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Rap songs and grime contain rap lyrics (often with a variation of rhyming words) that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression.
How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC. Chicago Review Press, ISBN 1-55652-816-7. The craft of lyric writing. Sheila Davis 1985 Writer's Digest Books ISBN 0-89879-149-9 "Fishing by Obstinate Isles: Modern and Postmodern British Poetry and American Readers" Keith Tuma 1998 Northwestern University Press ISBN 0-8101-1623-5
The English verb rap has various meanings; these include "to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow", [20] as well "to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command". [20] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utter (esp. an oath) sharply ...
In the book How to Rap, Big Daddy Kane and Myka 9 note that originally a freestyle was a spit on no particular subject – Big Daddy Kane said, "in the '80s, when we said we wrote a freestyle rap, that meant that it was a rhyme that you wrote that was free of style... it's basically a rhyme just bragging about yourself."
Pettie stated that the transcription of rap lyrics does not make for an effective presentation as the rhythm of the music is not represented. [4] He also argued against the book's notion that rap lyrics function as poetry since "if placed alongside the English literary canon, rap lyrics aren’t especially complex or challenging."
Lyric setting is the process of properly aligning lyrical content in the context of musical rhythm. Proper lyric setting preserves the natural shape of the language and promotes prosody. This involves a melody to which the lyrics are paired, so that it is sung as one unit.
"Mumble rap" is nearly exclusively used as a derogatory term in reference to a perceived incoherence of the artist's lyrics. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Oscar Harold of the Cardinal Times stated that "mumble rap" is misleading, arguing that the rappers such as Future rely more upon pop melodies and vocal effects, such as auto tune , than mumbling. [ 21 ]
The first group to rap at high speeds on record were the Treacherous Three with the release of "New Rap Language" in 1980. [10] [14] Throughout the lyrics of the song, member Kool Moe Dee is referred to as the originator of the fast style: For MCs who bite. The fast-talking rhymes They're gonna feast So get ready to eat Moe Dee's the originator