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backpack rap

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Underground or alternative rap music.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“The sound⟳ of backpack rap dates to rap music's origins, but was popularized in the late 1980s and early 1990s by “Native Tongue” acts such as De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.”
“Backpack rap is often synonymous with underground rap, in which the focus⟳ is on lyrical craft. Backpack rappers tend⟳ to avoid⟳ topics that are common in mainstream commercial rap, such as money and expensive cars; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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