Beatboxing works by using the lips, vocal folds, tongue and velum at the back of the throat to mimic percussion instruments, often creating sounds not usually made in the person's spoken language.

Orangutans Can Beatbox, Just Like Humans The primates can simultaneously make sounds with their mouth and throat, a finding that may shed light on the evolution of human speech ...

Beatboxing became popular in the 1980s, when Doug E. Fresh performed the style around the New York City hip-hop scene. However, the seeds of this vocal technique, which involves making two sounds ...