Why Do The Media In The UK Seem To Call Male RnB Singers Rappers?

Once again the British media have failed to do their research!!

Yesterday I'm sure many of you watched RnB singer Sisqo entering the Big Brother house in the UK. Did any of you notice that former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, John McCririck, called Sisqo a 'hip hop artist' whilst giving his run down of what odds Sisqo had of winning the show??

Now, I'm quite certain that to be a hip hop artist, you have to be a rapper? A rapper is a person who speaks lyrically in rhyme and verse - when did singing become rapping?? *please correct me if I'm wrong*

Well according to The Sun's journalists Tommy Holgate and Nadia Sam-Daliri, Sisqo is indeed a rapper.

Obviously Sisqo is not the first male RnB singer to be called a rapper....Chris Brown, Ray J and God knows who else, have all been called rappers by the British media - one question - Do such journalists not have the Internet? Can you not do simple research? Can you not Google?!

Is this rapping?


Twitter members @megerecooper, @stewie76 and @chocolaticlaire said it's funny how RnB singer Lemar has not been called a 'rapper'. I wonder is that because he's British? Or is it because the British media don't class his music as RnB, but Pop? (Even though everything in the charts can be classed as Pop)

Whatever the reason, it's about time certain journalists start to double check their facts, because calling an RnB male singer a rapper is not a typo! Rant over....

As Sisqo's entrance into the Big Brother house was quite hillarious, here it is once again