Beatbox
verb
To create rhythmic sounds with your mouth, often imitating musical instruments.
He can beatbox the beat of any song you give him.
Often appears as...
- beatbox the rhythm
- beatbox a tune
noun
The act of creating music using your mouth to imitate musical instruments. It is often tied to hip-hop music.
His beatbox skills are impressive.
Often appears as...
- beatbox skills
- beatbox performance
noun
A type of electronic musical instrument, also known as a drum machine, used for creating beats.
He bought a new beatbox for his studio.
Often appears as...
- buy a beatbox
- program a beatbox
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Technical
verb
To create rhythmic sounds with your mouth, often imitating musical instruments.
He can beatbox the beat of any song you give him.
Often appears as...
- beatbox the rhythm
- beatbox a tune
noun
The act of creating music using your mouth to imitate musical instruments. It is often tied to hip-hop music.
His beatbox skills are impressive.
Often appears as...
- beatbox skills
- beatbox performance
noun
A type of electronic musical instrument, also known as a drum machine, used for creating beats.
He bought a new beatbox for his studio.
Often appears as...
- buy a beatbox
- program a beatbox
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Roots
Beatboxing originates from hip-hop culture; it's not just sounds, but part of a musical tradition.
He studied hip-hop culture to understand beatboxing better.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Art
Beatboxing is often a live performance act demonstrating vocal agility and creativity.
She won the talent show with her incredible beatboxing skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Beatboxing is casual and usually associated with informal events, not formal ceremonies.
At the street dance, a group started to beatbox, adding to the fun.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Roots
Beatboxing originates from hip-hop culture; it's not just sounds, but part of a musical tradition.
He studied hip-hop culture to understand beatboxing better.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Art
Beatboxing is often a live performance act demonstrating vocal agility and creativity.
She won the talent show with her incredible beatboxing skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Beatboxing is casual and usually associated with informal events, not formal ceremonies.
At the street dance, a group started to beatbox, adding to the fun.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Roots
Beatboxing originates from hip-hop culture; it's not just sounds, but part of a musical tradition.
He studied hip-hop culture to understand beatboxing better.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Art
Beatboxing is often a live performance act demonstrating vocal agility and creativity.
She won the talent show with her incredible beatboxing skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Beatboxing is casual and usually associated with informal events, not formal ceremonies.
At the street dance, a group started to beatbox, adding to the fun.
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The polyphonic me PIPE...
But that's cheating. And it hurts your throat. So there's things you can't do, and these limitations on the human voice have always really annoyed me, because beatbox is the best way of getting musical ideas out of your head and into the world,
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The Cockroach Beatbox
to help me out with this. So there we go. This is the first time this has ever happened in the history of mankind. Human beatbox to a cockroach leg. When you guys go back to your high school, think about neuroscience
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The polyphonic me PIPE...
But that's cheating. And it hurts your throat. So there's things you can't do, and these limitations on the human voice have always really annoyed me, because beatbox is the best way of getting musical ideas out of your head and into the world,
Video examples
The Cockroach Beatbox
to help me out with this. So there we go. This is the first time this has ever happened in the history of mankind. Human beatbox to a cockroach leg. When you guys go back to your high school, think about neuroscience
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Quote examples
Charlie Puth
American Musician
What's cool about the beatboxing is I was so afraid to sing in front of my peers, my parents, anybody. I just wouldn't do it. So in sixth grade, I would turn to beatboxing because it made me feel better. Like, I can beatbox 'Drop It Like It's Hot.' Doing that a bunch of times eventually gave me the confidence to sing in front of people.
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Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
When I started out as a music journalist, at the end of the 1980s, it was generally assumed that we were living through the lamest music era the world would ever see. But those were also the years when hip-hop exploded, beatbox disco soared, indie rock took off, and new wave invented a language of teen angst.
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Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
It's like having a conversation. Doing beatbox for me is as natural as talking is for someone else. Sending sound through a certain part of my throat, so that I am accurate every time. It's not like whatever happens happens, this is a focused sound.
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Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.
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Biz Markie
American Musician
I love kids. Every time I go around people neighborhood, they're like, 'Biz! Yo Gabba Gabba!' They want me to beatbox all the time for them.
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James Murphy
American Musician
Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys gave me a present: it's a boombox with a keyboard and a beatbox in it. You can't make that up.
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Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
I'm always trying to come up with something new and unique. I do a beatbox with a harmonica.
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Rachel Platten
American Musician
I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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Mario Vazquez
American Musician
I can dance, act, beatbox and whistle very well.
Quote examples
Charlie Puth
American Musician
What's cool about the beatboxing is I was so afraid to sing in front of my peers, my parents, anybody. I just wouldn't do it. So in sixth grade, I would turn to beatboxing because it made me feel better. Like, I can beatbox 'Drop It Like It's Hot.' Doing that a bunch of times eventually gave me the confidence to sing in front of people.
Quote examples
Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
When I started out as a music journalist, at the end of the 1980s, it was generally assumed that we were living through the lamest music era the world would ever see. But those were also the years when hip-hop exploded, beatbox disco soared, indie rock took off, and new wave invented a language of teen angst.
Quote examples
Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
It's like having a conversation. Doing beatbox for me is as natural as talking is for someone else. Sending sound through a certain part of my throat, so that I am accurate every time. It's not like whatever happens happens, this is a focused sound.
Quote examples
Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.
Quote examples
Biz Markie
American Musician
I love kids. Every time I go around people neighborhood, they're like, 'Biz! Yo Gabba Gabba!' They want me to beatbox all the time for them.
Quote examples
James Murphy
American Musician
Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys gave me a present: it's a boombox with a keyboard and a beatbox in it. You can't make that up.
Quote examples
Doug E. Fresh
American Musician
I'm always trying to come up with something new and unique. I do a beatbox with a harmonica.
Quote examples
Rachel Platten
American Musician
I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.
Quote examples
Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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Mario Vazquez
American Musician
I can dance, act, beatbox and whistle very well.
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