Coming from someone who writes poetry -- yes I write poetry -- I see rap as spoken-word. It tells a story and gives a voice to others. It may be extreme, physical or spiritual, but a craft is created within rhymes that can be expressed through emotions of one's experiences. Everyone has their own individual style that portrays them as the public sees them, and each individual has their own creative flow they express to the people
Rap isn't just words spilling out over a record. It's a masterpiece in progress that has yet to be fully unveiled.
Grandmaster Flash once said, "Do not let any record company disturb your creative flow. You are not writing for the record company. You're writing for the public."
This of course can be applied to any genre of music, but in general he was speaking to a certain community.
All I can say is,T just got sweeter to me, by bringing out each rapper's inspirations and thoughts on what their music means to rap and the hip-hop movement as a whole.
As the trailer states, you know their music, you know the artists, but now you can learn their secrets of the folk art that changed the world.
