What the hell is the difference?? (lyrics, dance, hip-hop, rap)

Witsh? · 07-26-2008, 05:17 PM

I can never say something's rap or hip-hop without saying it's "rap/ hip-hop." Becaaaause I still can't figure out what the difference is. Someone who knows a little more about this kinna music... tell meh.

I've just recently started allowing me to like anything "rap/ hip-hop"... when I was going through my emo stage I was determined to hate it all.

sleepy jack · 07-26-2008, 05:19 PM

I just say hip hop instead of rap because it sounds cooler.

Son of JayJamJah · 07-26-2008, 05:37 PM

rap is a type of music, hip-hop is a lifestyle.

This from a 50+ year old White Irish\English living in suburban America.

sleepy jack · 07-26-2008, 05:38 PM

And I have a Lil Wayne poster on the back of my door. Who are you going to trust?

Witsh? · 07-26-2008, 05:42 PM

But if you pronounce rap like "wrap" it sounds cooler than hip-hop...

And thanks so much. You folks are huge help. >.>

jackhammer · 07-26-2008, 07:43 PM

I think Hip Hop pertains to the music and Rap to the vocals. So-Beastie Boys:Hip Hop. Eminem: (c)Rap

lucifer_sam · 07-27-2008, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witsh?

But if you pronounce rap like "wrap" it sounds cooler than hip-hop...

And thanks so much. You folks are huge help. >.>

HOW THE FUCK ELSE ARE YOU GONNA PRONOUNCE IT?

Unless you put an umlaut over the a...but then...that's illegal.

sweet_nothing · 07-27-2008, 03:32 AM

Hip Hop is more about beats that you can dance to and rap is more so about lyrics as jackhammer said

Piss Me Off · 07-27-2008, 11:41 AM

Rap is sort of style contained in Hip-Hop i guess, as you can have Hip-Hop that doesn't have rapping in it.

TROY148 · 07-27-2008, 02:46 PM

jayjamjah is right, hip-hop is a lifestyle that includes: b-boying (breakdancing), MC-ing, and DJ-ing. It's the MC's that rap, but not everyone that raps is considered an MC by "true hiip-hoppers". The original purpose of an MC would be to add a humorous comments over a beat during block parties, etc... But then it developed into something bigger where now many say it is the job of an MC to educate and send a positive message rather than talk about hoes and cars and gold chains. Here's a decent video, I hope was helpful.

YouTube - "The Definition of Hip Hop" - Directed by Konee Rok

07-26-2008, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Witsh? Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ohh khey ci, ohh khey Posts: 8	What the hell is the difference?? I can never say something's rap or hip-hop without saying it's "rap/ hip-hop." Becaaaause I still can't figure out what the difference is. Someone who knows a little more about this kinna music... tell meh. I've just recently started allowing me to like anything "rap/ hip-hop"... when I was going through my emo stage I was determined to hate it all.

07-26-2008, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I think Hip Hop pertains to the music and Rap to the vocals. So-Beastie Boys:Hip Hop. Eminem: (c)Rap __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-27-2008, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Rap is sort of style contained in Hip-Hop i guess, as you can have Hip-Hop that doesn't have rapping in it. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

07-26-2008, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Witsh? Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ohh khey ci, ohh khey Posts: 8	But if you pronounce rap like "wrap" it sounds cooler than hip-hop... And thanks so much. You folks are huge help. >.>

07-27-2008, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
TROY148 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Your mum, where she is- that's where I live Posts: 88	jayjamjah is right, hip-hop is a lifestyle that includes: b-boying (breakdancing), MC-ing, and DJ-ing. It's the MC's that rap, but not everyone that raps is considered an MC by "true hiip-hoppers". The original purpose of an MC would be to add a humorous comments over a beat during block parties, etc... But then it developed into something bigger where now many say it is the job of an MC to educate and send a positive message rather than talk about hoes and cars and gold chains. Here's a decent video, I hope was helpful. YouTube - "The Definition of Hip Hop" - Directed by Konee Rok