Understand Rap – Lyrics explained, tracks reviewed
Thursday, 26th March 2009
UnderstandRap is a UGC site that translates rap lyrics & more
Understand Rap is a reverse Lonely Planet phrasebook for any new travellers on the Hip Hop landscape.
Translations for the lay-man:
- What exactly is Busta Rhymes talking about?
- In the context of the track, is a “Mac” a pimp? Or a MAC-10 machine pistol, commonly used for drive-bys?
- And more! You can even submit lyrics and ask for interpretation
Rap timelines and Rap Map
User-generated Timeline of Key Rap moments
Beyond lyrics Q+As, they’ve got a sweet user-generated Hip-Hop Timeline, which still needs a few key dates added, but includes some turning points like “Eazy-E Dies”, “Tupac gets shot” and shortly thereafter “Tupac Dies”.
The Rap Map pinpoints the geography of the hip-hop terrain, showing the hometowns of well-known, and lesser-known stars.