ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Rapping

Hey there kiddo! Do you know what music is? Yeah, it's like when you listen to your favorite songs and sing along to them. That's right! Well, rapping is a type of music where instead of singing, the artist speaks the words rhythmically.

It's like when you recite a poem, but instead of doing it boringly, you do it in a cool way with a beat in the background. Rappers usually talk about their lives, their experiences, and their thoughts, and they try to make it sound good by using rhyming words and changing the pace of their voice.

Sometimes rapping can be fast like when you're talking really quickly, and other times it can be slower like when you're telling a story. Rapping is often accompanied by beats, which are the cool sounds you hear in the background that make you want to dance or move your head to the rhythm.

Nowadays, rapping has become really popular, and you can hear it in all kinds of music, from pop to hip-hop to even rock. So that's it, kiddo! Rapping is all about speaking rhythmically and making it sound cool using rhymes and beats.
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