“I got into music via the competitions; the first time I ever performed was in a kind of rap battle, competing for money.” FirstsKindBattleFirst TimeCompetitionRapCompeting Author:Doc Brown
“"Ice" came in when my friends would say "cold as ice" -- if you could rap and battle people you'd say "Dude, that was ice cold." It had nothing to do with jewelry. Back then, it was like "Your cold, dawg." "Vanilla Ice -- that's cold."” PeopleIfsLike YouColdBattleMy FriendsRapIceJewelryVanillaDawgs Author:Vanilla Ice
“Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say, "Oh, you can't rap," I play into the joke. That's why I'll challenge anybody; anybody rapping, let's go just because I know what the art form is and even when you see these battle rappers in here, they're so skillful. It's actually a skill.” PeopleKnowsArtPlayTodayFormGamesChallengesFocusBattleSkillsJokesCatRapRapperSkillful Author:Nick Cannon
“My battle raps couldn't get me groceries from the supermarket.” BattleRapGroceriesSupermarkets Author:Wyclef Jean
“King Of The Dot is huge; battle rap is huge right now. My first battle that I went to was King Of The Dot - shout out to Lush One.” FirstsHugeKingsRight NowBattleRapDotsLushShout Out Author:Ab-Soul
“I've been following battle rap for a long time. Me and Daylyt are real cool. We battled on my album, he's on my album. We did a one round battle on my album and that was just me capturing These Days.” LongRealBattleLong TimeRoundsAlbumsFollowingRapThese Days Author:Ab-Soul
“I feel like battle rap is as popular as it's ever been, today. With Total Slaughter it's getting real popular.” FeelsRealTodayBattleRapSlaughter Author:Ab-Soul
“I've been watching battle rap since that time period when Cassidy was hot, Murda Mook and Lux first when at it. That was a very pivotal time in hip-hop.” FirstsPeriodsBattleHotHip HopRapHipsHopsPivotalTime Periods Author:Ab-Soul
“Without the piano, I would never have attempted to rap, because I'm a poor rapper. I'm enthusiastic, but it takes me a long time to write eight bars of rap. I would battle any pianist, and yet I would forfeit happily before even getting into a rap battle with anyone.” WritingLongPoorBattleRapRapperEnthusiasticPianist Author:Chilly Gonzales
“I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.” ImportantSongRecordsMetsBattleRapRapperFreestyleCiphers Author:Queen Latifah