Can someone tell me the diffrence between Rap and Hip-Hop?

[Joe']

I think rap songs have a little more freestyle than hip-hop ones, I mean, the song's "fast" part is a little bit more long...

[Jona]

XianeX pointed out MCing, DJing and Graffiti, but what does B-Boying mean??

[-BHZMAFIA-]

XianeX pointed out MCing, DJing and Graffiti, but what does B-Boying mean??

B-Boying

It's like when I think of hip-hop, I think of Run DMC. When I think of rap, you can think of like Common thats how I look at it.

[Maaarf]

Break dancing

[hornets_fan]

i got a question for you people

what category u think kanye west goes into ?

[kevC]

His music is crack music nigguh...
that real black music nigguh...

[shadowgrin]

I just bought a 3CD box set called "All That Alternative"... here are some of the bands on it...
Faith No More
Devo

I never thought they were under the "alternative" genre, surprising.

On topic, my impression is the same as the others, hip-hop: culture, rap: part of hip-hop, musical genre.

[Colin]

His music is crack music nigguh...
that real black music nigguh...

LMAO

Kanye ain't really got a category because he's doing so mcuh stuff that's different from each other. Not all of it works out, but he is expanding himself.

[hornets_fan]

he like religous rap

[-BHZMAFIA-]

His music is crack music nigguh...
that real black music nigguh...

LMAO

Kanye ain't really got a category because he's doing so mcuh stuff that's different from each other. Not all of it works out, but he is expanding himself.

@ kevC

Yea you can't really put him in a category because its just hard to explain. He does alot of sampling from songs that are like country songs or like ol' school soul type of songs and he turns them around.

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Kanye's from the Midwest so I call it Midwest rap that or Concious rap.

That was a pretty sad attempt to be sacastic and funny. Nice try though.

Not as sad as you being alive.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Kanye's from the Midwest so I call it Midwest rap that or Concious rap.

That was a pretty sad attempt to be sacastic and funny. Nice try though.

Not as sad as you being alive.

I guess you can say Concious rap because if it was Midwest rap, I wouldn't put Nelly and Chingy in the same category as Kanye and Common

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Or Do Or Die & Twista lol

Total opposites

[The Other Kevin]

he like religous rap

Yes, The New Workplan and Gold Digger are religous.

You sir are the most music un-consious on the board.

[Its_asdf]

Not as sad as you being alive.

Until you raise your I.Q. above 50 and quit making 5 year old remarks then maybe I'll consider making a proper reply to that.

[Jowe]

The Smiths and New Order on the same CD? A CD supposedly trying to capture a whole genre. That's really wierd.

It's a 3 CD set. Each CD has a different vibe to it.

Ah. Then just disregard my post. Just reacted to the set of artists chosen to represent the Alternative vibe.

OMG THEY ARE MAKING MUSIC FOR THE MONEY!!!111!1

The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. A catch-all phrase for modern rock and similar genres, it includes indie, post-punk, hardcore punk, Gothic rock, college rock and New Wave bands. However, most alternative bands were unified by their collective debt to punk, which laid the groundwork for underground and alternative music in the 1970s. Though the genre is considered "rock" by some it is heavily influenced by folk music, reggae and jazz music among other genres.

Notable alternative bands of the 1980s include R.E.M., Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, the Replacements and Husker Du from the United States, and New Order, The Smiths, and The Cure from the United Kingdom.

[J@3]

Not as sad as you being alive.

That was even worse

[Jackal]

Rap = Gangsta.

Hip Hop = Guys trying to dance like MJ & crooning serenades to other men. (Usher)

[Maaarf]

As told by J.D.L., one of the founding members of the Cold Crush Brothers, aka The Cold Crush Four Emcees.
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There’s a big difference between m.c.s and rappers. Rappers make rap records and are in the game for the sole purpose of monetary gain and fame. They have no love for the microphone or hip-hop, which consists of 4 elements - D.J.ing, Emceeing, Graffiti and Break Dancing!!! And I support this fact with pure evidence. Check it! Every time there is an anniversary for Rock Steady, Zulu Nation or the Cold Crush or even Disco King Mario do you see any of these rap stars or do you see mad m.c.’s that hold down mics like no other? Huh? No, because they don’t fit ;only the ones that have love for this music are there! Rappers don’t give out side jams and most of all rappers don’t interact with mc.s because m.c.s are a threat to them. If both were to get on the mic at a jam out side and the d.j. is playing breakbeats , the m.c. will tear the rapper ass up because he is in his domain his arena and he will not only rock rhymes he will rock the party; showcase the d.j. with no gimmicks no hype man, no dancers just him and his gift of gab. The rapper will say some good rhymes that is probably in record form, meaning it will be 16 or 24 bars and will feel very uncomfortable up there by himself, no dancers, no security and no hype man and to top it off if the record skips he,the rapper will stop and look at the d.j. or search for the soundman. The m.c. will stutter back on track. And in order for the rapper to rock the crowd he will have to borrow the m.c.s crowd motivation skills, or put on one of his hit records. Last but not least m.c.s roll with other m.c.s, rappers roll with body guards and entourages and stay stuck in v.i.p. rooms.