whats the difference between hip hop and rap?

Question

whats the difference between hip hop and rap?

Answer 1

rap is one word, hip hop is two.

Answer 2

the difference between hip hop and rap is that rap comes from hip hop. hip hop comes in two main components - rap (MCing) and DJing (production and scratching). the other two components being the hip hop dance (like breakdancing) and urban inspired art (like graffiti). although, you'd find that rap music can also be what others may say as another name for hip hop.

Answer 3

Rap is part of Hip-hop.

Answer 4

As far as I know, and I'm not an expert, hip hop refers to the music type, style or genre, while the rap is actually the rhymes made by the mc.

Answer 5

rap is like more words and hip hop is like = music and words. and no rap is not bad i listen 2 everyday and im 13

Answer 6

let bob break it down with bobonics

hip hop=the culture
the culture=mcing+djing+breaking+ tagging
hip hop music=mcing+djing=2/4 of the culture
mcing=rapping=1/4 of the culture

Answer 7

to me, i think of hip-hop as the more popular of the two (you know, the sucky evil twin?) and rap is more diverse. I think hip-hop is strickly hip-hop, but rap can be alternative (like atmosphere and gorillaz) and even emo (gym class hereos)

Answer 8

u cant understand rap and hip hop is about disrespecting women and having sex

Answer 9

rap singers sing the song faster

Answer 10

rap is rumbling crap and hip hop has beats to it and a chrous and what not