rap and hip hop is lyrical poetry.. i understand where ur coming from if u have only heard stuff on the radio that stuff is fkn shit and i wouldnt even consider it hip hop.. listen to people like nas, black thought (from the roots) or immortal technique. they'll give u a better indication of what hip hop is. and by the way how can people say hip hop isnt music when they listen to emo's screaming or a bunch of computer noises while being on drugs.. thats juz a load of shit.. if i wanted to hear a bunch of computer noises i'd overclock my cpu off its nut and listen to my motherboard go spastic..