Poetry vs Rap ( An Original Rapoem By @Masonmiler )
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Poetry vs Rap
People look before they listen,
So maybe If my ears Glisten
People will hear what I have to say,
Because i wanna talk about the way
Rappers get claps,
While poets get snap
Rappers get paid while poets get scrap,
So you mean If I turn all my problems to rap
Some words just put em to a beat,
make up some silly way to move your feet
I'll be set, I bet
If i had a picture of me half naked soaking wet
I'd get more attention,
Because did I mention
People look Before they listen
They judge books by Cover art
Before they even start
To think about reading
If that's the case maybe this poem isn't
Worth Completing,
Or maybe my attitudes too self-defeating
And instead of retreating.
We should prepare for Battle
Round Up all poets like we're some cattle,
And bring everything we've got
Just because a rapper's hot
Doesn't mean they can take a poet who continues
Writing knowing they won't reach the top
But let me stop. Before i get caught -
Up In us versus them
Because I don't mean to condemn
Just want people to see that they're words and our equate,
Because wouldn't it be great If a rap had
A poem at the end
And Instead of always fighting
Rappers and poets were friends
I wish it was real but right now It's pretend,
Because all rappers and poets can do is contend
But here's what I can't comprehend
Both rappers and poets express their hearts
Words with a pen
And write on the paper all things held within
I'ts such a long feud but where to begin
Here's what i recommend
Instead of always fighting, let's just make
Amends.
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Nice work
amazing!!
Wonderful idea and it touches on a very real and interesting topic: that art in one medium is shunned while in others it shines.
Well done, the Collective Mind respects it.
I really enjoyed this. You have nailed the Rapoem. Nice work!
Thanks for sharing @masonmiler
Interesting work. I've always believed rap is improvised poetry and I've been writing it the same way. The major difference boils down to the way it is vocally expressed, with/without a beat. Therefore, rap comprises of both the writing and reciting skill where mathematics plays a very important role, whereas poetry in my opinion is the same with lesser influence of math and the "beat".