Not it's nothing to do with the "audio side". I had this exact debate on Netcees. This time I didn't bring it up, so it's not my usual "Speak down on rap on a rap site to cause a stir" kind of shit haha.

There are some slight poetic techniques in rap, but not enough for me to compare them. Metaphors are also present in movies, but I wouldn't really say movies are rap or poetry either. I just don't listen to rap and feel it's the same. For example, go onto Rap Genius. Look at the expo for all of their words. You can literally go to town dissecting the never ending metaphors in Shakespear, but like a 4 word expo is needed for almost any metaphor in any rap song. It's a completely different level. The only thing rap has, when stripped down, over poetry is lyricism. Mix all of those intricate little details of poetry, in with the flow and lyricism of rap, and you have my view of a topical.

Not it's nothing to do with the "audio side". I had this exact debate on Netcees. This time I didn't bring it up, so it's not my usual "Speak down on rap on a rap site to cause a stir" kind of shit haha.

There are some slight poetic techniques in rap, but not enough for me to compare them. Metaphors are also present in movies, but I wouldn't really say movies are rap or poetry either. I just don't listen to rap and feel it's the same. For example, go onto Rap Genius. Look at the expo for all of their words. You can literally go to town dissecting the never ending metaphors in Shakespear, but like a 4 word expo is needed for almost any metaphor in any rap song. It's a completely different level. The only thing rap has, when stripped down, over poetry is lyricism. Mix all of those intricate little details of poetry, in with the flow and lyricism of rap, and you have my view of a topical.