My position is, Rap IS Poetry. Rap isn't limited to spitting on a beat, and without a beat, all you pretty much have left is poetry. Saying Rap doesn't have any of the elements of poetry is assuming that poetry only has one style/format. There are many types of poetry (haiku, etc). And Rap DOES use poetic elements. Metaphor is a poetic element. I can give countless examples of metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia and all these other elements of poetry in Rap.
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