Essential The Official Battle Rap Random Thoughts Thread (URL, KOTD, UW etc...)

[Delicious]

Head Ice talks in code, but very little that he says nowadays is immaterial, you just might not get the references. He is talking about his opponent, how he relates to them, and the difference in their experiences. Daylyt has a lot of well written bars about random things. He does a lot of the "lyrical exercise" type of shyt which sounds good, but isn't substantive in the context of a rap battle at ALL. A double entendre that has nothing to do with the person you're battling is immaterial/irrelevant. That's not substantive.

I agree with what you said about Day's bars. They are bars for the sake of bars. I like that type stuff, but I recognize that it's not really a recipe for battle rap victories and building a relevant legacy.

I understand what you're saying about Ice, talking in a certain language, etc. I like to believe I do understand most of that. Been around it enough to get a clue and I rewatch battles more than most so as to dig that stuff out. All of that said, I still leave most of Ice's rounds with the . I don't think I'd call him flat out garbage water--soaked wack, and I understand why he gets booked in the undercard/mid event type battles. I just don't think he has bars like that.

 

[Supa]

It sounds silly, but don't lie K-Shine makes that shyt look fly my nygga...

Prodigy is an interesting comparison though.

yea when shine starst gliding on stage it almost always makes the haymaker crazier and the crowd goes wild

Based solely on performance K Shine is the best to me even over Hitman. He wasn't bringing his bars consistently so maybe he got overlooked in that area. When he has bars like he did against Verb and he has that energy he's more entertaining than anyone. Hitman's performance is more forced and choreographed. Shine just plays along to his bars.

Shine vs Dot should go down at Summer Madness

 

[wizworld]

RANDOM *Suge voice*

Will someone tell Xcel to get that "I eat em like Mikey" bs all the way the fukk outta here? Does he really think that's an ill closer? Why does he keep wasting 20-25 seconds of my life with that shyt? Compare it to B Magic's slogan and you see why a lyricist like B Magic is loved and a lyricist like smhXl is hated on.

 

[theflyest]

jc hasn't done shyt to deserve a title shot.

He's not a kotd regular, doesn't have impressive performances there, has not put in heavy work over there, & is not a guy I associate with kotd.

No classic there, not a draw there

 

[ReasonableMatic]

RANDOM *Suge voice*

Will someone tell Xcel to get that "I eat em like Mikey" bs all the way the fukk outta here? Does he really think that's an ill closer? Why does he keep wasting 20-25 seconds of my life with that shyt? Compare it to B Magic's slogan and you see why a lyricist like B Magic is loved and a lyricist like smhXl is hated on.

Breh...

I thought I was the only one looking at the screen like, my nikka
None of yo Homi nikkas pulled you to the side n told youbreh, that shyt corny as hell

 

[stepbackj34spud]

The hate for JC is real.

 

[wizworld]

Breh...

I thought I was the only one looking at the screen like, my nikka
None of yo Homi nikkas pulled you to the side n told youbreh, that shyt corny as hell

Seriously. Who told him that was acceptable? And I'm one of the last dudes on this forum still fukking with him, but breh.

I'll say the biggest flaw in the "Team Homi" thing is that they clearly aren't helping each other become better battlers. They seem to have great relationships, support each other, etc. but they aren't elevating as battlers.

 

[ThaGlow]

JC is like Illmac in a way. They're too proud of their pen game to be animated bytch, like Mrs Crabapple. They could get some cheap crowd reaction by urging them, mean mugging, stomping around the stage, exclaim how light their bars are, be angry, etc.

If the crowd feeling their shyt, they're just going to be stoic like this is what I do.

 

[FreshAIG]

Charron is trash. White DNA

 

[lyrical professor]

The hate for JC is real.

Nobody hates Jc......we just hate the fact he wasted all his dope material taking battles in wal-mart parkin lots. His last crazy performance was Clips....hes become more poised but for him thats not a plus. His energy and aggression took a huge dip to me over time.

Hes battling Big Kannon next i believe....he better shift it back into gear quick

 

[wizworld]

Nobody hates Jc......we just hate the fact he wasted all his dope material taking battles in wal-mart parkin lots. His last crazy performance was Clips....hes become more poised but for him thats not a plus. His energy and aggression took a huge dip to me over time.

Hes battling Big Kannon next i believe....he better shift it back into gear quick

Yup. He was already the most poised battler when he stepped on the scene, that made him kinda cool to watch. But yeah, it seems like he had more energy back then. Now he comes across smug & borderline obnoxious, especially when spitting those "You're nobody, I'm who everyone came to see" rounds. That Clips battle was a glimpse of greatness, he hasn't shone that brightly since.

 

[Momentum]

Based solely on performance K Shine is the best to me even over Hitman. He wasn't bringing his bars consistently so maybe he got overlooked in that area. When he has bars like he did against Verb and he has that energy he's more entertaining than anyone. Hitman's performance is more forced and choreographed. Shine just plays along to his bars.

Shine vs Dot should go down at Summer Madness

I rank Gerald #1 just due to the creativity. He can tell stories, act out gun bars, include his brother, use battle rap inside jokes, etc. Nothing is off the table for Hitman to animate.

K-Shine is best at sliding up to set up a gun bar which is also fire, but different.

 

[ThaGlow]

At this point I think Shine is more popular than Rex, but I still don't see him as a top battler. I remember professor Shine debuted. He's breaking down DNA. He said DNA basically spit two wavy lines and the crowd was eating that shyt up, lol. I know he's describing the double helix but seriously, the fukk is a wavy line?! That's how I know the crowd just like to see that little guy bark. I almost saw a passing of the torch when K-Shine and Chess went at it. Like the torch of the I'm-small-but-don't-play-me-like-that title.

 

[Supa]

I rank Gerald #1 just due to the creativity. He can tell stories, act out gun bars, include his brother, use battle rap inside jokes, etc. Nothing is off the table for Hitman to animate.

K-Shine is best at sliding up to set up a gun bar which is also fire, but different.

Hitman is a little too extra at times (MJ dance). Using his brother as a prop was always corny to me. He plans his moves while Shine makes it look natural.

At this point I think Shine is more popular than Rex, but I still don't see him as a top battler. I remember professor Shine debuted. He's breaking down DNA. He said DNA basically spit two wavy lines and the crowd was eating that shyt up, lol. I know he's describing the double helix but seriously, the fukk is a wavy line?! That's how I know the crowd just like to see that little guy bark. I almost saw a passing of the torch when K-Shine and Chess went at it. Like the torch of the I'm-small-but-don't-play-me-like-that title.

You don't know what wavy means? Not the most intricate line but

 

[Delicious]

Just in case this thing explodes into some bullshyt, I never suggested JC get a title shot. That kind of got carried away. I just thought that a conservative approach and using KOTD as his "big stage," I think JC could have something. But that's just me wishing.