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to rap
A form of spoken singing in which lyrics are spoken rhythmically to a beat. It is a central element of hip-hop culture.
Er hat schon als Jugendlicher angefangen, eigene Texte zu schreiben und zu rappen.
He started writing his own lyrics and rapping when he was still a teenager.
to grate / rasp
(Obsolete) To rub or grate something. This meaning is hardly used anymore today.
Früher rappte man den Meerrettich für die Soße von Hand.
In the past, people grated the horseradish for the sauce by hand.
In its modern meaning, 'rappen' (to rap) is a loanword from English ('to rap'). It is conjugated regularly like a German verb: ich rappe, du rappst, er hat gerappt.
Viele deutsche Künstler rappen erfolgreich auf Deutsch.
Many German artists successfully rap in German.
The meaning 'reiben' (to rub) or 'raspeln' (to grate/rasp) is obsolete and is practically no longer used in modern German. It can only still be found in historical texts.
Die Bedeutung 'reiben' für 'rappen' findet man heute nur noch in alten Kochbüchern.
The meaning 'reiben' (to rub) for 'rappen' (to grate/rasp) is found today only in old cookbooks.
When describing the content of the rap, you use the preposition 'über' (+ accusative). To describe the rhythm, you use 'zu' (+ dative).
In ihren Liedern rappt sie oft über soziale Probleme.
In her songs, she often raps about social problems.
