped it with the spatula.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

But we weren’t thinking about making hip-hop beats and rapping 30 years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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

But the nonchalance of the sapphic romance portrayed in the video for 2025’s “First Luv,” and the ferocious rapping of “Shagidi” show this is an ambitious band with influence and inventiveness, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The three doctors had attended a séance at the Phelps House and noticed that the rapping sounds seemed to originate closer to Maggie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

A maracas solo by Ernesto Laya, however, seemed to be too soft to be picked up by the microphones, yet he held a cheering crowd rapt simply by his rhythmic movements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It is, nonetheless, unforgettable entertainment and season 2 will still render a viewer rapt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

She often imagined him standing in the middle of a gathering of rapt villagers, talking in that sonorous voice about the great nation that Biafra would be.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie