beatboxed

Made vocal drums

Beatboxed is the past tense of beatbox, meaning to produce drum sounds, bass lines, and other musical effects using only the mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

The technique originated in hip-hop culture as a way to create backing rhythms without instruments: He beatboxed while she freestyled over it.

vocal

rhythm

Patterned stress and silence

microphone · sounds · freestyle · cypher · tongue · teeth · breath · humming · popping · clicking

hiphop

breakdancing

Acrobatic hip-hop dance form

cipher · battle · jam · crew · bboy · street · underground · oldschool · scratch · freestyle

technique

kick

Foot-delivered strike

  • snareDevice for catching prey
  • bassDeep pitch or fish
  • rimshotPercussive joke closer

scratch · click · roll · hum · inward · outward · crab · zipper · spit · drop

performance

stage

Raised performance platform

showcase · audience · solo · duet · crowd · talent · improv · entertainment · busking · festival

Opposites
sound production method

beatboxeddrummed

Struck repeatedly, rhythmically

sampled · sequenced · hummed · conducted · lip-synced

musical silence vs. sound

beatboxedkept quiet

listened · paused · rested

Family

beatboxing, beatbox, beatboxer, beatboxes, beatboxers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G