Rap music refers to a special form of singing that speaks rhythmically and originated in New York, USA. It is characterized by a series of rhymed verses spoken rapidly against a background of mechanical rhythmic sounds.

One of the origins of rap music is the fast, rhyming jargon used by radio hosts in the past when introducing records. The rhythm of rap or rap music, blues music style including vocals and so on are cleverly blended with the music. Accompaniment generally consists of electronic drum beats with samples (digitally isolated sound bites) combined from other music recordings.