Bars

What does bars mean?

Lyrical hip hop sentences

Bars are rhyming lyrical sentences in hip hop and rap songs. The term comes from music theory and is also known as a measure, which consists of 4 beats.

Rappers commonly exclaim "bars!" before they drop a sick rhyme. The term is often seen as "spitting bars" which is when a person is freestyle rapping. It is also seen as "hot bars", which refers to witty rhymes.

Example

Check this, Imma bout to spit some hot bars

Lil Wayne spittin some bars

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Updated April 26, 2017

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