Pac still wrote poetry, then wrote rap tracks with the same meanings to suit what he was talking about in his poetry. Your right, it can be done to good effect, I was probably a bit harsh on that front.. But rap is still not poetry..

And there are a lot more styles than just commercial 50 cent music and deep poetrical meaning songs..... When I say rapping with straight up language.. I actually didnt have 50 cent on my mind... heh.. I actually had eminem, dre, eazy e, tupac, Louis Logic and rappers of that calibur..

But word...