When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad

Most of music is about nuance within established forms.  Your comments about rap being jump rope rhymes over simplistic beats or your reference to RHCP as rappers suggests you are not familiar with or attuned to the nuances of rap.  I could be wrong and you could have an encyclopedic knowledge of rap, but you certainly haven't expressed it in this thread.

Regarding having a closed mind -- it was you who said rap is not music and it is not rock and roll.  Both statements are fairly extreme positions that are in opposition to mainstream thinking.  If 80% of the people think rap is music, then it probably is music for there is the wisdom of the crowd.  It's similar to 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.  It really is incumbent upon you to prove your assertion and your comments about comedians and beatnik jokes aren't very convincing.

Oh, my goodness- If only we could get rid of RAP and hip hop,etc, we could really turn this country around.  Just think of the possibilities. Economic equality- narrowing the enormous gap between the haves and the have nots,  no more racism, women treated as the human beings they surely are, no more disenfranchised voters, no more Wall Street THUGS (speaking of f*****g thugs)  no privatization of prisons, no more gated communities for the privileged, an end to our seemingly endless wars.  High-end audio systems in the homes of all who want them, a national healthcare system which really works, a secure retirement for folks who've worked hard all their lives, enabling them to grow old with dignity. Affordable and DECENT housing. No more police brutality, busting those officers who think they have a damn license to kill black people...  No offshore tax shelters for the greediest among us.... No buttholes like Trump running for president.

My GOD, if only we could get rid of RAP....

But if we can't get rid of RAP, why don't those who find it offensive, simply stop listening to it and get on with their comfy lives?

This is one of the most insipid and vacuous threads on this website.  There is an elephant in this room and it has little to do with musical taste.

If anyone is interested, I suggest you read "The Beast Side. Living and Dying While Black In America."  Written by D. Watkins. No, it's not aimed at audiophiles or music lovers.

Have a nice day.

@ps 

The next time that you decide to step up on your soapbox, I'd suggest actually reading the posts on the thread first.

Yo’ Whip, My Brother:
Here is the Reader’s Digest version since my "soapbox" take was too much for you.

To address OP’s question, which I already have done in an earlier post, HAD YOU READ IT:

The reason RAP has survived is because it sells. The marketplace has spoken.

It’s as simple as black and white.