alt.rapper

English

Etymology

Blend of alt.rap +‎ rapper. Equivalent to alt.rap +‎ -er.

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Noun

alt.rapper (plural alt.rappers)

1. (Internet slang) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.rap.
   • 1999 December 3, Cal Worthington, “alt.rap... history??”, in alt.rap‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-07:

     Been here since early 98, so I guess I'm a "3rd generation" alt.rapper, but I did make like 4 posts in like March 97 under a different online service when I first used the internet... it was a few posts about mariah carrey or something like that.

   • 2001 May 9, Leonie, “Ramblin' About Alt.Rap And How To Improve It”, in alt.rap‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-07:

     Instead of the fact that I惴 not reading very long in this group, I惴 sure that one member of alt.rap will either win or come to the final round... I don愒 think that all the other rappers are as dope as the ones in here... But I bet that everyone of the alt.rappers will come very far in this battle. And I think one alt.rapper will support another alt.rapper, even if he doens愒 like him, right?

   • 2001 December 27, Vadik, “[NYT] Sir vs. Wattz (VOTE NOW!)”, in alt.rap‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-07:

     Maybe I'm not even gonna vote.
     Vadik ~ got an alt.rapper in his crosshairs...and no, it's not you

   • 2004 March 17, Augi, “What's going on with this group?”, in rec.music.hip-hop‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-07:

     I have to admit I been a diehard alt.rapper since '97 but lately I've been busy, and I'm guilty of merging with the rmhh community as well.

   • 2005 May 22, A to the L, “time for a RMHH survey”, in rec.music.hip-hop‎^[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-07:

     LENGTH OF TIME POSTING IN RMHH: I think around 2000 or so... I was lurking for ages before that - more of an alt.rapper then...