But rap is hip hop. how can people seperate the two.. hip hop purist vs rappers? no such thing should have even been developed no matter how intellectual and deep one is with hip hop or not. Graffers=Hip hop,DJ's=Hip Hop,Bboys-Girls=hip hop..so why is certain rap NOT being considered hip hop just because of lyrical content or just because of the lack of impact in the hip hop community??..its still rap. which is part of hip hop. which in fact would mean rap is hip hop..hip hop is the movement and culture.