DENT's 8 Basic steps on How to Survive a RAP Battle. (For the Novice ones)

Battle Rap, Battle Rap, oh how I LOVE you and HATE you Battle Rap!!!

That hunger, passion, clever, witty, punchlines, to blow people's mind's back! Verbally abuse fools with slice's of your wordsmith sword. Weak rappers getting hung with their own MIC Cord!!!! You shout to the LORD, for HIM to save you, but even the No mercy mentality on your weakness and novice approach, not even your crew can save you! Things have changed from the classic format battles, from rockin over a beat, with a MIC. Now acapella rhymes, are the newst format of showing off your BARS, to the streets.They took away the beat, to enhance the silence of killing you softly without a beat. Leaving you vunerable in situations you'd thought you would never be in, you can't retreat. It's just you and that other rap cat in front of you! Are you Ready? Better not choke under pressure, be the laughing stock of your crew? Oh man better get your composure together, your woman is looking at you! Sometimes you get hit with REAL Beef, when people take it personal, and hands start a flying. But as a old quote says, "You are truly Free, when you are able to laugh at yourself" You can't never give up and never stop trying...So with that being said......

I'm help you and yours, give you some basic tricks of the trade, so you won't go to Rap war and automatically start dying. So I'm Droppin Jewels today to the ones who are NEW to the Battle Rap GAME, thinking about gettin it into a MIc fight. I'm always staying up on the battle rap league's, here inDenver. They are a few league's that are solid, and are contributiong to pushing the art... Bigg-ups to #KNK #BBB #HHL #ColoradoRap and anyone else keeping the Battle Rap art Alive, it's very very important that every rapper, and MC should have some battle stripes on their belt! Once you are stripped from the studios and hyped, lets see if you really have Words, and if you really are Tight!

DENT's 8 basic steps on How to Survive a RAP Battle. (For the Novice ones)

1.Watch videos online of battles, or try to go to rap battles near your hometown.-Study some freestyle raps done by accomplished artists who are well known for their rap battles.. Good battles to look up include the KOTD, URL, Blaze Battles from HBO, Scribble Jam, 8 Mile, etc... Pay careful attention to the techniques those artists use to battle, and try to mirror them which will help you enhance your own techniques.

2. Start writing rap songs. and getting your words together. (punchlines, metarphors, simalees)

Write down anything that comes to mind and try to rhyme it. Write rap lyrics and then choose the best rhymes to go with them. Consider getting a rhyming dictionary. The ability to write an effective battle rhyme will aid you when it comes to the battle. (Note: Some rappers don't write everything down, they keep everything in their head so that they can only talk about what's “real.”) don't try to make things rhyme all the time do it naturally,try your best.

3. Practice freestyling: (This is a Trait that every Rapper should posses)-

Rapping without pre-written lyrics on the spot or impromptu should be done anytime, anywhere, as much as you can. While you’re at it, practice freestyling battle rhymes. Even if it means looking at a photo, thinking about an ex, or imagining a future opponent, do whatever you can to come up with clever new ways to insult. Whenever you think you’ve run out of things to freestyle about, just keep going; the longer you force yourself to rap without giving up, the stronger and more flexible you'll become mentally.

4. Start freestyle battling.

The best way to start battling is to find opponents just for fun. Have rap battles with friends that don't care if you insult them – or mess up, for that matter. Battle as often as you can, especially if you can find a friend who is actually good at it and can help you improve. Once you’re confident that you’re good at it, try your skills at house parties and rap concerts, which are also good places to practice your techniques before actually entering a stage battle.

5. Relax. Staying calm will not only help you keep your cool while your opponent disses you, but also allow you to focus on coming up with a good response. Not only that, but keeping calm will improve your delivery, which can make or break an insult: since the hallmark of good delivery is timing, allowing your mind (and mouth) to race in panic can cripple the best diss. -Breathe deeply. Deep breathing stimulates the Vagus nerve, which has a calming effect on the body and mind.[1] In fact, some researchers believe that making a habit of relaxing and breathing deeply can change the way that your genes express themselves,[1] making you calmer person all around.- Have key words that you can return to. These words will help you out if you’re drawing blanks. Know what words rhyme with your key words, allowing you to use them more often because you know what flows with them.

6. If you’re first to spit, make the most of it. Though it may seem harder to go first because it gives your opponent lots of opportunities to make comebacks, you can take that ability away by being self-deprecating. Self-criticism can be very unexpected for the opponent trying to find your flaws. In 8 Mile's final battle, for example, B-Rabbit was put to spit first and decided to insult himself before Papa Doc got a chance (Yes, I'm white, I'm a bum, I live in a trailer, my mum's a drug addict...So what?), leaving Papa nothing to retaliate with.

7. Have humor in your rhymes, especially if your opponent is dead serious.

Humor can be deadly; getting the audience to laugh at an opponent is a great way to deflate them – especially if (s)he ends up cracking up too. If you can get your opponent to agree with you during your battle verse, you are making great strides towards a win.

8. Don't worry if you lose your first few real battles. The point is to constantly practice freestyling and writing. The longer you do it the better you'll become. It's about sharpening your skillz and earning ya stripes on the MIC! Keep the mentality of always: Peace,Love,Unity, Having fun!

"Gotta pay ya Dues babay!! you know the rules"

Take some Time out and Watch- 5 DOPE entertaining. Local Colorado Rap Battles from My Colorado Battle Rap community, Bigg-ups to #KNK #HHL #BBB

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