African-American music vs rap

African-American music and rap both are nouns.

African-American music is not a verb while rap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African-American music	Yes	No	No	No
rap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rap is a hyponym of African-American music; that is, rap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than African-American music:

African-American music: music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
rap: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

Other hyponyms of African-American music include blues, soul, hip-hop, rap music, R and B, rhythm and blues.

African-American music (noun)	rap (noun)
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses	the act of hitting vigorously
	a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
	voluble conversation
	genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
	the sound made by a gentle blow
	a gentle blow

African-American music (verb)	rap (verb)
	talk volubly
	strike sharply
	perform rap music
	make light, repeated taps on a surface

African-American music vs rap

African-American music and rap both are nouns.

African-American music is not a verb while rap is a verb.

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