rap-like
Hip-hop influenced sound
Rap-like describes something resembling rap music in its rhythmic, spoken-word delivery style.
Speech or performance that is rap-like features rapid, percussive phrasing with emphasis on rhythm over melody: His rap-like delivery made the poem feel contemporary.
The term often describes spoken word, poetry slams, or vocal styles that borrow from hip-hop without being rap proper.
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- rhymesMatching word endings
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- verseMetered poetic passage
- flowUnbroken forward movement
spitting · freestyle · MC · emcee · hook · beat · sample · mixtape
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
beatbox · percussion · backbeat · downbeat · breakbeat · polyrhythm · phrasing · swing
Matching terminal sounds
- verseMetered poetic passage
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- alliterationMatching initial consonants
assonance · imagery · wordplay · couplet · multisyllabic · enjambment · narrative · storytelling
Browning by heat
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
vocal · delivery · performance · griots · dozens · signifying · scat · patter
hip-hop
Rhythmic spoken-word music
flow · spitting · freestyle · MC · emcee · hook · beat · sample · mixtape · cypher
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
groove · beatbox · percussion · backbeat · downbeat · breakbeat · polyrhythm · phrasing · swing · staccato
rhyme
Matching terminal sounds
alliteration · assonance · imagery · wordplay · couplet · multisyllabic · enjambment · narrative · storytelling · lyricism
toasting
Browning by heat
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
monologue · vocal · delivery · performance · griots · dozens · signifying · scat · patter · fast-talking
rap, battle rap, rapper, rapped, rapping, gangsta rap, conscious rap