OFFICIAL SUBMISSION THREAD
WEEK #8
What is the Rap Challenge?
The SteemIT Rap Challenge is a weekly Hip-Hop competition for SBD. I launched this initiative to help grow the Hip-Hop community here on SteemIT. There are tons of rappers here and there wasn't a specific contest that gave these MC's a chance to compete against one another. Battling is one of the foundations of Hip-Hop culture so it is only right to have a Hip-Hop battle contest right here on our favorite social media platform.
Week 8
If you are part of the rap challenge this week submit your videos here and enter for a chance to win prizes! For those who have been with the rap challenge from the beginning, thank you for all your support. We have made Hip-Hop come alive on steemit, now let's keep on giving Hip-Hop some STEEM! Submit your videos!
Prizes
My brotha @alao has donated 100 whaleshares to this weeks prize pool! @alao won last weeks rap challenge with a dope entry you can check it out here https://steemit.com/rapchallenge/@alao/rap-challenge-week-7
Get analyzed
I am going to make a video breaking down everyones lyrics and verses this week. I know you guys want real feed back right? I gotchu!
Interested in joining?
Every week on Sunday I make a blog post with the beats for that week. So if you want to join the Rap Challenge just come to blog on Sunday and check the weekly rap challenge thread for the new beats.
Donators
@decentralizd, @alao - If you want to donate to the rap challenge please contact me directly.
Shout outs
- Shout out to @sirlunchthehost and the VOTU podcast.
- Shout out to @mckenziegary
- Shout out to @luzcypher and the OPEN MIC - Here is this weeks OPEN MIC week 45
- Shout out to @enginewitty and the KARAOKE Contest Here is this weeks
- Shout out to my lil bro @theprophet0
- Shout out to @jphenderson and the Whaleshares movement
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Back with another Freestyle. Big up all the entries, judges and viewers. One!
Super super barred up with a real laid back chill flow. Loved the freestyle, you went in and was sharp with the imagery, wordplay, referencing cryptos and bouncing off knowledge to us listeners. Freestylers like yourself get mad respect when you are as polished as you are, making it look near flawless and effortless and with the competitiveness to match a written. Keep up the flows bro!
much love @verbal-d shit i just woke up over here so gonna peep the other entries. It's hard to contain a freestyle to a minute, but hey that's why it's the Rap Challenge right?!?
Indeed I don't freestyle too often, been so busy writing these days, but when I do free flow I usually start warming up after the first 30-45 seconds and able to break out more complex thoughts and slide away from falling into predictable cliche rhyme schemes, but you did your thing in the one minute time frame, definitely you came above the challenge and set the bar high!
this was dope as fuck off the head fam!
Thanks bro! I wanted to rock on that outkast joint but this one was just speaking magic in my ear. bless up!
I hit the fork like bitcoin cash!
right man, good one
gotta admit, that one was a bit premeditated! thanks man :)
Sure thing!
Rockin' that shit off the top, mad skills!
thanks yo!
People dont realize how hard it is to freestyle. I think you hit one of the topics that said last week. Mad respect!!!
thanks @alao! been putting in mad work over the years and it's something I love.. for a while I just stopped writing and would do all my set free, but I'm back in writing mode for a new project.. appreciate the support!
You didn't make your entry on time but I did give you an upvote!!! Keep keepin on!!!
I didn't? Aww man. I can't get this timezone thing from Cambodia π’
Killer bro.
You got some nice flows bruh.
I appreciate it, man! Bout to check out some of these beats you posted.
Sweet
Lyrics
Let me introduce you to the greatest illusion we call the circus
Where nothing never new, just regurgitated no first is.
And where my brothers and sister are stuck in a system that's waiting when the first is
With options so diverse-less
And really it's just tragic
So I went to the store said give me them problems go head a bag it
It get a little heavy so I sat it down
you know just carrying the weight of the word around
So I'll catch a ride
I wave for the taxi tell him to stop
He hit the gas, he accessory to the plot
I'm just out here tryna build our mental plot
And if they do the opposite they working for them psyops
And so I do the biopsies to drop seeds
And I keep a keen eye out for them pharisees
So I take the 2-10 home that's equivalent the feet
With a smile on my face cause the conclusions no defeat.
damn girl, that was tight!
these bars is heavy sis! heavvvvy
Thank you! Was really feeling this one.
good flow wow
appreciate it!
Yes ma'am!
you're flow is so natural, love it! Vibin' to this
Got a Lauren Hill flavor almost right?
Yaya, I agree on that one!
thanks!!
You need to post thiz on your blog as well.
I am definitely going to get on this in the future!
I have never done a collaboration song with a femcee before, nor have I met too many that have as much lyrical content, knowledge reference, talent with the flow like you do. If you are ever down to collab let me know. Pssshhhh you barred this whole entry up, really fresh. Please keep writing and flowing, you are blessing us every week now.
Thanks, I really appreciate it!!. A future collab sounds of something great!
You're most welcome, do you have access to a recording studio?
loving the bars!
Aint nobody wanna go ol skool so i whipped up sumn real quick lol
Salute to all the contestants & the judges!
Follow me peep my following
Honest posts that a whole lot of truth swallowing
See fakes in disguise everyday is halloween
Make front page news when i use magazines
Respect the elohim or meet the guillotine
Aint seen a nicca walk the street this clean since Billie Jean
A microphone fiend w/ big willy dreams
Of life's finer things & cream busting out the seams
But nowaday i do it 4 the home team
Im trying to be an exec & build my own team
U know Mark Cuban scouting for shooters
In the tank with the sharks finessin maneuvers
1 fasho 2 things for certain my 3rd eye open my foresight working
I foresee the future u living in the past
Thats why u stuck in neutral fuck me the feeling mutual
This aint what ya used to SteemIt Mansa Musa
https://steemit.com/rapchallenge/@opinizeunltd/steemit-rap-challenge-8-submission-just-foolin-around
Psshhhh I see you bro, chill flow with some heavy lyrics and intentions, nice nice entry
"Follow me peep my following
Honest posts that a whole lot of truth swallowing
See fakes in disguise everyday is halloween
Make front page news when i use magazines
Respect the elohim or meet the guillotine"
"*my foresight working
I foresee the future u living in the past
Thats why u stuck in neutral *"
Preciate that homie!! Just tryna keep up w/ u
We push each other to our limits bro, if I let up off the gas and lose control, my old self will surpass me! We are our own competition as well and you are improving and bringing them heavy bars, keep it up!
2 things for certain my 3rd eye open my foresight working
#truth
"Respect the elohim or meet the guillotine" - Nice one!!!
hella laid back flow. lyrics tight wanted to hear more!
Preciate that bro! I definitely had some more too lol wanted to respect everybody time tho...i know u coulda kept going in, hell u was freestyling lol
this shit is FIRE!!
Preesh!! Just trying to keep up w/ the stage, u putting in the work got the bar set pretty high already...as it should be!
i'm an Irish man, a Zulu man, a mixed race hooligan\ an African, a colored man, a king like Solomon\ don't fuck with me please; don't even be bothering\ I'm all about the peace, but I'm clever when i'm conquering\ i got 'em like "gee's!" with the bars that i be hollering\ got 'em on their knee's coz I'm pleasing with the harmonies\ life is kinda funny, I'm just laughing at the comedy\ "you think they gonna like this flow?" i don't know, probably\ "you think you got talent tho?", hell yea! obviously!\ I'm gonna be the King like Shaka... Zulu\ I'm gonna wake you up like Irish... coffee\ I'm gonna kick it off right, set it off properly\ I'm healthy for your brain, so I'm sorta like Broccoli\ giving you the good shit, giving you the quality\ giving you a piece of my minds eye property\ this is a rap challenge, I'm challenging my sovereignty\ I'm governing my state of mind; my mind state policies\ I plan to be all over the map!; like geography\ believe it and it will be, yea; thats my philosophy\ work towards achieving it... hell yea! obviously..\ but they keep telling me: "boy stop fooling yourself...."\ and I'm like.... "Get the fuk outta here!"
Real nice bro!
thank you
You bet bro
I'm all about the peace, but I'm clever when i'm conquering
healthy for your brain so im sorta like broccoli, that one crackin me up, good shit
lol thanks man
I want to taste that Irish coffee for real, cause this entry was fly, digged it bro!
appreciate it man
Basically almost quoting your whole verse
You were really cool in this one, dope flow, creative bars, a fun factor to your delivery,
character and tonality switch ups
Great entry bro, this one is a repeater for sure!
"I'm all about the peace, but I'm clever when i'm conquering\ i got 'em like "gee's!" with the bars that i be hollering\ got 'em on their knee's coz I'm pleasing with the harmonies\ life is kinda funny, I'm just laughing at the comedy\ "you think they gonna like this flow?" i don't know, probably\ "you think you got talent tho?", hell yea! obviously!\ I'm gonna be the King like Shaka... Zulu\ I'm gonna wake you up like Irish... coffee\ I'm gonna kick it off right, set it off properly\ I'm healthy for your brain, so I'm sorta like Broccoli\ giving you the good shit, giving you the quality\ giving you a piece of my minds eye property\ this is a rap challenge, I'm challenging my sovereignty\ I'm governing my state of mind; my mind state policies\ I plan to be all over the map!; like geography"
lol glad you like it bro
Yeah no doubt bro, it was slick and witty
Haha you going in on this one, damn everyone killed this beat.
thanks man... everyone came hard this week
real poetic my man nice entry!
appreciate it
I'm much better at just freestyling but I tried to do this b4 the deadline but I procrastinated way too long. I'd like to meet some steemit people and get involved. Love the idea of steemit and the rap challenges, does anyone ever do live battles?
They do on the Whaleshares Discord channel my dude every Thursday at 8pm EST.
I'm late to the party but I wanted to get this in here anyway. Appreciate any feedback or if anyone wants to follow me / check out some of my other hip hop posts.
Lyrics:
Walking through the valley, but never fear the shadow,
Going with the flow, up the creek without a paddle,
But keep that on the low, I'll never let them see me sweat,
Sleeping cause I'm slow and steady, but the race ain't finished yet...
...It's a lonely road, but I've been here before,
I'm keeping my word, that's my pen and my throat,
Wear my heart on my sleeve, hear it in every note,
Something greater's coming, read it in every quote
I'm focused and my goal ain't that I don't insult your ego,
If Hope floats, she's on a boat that's off the coast of Sausalito,
Anchored off the pier, cause she's anchored to the fear
Sea levels rising faster than the rent for living here,
She loves it cause the weather's mild, God bless the child
We turning up the heat I wanna see your summer weather style
I'm hot so bet I'm going to the top like a thermometer
Iβm so far gone I might have to switch over to kilometers
You an Outcast fan fo sho, great flow man!
If Hope floats, she's on a boat that's off the coast of Sausalito,
Anchored off the pier, cause she's anchored to the fear
whats good brotha, you are late to the submission So i cant judge you...but this is FIRE!! I would love to see you come back to the challenge and drop officially..this is really good brotha.. here are the official rules..
Yeah I was late to drop on Friday, so I almost didn't post. But I already had my verse, so I figured I'd go ahead and submit for kicks. I'll try to get in officially for next week.
I got you buddy my post with your analysis will go up in an hour or so.
You got this on up early. Can't wait to see who brings that heat this week!!!!
Yeah i got a busy day today I had to make sure I knocked this out.
Im going to be giving you guys a real analysis this week too and the coming weeks, thats what yall want right?
Yea for sure!! Since I donated I'm not going to officially enter the challenge. I ended up writing something yesterday though.
Thanks for helping the cause man :)
Lol I just appreciate the early post so I can get my post up before work, anything beyond that is just icing brother
Appreciate your donation and support for our movement bro, that is very generous and kind of you. Much gratitude
The gratitude is all mine. It feels good to give back!!!
Reciprocity of gratitude love and kindness is a beautiful thing within this community. Again thank you
Wow...i will be partaking in it ..gonna be fun..smiles
Make sure you check the beat submission thread and READ THE RULES.
You got my vote and a resteem :]
Congratulations @rondonson!
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