What's up guys it's Dono.
In this video I'm going to be talking about
the connection between rap and poetry.
Every once in a while when I'm talking to
somebody they don't really see the connection
between rap and poetry and they think they're
two totally different art forms and I just
don't agree with that at all.
They have so much in common.
Let's get into some of of the commonalities
and differences.
I'm going to guess that people think that
they're very distinct topics because of the
stereotypes that surround the two.
If you talk about the stereotypes around rap
it's kind of this braggadocio, gangster, violent
type-persona that's usually associated with
rap.
If you look at poetry it's this more refined,
hoity-toity kind of personality that goes
with it, which are almost complete opposites.
Now I'm not saying that I necessarily agree
with this breakdown, but those are the two
stereotypes and the only real way that Ican
see people would segregate the two so clearly
in their minds.
The problem with that kind of thinking is
that these two art forms have very different
creators of each piece.
In either art form you can pick whatever topic
you want.
It's a style of art that doesn't necessarily
pick your topic for you.
That's one of the biggest problems is that
you just pick whatever topic you want.
These two art forms also have a lot in common.
At the root of both of these different art
forms are similar techniques.
You've got stuff like rhyming, rhythm, and
figurative language that come up a lot in
both of these kinds of art forms, trying them
really closely together.
If you were to master one of these art forms
you would really easily be able to translate
into the other.
The biggest differences that you're going
to run into are those of structure.
Rap tends to be pretty uniform with its use
of rhyme whereas poetry there's a lot of formats
that rhyme isn't necessarily as important.
That's really the biggest difference that
you're going to find, as well as being set
to music.
Beyond that they're really closely tied.
There may be a couple of you that are still
not sold on the fact that these are closely
tied together, and if you're not I recommend
that you look into some Def Jam poetry.
You're going to find some really established
rap names reciting poetry.
Another reason to check it out is just because
these guys are really talented and there's
a lot to learn from it.
If you want to improve your rap skills, I
recommend reading poetry and looking into
poetry more because the skillsets are tied
so closely together.
That's all I've got for this video so as always
if you have any questions or comments feel
free to put them in the box below.
Beyond that check out my website www.rapbetter.com,
I've also got a full complete how to rap course,
with everything you need to know.
I'll put a link to that down in the description,
beyond that keep practicing and I will see
you next time.
Peace.
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