rap battle

Posted on 07.5.2004

29 comment(s)

rap battle
freestyle battle rap

Battle raps are raps written about the idea of freestyle battles. They often incorporate self-glorification, insulting language, and violent metaphors as if a real freestyle battle was afoot. Battles can be directed toward specific individuals or anonymous targets. The purpose of writing these raps (which for some groups are very popular) is to romantise real freestyle battles, express machismo and/or disgust with other rappers (sometimes referred to as wack MCs), or to just have fun and exercise lyrical skill. Battle raps differ from freestyle rhyming in that they are written beforehand, allowing the rapper to create much more complex, wittier verses then he or she would be able to in a freestyle battle.

Battle raps are closer to the original form of MCing than concept raps, which are more essayic or narrative in form. This is because they feature ’shout outs’ and insulting language, which are actually an evolved form of the roasting that was part of the original MC’s craft (or toasting as it was called in Jamaica by Raga and other dub artists).

Traditionally, a battle usually takes place before live audiences. Recently, however, the Internet has been used as a forum to hold online battles. Proponents of this practice say that the Internet provides a safe environment for artists to practice their skills. Critics argue that a true battles can only held before a live audience.

Freestyle battles are usually contests (though they can occur spontaneously) where rappers "battle" each other in the form of improvised raps. The intention is to insult your opponent more cleverly than he or she insults you. Winners are often judged by simple audience response, though more structured battles can involve appointed judges.

From Wikipedia

<< rap beef | freestyle rap >>

Share this article

Got a comment ?

No profanity, or inaproppriate remarks.

rap battle, by [2009-10-04 23:09:13]

ive been threat/u got me battling faggots on the internet/im hungry and i havent had my dinner yet/its evident yall replicas in ya settlement /this battle u got cut off like a sweatervest ive been the best

rap battle, by D’VONTE [2009-07-03 01:19:21]

LOOK I KNOW IM THE BEST AND LIKE THAT YEAH RAP IS MY THING NO GAME WORDS ARE ILL LIKE SO I SAY THAT NO ONE COULD GET WIT ME WAYNE I COULD LIKE RESPECT HIS THING BUT I WANT IT TO

rap battle, by p-dub aka the blak hitler [2009-06-23 00:19:24]

show me yo favorite rapper and i promise his a ?# is mine/ single file my comp, now thats a punch line\ here to remedy the weak and bring back the real/ nap town fo life yall know the deal/ a post road nikah born to rule/ battled and tested but i never lose/ messin wit me is like a night in my basement/ tourtre ? the details to graphic for a statement/ i want total control like a freemason./ ready fo what ever attitude like a twister/ i aint been the same since they murdered my sister.

rap battle, by Mr. FUPA [2009-03-31 12:38:27]

yo dis is it im tha best rapper alive and ur mouth is the best crapper alive, i can spark it up but u better keep down cuz im gonna dis u like ur own motha’s zit, seeing youll rap is a disgrace, its like hip hop is dead, but with my rap it just had heartattack. So dis is wen i stop cuz im just making a start, ill be back wen i seee improvements cuz u girls dont kno how to do it....

rap battle, by MR. SAD [2009-03-31 12:38:22]

ay ay ay son. what it do what it do. your girlfriend is all i do foo. yo mr sad is bak again just like the islamic taliban. i was in the sky like b.o.b. yea you ain’t as fly as me. son i own this like i own the game. i aint got no money but i got mo fame. i climb those buoys muthafucka. i eat them rappers like a muthafucka. man you shop at k-mart and you a fake ass rappa. man you aint a rapper, go hop on yo tractor, and ride with garth brooks. i can rap i dont need books. this is fiyaa we all know dont be a lyaa. i’m out yo, i’ll see you next time like sesame street. man this kills lil wayne’s 3peat. hahahahaha

rap battle, by MR.DJD (The One And Only) [2009-03-31 12:29:54]

we are not the same im a magician with my clisdale and my misssion i ride on a horse all day long i ride my my house singing this song that go ayo ayo i love that mayo ima beast and dog i own a house and black fog you cant get that in stores it original like that criminal

rap battle, by Arjun [2009-03-31 12:26:20]

Im a black man with a white car i live in a house with a spouce i own a mouse in my green farm

rap battle, by MR.DJD (The One And Only) [2009-03-31 12:24:13]

It’s funny how a man only thinks about the *BEEP* Ya got a real big heart, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Ya got real big brains, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Girl it ain’t no pain in me lookin’ at yo *BEEP*

[PCD] I don’t give a *BEEP* keep lookin’ at my *BEEP* ’Cause it don’t mean a thing if ya lookin’ at my *BEEP* Ha, I’m gonna do my thing while you’re playing with yo *BEEP*

HA HA-HA HA-HA !

Every boy’s the same since up in the 7th grade.. They’ve been trying to get with me, Trying to ha ha-ha ha-ha ! They always got a plan, to be my one and only man. Wanna hold me with their hands, Wanna ha ha-ha ha-ha !

I keep turning’ ’em down, But they always come around Asking me to go around.. That’s not the way it’s going down.

’Cause they only want, Only want my ha ha-ha ha-ha ! Only want, what they want.. But na ha-ha ! na ha-ha !

[Will.i.am] It’s funny how a man only thinks about the *BEEP* Ya got a real big heart, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Ya got real big brains, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Girl it ain’t no pain in me lookin’ at yo *BEEP*

[PCD] I don’t give a *BEEP* keep lookin’ at my *BEEP* ’Cause it don’t mean a thing if yo lookin’ at my *BEEP* Ha, I’m gonna do my thing while you’re playing with yo *BEEP*

ha ha-ha ha-ha

Do you know that no don’t mean yes ? it means no ! So just hold up, wait a minute let me put my 2 cents in.. One, just be patient, don’t be rushing like your anxitious And two, your just too aggressive, try to get your HAAAAA !

Do you know, that I know ? and I don’t, wanna go !

’Cause they only want, Only want my ha ha-ha ha-ha ! Only want, what they want.. But na ha-ha ! na ha-ha ! [Will.i.am] It’s funny how a man only thinks about the *BEEP* Ya got a real big heart, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Ya got real big brains, but I’m lookin’ at your *BEEP* Girl it ain’t no pain in me lookin’ at yo *BEEP*

[PCD] I don’t give a *BEEP* keep lookin’ at my *BEEP* ’Cause it don’t mean a thing if yo lookin’ at my *BEEP* Ha, I’m gonna do my thing while you’re playing with yo *BEEP*

ha ha-ha ha-ha !

You got it bad, I can tell... You want it bad, bad, ohh well... What you got for me Is something I, Something I don’t need !

[PCD] I don’t give a *BEEP* keep lookin’ at my *BEEP* ’Cause it don’t mean a thing if yo lookin’ at my *BEEP* Ha, I’m gonna do my thing while you’re playing with yo *BEEP*

ha ha-ha ha-ha ! *BEEP*

rap battle, by MR.DJD (The One And Only) [2009-03-31 12:22:02]

Dude joe is white thats preatty bad

rap battle, by MR. SAD [2009-03-31 12:21:17]

I am not a human being

Re, Re, Reporting from anotha world Look up in the sky and see me porting wit a cova girl She know that is fly after I ?€™m through then its anotha girl I can make your wife and your sister fuck your brother girl Rock Star Biotch Check out how we rock And if this ain ?€™t Hip Hop It must be Knee Hop I ?€™m higher then a mothafuckin chronic leaf tree top I make da nina sing like ?€œshoot a du dee wap ?€ You want the facts daddy ? well I truly do need pop And I get my candy from your girlfriend ?€™s sweet shop Still get a stomach ache every time I see cops You better run motherfucker, Cuz we not Yeah you bitches better run til your feet stop And I ?€™m so, fed up wit street cops I ?€™m colder than a ski shop I ?€™m holdin ?€™ on to the top And even if I let go I still wanna G rock

rap battle, by MR. SAD [2009-03-31 12:18:04]

TREATZ your whiter than joseph dimarco

rap battle, by skrapz6 [2009-02-05 18:51:53]

yo im skrappi-doo and wot ill do 2 u is raw ill fuck your fam then spit in your face i dnt need gat 2 show u im hard i got my fists and ill beat u down like u was a born retard

rap battle, by scott davis [2008-12-22 23:24:20]

yo i was born 1992 july 30th/ by the 31st the bitches was going besurk/ so u know i gots the blood of a hustler in my vain/ my moms already had my brother that did nothing but give me game/ he was raised in the projects / i was born in the hood/ i was raised on the block my moms did what she could/ i made b,s and c,s up until the 5th grade / whent 2 d,s and f,s cause i anit wana behave/ i was a class clown / christopher raised hell/ i showed my dick 2 the girl in the hall and got expelled/ i was saposed 2 be on the inside/ snuk out around back 4 lunch time/ the police just spot me/ i brake out in a run/ i make sure they behind me that was my way of keepin it fun/ u can put it together from there it was what it wasent/ im done with this ryme/ hit me some other time. bugerscott@yahoo.com search me up on myspace im white but i keep it real this was called my life

rap battle, by THE TRUTH SEEM EM RUNNING [2008-12-05 08:50:06]

All you guys are some real losers. You ain’t gettin no record deal no money. Go get a job you wanksters. Plus how can you call yourself hard when you trying to sound all tuff on a blog.

rap battle, by TREATZ [2008-12-02 09:47:51]

1st off yall flowz weak and ur games diminished im mortal Combat ya ass is finished my skin is whitee as snow but tha flow iz cold as ice Nap is were i be i grab the steal and take your life so percise with tha knife chop chop chop dice dice dice yea mutha fucka ight sum dis shit.....ummm who to roast.....MR. S.A.D

yo MR. SAD come on dog watcha doin battle ya bitch ass have you leakin bodaly fluidz got u pissin in my presents ima king your a pesent want beef with me get ya kicks geta steppin N.A.P is were i be im out the fuckin nap hoe sittin in the caddy with the shotty in my lap cock back. and blow got ur brittle body life less on the concreat bro

diss to everybody all of yall go back to ur intenet games u aint thug u stumbled across the site cuz it said GALAXY u a star wars fan yal sum fake mc’s for real u make me sick yall can get together and mop up thick ill still roast ya ass im the real one man army AUZZIE_RAP is a bitch and WILLIAM WHINNINGTON i cant even diss you did u hear you ryme i bet ur the type of lonley kid that would start sum Colimbine that aint spelled right cuz ima illiterit but i rip any competiter to peices cuz im ill with it ill swing a axe at ya neck and wawtch the blood spill quick you want beef get at me ur parents are divorced cuz ur mom left ur dad and said i make her happy late TREATZ NAP

rap battle, by AUZZIE_RAP [2008-11-05 13:24:07]

ok im here to dis i love takin the piss im not even black but i will stil shoot ya all with my shotgun from out the back there’s plenty more out in the rack ya all got to chill take another ectasy pill im sick of this rap shit coming out ya mouths you all can suck my auzzie non black dick take ya pick cause ya be choking its that long and thick. why you all got to dis white’s i will put up a fight GOD SHOW ME THE LIGHT holla !!!!!! with all my godman might im a one man army i fold ya all up like chinese origami look a swan that gets stomped on by me.... the megatron you all got have fun with it. time is ticking its been long so cya im gonna have a bong !!!!!!!!

rap battle, by Willam Whinnington [2008-10-29 15:17:25]

i wear fake gold ta make up fer my little cock. got my rag on backwardz so i look just like 2pac. got my cap tilted cuz im trying to hide the fact that im from maine but i repersent the SOUTH SIDE. got a bb gun that looks just like a mac 10 if i shoot a b out it might not even break the skin. i wear my jeans so low you can see my booty crack, got crome painted rims on my ’86 poniac, with fuzzy dice and a rigged up black light. my curfu’s at ten but i say out till mid night. sitting in my ride puffin with the one hitta, don’t smoke at home cuz i get caught by my babysitta. i wanna be black but with my mustace i look mexican. i lean how to spit rhymes by reading green eggz and ham. i talk plenty shit so that must make me hard. once did a 2 day strech for stealing at wal-mart.

rap battle, by cj [2008-10-19 22:14:52]

normally i am silent while twisting your mental vision, bitting you formal lines, then turning them in to bussiness. If money rules the world, then i am sitting on top of things,since champs are a dime a dozen, i waiting on other things. the champ cant be the man everytime,so once you’re labeled the man, that walked up outta the jungle, and excited all of tha fans, take a bow for the power, turn the equiptment up louder and make the dead people sprout up. i just playing with u man, cuz this was part of a plan, that made me write on this form, so now its back to command. holla rob

rap battle, by sean [2008-10-08 20:09:06]

yo yo dis stuff is weak, its like u been writn dis stuff when u takin a leek haha ! u no what makes me pee ? Lipton lemon ICE TEA !! i live in lilweezyana, i like to drink dat tropicana OH MYLANTA !!Go grab a snack pack. i like the chocolate ones. if you like vanilla, u aint chillen wit me sonz. down in tha 504 we always high, we neva low. im only 14 and but i’ll keep on spittin. did u know that cannibals eat little kittens ? im in 8th grade and i aint even black. thats wuts whack MR. S.A.D is back. im rhymin like i aint got a job. thats true, i aint workin for a fat guy named bob. u betta be ballin. if u aint fallin u aint ballin. im a numba 1 balla, down in da south. beat lebron james and his huge giant mouth. ayye im out, and im through. Did u know dat christ was a jew ? OH IM SO HOT ! need to cool myself off, rite on da spot. all u wigga’s rap like poo. IM SO THIRSTY !! i need a mountain dew.

SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE-Mother Teresa

S.A.D PRODUCTIONS

rap battle, by Lil Zay [2008-08-28 21:59:37]

What Tha Fucc Who Tha Fucc man you niggaz all weak, i juz thought i’d introduce you 2 a real azz G. Lil Zay Be Tha Name Young nigga with red beamz, and tha bad part is im only 16. Alabama Stand Up Ima Rep It 4rm Tha Heart, Been In Tha Race You Juz Finished and I OvaLapped Tha Start. When You See Me Recognize (Gutta) in Itz Rawezt form, Neva Seen A Sunny Day Be-cuz I Played In Tha Storm. Monroe We In Thiz Bitch Where Them Locz Be Out Lurkin, Disrespect Then Me and Tha Choppa Will Cum And See You In Person........

"Lil Zay"

rap battle, by cameron aka (candyman [2008-08-04 15:09:13]

i’m from tha columbus where dem gunz bust watch papa george pop caps tellin jokes at dem card games c scarface runnin handle tha rock like ray aultrpaul and he only 16 and i wanted ta be just like him middleschool fightin any nigga with a chick on his shoulda wat up nigga u wanna beef with me na i’ll let tha heat speak fo me no mo chalkin just outline chalkin nigga wit an attuide from birth 100 miles runnin gunning bustin shots like fuck tha cop nutorious for burning glock weavein in and out of traffic and drop became tha young robin hood of tha block steal from tha rich give ta tha po cowards on this niggas block second comeing of tha black albert hitchstock kick in tha door wave in tha 44 10 shots ta ya spline let tha violins sing !!! (now dats how real niggaz rap Ck all day hit yo boy up 3042128313)

rap battle, by Felicia Aka ?™ ?Lil Klown ?™ ? [2008-06-30 22:30:29]

i can rap hear look it

Man ! Your Stuff is whack, Your just a white person who thinks their black...whats the deal on this word life...ur are just a white person wit no wife...you arent no real deal you better take urself to the shelter to get urself a free meal...see i can rap !

rap battle, by Felicia VanOrtwick [2008-06-30 22:29:10]

i can rap hear look it

rap battle, by cookiedoe [2008-06-01 13:14:17]

i believe dat battles like da ones in 8mile, r wat make hiphop so gr8 dey inspire originality, n flava.

rap battle, by WACK [2008-05-22 08:04:44]

i’d battle any one anytime

rap battle, by PiaR [2008-05-07 13:49:45]

rap battle, by Mustang [2008-03-07 09:29:32]

nigga u a beast i told dem haterz to get off your dick they keep callin u white boy but u cool grits nigga cool grits 4 real im tryin to sound cool cause this irl is sexy she sitten beside me she sexyyyyyyyyyyy alright nigga mustang out

diddy records , by sean [2006-10-12 15:57:00]

am a good friend of p diddy an u should all just keep it shut coz u will never know the truth about any rapper from our time. just letin u know that we do find out what u put on this page an i guess ur all to young to get it ! just remember whilst ur all chattin shit about the rap game were all getin paid an laid !