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
  • 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
  • But the rapper is not the only one with business ties to Puma in his household.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 rapper shares daughter Stormi and son Aire, 21 months, with Kylie Jenner.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • More shows will be added at a later date, the 41-year-old rapper’s Instagram page said.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The 46-year-old rapper sustained neck injuries in the collision, sources told TMZ.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • With this, Minaj now claims the most chart-topping albums to date for a female rapper.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
  • London welcomed her first son, Kameron, with rapper Lil Wayne in 2009.
    Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Set to launch later this month, the footwear partnership was teased back in May with a short clip featuring the rapper and his friends.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This same introduction meant the rapper would meet her Flavor Unit crew — a group of MCs — which would lead them all to score a record deal.
    Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The late rapper will have a stretch of a street in Oakland named in his honor after a unanimous vote by the city council in May.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • In a strange twist, the only person charged in Foster's death also was a promising rapper.
    The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • His vast celebrity clientele ranged from Princess Diana to the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • TikTok famous rapper Yung Gravy sports their merch on stage.
    John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
  • The rapper lifestyle has rarely sounded so unglamorous.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2023
  • In the clip, Carpenter and Keoghan, who first sparked dating rumors in late 2023, stood right in front of the couple, watching on as the rapper performed.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly a month after its release, the rapper has expanded the world of the album with four new music videos.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Most recently, the rapper Drake took to Instagram to share glimpses of his visit to Roden Crater.
    The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The bright pink cover centers the rapper and singer looking back into the camera while wearing the same Regina George shade of blonde hair.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That included a stint where the rapper went to prison for two years due to a conviction of gun possession and tax evasion back in 2011.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024

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