Alexander Hamilton: American hero?

Mr. Lin-Manuel Miranda puts up a pretty compelling argument, no?

"Poetry is just another way to rap"- Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock.
<-- but is rap just another way to...poetry?

The clip is from the White House Evening of Poetry, Musica and Spoken Word.  They really are very similar, aren't they?  Ach, the uncohesive ramblings of someone trying to put together some sentences to fulfill her self-imposed requirement for this post.