This article builds on existing scholarship, both in art music and in popular music, to craft a conception of “phrase” in hip-hop. After briefly contextualizing my ideas, I describe in detail three parameters that can define hip-hop phrases: harmony, syntax, and motive, with examples of each. I then present two in-depth analyses of verses showing how these parameters interact with one another. Finally, I address the necessity and advantages of applying “phrase” to this repertoire.

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嘻哈中短语的和声、句法和动机参数

本文以艺术音乐和流行音乐方面的现有学术研究为基础，构建了嘻哈中“短语”的概念。在简要介绍了我的想法之后，我详细描述了可以定义嘻哈短语的三个参数：和声、句法和动机，并附有示例。然后，我对经文进行了两次深入分析，展示了这些参数如何相互影响。最后，我阐述了将“短语”应用于该曲目的必要性和优势。