beat box

beat box

n. the person who provides the (verbal) rhythmic beat in a rap song. What makes him sound so good is his beat box.
See also: beat, box
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • beat at
  • beat it
  • Beat it!
  • Dutch
  • yank one’s strap
  • beat (one's) pants off
  • bank on someone
  • dead beat
  • beat feet
  • walk the beat
References in periodicals archive
"A "beat box" is a manually operated drum machine that I purchased from a drummer.
The godfather of hip-hop
| Luke McCall will be joined by Welsh champion Beat box champion, Mr Phormula (inset) at the event, hosted by Caryl Parry Jones
Welsh voices to raise funds this St Davids Day
The Voca People are an Israel-based ensemble performing vocal theater combining a cappella and beat box vocals to reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra.
Voca People is a thrilling and original musical adventure unlike any other
Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession by Joe Mansfield, Get On Down, 2013
Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession
Pupils performed as musicians on the piano, ute, drums and guitar and were also the singers and dancers as well as Rastrick's very own beat box crew.
Rastrick High proves it's got huge talent; Pupils take over theatre for big showcase event
With 20 selected wards of Childhope Asia and 11 scholars from the Kids in Action program of Aguinaldo International School, the visiting students performed in a show that included a joint ballet and hip-hop dance, a Wushu demonstration, a beat box and rap number, and tableau theater at the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) theater in Ermita, Manila.
A warm winter break for 14 Harvard students
Our beat box Santa and festive choir is another example of our unrivalled customer service.
Virgin Atlantic to double cabin baggage over Christmas, organises festive choir
Earl Sweatshirt kicked it off, transforming a downtown garage into a brilliant performance space and letting a front-row fan beat box into his mic while he popped a goof-off freestyle.
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The remaining contestants performed distinct shows with Johnny Madness in Beat Box, Casa Acrobate in choreographed acrobatics, Ziad Alyan and Family Crew in Hip Hop dance, Elie Dahdah in Opera, X Wheels in roller skating , Shaimaa el-Meghery in sand drawing, Al Fayhaa in Acapella, and not to mention 10-year-old Issam Bashiti in fervent poetry for Palestine and humanity.
Egyptian poet wins Arab talent prize
Consequently, it's not surprising that bassist Geo Poor of Worcester has suitably eclectic tastes ranging from popular faire such as the Dave Matthews Band and Metallica, to more madcap world music offerings such as Gogol Bordello and Balkan Beat Box, both of which blend traditional and contemporary sounds to great effect.
WHAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO
BREAKDANCERS, beat box musicians and graffiti artists converged on the city for the eighth Hub festival.
Hub of culture
BREAKDANCERS, beat box musicians and graffiti artists descended on the city for the eighth Hub festival.
Hub festival high jinks as street culture stars show off skills
One day, as Emerson was screaming due to his inability to communicate with his parents, Candi decided to sing, tap out beats, and beat box songs that she knew he loved (like "ABCs," "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes," and "Row Row Row Your Boat").
Communication, hip hop style
The scheduled performance by Balkan Beat Box tonight at The Shedd has been canceled and refunds are available at the venue, 868 High St.
BRIEFLY
Have the Silly Pink Bunnies gone beat box? Jeremy Fish's newest series are dead rapper decks immortalizing ODB, Biggie, Buffy, and Jam Master Jay.
Vice squad