Originally Posted by
indigo0086
I don't believe so. I think what makes two genres related are their inherent structure. Rap does not have the same structure as jazz. And Jazz as nebulous as the term is, has basic elements such as improvisation, solos, harmony ad chords that most rap wouldn't have if jazz wasn't sampled. I think you're using the term relate incorrectly.
Also rap is no longer a "black man's music" considering how many producers and rappers are non-black. The same with jazz, jazz encompasses a lot of sub-genres like straight-ahead jazz, bop, swing, Latin-Jazz etc.
The closest relation jazz has to rap I think is fusion. But that's just a genre that was just a composition of several genres.