raphead

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rap +‎ -head.

Noun[edit]

raphead (plural rapheads)

  1. (slang) A fan of rapping or rap music.
    • 2000 August 19, Kwaku et al., “Keepin’ It Real around the World”, in Billboard, volume 112, number 34, →ISSN, page 40:
      British rapheads do not usually have a great appreciation for rap acts with a pop edge. And having credits that include a stint MCing for Belgium’s hugely successful pop-dance group Technotronic is something that’s best not mentioned in hip-hop circles.
    • 2021, Bobby Hall, The Bright Future, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, published 2022, →ISBN, page 336:
      Right as I was putting Little Bobby in the oven I was also dropping my other baby: I published my first novel, Supermarket. I dropped a soundtrack to go with it. That was fucking annoying because I had a bunch of rappers and rapheads going, “Yo, this shit sucks!” because they were judging it like it's a hip-hop album, which it isn’t at all.
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