rap 

A genre of music that is stereotyped way too much.
There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between MTV Rap and true rap.
Crappy, artists like 50 cent, soulja boy, hurricane chris, D4L, Dem Franchize Boyz are all MTV rap artists. They have no real talent, their lyrics suck, and they have no vocal talent. Don't judge rap by these crappy acts, real rap takes skill and intelligence. True rap artists are, Rakim, Wu-tang Clan, Tupac, Gangstarr, Eminem, Chamillonaire, etc. They actually have lyrical talent, they are clever, and contribute to the hip-hop industry.
Rap can be broken down into sub-genres based on where it where it was created. Crunk,created in Atlanta, played through out the south. Chopped N' Screwed, originiated in Texas is when a DJ slows down a record and muxes it. Hip-Hop was born in NYC, Harlem, The Bronx, Brookyln, Queens, all have there fair share of rappers. Hip-Hop focuses more on the poetry aspect and is used to reflect live in an urban enviroment. Hyphy is from The Bay Area, Northern California. Oakland, Vallejo, San Jo, San Fran, Berkly, Richmond, etc. all part of the Bay. Hyphy is about going crazy and not caring what people think. Gangstar rap is from southern California, Los Angeles and Compton. It is more agressive and focuses on life in the hood. Chicago, Detroit, and other midwestern cities have contributed to rap as well. ******REMEMBER******** there are many many different types of rap, and MTV IS NOT RAP.

Rocker: Dude, I hate rap, they're just ghetto retards

Me: What type of rap you hate? And your probablly talking about Soulja Boy or Dem Franchize Boyz, have you ever listend to Rakim, Wu-tang Clan, or Tupac?

Rocker: There is more than one kind of rap? And who is Rakim?

Me: Exactly my point. You just focus on MTV mainstream rap, the same could be said for rock. There is more than one genre and MTV doesn't show you what true rock is, just like it doesn't show you what true rap is.

rap by Jersey Kid January 24, 2008

rap 

Rap can easily and corrctly be summed up by this:

Retards Attempting Poetry

your average rap text:

rapper: bithches, hoes, bling thats all i got
affa maffa daffa moo...*sound of music quiting*

the 30% of the population of earth that arent idiots go:
see? rap sucks big time

rapper: i want my mommy and my drugs

rap by aeranon April 27, 2008

Rap 

1. A style of music that apparently many people posting here dont understand.
2. It is a relativly new genre that started in the 70s when they rapped over breaks in Jazz/Soul (generally James Brown) over the years rap has developed with drum machines, keyboards and finally the computer.
3. A genre with different coasts and areas of the USA have different styles from the Party Jams in Atlanta to the street rhymes in the East Coast, Rap is a deep genre that is called crap by people that only listen to mainstream songs.
4. Rap is what has been used by record labels to take advantage of poor black men and give them ripoff contracts and just make them appear rich (most rappers get payed $250,000 a year) because of pressure

PS: And no i am not black

1. Rap is total crap because of supposedly rich stars talk about being poor
2. Rap has evolved alot in the past 30 years
3. The depth in Rap amazes me
4. Rap stars are really poor and they are taken advantage of

Rap by Henry_M September 22, 2005

Rap 

The most repulsive form of music. Rap is known as music where people with no musical talent use a computer to make a beat, and then talk to it. It's all drag and drop shit.

Most of the lyrical themes are vulgar and about sex or drugs and bitches. They are rarely ever in proper English and often, the words they use don't even exist. Rappers sing songs about growing up having a hard life and living a hard life while they are making 300,000+ dollars a year. Hard life my ass. They also refer to THEMSELVES as "niggers" in their songs, but if you call a rapper (or any other black person) a nigger, you are considered racist. Rappers all need to de-wang themselves. Then maybe a good thought would enter their mind. Not thoughts about "Bustin' a cap in da westside niggaz asses". But it's not really a big deal anyway considering you can rarely hear the lyrics over the sound of all the pre-recorded shit in the background.

Rap songs are basically a 4 second loop played over and over for 3 minutes. It is the most simplistic thing to ever be considered music. If a rapper tried to pick up a guitar, a bass, or any other musical instrument, the result would be pissing yourself from pure laughter since they have no musical skill.

To put it simply, rap is the lowest form of music. Anyone can make up a rhyming verse and scratch a record. It takes skill to know how to play a guitar or drums, and it takes a lot of practice. It is expected that rap will die off by 2015 due to the fact that it is all computer generated and not music.

Lil' Wayne - Lollipop (considered to be a very famous rap song)

Sh-Sh-She lick me
Like a lollipop
Sh-Sh-She lick me
Like a lollipop
Sh-Sh-She lick me
Like a lollipop
Sh-Sh-She lick me
Like a lollipop

Rap by ~~Crossbar July 2, 2009

rap 

The american ghettos expression of music and struggle that has now influenced every culture in the world and is still growing,but has been tainted by rappers that promotes materialism and bitches that feeds our mindless listeners

2pac the best rapper eva known

rap by mustafaa July 25, 2006

Rap 

God damn it. Before I say this, I'll have you know that I'm an 80's metalhead. In the 80's, such rappers as Public Enemy, Run D.M.C, and LLCoolJ graced the rap scene. Nowadays, such shit such as 50 Cent, JayZ, and 2pac (who, even after his death, somehow manages to release albums) attacks the charts with the pasteurized shit they call music.

Rap was an alright form of music in the 80s, until people such as 50 Cent, even after they are no longer on the street and dirt poor, still sing about it. What the hell?

See, also, shit dick

Rap by REDWHITEnCrue25 August 12, 2005

Rap 

A type of "music" that promotes rape, drugs, violence, unintelligence, depression, and misogyny. It's not worth listening to.

Rap is not even music. It's a pointless style of "poetry" and talking. A moron can rap. It takes a genius to play and write classical music, the real type of music.

Rap by Classical4Life June 18, 2006