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 Originally Posted by dhubermex
Epic "Ask Me Anything" segment, Alex! Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to our members' questions & feedback.
I've probably watched the entire Battle Rap vs. Plan Nein 5 times and have also seen you break-out into versing during some of your stream sessions.
1. Are there a couple of personalities who were very influential in developing a style that works for you during battles?
2. How would you define the battle rap community overall? Is it a tight-knit community with a few veterans who mentor a small amount of incoming talent or is it a quickly-growing activity with a large amount of talent becoming interested all the time?
3. How would you rate Eminem on a scale of 1-10? Strengths? Weaknesses?
Thanks as always and best of luck with all the projects currently on your plate as well as in Vegas!
-David
Lol, I'm glad you enjoyed the battle man! I hope we have some new ones coming out. I was pressed for time with the Nein battle, and thought some of the material was weak, so I'm really grateful for the positive response it's gotten. Stay tuned, we're going to have more battles coming out.
1. You know it's hard to say because I'm kind of on my own in battle rap. Most of the guys come from pretty tough surroundings, and while I did at the beginning I've obviously become rich whitey by now. I'm trying to do it my own way, by telling kids it pays to educate yourself. For the next battle I'm going to incorporate more technical components as opposed to just going for easy-to-remember shock humor, because I want to show kids everything's a discipline, no matter how hard it seems at first.
Osa was an influence; he's a lawyer in Canada who battle raps. The Saurus is a big influences because he's willing to work with anybody, and he's down to learn. Soul was a professional poker player from Scotland who is now the British champion. His approach to learning the craft is really inspiring.
2. My contact with the battle rap community has been limited but man, if you thought poker players were hilarious - some of these guys are like WWE actors who become their personas. And 99% of them don't get paid anything, even though they're viewed millions of times online and are known around the world.
Most of the veterans are really cool in real life and just want to work and get paid. They're actually really polite and friends with each other. When they get on cameras they know it's just for the show.
3. Lol. If you break down what rap is, as far techniques: Couplets, multis, schemes...there's no better writer than Eminem. And when he's on the beat his technicality is impossible to deny. Most guys are just trying to stay on beat. You can tell since he was 12 he's been on one. He laces around the bumps like they're his friends. He just glides with tempo shifts, live and in the studio. If you ever hear another rapper get on one of his beats it's just sad, like a kid trying to drive Mario Andretti's.
His weakness is he's hiding from the new battle culture, where he'd stand to make millions! :P
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