Where? I don’t remember it being common at all
What I do remember about battles in the 90s is you got way more props for freestyling (off the top)
Good find though
Jay-Z Battling on the streets of New York in 1993
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Where? I don’t remember it being common at all
What I do remember about battles in the 90s is you got way more props for freestyling (off the top)
Good find though
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
who the fukk are these kids sayin "not impressive" and shyt 
that ain't the point. The point is just to watch a legend in his early days doin his shyt on the corner. It's a rare look at a blessed period in time.
that ain't the point. The point is just to watch a legend in his early days doin his shyt on the corner. It's a rare look at a blessed period in time.
bigbadbossup2012
Biggest baddest boss
93' Pac>
93' big>
93' bunch of other nikkas >
Trash and obviously written
93' big>
93' bunch of other nikkas >
Trash and obviously written
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Jay was a few tiers below cats like L,Finesse and Percy P
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
nah breh, he rapped different but he wasnt on no bullshyt biggida bam bam...biggida bam,
Interesting how the dynamics of battle rapping have changed.
You can clearly hear Jay's mans n' nem reciting the lyrics along with him at the beginning (a clear sign of a written or pre-used jawn). You DEFINITELY ain't getting away with that in today's battle rap climate.
Is that Harry Allen in the background?
You can clearly hear Jay's mans n' nem reciting the lyrics along with him at the beginning (a clear sign of a written or pre-used jawn). You DEFINITELY ain't getting away with that in today's battle rap climate.
Is that Harry Allen in the background?
Find any recorded battle from the 90s more than likely you’re gonna see the other dudes man rapping along with him. That was regularWhere? I don’t remember it being common at all
What I do remember about battles in the 90s is you got way more props for freestyling (off the top)
Good find though
Every single battle now is prewrittenInteresting how the dynamics of battle rapping have changed.
You can clearly hear Jay's mans n' nem reciting the lyrics along with him at the beginning (a clear sign of a written or pre-used jawn). You DEFINITELY ain't getting away with that in today's battle rap climate.
Is that Harry Allen in the background?
Jay was actually saying some really clever stuff in between the rhythm raps as I like to call them. 93 Em was trash. He wasn’t even doing multis yet. Em ain’t get nice til Biterphobia in 95
It cracks me up how cats born in the 90’s and after are commenting on battles from over 20 yrs ago.
As a cat in cyphers back then, rhyming different parts with your man was crazy common and effective. Sometimes the opposing cat may have anticipated your lines and tried to finish your shyt like it ain’t special.
And most battle rappers these days are pre written.
Thank you. It always be nikkas in their teens and early 20s trying to tell you about how rap was in the 80s-90s
Dope find
IVS
Superstar
Nukkas style was atrocious, annoying and corny. Happy he switched from that shyt
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