rapped
Knocked on door
Rapped is the past tense of rap, which means to strike sharply: She rapped on the door.
A judge raps a gavel.
To rap can also mean to criticize or blame: The report rapped the agency for poor oversight.
Separately, to rap is to perform rap music—rhythmic spoken verse over beats: He rapped about growing up in Detroit.
Vocal performer or host
producer · mixtape · track · studio · sample · hook · banger · collaboration
Without prescribed technique
- cypherEncoded communication method
- battleArmed military engagement
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
cipher · flows · bars · punchlines · wordplay · disses · comeback · verse
Matching terminal sounds
- verseMetered poetic passage
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- punchlinesJokes' concluding zingers
metaphors · similes · alliteration · assonance · multisyllabic · couplet · storytelling · imagery
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- inflectionWord form alteration
enunciation · phrasing · breath control · projection · timing · articulation · accent · tempo
MC
Vocal performer or host
flow · producer · mixtape · track · studio · sample · hook · banger · collaboration · label
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
improvised · cipher · flows · bars · punchlines · wordplay · disses · comeback · verse · delivery
rhyme
Matching terminal sounds
punchlines · metaphors · similes · alliteration · assonance · multisyllabic · couplet · storytelling · imagery · double entendre
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
inflection · enunciation · phrasing · breath control · projection · timing · articulation · accent · tempo · intonation
knocked
Struck with fist
banged · hammered · knuckles · door · window · table · sharply · loudly · impatiently · answered
mic
Portable audio input
concert · crowd · verse · delivery · spitting · set · spotlight · hype · encore · opener
- white rapper
- battle rapperCompetitive lyrical sparring performer
- rapping someone's knucklesPunishing with a tap
- rapped someone's knucklesGave a minor punishment
- Chance the Rapper
- rapped atStruck sharply to signal
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