803.9 (D) (3) Rap
An authorship statement that describes the author’s contribution to a work as “rap music” is generally interpreted to mean that the author(s) contributed music and lyrics in a rap style. To refer to the performance, the applicant should state “performance” or “rap performance.” When completing the online application, these terms may be provided in the field marked Other; when completing a paper application these terms may be provided on space 2 of Form SR. For information on registering rap as a musical work, see Section 802.9 (E) (3).