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How to use rapper in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Rapper means the knocker of a door. Example: “He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.”

Examples of rapper by meaning

nounA performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

  • He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.

More sentences with rapper

  • The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.From the entry ether
  • Turns out he's some rapper out of New York called Buster Bigmouth.From the entry out of
  • I don't have the balls to get my face blasted like a rapper.From the entry blast
  • The rapper bragged about how he ran the game.From the entry game
  • That rapper there, yeah, he got bars.From the entry bar
  • The Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly.From the entry amethyst
  • All these local thugs rappers from Toronto would run wozzles for a Drake feature.2024 June 12, u/alvinrampersad39, “Is Drake an Imposter?”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024. From the entry wozzles
  • They called it a “Boosie fade” after the Baton Rouge rapper Little Boosie.2021, Pittman, Raynesha, Kismet 3 When a Man's Fed Up, page 78. From the entry Boosie Fade
  • Another of the victims, Michael Brown, was an aspiring rapper himself and a Lamar fan.2020 October 26, Sheldon Pearce, “Kendrick Lamar and the Mantle of Black Genius”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast…. From the entry take
  • Blacks and Latinos were more likely to be gangsta rappers than backpackers.2014, Geoff Harkness, Chicago Hustle and Flow: Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class. From the entry backpacker
  • Louis's Nelly or Long Beach's Domino toed the line between rapper and singer, defying easy categorization.2012, Dalton Higgins, Far From Over: The Music and Life of Drake, the Unofficial Story, Toronto, O.N.: ECW Press, →ISBN, page 98. From the entry toe the line
  • I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers.2009 July 17, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Obama Tells Fellow Blacks: ‘No Excuses’ for Any Failure”, in New York Times. From the entry baller
  • Self-styled “nerdcore” rappers wear pocket protectors and rhyme about hard drives.2008, Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People. From the entry nerdcore
  • Not for nothing do bodybuilders and rappers brag and swagger about living on “Strong Island.”2007. Strong Island Underground, New York Times, Sept. 30, 2007. From the entry Strong Island
  • For all of these rappers claiming to live the thug life, there's really no difference.2005, Black Dot, Hip Hop Decoded: From Its Ancient Origin to Its Modern Day Matrix, page 165. From the entry thug life
  • Atlanta rapper Ludacris follows with six; crunkmeister Lil Jon was nominated for four awards.2004 September 10, Evelyn McDonnell, “Source Awards hop to Miami”, in The Miami Herald, number 362, Miami, Fla.: Miami Herald Media…. From the entry crunkmeister
  • We decided we needed another rapper in the crew and spent months looking.2003, Jennifer Guglielmo, Salvatore Salerno, Are Italians White?, →ISBN, page 150. From the entry crew
  • But I bet that everyone of the alt.rappers will come very far in this battle.2001 May 9, Leonie, “Ramblin' About Alt.Rap And How To Improve It”, in alt.rap (Usenet), retrieved 07 May 2022. From the entry alt.rapper
  • And I think one alt.rapper will support another alt.rapper, even if he doens愒 like him, right?2001 May 9, Leonie, “Ramblin' About Alt.Rap And How To Improve It”, in alt.rap (Usenet), retrieved 07 May 2022. From the entry alt.rapper
  • She brought her 17-year-old son to be in a space where the rapper and community activist sold CDs in his youth.2019 August 1, Angel Jennings, Cindy Chang, “The lot where Nipsey Hussle died is now surrounded by a chain-link fence”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry adream
  • South African artists include rapper Sho Madjozi, gqom acts Rude Boyz, Dominowe and Phatstoki, and sgubhu producer Sleeping Buddah.2018 September 4, “Lokodo: This ugly thing called Nyege Nyege not happening this year”, in Daily Monitor. From the entry gqom
  • These days, fanny packs are being worn by rappers.2017 May 29, “'Gorpcore' is the new 'Normcore' and it's bringing bum bags back”, in Metro. From the entry gorpcore
  • Pro Era are a group of young rappers (and artists) straight from the streets of Brooklyn, New York.2014 June 6, Scott Miller, “A Few Thoughts on Pro Era's 'The Shift'”, in The Niche Cache, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2024. From the entry grimy
  • Other scenes featured the rapper being crucified on the cross.2013 May 8, “Most controversial music videos”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 19 Sep 2015. From the entry say no more
  • This particular type of marijuana is a favorite of the rapper as well as many other weed aficionados.2009, I. M. Stoned, Weed: 420 Things You Didn't Know (or Remember) about Cannabis, page 3. From the entry kush
  • The author delivers unrevelatory revelations: “All rappers are poets; whether they are good poets or bad poets is the only question.”2009 September 13, Baz Dreisinger, “Def Poetry”, in New York Times. From the entry unrevelatory
  • The difference is that gangsta rappers often identify themselves as the criminals, and are proud of their unreformability.2009 September 20, David Segal, “Call It Ludacris: The Kinship Between Talk Radio and Rap”, in New York Times. From the entry unreformability
  • The rapper will be performing hits from his album "Ego Trippin" and is sure to rock the hizzle.2008 March 10, “Events for Tuesday in New York”, in New York Daily News. From the entry hizzle
  • No longer are iced-out grillz just for rappers.2006 January 27, Sheila Ellis, “Get ur’ shine on”, in Kansas State Collegian, volume 110, number 89, page 7. From the entry grillz
  • Now known as V-Ice, the rapper has crafted a 24-track collection that features both hardcore and hip-hop stylings.2001, Billboard, volume 113, number 50, page 28. From the entry styling
  • Kanye West took to social media to speak about mental health after a fan claimed that the rapper was “off his meds”.2022 February 11, Peony Hirwani, “Kanye West tells fan who suggested he’s off medication to ‘be more conscious’”, in The Independent. From the entry west
  • Last year, the rapper had a number of hit singles, including Fefe, with Nicki Minaj, and Stoopid, feating imprisoned rapper Bobby Shmurda.2019 October 3, Jack Williams, “Tell Tale Hit: Tekashi 6ix9ine testimony leads to conviction of two men on racketeering after ‘snitch’…. From the entry feat
  • Now, by no means is any rapper, performer or entertainer expected or obligated to build their career and perform under their government name.2019, Kolie Crutcher, Rick Ross, The 21 KEYS Of Success: Ridin’ With Rick, Kolie Crutcher, →ISBN, page 165. From the entry government name
  • Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, The Game and T.I. are just a few of the many rappers who have used the homophobic f-slur in their lyrics.2018 January 28, Marcelo Garcia, “From Eminem to Offset, an analysis of hip-hop’s history of homophobia”, in The Highlander. From the entry f-slur
  • As the label's name no doubt implies, these rappers aren't your typical crew, even if they still like to floss and represent their city.2003, Vladimir Bogdanov, All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop, Backbeat Books, page 554. From the entry floss
  • The two most successful rappers to come out of Chicago, Common Sense and The Brat, had nothing to do with the city-wide hip-hop scene.2001, William Upski Wimsatt, Bomb the Suburbs, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry beatbox
  • Coolio, the gritty rapper best known for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.2023 April 6, McKenna Oxenden, “Fentanyl Contributed to Coolio’s Death, Medical Examiner Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived…. From the entry fentanyl
  • During one especially viral in stream in April, Raleigh (via Syracuse) rapper Toosii uncovered a curious stain on Cenat's carpet while dancing with him in his room.2023 August 10, Kyle Denis, “15 Musicians Who Have Streamed With Kai Cenat: Drake, Ice Spice, 21 Savage & More”, in Billboard, Cincinnati…. From the entry get sturdy
  • After filing paperwork to change his name, the rapper, born Kanye Omari West, finally got what he asked for, and will be legally known as “Ye.”2021 October 19, Amy Woodyatt, “Forget Kanye West. He’s now officially just Ye”, in CNN. From the entry legally

Meaning of rapper

  1. noun The knocker of a door.
  2. noun A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.
  3. noun A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds.

Full definition of rapper

Questions about rapper in a sentence

How do you use rapper in a sentence?
Rapper is used as a noun. For example: “He rose from the ghetto to become a successful rapper.”
What is a short sentence with rapper?
“That rapper there, yeah, he got bars.”
What does rapper mean?
Rapper means the knocker of a door.

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