If there was a hip-hop rubric...what would be an important addition? Such as...vocabulary, complexity, delivery, emotion...all of that. This is a serious question...and I def' need answers...because I've got a teacher askin' me what is there to hip-hop...and I can't jus' say...it's hip-hop...we live it. Feel me? All help will be repped.

like to a verse?

yeah


Opener
Flow
structure
complexity
metaphors
similies
multi's
punchlines
personals
closer
vocab


thats most of the categories.

Yeah, that def' helps...but I need more...creative...new...deeper...shit.

hiphop is a form of poetry that flows together better by using more rhymes and multis it helps show your feelings/ thoughts on a more deep and emotional level. similies and metaphors help give expression to the words you use which adds to the level of deepness that you put into the music. Also hiphop is a way of entertainment that people can base their lives around because the words they or their favorite artists speak can be so strong.

hows that

plus, hip hop ain't just rhyming...you got djing, breaking, and graffiti too...

^this is true... you should give a little more detail

i tried last night to come up with one and i failed.... i can't do it... there are too many things that go into a good rapper its hard to distribute that into precentages to add up to 100... for example how much does flow weigh in regards to a rapper? along with the million other things

songs/mixtape/album/features
flow/vocab/multis/story-telling/voice/metaphors/similes
whatever else i didnt mention

that is probably enough thanks everyone.... he is my brother thats how i know lol