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rap vs African-American music

African-American music vs rap

rap and African-American music both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rap Yes No Yes No
African-American music Yes No No No
As nouns, African-American music is a hypernym of rap; that is, African-American music is a word with a broader meaning than rap:
  • 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
  • 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
Other hypernyms of rap include black music, popular music, popular music genre.
rap (noun) African-American music (noun)
the act of hitting vigorously music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
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
rap (verb) African-American music (verb)
talk volubly
strike sharply
perform rap music
make light, repeated taps on a surface
Difference between rap and African-American music

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