Rap phrases and their meaning. Rap words (rap dictionary)

Due to the growing interest in battle rap and the entire hip-hop industry in general, we present to you a detailed conceptual apparatus (rap dictionary) on Rap so that you can understand what MCs are talking about in their battles.

Autotune– Voice processing and correction program, used to correct the performer’s singing according to notes. It has become a household name in rap and identifies all voice correction programs.

underground(underground - underground, underground) - a number of artistic movements in contemporary art (in music, literature, cinema, fine arts, etc.), opposing themselves to mass culture, the mainstream.

Acapella- Text recorded on a microphone, separately from the minus.

Battle- Competition between rap artists is usually accompanied by humiliation of the opponent. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss on an opponent. Battles are divided into online battles (take place on the Internet) and live battles (everything happens live).

Beat- Drum-bass line minus. Previously, they read to a percussion part created by beat-boxing or tapping objects. This word was originally used as a beat in rap music. At the moment, any music that is rapped to is called a beat.

Beatbox- A beat created solely with the mouth, without the use of musical instruments.

Beatmaker– A person who creates beats in specialized programs such as Cubase, FL Studio and others. A good level of beat making is to use instruments recorded live and not use samples.

Biff(Beef) - Enmity between rap artists, parties or labels, accompanied by diss and frequent live showdowns.

Bootleg(bootleg) - a pirated collection of tracks that the artist may never even know about.

Becky– An additional recorded audio track, where the performer usually pronounces only the second part of the line or highlights rhymes and phrases.

Backing vocalist– A person who helps the performer on stage. As a rule, he pronounces the second part of the line so that the performer has the opportunity to draw air at this time.

Versus() - One of the two most popular live battles in Russia. Based in St. Petersburg.

Ghostwriter– A specialist who writes texts for money.

Double time- Reading is twice as fast as the rhythm of the music. Prominent representatives of this style are Ceza, Tech N9ne, FIKE, Dom1no and other performers.

Double rhymes(Double-rhyme) - The end of a line has two words at once, which will be used to rhyme in the next line, also in two words. That is, if the first line ends with “brain and heart,” then you will need to select a consonance for the word “brain” and a separate consonance for the word “heart.” For example - “a poster for the door” (with the brain - the poster, with the heart - the door).

Diss(diss, disrespect) - A track aimed at another artist or someone or something with the goal of “bringing him down.” In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing at the opponent and his relatives, threats, below-the-belt jokes, etc. are practiced. Diss are often used in beefs.

EP- A small album, usually up to 7 songs in size.

Sound engineer– A specialist who mixes and masters tracks.

Indabattle(Platypus) - Battle taking place on the portal indarnb.ru. The second largest battle in Russia. It bears the slang name “Platypus”, because the father of the main organizer of the battle (Snake) is the owner of the Utkonos chain of stores.

Instrumental- Synonym for the general meaning of the word bit

Cover(cover) – A new version of a track recorded (reread) by another artist.

mouth guard- Slang name for the word “acapella”.

Square rhymes- Rhymes in the text are added at the end of the line, and rhyming words have the same endings. An example is “hand is flour”, “mountain is time”. This is considered to be the easiest way to rhyme.

Concert director– Specialist responsible for organizing performer’s concerts.

Crank(Crunk) - a style of southern rap music, with repetitive phrases and fast dance rhythms.

Live(live) - Audio or video recording from a performer’s concert. As a rule, the “live” mark is placed in the title of the track, so that it is clear that this is not a studio version, but a recording from a concert.

Label(label) - 1) Abroad, a label is a record company that has the rights to release and distribute performers’ albums. 2) In Russia, a rap group is called a label. Often this group is primarily united by the studio.

Mike– Microphone

Mastering- the final stage of work on a song, which is designed to make a well-mixed mix louder, brighter, cleaner, more transparent and put it on the same level as popular commercial tracks in terms of volume level. Also at this stage you can correct minor errors made during mixing.

Mix(mix) - several pieces of music (tracks) arranged in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are compiled by DJs for various purposes (for example, for inclusion on the radio in thematic programs). Typically, mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other characteristics. On average, the duration of a mix ranges from 25 to 74 minutes.

Mixtape(Mixtape) - 1) In foreign rap, this word means a release made from remixes or mixed tracks. 2) In Russian rap, a mixtape is a collection of tracks recorded on backing tracks illegally taken from other people’s tracks. As a rule, mixtapes in Russia violate the copyrights of performers. A mixtape is also a collection of tracks recorded on minus, posted by beatmakers for public use.

Minus- A synonym for the general meaning of the word bit.

Independent battle- A battle taking place on the website hip-hop.ru, organized not by the forum administration, but by the forum members themselves.

Noname(Noname) - An insufficiently popular or unknown performer who does not have a “name”. A relatively objective indicator in this aspect can be the amount of audio in VK and the number of concerts, as well as the number of visitors who came to the concert.

HP(New Rap) - The largest news rap public vk.

Newschool– A new style of hip-hop, the distinctive features of which are the use of fast flow, dashes and various plugins and effects, such as melodin and autotune.

Old school(Oldschool) – An early style of hip-hop, also called old school. Prominent representatives of this style are 2Pac, Wu-TangClan and Onyx. Often this is a measured presentation without the use of many effects and fast flow.

The official battle is a battle taking place on the website hip-hop.ru, organized by the forum administration. The largest battle in Russia.

Punch, punchline(Punch) – This is a laconic phrase/line designed to hook an opponent. This can be either a vivid metaphor or a joke below the belt. “The presence of an opponent is not necessary. It's like finishing off a joke. Just a catchy phrase or line"

Part– Written part of one artist on a joint track.

Dashes, acceleration- The fundamental part of fast flow. Increased text reading speed.

PR– Distribution of the artist’s creativity or any information and offer of services.

Innings- The emotions invested in the reading, the placement of intonations, the way of pronouncing words, the use of vocals, dashes, acceleration and other specific rap techniques.

Producer– A specialist who is fully involved in the promotion of the performer, dealing with all legal and financial issues. Often, producers register the performer's name (nickname) in their name, and when the performer changes producer, he is forced to change the nickname, since all rights to the old nickname will belong to the old producer. For this reason, Loc-Dog was forced to change his nickname to Loc Dog.

Promo(promo) - a release to familiarize yourself with the work of a certain artist.

Release- Premiere of an album, track, video or collection

Remix(Remix) - New arrangement of an already released track.

Rapcore- a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of such genres as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.

Mixing- the stage of working on a song, during which the recorded audio tracks (instruments, main vocals, takes, etc.) are combined into one audio file using various devices and techniques, such as equalization, compression, volume manipulation, placement in space, adding sound effects. Note: vocal correction, synchronization of takes and backings is a process not included in mixing, it is a precursor
note installation stage.

Swag(swag) – An expression of coolness and individuality.

Skiles(Skills) - Presentation and various types of rhyme construction.

SlovoSpb() - One of the two most popular live battles in Russia. Based in Krasnodar.

Compound rhymes- The end of the line in the next line rhymes with several words at once. Example: “Apocalypse - While you are healing”

Storytelling- a track that sets out a story, while consistently describing the events, actions and deeds of real or fictional characters.

Sample– A relatively small fragment of melody (music), taken as the basis for creating a minus. Beats are applied to the samples.

Take– recorded fragment, attempt. Example of use: I wrote it all down in one take, i.e. in one try.

Track(Track) - A synonym for the word “song” in rap.

Triplet- this is a musical size. In rap, it is now customary to call a rap with broken chips, like tanguist, acceleration, etc.

True(True) - A performer who reads the truth, that is, what he really thinks, does and what happened in his life.

Platypus- Slang name for Indabattle.

Fastflow(FastFlow) - A serving style built on dashes and accelerations.

Fit(ft. or feat) - Indicates that this is a joint track of two or more artists

Flayva(flave) - Party, company, group or label.

Flow(Flow) - Execution speed.

Freestyle(Freestyle) - Improvisation in rap. Reading text composed by the performer on the fly.

Fake(Fake) - Performers whose lyrics are based on lies. Their characteristic feature is considered to be the ability to “responsible for words.”

Hype- enthusiastic rumors, often deliberately inflated for marketing purposes.

Hustle- Any type of income related to rap or breaking the law (selling drugs, etc.)

Hater- A listener who condemns any creativity and has an acute dislike for it.

Homey(Homie) - Friend or loved one.

H.h.ru(persimmon) - One of the most popular forums dedicated to hip-hop culture, hip-hop.ru.

A whole book could be published on how to write a rap text, but I will try to present it briefly and clearly. In principle, the text can be roughly divided into 2 components: rhyme and meaning, that is, what the text is actually about. Both are important approximately equally; rhyme cannot be neglected in the name of meaning and vice versa. But in principle, if you go to extremes, you can make really strong texts, but weakly (from the point of view of the method I described below) rhymed. An example of this is the Pencil. The text is weak in rhyme, but has excellent plots, good presentation - excellent listening! But still, a 10-point text without a 10-point rhyme will not work. If we take it at a minimum (and this is the most basic), then the rhymes themselves, the rhymed words, must meet certain requirements. After all, a rap text is a kind of verse, and the center of the verse is rhyme. That is, it is the emphasis on it; as a rule, the author rhymes exactly the most important thing in a line of words. I’m not a journalist, so I can’t really explain this, I can only give a link to V.V. Mayakovsky - read his article “How to Make Poems” - I have not yet read anything that more accurately describes this moment. In this same article I will try to briefly retell Mayakovsky, supplementing him a little with visual examples.

So, let's go! I'll start with how not to rhyme. In one fell swoop, we remove all the “identical” words: words of the same root (thoughts - meaning, briefly - in a timely manner, went - found, etc.), verbs (take - give, was - bought, said - showed), nouns of the same form (idiot - garden - whirlpool, attitude - opinion, couplets - newspapers - toilets, answer - nonsense, etc. I think the idea is clear, the same adjectives (original - vaginal - regional, golden - mine - blue) - in short, all the words that rhyme too obvious + a huge list of jaded rhymes that have been used more than once and everyone is already tired of. There are a lot of such rhymes, it’s impossible to go through them all, only through the experience of reading other people’s texts can you outline this circle for yourself. I’ll give a couple of the most zashkvarnyh rows, these rhymes should never be used:

news - flattery - climb - revenge - six - wool, etc.

blood - love - carrots - again, etc. (in principle, these words are the same feminine nouns and I have already written about this kind of words)

meeting - evening - nothing

prose - rose - rods - air

autumn - eight

legs - many - wretched - God - den - anxiety

So, we cut all this off and now we rhyme “according to the rules.” We take the word that needs to rhyme. Let’s say “lime”. And we begin to mentally (or out loud, whichever is more convenient for you) say this word “lime”, say words similar to it, there, for example, baseness, from the outside, ghost, recognized, Lisa, etc. - that is, a number of words immediately pop up. Choose what suits you - and go ahead! The main idea is to surprise the listener with a rhyme; for example, at the end of the line there is the word “boob” and the listener expects to hear something like “cormorant”, “glass”, “trap”, etc. at the end of the second line, but you put the word “rumour”. Or the word "dimensions". Finding the stressed syllable “rita” and let’s go, we rhyme it: sugary, soaked. In short, I explained as best I could, but it’s better to find Mayakovsky’s article - the same thing is described there, but better.

Everyone figured out what exactly to rhyme. Let's move on to the structure of the text, how these rhymes should be arranged. Of course, you can rhyme 2 adjacent lines for yourself on the last word and not worry (the so-called “square” construction of the text. But for this you need to read like Kool G Rap or Big Daddy Kane, so that this drawback does not catch your eye. Therefore, it is necessary that the text sounded varied: from simple rhyming of 2 lines to the last word:

a serious guy, because he himself earned money for the sneakers,
although no, he probably stole it somewhere in a supermarket...
what I listed is just a pitiful minimum,
in the repertoire of the native city, the golimy anthem

put a rhyme through a word

like in a soup cook I put a bay leaf on top of a bit of dialect,
and while you’ve put together a decent text with sweat and blood during the day…..

rhyme several words in a row

...having recruited grand speakers for the benefit of the rap underground, we are poisoning you with drugs... (Leoni)

Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know
that we riddled some middleman who didn’t do diddily (Big Pun ‘Twins’)

double rhyme (i.e. rhyme on 2 words)

...get tired of such rubbish, get tired of it until you lose your pulse, and while I read, let the door bend from the pressure...

then I vomit juicy twice in a row
opponents in battles rapartage dot, people dot ru

And every year I gain clout and my name sprouts
Some brothers’d still be large if the crack never came out (Big L ‘Put It On’)

In general, I should note that the double rhyme among US rappers is generally the most common: it’s quite easy to do, but it sounds beautiful.

Rest in the wagon train, Emelya, you
and in prose I had loving (these are lines from Majahed - the guy from hip-hop.ru).

The height of skill and luxury is full-line rhyme, i.e. all (or almost all) words in a line respectively rhyme with another line:

the principle of complete inertia, puppets are in the wrong hands, there are no princes here, I understand, I shoot straight and into the dust (Serge)

I sweep away from my path those who clearly
how China in Buddhism melts into clumsy texts

I'm searchin for the impostor to pat down
I'm urgin to put the glock up and clap rounds
It’s curtains like Jimmy Hoffa, he not found (Redman ‘Soopaman Luva 5 (Part I)’)

My sound wave liftin’ your chin up like uppercuts
New found ways of rippin’ shit up, I de-ve-lop (Black Thought, Big Pun album ‘Capital Punishment’, track ‘Super Lyrycal’)

also, a super-rhyme is a rhyme when a word rhymes not with one, but with two or even several:

Gostrida rapid fire,
Arrows will be ready soon... (Ghostrida, Moscow)

This contract is unique, no matter how many verses you forge at night, my rhymes act like Kadochnikov’s techniques

endure - you haven't calmed down (Peace Keeper)

There is also such a thing as consonances. This is not a rhyme, it is simply consonant words, usually with many of the same consonants, but with different stressed vowels.

For example, “warfare squads to fight” with the guys ala Barbie, fans of a’renby”
- as you can see, half of the words do not rhyme, they are simply consonant in the general flow of syllables. Sounds beautiful to me.
They also make tautological consonances, when, in addition to rhyming words, they also deliberately cram in words with the same root:

the whole world is filled with bass and beat,
I am imbued with rhythm and rhymes, every atom of mine is imbued with them

KRS-One does such things very often, for example from the track ‘When The Moon’:

Your lightweight, I devistate on the equal races
No I’m not a racist, but no race could really face this

That's basically it. You can write on this topic forever, as I already said, but there is no particular point - I showed the main points, the rest will be learned in the process. Read other people's texts (everything is Russian or American - the principle is the same). Of the Americans, IMHO, the best rhymes are Eminem, Inspector Deck (Wu-Tang), Big-L (RIP), Big Pun (RIP) and many, many others. Of the Russians - undoubtedly, Vladi (and the entire Caste + Serpent from Grani), then G Vilks (Big Black Boots), Drago, Steam, Sevzkvad, etc. The main thing is not to overdo it with rhyme for the sake of rhyme. The more complex the rhyme, the more difficult the text is to perceive, so you need to look for a middle ground, and not break your ass in choosing words for the sake of full-line rhyming. When I listen to, for example, Sevzkvad, I don’t like it - a bunch of identical words, generally a continuous rhyme, but the meaning is not clear at all. Some people like it, I don’t argue, but I don’t perceive it -.

I would also advise only in the most extreme cases to adjust the phrase “to rhyme”, that is, somehow unnaturally change the order of words, force the sentence. Such techniques really hurt the ears, interfere with the perception of meaning and generally look unprofessional. Try to construct a phrase as close to colloquial speech as possible (but not quite, don’t throw in swear words and all sorts of everyday phrases everywhere. Although storytelling in this style is just fat) - it looks simple, but brilliant

Another point - I would advise sacrificing rhyme for the sake of diction! Quite often it turns out to be beautifully written on paper, but then it’s impossible to play it out loud to the beat, here preference should be given not in favor of rhyme, because people hear the track, and do not read the text from paper, so it’s better to simplify and say clearly than to simply kill the whole text in one rhyme.

Hip-hop(XX) - Fashionable subculture, a way of life originating in the African-American neighborhoods of America, combining Hip-Hop music.

Hip-hop music is quite diverse, it can be simple, but at the same time interesting and melodic. Its basis is the beat - the rhythm of the song. Typically, every second measure is marked with an accent (backbeat): clap snare, and percussion (such as whistles and chains) can be used for the backbeat. An important element is the bass drum (not to be confused with the bass) - kickdrum. The range of musical instruments in hip-hop music is quite diverse. It can also consist of keyboard melodies, wind melodies, and numerous computer sounds (bass, effects).

Rap(rap) - a rhythmic recitative set to music with a jagged rhythm. The rap artist is calledrapper(not to be confused with rapper), or the more general term MC.Rap is one of the main elements of the hip-hop music style; often used as a synonym for hip-hop. However, rap is used not only in hip-hop music, but also in other genres. Many drum and bass artists use rap. In rock music, it is found in such genres as rapcore, nu metal, alternative rock, alternative rap and some others, for example, new directions of hardcore music. Pop musicians and modern RnB performers also often use rap in their compositions.

The word "rap"

The word "rap" comes from English rap- knock, blow (a hint of the rhythm of rap). To rap also means "to speak", "to talk".

Later, erroneous backronym theories arose, according to which the word rap is supposedly an abbreviation. The transcripts were called “Rhythmand Poetry” (Rhythm and Poetry), “Rhytmic African Poetry” (Rhythmic African Poetry), or “Radical American Poetry” (Radical American Poetry), etc. However, rap in English it is not written in capital letters, and has the same root words - rapping, rapper, etc. Mostly such erroneous theories exist in non-English speaking countries.

Story

Rap in its modern form appeared in the 1970s among African Americans in the Bronx, where it was “exported” by visiting Jamaican DJs. In particular, DJ Kool Herc is called the founder of rap. Rap was initially done not for commercial purposes, but for pleasure, and at first it was done mainly by DJs. These were simple rhyming couplets addressed to the audience.

The spread of rap was greatly facilitated by black amateur radio, which played music that was fashionable among blacks, and quickly picked up the new style. The words “rap” and “rappers” became firmly established as a style thanks to The Sugarhill Gang’s track “Rapper’s Delight” (1979). One of the first people to be called a "rapper" was radio host Jack Gibson, nicknamed Jack the Rapper. He organized one of the first rap conventions.

Performing rhyming chants on the streets remains a tradition in black neighborhoods to this day. In addition, the so-called “battles” are verbal duels in which two rappers squabble while maintaining rhyme and rhythm. Battles can be not only swearing, it can be the presentation of rhymed text on a certain topic

The term "hip-hop" to describe the genre appeared in the 80s. Its introduction is credited either to Afrika Bambaataa or to Grandmaster Flash. The hip-hop genre and culture reached its peak in popularity in the 1990s. “Hip-hop” also had a serious influence on R’n’B music.

DJ(disc jockey - disc jockey, DJ) - a person who plays musical works recorded on audio media for an audience.

Double Time(double time) is a reading, approximately twice as fast as the beat rhythm.

Flow(flow, presentation) - the ability to decorate your text with a competent emotional tone.

R&B(rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, R'n'B) is a genre of popular music, originally performed by African-American musicians, which integrated combinations of blues, jazz and gospel. The term was coined in 1949 by the chart compilers of the American magazine “Billboard” instead of the disparaging expression “race music”, which was common before.

Respect(respect) - good disposition towards a person, respect for his creativity.

Skillz(skills, abilities) is a generally applicable term, it can be applied to absolutely everything that colors the rapper’s skill

Spelling(writing) - the way in which a text rhymes, conveying its content. The expression “fashionable spell” implies the use in the text of modern wordplay and consonances, which can only be found among all genres in rap.

Style(style) - a set of techniques used by the MC in a unique combination. Having his own style, the rapper begins to be recognizable, no matter how he raps, and no matter how his voice is staged. All MCs have the right to call their style whatever they want.

Acapella— Text recorded on a microphone, separate from the minus.

Album(album) - the term came to us from the times of vinyl records, when one track was placed on one record, and they were put together, as it were, in albums (record albums). Accordingly, an album is a collection of songs from one artist into one collection.

underground(underground) is music “not for everyone”, if translated from English as “underground”. Performers of this trend usually do not recognize any commerce in any form, and fundamentally record songs on cheap equipment, and also refuse to publish albums and remain only in a narrow circle “for their own.” There are performers who, on the contrary, see the main task in creating this music “unlike everything else around”, but are not at all embarrassed to make money from this music.

Battle(battle, combat, fight) - competition between rap performers, as a rule, is accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss at the enemy.

Bit- beat in music, used in English expression. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The higher the value, the higher the tempo of the music.

Beatbox(Beatboxing) is the art of creating beats, rhythms and melodies using the human mouth.

Beatmaker - a person who creates beats in specialized programs such as Cubase, FL Studio and others. A good level of beat making is to use instruments recorded live and not use samples.

Biff(beef - meat, figuratively a complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their characteristics and unspoken rules of conduct are an important component of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists. In practice, beef can be seen when one rapper, in order to deliberately humiliate another, writes a song about him in which he expresses his opinion.

Brakedance(B-Boying, Breaking) - a kind of street dance, breaking is characterized by plasticity and flexibility.

Backing vocalist- a person who helps the performer on stage. As a rule, he pronounces the second part of the line so that the performer has the opportunity to draw air at this time.

Becky- an additional recorded audio track, where the performer usually pronounces only the second part of the line or highlights rhymes and phrases.

G sharper- a specialist who writes texts for money.

Graffiti- in the original meaning - rock paintings that ancient people painted on the walls of their homes; in the modern sense - inscriptions or drawings painted, inked or scratched on walls, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces. Nowadays, it is the artistic style of hip-hop culture.

Gensta- recitation style, characterized by an abundance of non-standard and certain aggression; in Russia it is poorly developed, which is why it is considered the destiny of super advanced alternativeists;

Diss(disrespect, disrespect) is a trend in hip-hop (more specifically, in rap). The essence of a diss is a statement of disrespect in the text of one rapper (or group) to another rapper(s). In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing towards the enemy, and sometimes threats are practiced. Often disses come in pairs, that is, “diss - response diss,” or in chains of disses. Disses are often ignored. Diss tracks are used in beefs.

Cover(cover) - a new version of the track, recorded (reread) by another artist.

mouth guard- slang name for the word "acapella".

Clap(English clap) - a single sound similar to clap.

Label(label) - abroad, a label is a record company that has the rights to release and distribute artists' albums. In Russia, a rap group is called a label. Often this group is primarily united by the studio.

Mike- microphone.

Minus(Backing track) - a recording of a piece of music in which one or more parts are missing, usually vocals or a solo instrument. At the moment, any music that is considered rap is called minus.

MS(MC, Master of Ceremonies) - in reggae and hip-hop culture, an artist who, accompanied by electronic dance music, pronounces words from the stage - pre-composed or improvised, usually in the form of rap - to excite the audience and also introduce the DJ. In Russian-language Rap, an MC is usually considered a master of words who participates in the battle, counting his text as a minus.

Noname(Noname) - an insufficiently popular or unknown artist who does not have a “name”.

Newschool(Newschol, New School) - “new Russian rap” - all Russian Rap from 1998 to this day.

Old school(Oldschool, Old School) - old rap, classic Russian Rap. All Russian Rap before 1998 is considered to be old school.

Innings- the emotions put into the reading, the placement of intonations, the way of pronouncing words, the use of vocals, dashes, accelerations and other specific rap techniques.

Release— premiere of an album, track, video or collection.

Remix(Remix) - a new arrangement of an already released track.

Rapcore- a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of such genres as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.

Mixing- the stage of working on a song, during which the recorded audio tracks are combined into one audio file.

Swag(swag) - an expression of coolness and individuality.

Single(single) - from English word"one". A single track, accompanied by remixes, radio versions, instrumentals, acapella, etc.

Snare(snare, English snare) - the sound of the lead drum, clear and short.

Staff(stuff) - among rappers, this word means new works, discs, tracks, compositions.

Reading— the process of rappers performing their lyrics.

Sample- a relatively small fragment of melody (music), taken as the basis for creating a minus. Beats are applied to the samples.

Text(with emphasis on A) - these are the thoughts of a rapper, looped into rhymes and placed on a certain rhythmic basis - a beat.

Technique - a way to control rhythm. There is also a small branch: “technicality” - the degree of skill to control the rhythm.

Track(Track) is a synonym for the word “song” in rap.

True(truth, truth, true) - the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, whose words do not differ from his deeds.

Fit(ft. or feat) - means that this is a joint track of two or more artists.

Flayva(flave) - party, company, group or label.

Freestyle(from English freestyle - free style) - a recitation style when a master of words does not speak a text written in advance, but what comes to his mind literally as he reads.

Fake(fakers, fake) are liars, performers whose tracks contain a lot of lies, and reality is at odds with the lyrics.

Hustle- any type of income related to rap or breaking the law (selling drugs, etc.).

Haters(hate- hatred) - people who hate anything or everything. In Russian Rap they denote people whose work is permeated with hatred towards any artist.

Besides the fact that you can often hear the exclamation “Yo!” from rappers, which would mean some approval, there are a few others you need to know that you can hear from them and use yourself.

Yeap!- Yes

Peace- world

Base- house

Respect- respect

Strap- million

See U- see you

Ma way- my destiny.

underground
Underground (underground - underground) - a number of artistic movements in modern art (in music, literature, cinema, fine arts, etc.), opposing themselves to mass culture, the mainstream.
In other words, it stands out from the crowd.

Unplugged
Live sound without using hardware amplifiers. Not so long ago, this style of performance was quite popular, thanks to music channels and the unusual sound of old songs.

Biff
Beef (beef - meat, figuratively complaint, dissatisfaction) - enmity between representatives of hip-hop culture. Beefs, their characteristics and unspoken rules of conduct are an important component of hip-hop culture. The most famous beefs are between rappers, but such conflicts are also possible between other representatives of hip-hop culture: DJs, b-boys or graffiti artists.
In practice, beef can be seen when one rapper, in order to deliberately humiliate another, writes a song about him in which he expresses his opinion.

Beatboxing
Beatboxing is the art of creating beats, rhythms and melodies using the human mouth.

Bit
Beat is a beat in music, used in English expression. beat per minute, bpm - beats per minute. The higher the value, the higher the tempo of the music.

Brakedance
Breakdancing (b-boying, breakdance) is a street dance, one of the five elements of hip-hop.

Battle
Battle (battle, fight, fight) - a competition between MC and rap performers, usually accompanied by humiliation of the enemy. A battle track is often nothing more than a diss at the enemy.

Bootleg
A bootleg is a pirated collection of tracks that the performer may never even know about.

Graffiti
Graffiti - in its original meaning - rock paintings that ancient people painted on the walls of their homes; in the modern sense - inscriptions or drawings painted, inked or scratched on walls, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces. Nowadays, it is the artistic style of hip-hop culture.

Diss
Diss (disrespect) is a trend in hip-hop (more specifically, in rap). The essence of a diss is a statement of disrespect in the text of one rapper (or group) to another rapper(s). In such tracks, obscene speech, swearing towards the enemy, and sometimes threats are practiced. Often disses come in pairs, that is, “diss - response diss,” or in chains of disses. Disses are often ignored. Diss tracks are used in beefs.

Rap
Rap (rapping) is a rhythmic recitative, usually read to music with a heavy beat. A rap artist is called a rapper, or more generally, an MC.
The word rap comes from the English rap - knock, blow (a hint at the rhythm of rap). To rap also means to talk, to talk.

Rapcore
Rapcore is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of rap as vocals. Rapcore combines the instrumental and vocal properties of such genres as punk, alternative rock, and hip-hop.

Mix
Mix - several pieces of music (tracks) arranged in a continuous sequence. As a rule, mixes are compiled by DJs. Typically, mixes consist of tracks that are similar in genre, mood and other characteristics.

Newschool
Newschool (Newschol, New School) - “new Russian rap” - all Russian Rap from 1998 to this day.

Old school
Old school (Oldschool, Old School) - old rap, classic Russian Rap. All Russian Rap before 1998 is considered to be old school.

Promo
Promo (promo) - introductory release. May contain incomplete tracks, low quality, text inserts indicating that this is a promo.

Russian rap
Russian Rap is rap performed in Russian.

Staff
Stuff (stuff - things, rubbish) - these are the works of a rap artist
Example: “appreciate my thing” - “appreciate my stuff.”

Technique
Technique is a way of controlling rhythm. There is also a small branch: “technicality” - the degree of skill to control the rhythm.

True
True (truth, truth, true) is the opposite of fake. “True rapper” is a rapper who reads the truth, whose words do not diverge from his deeds.

Freestyle
Freestyle (free style) - improvisation in rap; recitation of a rhymed rhythmic recitative composed by the performer on the go. This is not a pre-written, unrehearsed, “raw” form of hip-hop. Performed to beatboxing, or to instrumental versions of previously recorded hip-hop songs.
In freestyle, a large number of competitions (so-called “battles”) are held, in which participants compete with each other in the skill of rhyming words on the fly.

Fake
Fakes, fakers (fake- lie) are liars, performers whose tracks contain a lot of lies, and reality is at odds with the lyrics (To fake MC’s).
Hip-hop

Hip-hop is a youth subculture that emerged in the mid-1970s among African Americans and Latinos. It is characterized by its own music (also called hip-hop, rap), its own slang, its own hip-hop fashion, dance styles (breakdancing, etc.), graphic art (graffiti) and its own cinema. By the early 1990s, hip-hop had become part of youth culture in many countries around the world.

Haters
Haters (hate- hatred) are people who hate anything or everything. In Russian Rap they denote people whose work is permeated with hatred towards any artist.

Album
Album - the term came to us from the times of vinyl records, when one track was placed on one record, and they were put together as if in albums (record albums). Accordingly, an album is a collection of songs from one artist into one collection.

Crunk
Crunk is a style of Southern rap music, with repetitive phrases and fast dance rhythms.

DJ
DJ (disc jockey - disc jockey, DJ) is a person who plays musical works recorded on audio media for the audience.

Delivery
Delivery - voice production, general mood of the track.

Double Time
Doubble Time is a reading that is approximately twice as fast as the beat rhythm.

E.P.
EP - literally Extended Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. EP - means an incomplete album, with a playing time of 10 to 25 minutes.

Flow
Flow (presentation) - the ability to decorate your text with a competent emotional tone.

LP
LP - literally Long Play - a term from the days of vinyl records. LP - means an album with a playing time from 25 to 80 minutes.

Live
Live - recording from a “live” concert. The roar of the crowd and the amplifier is usually present, but that has its own charm, doesn’t it?

M.C.
MC, MC (Master of Ceremonies) - in reggae culture and hip-hop - an artist who, accompanied by electronic dance music, pronounces words from the stage - pre-composed or improvised, usually in the form of rap - to excite the audience, as well as introduce the DJ. In Russian Rap, MCs are usually considered to be participants in battles who read their own text to someone else’s music.

Mixtape
Mixtape is a special type of music release. The name comes from the English words mix and tape (literally translated as mixed recording).

Maxi-single
Maxi-single - less than an EP, but more than a single. May contain several tracks, and like a single, several remixes, etc.

PunchLine
PunchLine (punch line) - a line written in the style of comparison, which unites the meaning of the previous lines, as if putting an end to it.

R&B
R&B (rhythm and blues, rhythm and blues, R'n'B) is a genre of popular music, originally performed by African-American musicians, which integrated combinations of blues, jazz and gospel. The term was coined in 1949 by the chart compilers of the American magazine Billboard, instead of the disparaging expression “race music”, which was common before.

Respect
Respect (respect) - good disposition towards a person, respect for his creativity.

Skillz
Skillz (skills, abilities) is a generally applicable term; it can be applied to absolutely everything that paints the skill of an MC.

Spelling
Spelling (writing) is a way by which a text rhymes, conveying its content. The expression “fashionable spell” implies the use in the text of modern wordplay and consonances, which can only be found among all genres in rap.

Style
Style is a set of techniques used by the MC in a unique combination. Having his own style, the rapper begins to be recognizable, no matter how he raps, and no matter how his voice is staged. All MCs have the right to call their style whatever they want.

Single
Single - from the English word “one”. A single track, accompanied by remixes, radio versions, instrumentals, acapella, etc.

TungTwist
TungTwist is a direct example of chipping. That is, this is the repetition of certain syllables in a word at a speed of two times or more.