Rappers are Poets!!

rhyme, flow, wordplay, metaphors, subliminal messages, slang, bragging,humor... these are all characteristics of Rap Music...

But rappers especially like to brag about how good they rap...

In the society Poets and writers are highly valued because they write and people listen and respect what they say. So rappers brag about how good they rap to show the people that they have good oral skills which should be valued. they compete about who uses words better in order to be the most respected rapper of all. Most of the songs are about rhyming and they are rhyming in comparaison to others.

Rappers also love to brag about all the fun stuff they get to do and all the cool people they get to meet. And why wouldn't they? I'm sure having hoes in every area code is way more awesome than having a mortgage on a three-bedroom home in the suburbs or whatever other mundane achievement normal people strive for...

Drake-Headlines

" I might be too strung out on compliments
Overdosed on confidence
Started not to give a fuck and stop fearing the consequence
Drinking every night because we drink to my accomplishments "

Humor is also an important characteristic in Rap music.When you laugh it releases tension. there are some things in life that you cant control so to liberate themselves from the hardships they have they laugh about themselves. 

Playing the dozens is when 2 people have a battle in which they laugh about each others family, in particular about theirs moms. --> it's a very common way to produce humor.

Science reveals why we brag so much

"Self-disclosure is extra rewarding," said Harvard 
neuroscientist Diana Tamir, who conducted the experiments 
with Harvard colleague Jason Mitchell Bragging gives the

same sensation of pleasure as food and money. 

The same areas of the brain are activated, scans show.

"All I do is win, win, win no matter what
Got money on mind, I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up"  -  Dj Khaled