rap song

Beats and rhymes

A rap song is a piece of music featuring rhythmic spoken or chanted lyrics, typically over a beat.

The term is somewhat redundant since rap itself denotes the vocal style, but rap song emphasizes the complete musical work rather than just the technique: That rap song has been stuck in my head all day.

Related
  • hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
  • verseMetered poetic passage
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • flowUnbroken forward movement
  • lyricsWritten words for music

rhyme · bars · freestyle · MC · spitting · ad libs · hook · producer · record label · turntable · microphone · cypher · diss · diss track · track · banger · music video · mixtape

Categories
Opposites
vocal delivery style

rap songballad

Narrative poem or song

hymn · crooning · lullaby · aria · opera

musical genre/culture

rap songcountry ballad

Sentimental rural slow song

classical composition · opera · chamber music · symphony · folk song

lyrical content and approach

rap songinstrumental

Serving as means

vocalise · scat

Family

rap, song, raps, rapped, rapping, rapper, rappers, songs, sing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G