Freestyle rap battle advice is hard to get by. As a ten year veteran fight rapper who wins about 80% of my battles, I determined to share about usable tips that have aided me live the battle rap circuit.
Focus on particulars. Mostly, the more specific your punchlines are, the stronger they affect. Attempt and chooes things about your opponent that aren't at once obvious. For instance, I one time battled a guy with an Oakland A's baseball cap. Quite than talk trash about the A's- which wouldn't be a good idea in Oakland- I began to list off difficult words about him that get with the letter A, such as "arrogant, asinine, and atrocious" not to mention a a few others that don';t belong in print. This brings me to my following point...
Win the crowd. Most freestyle rap battle tournaments are based on audience vote. Even those that are decided by judges are still heavily influenced by the crowd. The lesson from this? You aren't there to beat a rapper; you're there to win the crowd. To do this, avoid saying stupid things aimed at the audience. If I had bagged on the A's the crowd would have turned on me, which is why I kept it specific without losing the crowd in my freestyle.
Be prepared. Anyone who's battled for a while knows the importance of scoping out the competition. If I'm in a room full of MC's, believe me, I watch every battle and try to come up with punchlines about each MC. Obviously, I spend more time focusing on the best ones, as there's a greater chance I'll battle them at some point! Having just a few minutes before going up on stage can help you come up with a few one liners that just may win the rap battle for you.
Display no mercy... most of the time. There is a very thin line in a freestyle rap fight between entertaining and abusive. Mostly, you can be as ruthless as you require provided it's entertaining. We all get it on someone who can suppose anything and get away with it; effort and be that guy when you're on degree. There are a a few times when laying off a topic will score you big points. For instance, MTV hosted a rap fight where one of the MC's was blind. The guy who battled him, Swan, poked fun at the guys small stature, his goofy clothes and weak style. He didn't take fun of the children blindness (except saying "I'm a take you outside and rob you blind"). If he had, he would have lost the crowd in a nanosecond. But he didn't and acquired the battle placed on virtue. A dope freestyler can rap about anything; he proven he could steer it away from the most obvious points.
With this freestyle rap battle advice you should be capable to mark high marks the following time your on level.
Focus on particulars. Mostly, the more specific your punchlines are, the stronger they affect. Attempt and chooes things about your opponent that aren't at once obvious. For instance, I one time battled a guy with an Oakland A's baseball cap. Quite than talk trash about the A's- which wouldn't be a good idea in Oakland- I began to list off difficult words about him that get with the letter A, such as "arrogant, asinine, and atrocious" not to mention a a few others that don';t belong in print. This brings me to my following point...
Win the crowd. Most freestyle rap battle tournaments are based on audience vote. Even those that are decided by judges are still heavily influenced by the crowd. The lesson from this? You aren't there to beat a rapper; you're there to win the crowd. To do this, avoid saying stupid things aimed at the audience. If I had bagged on the A's the crowd would have turned on me, which is why I kept it specific without losing the crowd in my freestyle.
Be prepared. Anyone who's battled for a while knows the importance of scoping out the competition. If I'm in a room full of MC's, believe me, I watch every battle and try to come up with punchlines about each MC. Obviously, I spend more time focusing on the best ones, as there's a greater chance I'll battle them at some point! Having just a few minutes before going up on stage can help you come up with a few one liners that just may win the rap battle for you.
Display no mercy... most of the time. There is a very thin line in a freestyle rap fight between entertaining and abusive. Mostly, you can be as ruthless as you require provided it's entertaining. We all get it on someone who can suppose anything and get away with it; effort and be that guy when you're on degree. There are a a few times when laying off a topic will score you big points. For instance, MTV hosted a rap fight where one of the MC's was blind. The guy who battled him, Swan, poked fun at the guys small stature, his goofy clothes and weak style. He didn't take fun of the children blindness (except saying "I'm a take you outside and rob you blind"). If he had, he would have lost the crowd in a nanosecond. But he didn't and acquired the battle placed on virtue. A dope freestyler can rap about anything; he proven he could steer it away from the most obvious points.
With this freestyle rap battle advice you should be capable to mark high marks the following time your on level.
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