rap music

Also rap

[rap myoo-zik]

noun

1. a style of popular music, developed by disc jockeys and urban Black performers in the late 1970s, in which an insistent, recurring beat pattern provides the background and counterpoint for rapid, slangy, and often boastful rhyming patter intoned by a vocalist or vocalists.

   the hottest new talent in rap music today.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rap music¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

In Nottingham he visited the Community Recording Studio, an initiative supported by BBC Children in Need, where he applauded a rap music performance, giving a hug to one of the young people taking part.

From BBC

Misuse also featured heavily in rap music videos and Twitch streaming.

From BBC

Punjabi rap music plays over a video showing three men at a beachside restaurant in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott.

From BBC

Anderson adds, “When it comes to rap and hip-hop, VIP Records was the first to sell rap music on the West Coast, period.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ye's contributions to the history of rap music are undeniable.

From Salon