I call it a genre of poetry, including talking blues, but I still don't call it music; music may be in the background, but I stand by my opinion. We have had previous thread debates on the subject of rap, here's one - Is Rap Folk? click here Just because I say something isn't music, that it's poetry, doesn't mean I am invalidating it as an artform. It's just a different art than music. Poetry with musical accompaniment, then. Mouth music is not the same as speaking. Rap is speaking, even when music is added or singing is interspersed with the poetry. You're not going to change my mind on this, so let me have my opinion and you can have yours.

Alice