Rap vs. Hip-Hop

[nrgbeat]

I don't want to sound ignorant, but are rap and hip-hop the same thing or are they two different musical styles?



Please explain.

[maarten]

I am not an authority at all - far from it. But I think that rap is a 'group name' or 'genre name' if you like. Hip-Hop is rapping to R&B like music. I think...



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[markydefad]

I would say just the opposite of Maarten--Hip-hop is the generic Urban music term that encompasses Rap (Jay-Z) AND Modern R&B (Mary J. Blige).



Therefore, rappers & singers are all considered Hip-hop, if they use the modern urban beats and production techniques.



At least that's the way I understand it.

[Outsider]

On 2002-04-08 19:40, markydefad wrote:

I would say just the opposite of Maarten--Hip-hop is the generic Urban music term that encompasses Rap (Jay-Z) AND Modern R&B (Mary J. Blige).



Therefore, rappers & singers are all considered Hip-hop, if they use the modern urban beats and production techniques.



At least that's the way I understand it.

That's what I had read somewhere.

[maarten]

Well there you go... as said, I am not an authority at all. Although I do have some rap songs... if you call them songs, that is. Perhaps they are actually hip-hop... oh well...



PS Marky... a Diamond Member. We're not worthy! I wonder what is the next level up...



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