100 BARS MAGAZINE 004 Dec/Jan 2013-2014 | Page 109

Battle Rapping Like 50 Said Battlers have more time and room to get their meaning across… More words to express the point their trying to make, while in a song it takes less to get your point across. Fuck it some songs you don’t even need a point to get across. You just got to ride the beat right and make it catchy. “Battlers Got Barz But Can’t Write A Record To Save Their Life.” “They Got The Lyrics.” Battlers focus mainly on creative and technical skill, which means rapping dope and saying the most. Making A Good Song!!! I think coming from a dude who seemingly ended another artist career with Battle Style Rap says a lot. Only way we’ll know is if we do a review of some of the top battlers music and see if that applies to the majority. Coming Soon. -HighNinjaWritin- A Good Song Writer focuses on the song as a whole. They relay they message on point and on rhythm because a great rhythm adds to a great song. Songwriters right more for the people or fan base than to impress them. Great songs are only be determined by the majority, and songwriters keep that in mind. Notice how some battlers can talk all that shit on a stage and break down damn near everything, but not make a decent song. Some could and those few are the ones who took the time to learn both skills. Whether people want to say it or not Battle Rapping and Song Wirting are two different skills. Few people take the time to gain and master both the skills. Then again Eminem did it, so did 50, Biggie, Pac, Jay Z, Busta, Easy E, Dr. Dre and most Rappers had to spar at some point just for whatever reason. 100