Hip hop vs rap music

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Hi.what is the difference between hip hop and rap music?I don't have much information about music, so I find both similar.It would be nice if you could point out some of the differences so it would be more distinguishable.ThanksHamid

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

I don't think the experts in these visit us much, and I certainly don't know, but I found this on line:

Q: Rap vs Hip-Hop

A: This is one of the trickier questions we’ve tried to answer. It seems every time we’re about to arrive at an easy explanation someone throws in a different opinion. Some maintain that rap is a kind of music, whereas hip-hop is a lifestyle — one that includes rap, break dancing, DJing, and graffiti art. Rap pioneer and sage KRS-One says simply, “Rap is something you do, but hip-hop is something you live.”

Others, however, insist that hip-hop is a musical style distinct from rap, for very specific reasons: mainly hip-hop has a particular beat and uses scratching and “breaks” (samples). They claim rapping over a soul or heavy metal track could never be hip-hop. In other words, these folks say all hip-hop is rap, but not all rap is hip-hop.

Or check this link: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hip-Hop_vs_Rap . Rap music is the combination of rhyming and poetry to a beat. It is part of the Hip-Hop genre, which involves lyrics over fast-paced music. Some people have described Hip-Hop as a way of life and a subculture, while rap is a specific genre of music. The Grammys for the Hip-Hop category include R&B and Rap subcategories.

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