Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"

I posted something along this line on Reddit.  I believe I even qualified it with IMHO.  It was deleted as not meeting their karma thrshold.

Who ever thought it was music? Millions and millions of people all over the world who can appreciate it even if you don't. 

ray oughta know. i trust his judgment more than many others on these matters, more even than quincy jones who happens to love rap. 

Just because millions and millions of people all over the world appreciate it doesn't doesn't necessarily mean it is music.

@pedroeb “Who ever thought (rap) was music?”

Oy vey.

I’m all ears for your definition of “music.”  
If it ain’t music, what the hell is it?