rapping = musical talent?

Its talent - you are right. I just prefer to dance to a genre of music that is for the soul :)

Singing and reaching a high C is talent because it takes a lot of training to do what a professional singer can do, and by the way singers who write their own music have to do some rhyming, so it is talent. Rapping requires that you talk or speak on key and that you be able to rhyme, which is not hard to do if you have a rhyming dictionary. Singing requires that you learn how to manipulate your voice on key. Professional opera singers go through many years of training before they can go pro, and they start from the time they are three to five. My grandmother wanted me to be a Diva at the Metropolitian Opera and she began training me when I was three. I went to the hospital several times for throat infections because I was singing so much and my vocal cords would get worn out. I trained with at least 10 or more vocal instructors in my lifetime, and by the time I was 19 years of age, I had it with singing. I was done because I had been through so much Hell with my voice. These people who are out their now singing at the Met, have to go through so much Hell to do what they do, and I respect them for it.

Anyone can be a rapper huh. seriously. Ima rapper. I bust crazy flows, and when I do, I dont see everyone in the room say "Oh I can do that" no. Being able to reach a high c is just being able to make your voice sound annoying as hell. rapping involves rhyming, timeing, rhythm, it has to make sense and it has to flow together like the words were ment to be in that order. singing is changing the tone of your voice at a very slow pace

I agree, there are some rappers, heck, there are even some singers out there, who don't have any talent at all and they somehow get famous, and I have no clue how they do it because they aren't that great.

There is no talent in rapping. The only art form there is poetry and rhyming. They can sing, talk, mock, make sounds, look silly, or whatever. Where are the insturments. They all use machines and talk...thats all. I would like to see puff daddy or jay z paly a guitar or other musical insturment. Hidee Ho neighboreenos

I started this post, and a few of you say I can't rap, I honestly can, but reread what i said, I said MUSICAL TALENT, and it definetely takes a lot of talent, but I've been hearing on the streets that rappers are more talented than jazz musicians! In terms of "music skill", wouldn't you agree that it aint so? Don't get me wrong, rap is an art for sure, painting stories with awesome rhythms, but I reckon anyone who has a creative mind, has good control of speaking, and has a sense of rhythm can do it. Playing the guitar, or piano or instruments is another story.

So is homosexuality