Why You Should Listen to Rap.

More than any other type of music, people who are...ahem, my age...say they hate rap.

This assertion is made with disdain. And as though, apparently, we all agree.

Not me.

I find a great deal of rap to be musically melodious and catchy.

But I listen to it for the density and the richness of the words.

Rap is street poety. The words are from the heart and, often, from hurt.

It's authentic.

As writers, we can learn a lot about expression when we listen to rap.