Battle rap isn't a pure sport though. Wins is not what drives it because it's such a subjective genre. You can't argue goals scored in football, but for the most part you can argue who won a battle.
So battle rap is more akin to the entertainment genre than to sports, hence why storylines, popularity and so on matters so much in battle rap. it's still a "battle" so having some kind of storyline to go with why we see two mc's squaring up is a plus , especially seeing how big of a deal angles are in battle rap (Hitman vs Verb for example)
Granted battle rap is pretty much the closest to what we may consider the purest form of Hip Hop. seeing that we adhere to the rules moreso than industry rap; being exposed as to having a ghost writer is a career killer in battle rap, lyricism is still a focal point of battle rap...you can't mumble rap/harmonize your way to winning a battle. But it still boils down to being able to entertain as a battler, especially now that the stages and audiences have grown bigger.
Battlerap is like gymnastics and any other judge based sports on the Olympics
So nikkas can miss me with the inability to declare winners and point in battles, cause it happens all the time in these sports and gets respected.
The problem is we’re dealing with nikkaS who are too p*ssy to get judged, let’s call it how it is
It still ain’t got SHYT to do with storylines
Simone Biles, a BLACK gymnast won because she was the BEST at what she does in a JUDGED sport.
Yes, a sport that’s JUDGED and respected
Meaning players and fans can disagree all day long, but HAVE to respect their decisions.
And they, the players respect it.
We’re dealing with nikkaS, that’s the problem. Let’s be honest
