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A freestyle battle is a contest in which two or more rappers or MCs compete or "battle" each other using improvised lyrics. It is a prominent part of contemporary Hip Hop culture and originated in the African-American community. [21] In a freestyle battle, each competitor's goal is to "diss" their opponent through clever lyrics and wordplay ...
American rapper Eminem performing in Munich, Germany, 1999. New Zealand rapper King Kapisi (Bill Urale) made a basketball-themed music video for his 2005 single "Raise Up". Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, [1] emceeing, [2] or MCing[2][3]) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic ...
Freestyle, [10] or Latin freestyle[4] (initially called Latin hip hop) is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area, Philadelphia, and Miami, primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. [2] It experienced its greatest popularity from the late 1980s until the early 1990s.
Juice had an undefeated streak, which is rare for any battle rapper, for most of his battle rap career before losing to Supernatural, a freestyle pioneer. [3] He has defeated other notable artists in battles such as Rhymefest , Dose One , and Eminem , which is one of the most famous rap battles in hip hop history. [ 4 ]
Early 1980s, United States. Battle rap (also known as rap battling) [1] is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. [1][2] Battle rap is often performed spontaneously, or freestyled, in live battles known as rap battles, where ...
Five on Five – Five-member team freestyle rap battle. It can be Emcee or Femcee, Freestyle or Written. Femcee Battle – All-female rap battle. It can be Freestyle or Written. Intergender Battle – Male vs. Female battle. Royal Rumble – A rap battle consists of more than two emcees randomly attack or bash each other. Secret Battle – Same ...
Def Jam. Songwriter (s) Kanye West. Malik Jones. Producer (s) Kanye West. " I Love Kanye " (originally " I Miss the Old Kanye ") is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). The song was solely produced by West, who wrote it alongside Malik Yusef. A spoken word track, it has no instrumental.
Beatboxing. Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. [1] It may also involve vocal imitation of turntablism, and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred ...