no hip hop and rap aint da same and da reason dey cant give u a answer is cause dey dont know its hard to explain but ill try see


hiphop=lyrical olympics its all about da lyrics da art of being da best being better den your opponent like listen to krs1 and rakim dey do things wit words most emcees could only dream of doin and u see i said emcee not rapper its just all about da lyrics nuthin more nuthin less dey may rap about jewels but dey will do it in a way u couldnt believe

rap=were all about showin off one way or da other we get lyrical but not as deep as an emcee we dont really get into da whole lyrical wordplay metaphorical thing were more about havin fun
most people frown on rap cause dey sayin were takin away from da natural element of hiphop but a emcee is a emcee no matter wat but over da years it has evolved into more den wat we thought it would be and u have those who dont like it dey are pure underground to da heart we call dem backpackers dey only believe hiphop emceeing is da real form aof rap like i said its hard to explain i tried a lil bit hope u can figure it out from there.....