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It is considered dishonorable or shameful to recite pre-written or memorized raps during a freestyle battle, because it shows the rapper to be incapable of "spitting" spur-of-the-moment lyrics. A live audience is key, as a large part of "winning" a battle is how an audience responds to each rapper.
On the song, Drake references love, acting in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), and fellow Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his hometown of Stratford in Ontario, Canada as he raps: "If I take flicks with the guys, I gotta put emojis over like three faces / 'Cause the feds can’t see those eyes / People I shouldn't be beside / When I was an actor, they would go to Stratford just to sell ...
The song was first released as a music video on Lucas' YouTube channel and has since garnered over 153 million views. It was directed by Lucas and Ben Proulx. [7]The video starts off with a white man wearing a Make America Great Again cap from Donald Trump's presidential campaign giving his unfiltered view on the black community, synced to Lucas' first verse.
Written – This format allows use of written lyrics along with freestyle and is now the standard format used in battles. Freestyle – At first the most common in all FlipTop tournaments, this format is now rarely done and has generally been replaced by the written format. Lyrics must be thought of during the battle.
Singer Ne-Yo also recorded a freestyle rap over "Otis" for a mixtape. [40] Teen singer Justin Bieber also rapped a written verse over the track during a live radio show. [41] YG and Reem Riches collaborated on their version of the song along with a music video. [42] Angel Haze and Iggy Azalea also remixed the track for a live show. [43]
The more humorous satirical sub-genre meme rap was created with the intent of becoming viral. In the context of mumble rap, a satirical hip hop song might involve lo-fi production, use of personas/pseudonyms (e.g. George "Joji" Miller), simplistic music videos, lazy rhymes, and intentionally stereotypical lyrics/topics.
The release of "Triggered" generated social media speculation that Aiko's lyrics were aimed at her ex, Detroit rapper Big Sean (pictured). [5] "Triggered (Freestyle)" was written by Jhené Aiko, Ross James. Maclean Robinson, Brian K. Warfield and Julian-Quán Việt Lê, who also co-produced the song alongside Fisticuffs. [6]
"No Flockin" (also known as "No Flockin Freestyle") [2] [3] is the debut single by American rapper Kodak Black. The song, a rap freestyle over an instrumental of the same name produced by Vinnyx (VinnyxProd), became a sleeper hit eventually peaking at 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 2017.