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The amount of bars of music that one rap verse takes up. A rap verse.
You know I had to drop my 16 bars on that joint.
16 bars by Pomegranate July 4, 2006
16 bars is 32 lines of music. It is used by most MCs and underground rappers. KRS-1 really took 16 bars to a new level.
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16 bars by logan dougy January 20, 2009

16 bars off the noggin 

Noun. Slang. Literally means 16 lines of rap music off the top of your head.
Hey bro! Sup? Gimme 16 bars off the noggin! Wym? I mean gimme 16 bars of rap music off the top of your head!