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rap vs popular music

popular music vs rap

rap and popular music both are nouns.

rap is a verb but popular music is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rap Yes No Yes No
popular music Yes No No No
As nouns, popular music is a hypernym of rap; that is, popular 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
  • popular music: any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
Other hypernyms of rap include African-American music, black music, popular music genre.
rap (noun) popular music (noun)
the act of hitting vigorously any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
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) popular music (verb)
talk volubly
strike sharply
perform rap music
make light, repeated taps on a surface
Difference between rap and popular music

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