How to Use rapper in a Sentence

rapper

noun
  • As of 2022, the rapper owns the trademark to the phrase.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This isn’t the Bronx rapper’s first brush with the law this year.
    — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • The rapper has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The rapper is facing up to 22 years and 8 months in prison.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 May 2023
  • Despite the change, the event was shut down just a few songs into the rapper's set.
    — Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
  • The other man was trying to pull the rapper’s gold chain from his neck.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Fans of Takeoff will be able to mourn the rapper in person.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
  • In the video, the rapper dances with both the devil and a Grim Reaper-esque Death figure, who wields a scythe.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The rapper's résumé also points to the coming of a new style icon.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • It’s also not the only song of the rapper to reach a billion views on YouTube.
    — Sierra Porter, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But the rapper is not the only one with business ties to Puma in his household.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Murals of the rapper popped up in cities around the country after his death.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 1 July 2022
  • The rapper was with at least four women who lowered their shorts to show their rear ends.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Broadus, the youngest of the famed rapper’s four children, did not reveal what her doctors told her about the cause of the stroke.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The 4:44 rapper arrived in a light gray suit, with a crisp white button-down shirt and a skinny black tie.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But, February is off to a compelling start for the stylish rapper.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Feb. 2024
  • An ornate cane that might’ve been a distinguished prop for a rapper in the Nineties was used as a crutch.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But the balancing act does not always come easy for the rapper.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 July 2022
  • The rapper, whose debut LP Montero dropped in 2021, confirmed that there is, at the very least, a single on the way.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The singer and rapper enjoyed a date night sans kids at Wally’s in Beverly Hills, both dressed to the nines.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Catch rapper Abhi the Nomad on his final tour at the Parish.
    — Nicole Cobler, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The 39-year-old rapper shared dates for the upcoming Every Blue Moon Tour.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 15 Aug. 2024
  • When news of a rapper’s death makes headlines, a sharp critique of hip-hop tends to follow.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Davis' previous words copping to his role in the rapper's killing are crucial in the case against him.
    — Josh Margolin, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In the years since his passing, Tupac has become so much more than just a rapper.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 30 June 2022
  • The rapper doesn't allow the show to idealize his alter ego.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Scott isn’t the first rapper to hit the repeat button during a concert.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The rapper, 28, marked the start of the spooky season on Sunday by sporting a giant pumpkin head mask.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The singer and rapper raved about Williams’ designs for the luxury label ahead of the runway show.
    — Layla Ilchi, WWD, 26 June 2024
  • The popular streamer also got to go out on stage and showed himself meeting all of the rappers on his stream.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025

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