there is a big difference in these i dont consider rap to be part of hip hop beacuse it wasnt there when hip hop began so its not a element
while mcing has been when hip hop started it began with mcing most of yall no this story so im not gonna keep going but anyways like i was sayin
ther is a differance between a mc and a rapper which is something alot of you forget

FIRST OF ALL A MC CAN BE A RAPPER

BUT A RAPPER CAN NEVER BE A MC

here is a Good example

METHOD MAN = mc +rapper

why meth well he knows how to move a crowd like a mc
and is a lyricist . he is rapper because he sets trends and people follow him
same goes foe eminem tupac biggie nas these people are both

next example

MC

KRS-one
he isnt seen as some one who sets trend but he a mc most and formost he is about lyrics never realy cares about what others think he can move the crowd
this is a mc as do others

Rapper
this is some one who was created by the record label hip hop never created a rapper the industry did
this is what you have to understand

a good example of a rapper is lil john he doesnt write his own lyrics he just cares about selling record has no creativity the also change there style to fit in with what ever is hot this is not hip hop

so to some it up rap is not part of hip hop mc is

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