Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 70/@comment-24328089-20170104082307

Q: Is it fair that I see most rap as poetry rather than music?

A: No. Rap might use poetic devices in its lyrics, but so does all music with lyrics. Even if you ignore the instrumental accompaniment, rap is still a musical form first and foremost. It uses rhythm and pitch as its main organizing features—the pitches usually don’t fall on the piano keys, but they are present and non-arbitrary. '''Poetry can meaningfully exist on the page. Rap can only meaningfully exist as music.'''

The whole ERB wiki just got slammed by Quora. How do all you "rappers" feel?