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In it, Kool G Rap gives an example of this kind of rhyme, rhyming "random luck" with "handsome fuck" and "vans and trucks". [10] Other examples in the book include two syllable rhymes such as rhyming “indo” with “Timbo” [ 11 ] and rhymes with irregular numbers of syllables such as “handle it” and “candle to it”.
A video of an Atlanta teacher's first day of school went viral after she delivered a superior performance of a Busta Rhymes rap, which the hip-hop icon himself couldn't help but applaud.
Nearly 3 in 5 surveyed parents said they keep up with modern slang to better connect with their teens. These are the most popular slang words teens are saying, parents say Skip to main content
The word has been used in the English language since the 16th century. In the 1960s the word became a slang term meaning "to converse" in African American vernacular, and very soon after that came to denote the musical style. [17] The word "rap" is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably.
The term did not originate as a rap term; its origins are much older. The term originated in the late 16th century and denotes a boaster. It is from Braggadocchio, the name of a braggart in Spenser's The Faerie Queene. It is a composite of the word brag or braggart, and the Italian suffix -occio, denoting something large of its kind.
The first group to rap at high speeds on record were the Treacherous Three with the release of "New Rap Language" in 1980. [10] [14] Throughout the lyrics of the song, member Kool Moe Dee is referred to as the originator of the fast style: For MCs who bite. The fast-talking rhymes They're gonna feast So get ready to eat Moe Dee's the originator
When we speak of English as a foreign language (EFL), we are referring to the role of English for learners in a country where English is not spoken by the majority (what Braj Kachru calls the expanding circle). English as a second language (ESL) refers to the role of English for learners in an English-speaking country, i.e. usually immigrants ...
Some lists of common words distinguish between word forms, while others rank all forms of a word as a single lexeme (the form of the word as it would appear in a dictionary). For example, the lexeme be (as in to be) comprises all its conjugations (is, was, am, are, were, etc.), and contractions of those conjugations. [5]