Is Bob Dylan’s “visions of Joanne” a rap song?

….please note Audiogoners; my response was a poor attempt
on my part of trying to be being sarcastic as I knew what ;  '' deadhead1000''  was specifically referring to the music and song itself and not about race. I want to make that point clear and also being a big follower of Bob Dylan ; I did listen to that song …..and maybe but in my opinion a little bit of a stretch.   

Not Visions of Johanna but Dylan’s 1965 Subterranean Homesick Blues is often cited as the first rap song.

Here, you can judge for yourself.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0

I think "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a good example too of rap-like quality.  It is also noted for its quite early use of a video to accompany the music. 

Speaking of which, I really like Weird Al's version that uses rhyming palindromes.  It makes sense to have the flashcards for the lyrics as visual reminders of how each line is the same read backwards or forwards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQDzj6R3p4

Give "It's Alright Ma' I'm Only Bleeding" a listen - I think that's about as close to rap as Bob ever achieved...