rap

Sound recording of the audience at a rap concert responding in rhythm to a song; the performer purposefully omits a word, which the audience repeats to "fill in." Omitting a word, prompting the audience to fill in the empty space with that word, is a common technique used by musicians of many genres performing live to provide audience engagement. Recorded on a Zoom Microphone.

Jason Fotso, a spoken word poet, recited an stanza of his original poem, "Reach," with a rap-like rhythm, and was recorded with a Zoom audio recording device.

Drake's verse, which exercises the vocal technique of both a fluid flow and then pauses in pace (without the background instrumental), is an excerpt from the rap song "Forever," which was released as a single from the soundtrack of the "More Than a Game" documentary, centered around professional basketball player LeBron James. While the original recording took place in a studio session, this audio clip was accessed from YouTube (see "Source" for details).

Drake's verse, which exercises the vocal technique of both a fluid flow and then pauses in pace, is an excerpt from the rap song "Forever," which was released as a single from the soundtrack of the "More Than a Game" documentary, centered around professional basketball player LeBron James. While the original recording took place in a studio session, this audio clip was accessed from YouTube (see "Source" for details).

A moderate listener of rap, Rahul Sharma, described what he feels is the aura of ambition that is conveyed and created by Drake's rap song, "Forever," and was recorded with a Zoom audio recording device.

Childish Gambino's couplet, which exercises the vocal technique of pauses in pace, is an excerpt from the rap song "I Be On That" which was released within his third mixtape, "Culdesac." While the original recording took place in a studio session, this audio clip was accessed from YouTube (see "Source" for details).