Both Whitman and rappers were really the first ones to talk about things they saw on a daily basis, whether good or bad, but things that no one else really paid attention to or wanted to be vocal about. Whitman talked about the different songs different people sing while doing their tasks throughout the day. Rappers talked more about serious issues in their communities like violence and drug abuse. Starting out with both Whitman and rap artist they either weren’t well known or well liked. Well liked being more of a rap artist’s problem than Whitman’s, but neither got much attention from the public. Now Whitman and the genre of rap are both well received in society with rap not changing to much of what its message has been and Whitman getting