time in the field

#1

especially best rap battles or scenes you actually went to. here is a flow montage from Oakland, and this was a reason to look forward to the end of the workday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-uNDZcm000

Tigga was crazy, he put skits together to beat people senseless! The Saurus is as close to a real freestyle I ever saw. He was not afraid to limp, and he took a beating.

This was down in Jack London Square at a place called the Metro they hold a competition called Tourettes, I would slink that way over by the hills. You hear a train outside in the clip, and that was the 2 in the AM alarm clock to start heading home, and we would be reminded by the birds we had places to go while we would spar.

That train was 15 minutes from my house and was loud as hell.

This was great, until the UC kids came combing in from some daydream south of 8 mile. and some of the girls turned that place into a sweat lodge. then it was a REAL riot!!!

I was never that good overall because I used too much setup to a really good punch, but I could lend good material, and occasionally, had a killer delivery on that killa punch. I just didn't have the time in rank, or the time to practice. I never got stage at tourettes, I don't really have stage presence. The only other place i ever took the stage was twice on Haight in San Fran, once in the Temescal, and three times in Berkeley. I did much more spoken word, and that was more my personal style anyway.

the funny thing is when I really brought the heat to the battle, my cajun swagger I should have had as a kid came out, and my rent was usually late!

thanks, Oakland, for the memories... I'll be back to visit.
Ch

#2

Yeah, my time there was all too short, make sure you take me when you go back...

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Some pretty raw flows on that lil clip too...Some wack, but some hot shit...LoL...

#3

QUOTE(AYHJA @ Nov 14 2006, 09:45 PM) Yeah, my time there was all too short, make sure you take me when you go back...

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Some pretty raw flows on that lil clip too...Some wack, but some hot shit...LoL...

oh there was all kind of wack shit, but you know how some kung-fu movies are so bad you enjoy them..?

that's a special kind of skill, sho' nuff! (remember the Last Dragon)?