Q: what's the difference between lyrical delivery in what's usually considered "rap" versus a traditional sing-songy verse, in terms of music theory? I know there are many songs that tow the line, but there's also two clear extremes, and I want to know what exactly the difference between those extremes is
A: as music makers, it is our job to simply have a great time in whatever way we can, and then the dictionaries get to try to figure out what the heck it was. sometimes the dictionaries disagree with each other, so you get shows like dictionary wars, etc