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Originally Posted by Little32
There are artists out there that continue to create real, thought-provoking music with lyrics and beats that will stand the test of time, as opposed to those songs that are here today, gone tomorrow (To that list, I would add someone like Del). But as with other genres of art, it is rare that those people are widely appreciated in their time. I guess the other question is how is "art" being defined?
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You're right to make the distinction between rap and hip hop....I'd describe rap as the audio portion (lyrics...djing...music) of the entire hip hop culture. Although many of us use the two terms interchangably.
As for the definition of art, I'd use Webster's definition:
"...the conscious use of skill and creative imagination; or an aesthetic object produced as an artistic effort".