Montrovant
Fuzzy bears!
Rap is more so poetry than most other forms of music specifically because their is very little singing done by the rapper. Its straight verses set to music. The interplay of words and figurative meanings are the focal point.
Jim Morrison rolls over in his grave.
Why does whether or not the verse is sung have anything to do with whether or not it is poetry?
Ask any rapper that cannot sing or any singer that cannot rap and you will know why.
So I'm trying to be clear, but it's hard with your pretentious-sounding non-answers.
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Are you saying that traditional song lyrics are not poetry, but rap lyrics are? Or that traditional song lyrics are kind of poetry, but not entirely, whereas rap lyrics are? Or that if someone were to sing rather than speak rap lyrics, they would no longer be poetry?