Rap battles and freestyles

[rutabowa]

This mcing is absolutely mad, on top of The Lighter too:

 

[sim667]

Another don't flop, but this time a compliments battle


I've seen some Craig David freestyles lately, I never really realised how good he is

 

[Treacle Toes]

This mcing is absolutely mad, on top of The Lighter too:

50 seconds in/onwards smashed it!

 

[Treacle Toes]

I love this. Lady Chann kills it:

Loved this. Lady Chann killed it indeed.

 

[londonkid]

Best UK battle rapper. Undefeated

 

[Treacle Toes]

Best UK battle rapper. Undefeated

Erm...that was pretty shit tbh. He is a skilled cuss artist, no more. I got bored of his sexism, homophobia and racism quickly. No flow.

 

[sealion]

Erm...that was pretty shit tbh. He is a skilled cuss artist, no more. I got bored of his sexism, homophobia and racism quickly. No flow.

Playground stuff, what a cunt!

 

[Treacle Toes]

Playground stuff, what a cunt!

It took me back to school and 'your mum' jokes.

 

[sealion]

It took me back to school and 'your mum' jokes.

Indeed and it wasn't an art then either.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Snoop has done a couple of good ones on Westwood

 

[londonkid]

Playground stuff, what a cunt!

Well I guess he is making parody out of it. Not to be taken seriously.

 

[sealion]

Well I guess he is making parody out of it. Not to be taken seriously.

Oh, okay

 

[Treacle Toes]

Well I guess he is making parody out of it. Not to be taken seriously.

You what? You described him as the best UK battle rapper. You clearly take him seriously and judging from that vid he takes himself that way too.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Lowkey, Blackthought and Wretch 32 freestyles already posted are some of my best but I think this from Akala is my favourite of all time:



This is great too, especially from 5:12 onwards:

 

[Treacle Toes]

Lokey, Blackthought and Wretch 32 freestyles already posted are some of my best but I think this from Akala is my favourite of all time:

Akala is a special case for sure... Lyrically and consciously gifted.

 

[ska invita]

For real freestyle, proper off the top, not sure theres better than KRS

 

[twentythreedom]

KRS absolutely killing it

Good thread

 

[ska invita]

First two minutes of this... classic wiley....badem up badem up once...

 

[londonkid]

 

[rutabowa]

P Money is a great freestyle grime mc, I posted some of him already, but this just came out yesterday


It is quite intimidating

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Really got into this one

 

[ska invita]

Proper improv

 

[May Kasahara]

I am totally coming back to this thread when I get home from work tonight

In the meantime, here's an ancient Esoteric vs Sage Francis battle.

 

[marshall]

Anyone else go to URL's Summer Madness 8 in London? Arsonal left earth in his 2nd, awesome, vet stuff, Twork's first good too. And the reception the UK crowd gave to Tay Roc was spine-tingling. Diff demographic to usual Don't Flop UK crowd. Great event.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Here's another one for you May (this is by far the best thread on here)
I enjoyed this one recently, really liked his flow on the second beat but the first was alright too

 

[rutabowa]

I've been going deep into listening to freestyle mcing on youtube the last few years. There's a few good channels, uploading tunes nearly everyday, so and there's loads of good talent on there. but as far as freestyle mcing goes, this guy on the Westwood show just blew everyone else away, he freestyled for like an hour non stop. And it is totally gripping all the way through. Apparently the kids are into this guys music....

 

[ddraig]

meh, not all that imo

 

[rutabowa]

if you think that is "not all that" then you don't understand this whole freestyle thing at all.

 

[ddraig]

riiight OK

 

[rutabowa]

riiight OK

I'm sure you know a load more about it than me, but you haven't posted anything in this thread, and the only one you commented on was to go "meh" ha, please post more examples to prove me wrong! (obv I can tend to be a bit hyperbolic when i find something I like... but this guy, my 9 year old is into his proper tracks and they are total lame vocoder emo trap shiite... so when I found this, it was pretty astonishing! whether or not you like his style, to freestyle totally off the top for a solid hour is amazing imo)