Rap music is poetry, don't contest it, just stop,
Legends in the game, old school talent on lock.
Disrespectful degenerates trying to destroy a genre?
Appearing practically from nowhere, showing no honour.
Zero dues paid and only internet likes and views,
Bypassing the gatekeepers, hard drug abuse.
Real lyrics and the flow, personality on show,
Asking ourselves, where the hell did that go?
We went from Hip Hop Hooray to practically,
These inebriate fools with pretty much nothing to say.
It's no surprise that only true wordplay still sells tickets,
Newer artist's labels manipulate those streaming digits.
Fight The Power was released in 1989 so where's your statement?
Nullified and soulless, demon time clown rappers with ill intent.
The real rappers are laughing at whoever said poetry is dead.
How can the heart of poetry not be beating with all these metaphors in their head?
And when I say real rappers, I’m not talking about Central Cee.
Mumbling about stacks of cash, his soul is sold and not to poetry.
Like Pac said, “Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots.”
If you read that written by pen,
With no beat, no accent,
You’d be sure to feel poetry running through your bones.
Sometimes poetry is written in studios, not just in lonely homes.
So if you can find it somewhere in your soul,
Next time you hear a rap song, listen to the lyrics alone.
You might just discover some of the best poetry you can find.
Sometimes behind an album cover is where poetry hides.
Just depends on the person, from different lives, doing a different grind.
Just find the right rappers, not the ones with one hand covering an eye.
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I used to dislike rap but as I've grown older I have found that like every genre there is good and bad. Good rap is poetry and with a beat for meter performed live it is something to behold. Poetry they say began as a mnemonic device for remembering long histories and then developed into art for its own sake now it has free verse that no longer needs rhyme but rap in free verse would be just a beat. Nicely done
Oh yes some great lyricists out there, glad you found an appreciation for it!
All have their good and bad
Good rapping write SM. And now my rap about a certain two-initialled guy. lol.
Let me hear it lol.
Well it starts off: 'I know this guy, He's seen E.T., Seen it a million times........' Dunno how the rap ends though. lol.
Haha nice!
That's an 'excuse' for rap. C'mon now, they say to me: That's hardly rap! lol.
I do agree with this poem. There are some rap songs that consist of talking about having money and women with them, but when you listen to raps that people can relate to or have something meaningful, than that message is clear. One song i like in particular is PRIDE. by Kendrick Lamar, he makes great songs (in my opinion) and that song I feel is important in a way. Great poem 😀
I totally agree, all about finding the right rappers and thank you!
enjoy your write.
Cheers very much!
I particularly appreciate the invitation to listen to the lyrics without the music, Shaun and Red-handed Ink. I've done that with plenty of songs over the years, and sometimes the writing absolutely blows me away. Other times...well, let's just say the instrumental track is doing some heavy lifting! LOL! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Thank you, yes always good to hear some nice beats!
Shaun,
Have you checked out
Inpatient's "Asylum"?
The Cylons
Not ready for this one!
I haven't no, it's an album?
Yes, an album with Ren and Chris Webby.
I'll try and find it.
On Youtube etc !
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