1. RAP: Lyrical Poetry?

2. “Rap is the poetry of hip hop culture.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Professor, Harvard University

3. The Anthology of Rap Guide analyzing several rap artists and their lyrical poetry within four eras of hip hop culture

4. Rap vs. Hip Hop “Rap music is something we do, but hip hop is something we live.” -Rap Artist KRS- One

5. Something like a phenomenon... Hip hop emerged in the South Bronx in mid- 1970s impoverished living conditions

6. The Core of the Hop Emcees: Masters of ceremonies DJing Break dancing Graffiti art

7. Lyrical Poetry type of poetry with rhyming schemes that express personal and emotional feelings lines do not have to rhyme sometimes set to a musical beat

8. A Rap as a Lyrical Poem A lyric poem organized into verses Each verse is comprised of typically 16 lines full and slant rhyme exist