In this article, I have collected all the terms of American rap and the opposite, and I hope you like it, there may be some mistakes and I didn’t even say a few things, if you say so in the comments.
Acapella: The act of rapping without a beater behind you. only sound
Bar: Bars are the unit of measurement when dealing with musical time. A rap bar (in 4/4 time signature) is equivalent to counting four beats.
Beat: Beats are the measure of time in music. The word “beating” means a moment. There are four songs on a tape in hip hop.
Instrumental: beating. A combination of drums, instruments, samples and voices to create a rhythmic pattern for rapping. The instrument of the whole song is without lyrics.
Kick: A drum beat that has a BOOM or a kind of pounding sound.
Snare: A drum beat that has a BAP or clap type sound.
Hi-hat: Drum beat that has a “TSS” type of sound.
Bass: A low octave sound that is part of the drum rhythm.
Spitting: the act of rapping. Example verb: I spit anticipatory bars = I rap good lines.
Freestyle: When I think of freestyle rap, I always think of coming up with random lyrics and rhymes. Without meditating your own verse or spitting on a pre-written verse. Some people might define it as rapping about whatever you want. It’s often debated, but I think most freestyles have at least some predetermined lines and rhymes anyway.
Beatbox: This topic does not fit in a few lines and is wider. We have prepared the complete explanation for you in the article on the history of beat box.
Outside the dome: Raps formed on site. Pure freestyle you can use things that are happening around you or at the same moment to prove that it is “out of the dome” or “out of the overhead”.
Drop bars: the act of rapping words. Basically rapping and dropping predictive bars.
Hitting a rhyme: the act of starting a rap. “Hello, do you want to start it? Yes, I rhyme…”
Flow: Flow is the rhythmic pattern you use with your words in relation to the instrument.
Get the beat: This shows that you are in rhythm when you hear a new instrument.
Ride the beat: the act of hitting stressed syllables and unstressed syllables in perfect harmony with the beat.
Multi/multi-syllable rhyme: A rhyme that rhymes with more than one syllable. or in a word, phrase or sentence.
Double Time: Twice as fast as beats per minute is usually justified. For example, if you were playing 60 beats per minute and rapping at 120 rpm.
Banger: A sick song.
Bengin: The route is predicted.
Four bars: A bar is the unit of measurement of musical time. It has 4 counts (beats) and then repeats. Four bars refers to the repetition of 4 bars of music, which is equal to 16 beats of time.
Song: A song is an audio recording in digital format. When you were laying down a track, you could record a verse in the studio.
DAW: Digital Audio Workstation. This is an overview of the types of software you use to record and mix music on your computer. Fruit rings, Ableton opens in a new tab. , Protools and Logic are good examples of digital audio workstations.
Microphone: Abbreviation of microphone.
Condenser: a type of microphone. It uses a different technology than the dynamic microphone style. You can even have a USB condenser microphone.
Pre-amp: Abbreviation of Pre-amplifier. It can also be called a sound card. This is a piece of hardware that allows you to connect a non-USB microphone to your computer. It also allows your computer to provide better quality audio when recording.
Pop Filter: This can be a foam cover that slides over your microphone or a screen placed in front of the microphone. The goal is to reduce the volume of “P” sounds and “S”-like sounds when recording.
Booth: Recording studio. It can be any type of recording studio that you call your “booth”.
Singer: Your voice When someone says they sang, it means they recorded the vocal part of the song. Whether it’s rapping or singing or commercials.
In the pocket: Being in the pocket means that you land your stressed syllables perfectly on the 1-2-3-4 beats of the bar each time.
Goth: The greatest of all time.
Punch lines: Punch lines are hard lines in rap that are usually humorous, unexpected, or contain words.
Wordplay: Similes, double meanings, double meanings, functional words, metaphors, glories and more styles of wordplay that you can use in rap.
Double entenders: double meanings such as board and boredom. Homophones and homophones are common styles of double meanings. Although expressions can also have double meanings. Like “rap this dope” and “wrap this dope” have two different meanings for the whole three-word phrase. Although it is composed of homophones and homonyms.
Double meaning: patient and patient can have two different meanings. Sick as disease, or sick as super.
Bars over Jokes: The popularity of battle rap often means that Jokes value quality and well-crafted songs over humorous content.
Personnel: In battle rap, personnel are punch lines that attack something important to the opponent. For example, making fun of his girlfriend cheating on her.
Lyricist: A rapper who focuses on the content of his word choices. Using different methods to convey the message of storytelling, polysyllabic rhymes, fast and slow flow, etc
Underground: Rap that has not been popularized by mainstream radio stations and Spotify.
Mainstream: Rap popularized by mainstream radio stations and Spotify.
Independent: Abbreviation of independent. About an independent musician signed to a non-record label.
Instro: Slang for instrument.
Writtens: The verses you have written, prepared and memorized for rap in different types of beats.
Prewritten: When a person transgresses a verse, he writes it down and memorizes it.
Flips: In a rap battle, a flip is taking what your opponent said and twisting the words around to make a better line out of them. This is impressive because of the lack of time it takes to create a line after hearing their line. The proof is a free style.
Pre-Meditation: In battle rap, you can assume what your opponent is going to say about you and create a response or counter to counter your punch lines. For example, if you were fat, you could have a flip ready before the battle when they say you’re fat.
Triple stream: dactylic poetic meter. A syllable with stress and two syllables without stress. BAH-ba-da BAH-ba-da BAH-ba-da.
Chopper: Super fast rap popularized by artists like Tech N9ne
Pengame: According to your ability to write rap lyrics and the content you put in them. “You got a good pingham”
Stretched: The act of stretching a rod more than what should be done. This can be done on purpose or by accident depending on the skill level of the rapper. Sometimes the stretch can also refer to a terrible rhyme choice.
Obligatory: refers to obligatory rhymes. There are times when rappers try to make something rhyme because they really want it to fit, but it doesn’t. This usually looks bad.
Filler: Refers to freestyle or writing. When rapping, your lines have no real meaning or significance. For example, the miracle of spiritual singing. They rhyme, but lack substance. Often in freestyle rap, a filler is used when thinking of your next punchline. It’s an automatic autopilot response from your brain to keep you moving while your other brain thinks about the next line. This takes practice to acquire autopilot strips.
Battle rapper: A rapper who is famous for his head-to-head competitions against other rappers.
Line: A line is equal to a bar in hip hop.
Rebuttal: During battle rapping, you can counter what your opponent says. Similar to flips
Concepts: The idea behind a set of bars or a song or an entire album.
Thematic: Thematic themes are full songs written with a theme in mind. Never deviate from the predetermined topic.
Dispersion: The rhythms and irregular patterns of muttering should be followed in order to structure the flow of your words.
Mumble rap: muttering loudly with different rhythmic patterns and sounds.
Couplet: Pairing two pieces of poetry that work together.
Quatrain: Pairing of four lines of poetry that work together.
Stumbling: To slip or forget your lines during a show, competition, or rap battle. Or not being able to do what you want.
One-syllable rhymes: rope and rope are rhymes of one-syllable nature.
Boom Bap: Refers to a type of rap style. Boom bap is a sound that creates kicks and snare as a drum beat. Boom the sound of downbeats a tap and a tap for the sound of a snare drum.
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