A form of terrible mainstream music that is belted in high school parking lots across the country. This form of music takes no musical skill, or even the ability to pronounce words correctly (Lil Jon). Whereas Hip Hop is the purest form of music in which artists such as Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, Black Star, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots etc. use amazing lyrical talent to spread their message of change and hope for many problems accross the world. If you still think rap and Hip Hop are the same, then do you consider Nickelback and Megadeth to be in the same genre; rock?
Person A: Why are you listening to rap? Person B: I'm not listening to rap, I'm listening to Hip Hop, there is a very large difference.
The shittiest music genre ever. It's all about the same thing. Drugs, gangstas, hoes and cars. It's overrated and complete garbage.
Man 1: I got that new Rap Man CD.
Man 2: Rap is shitty.
P1: I'm going to listen to some Retards Attempting Poetry.
P2: you mean rap?
P1: Yeah.
Dude: Did you hear that new rap song?
Me: Why do you just let your ears get molested like that?