The earliest precursor to the modern rap is the West African griot tradition, in which 'oral historians', or 'praise-singers', would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies, or use their formidable rhetorical techniques for gossip or to 'praise or critique individuals.' Griot traditions connect to rap along a lineage of Black verbal reverence that goes back to ancient Egyptian practices, through James Brown interacting with the crowd and the band between songs, to Muhammad Ali's quick-witted verbal taunts and the palpitating poems of the Last Poets.

Rap is often associated with, and is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, but the origins of the phenomenon predate hip-hop culture.

Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is usually performed in time to an instrumental track. The components of rap include 'content', 'flow', and 'delivery'. Rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates 'rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular', which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. Drake performed the song with Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Travis Barker at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Eminem performed his verse of the song at the American Music Awards of 2009. The song was also placed on the re-release of Eminem's album Relapse, entitled Relapse: Refill. The song is released as a single from the soundtrack to LeBron James's More Than a Game documentary. ' Forever' is a single by rappers Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem. ' Hell Breaks Loose' (2009) Hell Breaks Loose2009 ' We Are the World 25 for Haiti' (2010) We Are the World 25 for Haiti2010 ' Run This Town' (2009) Run This Town2009

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