100 BARS MAGAZINE 009 MAY/JUN 2014 | Page 25

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