protorap

English

Noun

protorap (countable and uncountable, plural protoraps)

1. Alternative form of proto-rap
   • 2005, Carolyn M. Jones, Theodore Louis Trost, Teaching African American Religions, →ISBN, page 233:

     The ideological criticism I wish to pursue here (as always, there are other possible avenues of exploration) takes its cue from this theological declaration and pursues it in relation to another protorap song of the era, one that also is directly related to the nature and purposes of this film, namely: Gil Scott-Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."

   • 2012, David Dalton, Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan, →ISBN:

     As a protorap song, Dylan's rant ratchets uncannily with the track, the words frequently dissolving into the beat.

   • 2014, Kris Needs, George Clinton & The Cosmic Odyssey of the P-Funk Empire, →ISBN:

     He couldn't hope to compete with his friend Nolan in the vocal department, so he delivered his vivid ghetto narratives as protorap spoken word, laying a dishevelled blueprint for filth and uproar on outings such as 'Bacon Fat' and 'Jail Bait'.

   • 2017, Edited by M. L. Liebler, Heaven Was Detroit: From Jazz to Hip-Hop and Beyond, →ISBN:

     It features a protorap (talking in rhythm) over a sleazy, sax-dominated arrangement.

Anagrams

• Rapoport