Rap is lyrical talent
singing is vocal range and pitch and all that bologna.
basicly the opposites when it comes to vocal music.
theres a few exceptions to that rule like 2pac where he was more about emotion than lyrical dificulty....you really feel what hes saying and few people can get you to do that thru a couple of speakers.
sure anybody can do cat in the hat rymes but if you listen to "real" rappers like Eminem and Nas (theres tons) and examine the flow of the rap, how the raps ryme, one of the examples i can think of is Birthday and First Place. 2 words that dont work when you pronouce them normally but work perfectly when you modifiy how you say them a little bit....the beat is also a big factor if its too complex it becomes too much to listen too and if its too bland you get bored (you find this will alot of good underground rappers with bad production)
rap is like anything you need lots of practice to be good but some people have a natural ability for it. IMHO rap is much harder than singing, as alot of people sing ok but if you shove a mic in sombodys face and tell them to rap its a differnt story because you got guidelines rather than just making it sound alright.....but hey im no singer im a rapper....
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