[Ads-l] Antedating of "Beatboxing"

[Shapiro, Fred]

beatboxing (OED 1986)

1985 Providence Journal-Bulletin 26 Nov. B1/2 (Genealogy Bank)

Beat boxing is difficult to define.  As part of rap music, it is the equivalent of the instrumental break, a series of sounds that adds a unique spice to the lyrics.

Fred Shapiro

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