  Pitch variability in rap vocals is overlooked in favor of the genre's
uniquely dynamic rhythmic properties. We present an analysis of fundamental
frequency (F0) variation in rap vocals over the past 14 years, focusing on song
examples that represent the state of modern rap music. Our analysis aims at
identifying meaningful trends over time, and is in turn a continuation of the
2023 analysis by Georgieva, Ripolles & McFee. They found rap to be an outlier
with larger F0 variation compared to other genres, but with a declining trend
since the genre's inception. However, they only analyzed data through 2010. Our
analysis looks beyond 2010. We once again observe rap's large F0 variation, but
with a decelerated decline in recent years.
