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Hype man
Backup rapper and/or singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hype man, typically in hip hop music, is a backing vocalist who supports the primary performer with exclamations, interjections, or ad-libs in an attempt to increase an audience's excitement or engagement.
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