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In the book How to Rap, Big Daddy Kane and Myka 9 note that originally a freestyle was a spit on no particular subject – Big Daddy Kane said, "in the '80s, when we said we wrote a freestyle rap, that meant that it was a rhyme that you wrote that was free of style... it's basically a rhyme just bragging about yourself."
Metro announced he would offer a free beat and a $10,000 cash prize to whoever delivered the best rap over the backing track in an effort to deride Canadian rapper Drake. [3] The song's title derives from rapper Rick Ross ironizing about a rumor that Drake received plastic surgery on his abs and on his nose, using the slang term "BBL", [ 4 ...
Harry Hamilton McKenzie (born February 17, 1990), commonly known as Harry Mack, is an American rapper, producer, drummer, and YouTuber from Portland, Oregon, known for his viral freestyles performed in public.
Freestyle, [10] or Latin freestyle [4] (initially called Latin hip hop) is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area, Philadelphia, and Miami, primarily among Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Italian Americans. An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul ...
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.
The history of freestyle rap is explored in the film, with a mix of performance and commentary from a number of artists. Using archive footage, the film traces the origins of improvised hip hop to sources including African-American preachers, Jamaican toasts, improvised jazz, and spoken-word poets.
Southern hip hop (Dirty south) . Atlanta hip hop. Snap; Trap; Houston hip hop. Chopped and screwed; Louisiana Bounce - from New Orleans, Louisiana; Jigga music - from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
On the song, Drake references love, acting in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), and fellow Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his hometown of Stratford in Ontario, Canada as he raps: "If I take flicks with the guys, I gotta put emojis over like three faces / 'Cause the feds can’t see those eyes / People I shouldn't be beside / When I was an actor, they would go to Stratford just to sell ...