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Battles begin with a narrator speaking in a deep and somewhat unclear voice, first saying ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’ while the logo appears on screen. The names of the contestants are then announced, while the contestants and their names appear on screen. One contestant will rap against the other first, followed by the other, and so on.
He also recorded the theme song for popular YouTuber Nerd³, as well as making an appearance with British gaming group, The Yogscast, with the song "Kicky Kicky Flow" (a rap about Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley), and InTheLittleWood rap (a rap about Martyn Littlewood, another Yogscast member). Bull's album Face was released in December 2011.
Instead, Shukoff and Alquist rap together in the same room, over one take. This approach was used for rap battle ideas that the two considered worthy of a rap battle, but not worthy enough to demand a full production. [78] "Ronald McDonald vs. The Burger King" would later go on to earn a fully-produced rap battle in Season 6.
Battle rap was loosely described by 40 Cal, previously a member of American hip hop collective The Diplomats, in the book How to Rap (2009) as an "extracurricular" display of skill, comparing it to the dunk contest in the NBA. Battle rap has been developed into highly organized league events drawing in significant revenue and attention.
Three spiritual sequels to the battle, "Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton", [2] "Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden", [3] and "Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris" [4] were made in correspondence with the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections respectively. Abraham Lincoln returns in the 2016 battle as a third party rapper. [5] "
In 2003, after beating the likes of Mistah FAB and A-Wolf on radio station 106.1 KMEL, [12] [13] he qualified for and became a contender on MTV's MC Battle joining a pool of 32 contenders, judged by Just Blaze and Kanye West. Locksmith was the only contender from the West Coast. [4] The event was the first-ever televised battle rap tournament. [14]
Lyrics must be thought of during the battle. Old School – Is essentially the freestyle format but is accompanied with an instrumental and is commonly used on tryouts. There are also different variations of rap battle within the FlipTop tournament: Dos por Dos – Tag-team freestyle rap battle. It can be Emcee or Femcee, Freestyle or Written.
Many battles also include metaphorically violent imagery, complementing the "battling" atmosphere. It is considered dishonorable or shameful to recite pre-written or memorized raps during a freestyle battle, because it shows the rapper to be incapable of "spitting" spur-of-the-moment lyrics.