Lyrics
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Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually
A lyrist on the Standard of Ur, c. 2500 BC
Rapping
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Rapping is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing beat or musical accompani
Lyrics
…libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". Rap songs and grime contain rap lyrics (often with a variation of rhyming words) that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their…
American rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) performing at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, June 3, 2010
Ekow, part of The Megaphone State rap duo, performing at the Sello Library in Espoo, Finland, in 2011
Rapper Nicki Minaj is often regarded as the "Queen of Rap".
Russian rapper Oxxxymiron is one of the most viewed battle rappers in the world.