brokoto: to be honest with you guys, this topic is a non issue. nobody will agree to the others view. i just pray this doesn't degenerate into personal insults. when i was in my secondary school btw '98-2004, i was a hip hop addict. though i couldnt write my own lines, i could rap whatever Eminem and 50 cents did at the time. i was really a fanatic of Eminem. until 2005 when i kinda left it all and went into Classical and Opera. i can personally tell you that in terms of vocally producing whatever they did, rap is way easier. writing rap lines ain't easy i can give you that, it takes a whole lot of creativity and inspiration but if you want to know difficulty, go to google and type in : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. pls tell me how many Rap artist/writers are known worldwide as legends. i mean real legends.
in terms of vocals, pls dont tell me Rap has difficult breath control because you have not sang Opera. i dont expect any of the hip hop lovers to agree with me but when you want to talk about singers please dont call naija musicians. Timaya no sabi sing shit!

if yhur talking abt legends ...... nas 2pac , rakim , biggie , eminem, etc

eriam: Rakim, Nas, Common, Styles P, Pharaoh Monch, J Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Jay Z, Royce da 5'9 to mention a few are all mature rappers. U need 2 b creative, write lyrics and make them rhyme and am not talking about nursery rhymes I mean complex like Canibus but you dont need all that stress in singing, just write little and repeat your lines with sweet voice then you are done.

tank yhu bruv . it aint easy to deliver flows !!!!!!!

I think Terry G is in the best position to answer the question!

berem: I think Terry G is in the best position to answer the question!

lol

Both depend on how talented an artiste is.in my opinion,rapping is harder.once a singer goes through the normal process of voice training,dats all,no more training.a rapper on the other hand,sleeps,eats,drinks rap everyday.a singer can only talk about one thing in a song(love,heartbreak,sex,hate,disappointment.e.t.c).a (real)rapper can talk about several things in a song,a perfect example is "I know I can- Nas).

And what does it take to rap?? Ok, that was tongue-in-cheek. But seriously, singing's gotta be more difficult. It's lots more technical. That's real SINGING o! Not the sort we get treated to at talent hunt auditions and even by so-called professional artistes!

deeplow: Both depend on how talented an artiste is.in my opinion,rapping is harder.once a singer goes through the normal process of voice training,dats all,no more training.a rapper on the other hand,sleeps,eats,drinks rap everyday.a singer can only talk about one thing in a song(love,heartbreak,sex,hate,disappointment.e.t.c).a (real)rapper can talk about several things in a song,a perfect example is "I know I can- Nas).

U are on point !!

shymexx:

Your thought process has always been skewed, but I didn't know it was this bad..

How many singers write their own songs??

Rapping is poetry and you've to be intelligent to be able to do it... Putting words together, getting a nice flow, and finding the right beats... It seems the modern dumb-it-down rap has got some of you confused - rapping is the most difficult art form, period..

We almost had a common ground on this one

deeplow: ...a singer can only talk about one thing in a song(love,heartbreak,sex,hate,disappointment.e.t.c).

That's a rather long list of ONE thing singers can talk about in their songs, not forgetting the 'e.t.c' part. You really had me there. Lol!

Rap is more difficult. Some people are saying matured men don't rap, have u guys forgoten 2pac? Abi him no be matured man? In one of his rap lyrics he said "though its hard but besides rapping the only tin i did good was rapping" wat of bigie, nas, mode 9, dagrin, eminem, they are not matured?

Am a rapper,but as much as rapping is breathe-consuming,singing is harder,you can sustain longer rapping on a high pitch than you can singing.

Rapper turn singer.. Neoto C, T pain, Akon, jessy jags, Ini Rap(2baba) and black face, Face, Dare and many odas dnt knw of a singer turn rapper.. So with dis una suppose knw wich one easy pass. U Tink say 2 burst 16 na beans?

Hip hop is the best....

The first time I listened to this tune right here, it was like God himself was talking to me... I was drunk but the lyrics almost made me shed a tear..

Hip hop is my first love - and definitely the most difficult art form...

Tupac - Who Do You Believe In?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbtz02uaGFc

Freiburger:
We almost had a common ground on this one

I hear that!! #TeamRap

ArQueBusieR

Still waiting for your list......

If u know about music , u'd know rap is more difficult..

#team rap.......

talking fingers:

That's a rather long list of ONE thing singers can talk about in their songs, not forgetting the 'e.t.c' part. You really had me there. Lol!

Ur username is talking fingers,I see where the problem is.
Song=singular.in the context which I used it,it meant a song
Songs=plural=many.I dnt know where in my post u found songs o. The joke is on u Brah.

R&B niggas admire rappers and wish dey wia as creative as dem.. D rap nigga writes his rhymes and get d singer nigger 2 cum do d hook.. Rapping and singing are complementary of each oda bt Rap aint easy thing 2 do ppl. Nt d naija wack rap o! Am talking abt Nas, rakim,killa priest, common, guru d gangtar, dilated ppl.. Much luV 2 OD, Mode 9, Dark cloud and saint abdullah.

Tenderly1: and you fink you do?everybody can rap but itz not everybody dat can sing.if itz punch line you can get it from anytin or place.if you really music you won't spew tra.s.h

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Everybody can rap? U've gotta be kidding me.

shymexx:

Can you list these 'singers' who 'wrote' or 'co-wrote' their songs??

I'm waiting.......................

I can't believe I'm doing this:
Katy Perry
Alicia Keys
Robert Kelly
Dido
Adele
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Kelly Clarkson
Lily Allen
Lady Gaga
Vanessa Carlton
Elton John
Nelly Furtado
Avril Lavigne
Matt Kearney
Shania Twain
Usher
Björk (wacko)
Norah Jones
James Blunt
Leona Lewis
Christina Aguilera
Tracy Chapman
Bruno Mars
Kylie Minogue
Jon Bon Jovi
Justin Timberlake, et cetera...

Hello pple, RAP means Rhythm applied Poetry or Rhythm and Poetry... We both know singing almost only starts and ends at rhythms and beats..there's little concentration on the lyrics and delivery, Rap on the other hand is an extension, it includes word plays,puns,punchlines,rhymes and more technicality...Many rappers can sing e.g. Eminem, P.diddy, Drake, lil wayne e.t.c. And have done well @ dat with awards to show for it, I have nt seen any singer dat has done viceversa. Rappers are not ordinary musicians, they are poets and u surely need more dan an ear for rhythm and tune to put words together and drive home ur point.

I don't blame you guys. Hip hop promotes incorrect usage and fracturing of the English language; and thus ignorance. FYI, I'm a composer. And I insist that singing is more difficult than rapping. I'm not speaking of mediocre singing, btw.

ArQueBusieR:

I can't believe I'm doing this:
Katy Perry
Alicia Keys
Robert Kelly
Dido
Adele
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Kelly Clarkson
Lily Allen
Lady Gaga
Vanessa Carlton
Elton John
Nelly Furtado
Avril Lavigne
Matt Kearney
Shania Twain
Usher
Björk (wacko)
Norah Jones
James Blunt
Leona Lewis
Christina Aguilera
Tracy Chapman
Bruno Mars
Kylie Minogue
Jon Bon Jovi
Justin Timberlake, et cetera...

I thought you were going to list legends like: John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston, Maria Carey, R. Kelly etc...

Most of the clowns you listed are mediocre singers, and none of them write their songs... Even Motown legends never wrote their songs... It shows you know nothing about music and the art form - go to bed, mate..

Best topic ever,gotta start like this..........
Rapping is way difficult to do because anybody like TERRG can rock the mic anyday and time but the complexity of rap is really what makes lil wayne & rick ross stands out.........a good rapper makes research and often rap with poetry in line with his song or the song he's been featured in thats why MI is still a studio thug to me cus his lyrics are wack couple with flimsy rhymes futhermore rappers takes chorus in some songs meaning they can also sing so rap is really a big deal when i spit sum flow worth a big deal its no big deal.on a scale of 1 to 10 ima score nigeria 4 cus our rappers are r-e-t-a-r-d.

those dat say singing is more difficult. .una tink say na beans 2 box 16 barz. . . .pick up ur pen n try 2 write 16 meaningful barz

odizzy: bros na lie, if u rily knw music den u will knw dat proffesional singing no be come chope. Most singers can also rap well, mek rappers sing na mek i hear, e.g chris brown raps well, mek lilwayne sing like chris brown na mek i hear, banky w, kelly handsome etc also raps very well, mek mode 9 or ibliss sing like banky na mek i hear, bros luk at it in a proffesional way if u rily claim u knw music

. . O.p, shut d mess up. If u already know, why ask us.

Singing...is most difficult.

Anyone can learn to write a few bars (lines) that rhyme and make sense.
Poetry is what rap is essentially (well...at least some ).

When singing, the vocal and ranges must be right. Unlike rap which for the most
part is just monotone, singing requires one to have the ability to switch from high and low pitches. Sure ANYONE can sing, but it doesn't always sound good and require lots of practice.

All in all, for me it's pretty obvious that rapping is much easier.