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Battle rap was loosely described by 40 Cal, previously a member of American hip hop collective The Diplomats, in the book How to Rap (2009) as an "extracurricular" display of skill, comparing it to the dunk contest in the NBA. Battle rap has been developed into highly organized league events drawing in significant revenue and attention.
Mark Grist is a poet and battle rapper based in Peterborough, UK, who rose to prominence when his Don't Flop rap battle against Mancunian MC Blizzard became an internet sensation. [1] The video of the rap battle became the most viewed UK rap battle of all time and Grist is ranked the third most viewed rap battler in UK history.
On May 29, 2016, when Nick Cannon issued an open challenge for a $100,000 rap battle during the weekend events of the BET Awards 2016, Charron accepted the challenge and dropped a verse aimed at Cannon. [14] [15] Nick Cannon later responded to Charron's video with a few bars in a Facebook post of his own.
Stay expanded his influence into international battle leagues and ultimately achieved recognition in the prominent battle rap platform, the Ultimate Rap League. He was involved in over 40 battles and headlined events in 4 countries. [12] His career includes battles with Arsonal, [13] DNA, [14] Hollow Da Don, [15] and Tay Roc, [16] among others.
FlipTop Rap Battle League is the first and largest running pro battle conference in the Philippines founded by Alaric Riam Yuson (known as Anygma) in 2010. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The league promotes Pinoy hip hop .
Oxxxymiron is the 7th most viewed battle rapper in the world. Amount of views of his rap battles exceed 120 million on YouTube. [17] Oxxxymiron participated in the Russian battle rap league Versus Battle five times and won the first four of them. [citation needed] 2013 – Oxxxymiron vs. Krip-a-Krip (3:0) [citation needed]
Bodied is a 2017 American battle rap comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kahn, written by Alex Larsen and produced by Eminem, his manager Paul Rosenberg, and Adi Shankar. [6] The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival . [ 6 ]
The English verb rap has various meanings; these include "to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow", [20] as well "to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command". [20] The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utter (esp. an oath) sharply ...