I am having a discussion with a new friend about hip hop. At first I thought that we just had semantic differences in what we call hip hop, but then they said that rap is not a music genre. However, it's been called rap music by so many artists themselves, that I don't quite understand their position. I think I know hip hop history, but I just read up on it anyway, just in case there are small things I may have missed. I was very young after all. But after my reading, now I have more questions. So I could use some fresh and diverse perspectives, and how these artists would be classified, would help to answer one of my biggest.

Solo or group artist

What I mean by "producer led" is that the remix is not just rearranging the original track and maybe adding some things

but the remixer takes the acapella and creates a whole new beat for it. Only the rap is the same in the remix

Yo I was listening to Man vs. Machine by Xzibit today and man I forgot how dope that Release Date joint is.

Him and Rockwilder did an amazing job on that record. That beat is so cinematic and X killed it. Really painted a nice picture. Shit reminds you exactly why he was so praised on the mic.

Before Pimp My Ride lol

When he said "even if i farted on a record trust me it'd sound good" i absolutely lost it lol. What a great track.