Usage Note
Rap is invariable — it does not pluralise in Italian (i rap if needed, though it mostly functions as an uncountable genre noun). It is used as both a noun and, colloquially, an adjective: un artista rap (a rap artist). The Italian hip-hop scene is called rap italiano, and artists often blend Italian dialects with standard Italian. The word is pronounced as in English, without any Italianisation.
Examples
"Ascolta molto rap italiano nel tempo libero."
Natural Translation
He listens to a lot of Italian rap in his free time.
Literal Translation
He-listens much rap Italian in-the time free.
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