The word "rap" appeared in a speech at the beginning of the 19th century





Maybe you do not know what the word "rap» («rap») appeared in English in the late 19th century. Originally it meant "speak", "talk».



A little later, "rap" acquired a meaning of "conversational banter", "dispute" ("debate"). In the 70s of the 20th century to "rap" come to "an improvised performance poetry", which, in turn, acquired a modern look, "rap" - a type of music with a rhythmic performance of spoken text.

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