SoundCheck: What's the Difference Between "Rap" and "Hip Hop"? with Mark Anthony Neal

WNYC's SoundcheckWhat's the Difference Between "Rap" and "Hip Hop"?Contributor Faith Salie volunteers to get to the bottom of your unanswered musical questions.In this second installment of our musical mysteries series, Soundcheck contributor Faith Salie attempts to discern rap from hip hop. She talks with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal about the difference between the two terms -- which, as it turns out, is fairly complex. "When we talk about hip hop, we're talking about a larger cultural experience," says Neal. "Rap music is part of that larger aspect of hip hop culture, but it's also the part of the culture that's perhaps most visible and most well known to the average person."Salie and Neal discuss the origins of the terms and how they've evolved over time. And, Neal tells us which categories artists like Will Smith, KRS-One, Nas and Eminem fall into.