Diabolic Shares His Thoughts On The Written Format Of Rap Battles [Video]

Diabolic was a notorious opponent in the NYC battle rap community in the 90s and early 2000s. He comes from the era of freestyling off the top of your head to instrumentals. With the emerging popularity of the a cappella, written format of battling, Diabolic heavily criticizes much of the talent, although the new format has grown on him over the years. Check out what he has to say about then and now, and purchase his latest album, Fightin’ Words.

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Souls Of Mischief On Popular Artists Battle Rapping [Video]

In an interview with VladTV, Cali legends Souls of Mischief explained the importance of mainstream rappers partaking in the battle rap world and more. Prior to the cancellation of the Fredro Starr vs. Keith Murray battle, the Heiro group says they would have put their money on Murray to take the title. “I think Fredro Starr got a lot of energy,” Opio said. “So he can bring a lot of drama. I wouldn’t sleep on him at all. I don’t think Keith Murray is sleeping. We all lyricists-vocabulary words- I think Keith Murray [has] that.” They also said they’re looking forward to the much talked about battle between Cassidy and Dizaster. When it comes to partaking in the sport, they would be down to battle rap but key aspects like money, and respect to their contribution to hip hop would have to be acknowledged. “I figure i would have more to lose,” A-Plus said. “i don’t have to battle. I still got my fans and I can go perform and go to studio to make songs. If somebody takes me out I’m looking bad.”

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