The Shooters, Rich Martin: Well,
I wrote my first rap when it was
like 11. At 13, I started trying to
write raps consistently. When I
got to high school at 15, I built
up the courage to actually rap
in front of groups of people. So,
15.
Dilly: How did you get into
recording and editing battles?
Dilly: How did you two hook up
to become The Shooters?
The Shooters, Rich Martin: I
picked up a camera and decided
I wanted to edit videos, probably
a year before I started battling.
Rich Martin: So for the next
QOTR event, Debo asked me to
bring my camera so I could get
some extra footage with another
In the battle rap community, it’s
“bars over everything”. We discuss
and debate battles. We break bars
down, post our Top 5s and rate
battle rappers by tiers. From the
largest stage to even the smallest
stages, we witness classic battles
— whether we are there live, frontand-center, or at home watching on
YouTube. Videography plays a major
role in being able to experience
and revisit t