he English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, especially with a

quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vigorously: to ra

p out a command".[13] 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, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's Dictionary of A
merican Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or acknowledge acquaint
ance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to converse, esp. in
an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which the musical form
of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening of repartee.[1
7] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s, when Hubert G.
Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term referring to an ora
tion or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the protest movement
s, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for another decade.
[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talkhe English verb rap has various meanings, such as "to strike, esp
ecially with a quick, smart, or light blow",[13] as well "to utter sharply or vi
gorously: to rap out a command".[13] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives
a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utte
r (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly".[14] Wentworth and Flexner's
Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or ackno
wledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932,[15] and a later meaning of "to co
nverse, esp. in an open and frank manner".[16] It is these meanings from which t
he musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening
of repartee.[17] A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s,
when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown, rap was a slang term refe
rring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the p
rotest movements, but it did not come to be associated with a musical style for
another decade.[citation needed]
Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1971, on Isaac Hayes' al
bum Black Moses with track names such as "Ike's Rap", "Ike's Rap II", "Ike's Rap
III", and so on.[18] Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key compone
nts in his signature sound".[18] Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that
rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I wa
s born in '72... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to conv
ey something you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in t
he way you talk