RAP-RYTHEM AND POETRY.....thats what rap stands for....rap is a type of poetry expressed with instruments just so others dont fall asleep to it...the only differ between rap and poetry is poetry has many forms...haiku,short story poems etc etc....rap isnt about killing,fucking,sex,drugs...its just thats wht 2days society has made it out to be......rap is or should say was a form of expressing urself in other words reaching out to those who think they have it bad....thats were rythem comes in rythem was made 2 give it a beat.....RAP IS SOMETHING PPL SHOULD ENJOY NOT USE IT AS INFLUENCE 2 KILL OR HAVE SEX OR DO DRUGS.....thats y parents,white ppl,or those who dont like rap think rap is in general...its ppl like 50 cent and eminem talkin about fags etc that make ppl say rap is crap cause rap is all bout sex,drugs etc....they say that cause PEOPLE WHO WANNA RAP DONT RAP ABOUT THE REAL SHIT...AS FAR AS STRUGLES,THINGS THAT TIE INTO HISTORY....ONLY SHIT THEY SAY IS I CAME FROM THE HOOD(HALF OF THEM HAVE NOT LIVED IN THE HOOD,,EX JA RULE) YET THEY RAP ABOUT IT JUST 2 BOAST.....which 2 me leaves rap without a defition....sorry