Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom-tom. Movement, commentary, passion, rhyme. All wrapped into song. Spoken, sung, experienced. Whether it trips off the tongue or trips up the tongue, it has a beat; ...

The Awesome Book of Rap, Rhyme and Putrid Poetry is a book about raps and rhymes. There is plenty to read about snot, pus and slime. My favourite part of this book is called 'And that's a rap.' Here ...

A study of tracks from the debut albums of major hip hop artists has found that rhyming patterns come as second nature to some of rap's biggest stars - likening them to modern-day poets. Linguists at ...

Our favorite lines this week cover a wide spectrum, from tributes to rap heroes to dirty jokes. It was also a good week for up-and-comers, with Busta Rhymes being the only veteran to make the cut.

"To think I'm teaching rap in school music lessons. We've entered an amazing age." So says Japanese rapper Zeebra, who on Jan. 13 held a special Japanese rap lesson for about 60 third-year junior high ...

In the poem saying that "vowel" or "reverberation" deliberately arranges the same thing is called "rhyme" or "rhyming". Rhymes are commonly seen in poetry around the world such as haiku poetry and ...