Rzilla: Where are you from?
Lexce Babee :Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Rzilla: When did you start
rapping?
Lexce Babee: When I was 15.
Rzilla: Were there any female
emcees that you looked up to or
that inspired you to start
rapping?
Lexce Babee: Truthfully, I thought
the female emcees were trash when
I was coming up. Biggie’s “Juicy”
is the song that made me fall in
love with hip-hop.
Rzilla: Really? All of them? No Lil
Kim? No Foxy?
Lexce Babee: I bought a Lil Kim
CD, but they never really inspired
me — I can’t lie.
Rzilla: How did you get your rap
name?
Lexce Babee: My name is Alexis,
but all of my people call me Lexce
or Lexce Babee. It just kind of
stuck with me over the years.
Rzilla: Did you start off making
music first?
Lexce Babee: Spoken word, poetry
and music
Rzilla: What inspired you to make
the transition to battling?
Lexce Babee: My friend was a
battle rapper and we used to
always spar and freestyle with
each other. He basically told me
that I was nice, but I wasn’t nice
enough to battle. He said it was a
whole different world and I’m not
big on anybody telling me what I
can’t do, so I told him to set it up
for me. I winded up having my
first battle with Black Ice and The
Cartel. I caught my first body and
I was hooked.
Rzilla: Before you started battling,
were you a fan of battle rap?
Lexce Babee: Other than “Freestyle
Friday” on 106 & Park and other
mainstream battlers like Cassidy &
Meek Mill, I was totally oblivious
to the culture.
Rzilla: Do you prefer battling men
or women?
Lexce Babee: Men. I like
competition. Not to say that the
females aren’t [competition], but
in battle rap I think you get more
respect for holding your own
against a male.
Rzilla: Why do you think there is
not much female representation in
battle rap out of the Midwest?
Lexce Babee: We just don’t have
the same platforms. The East
lexce babee
MURDER SHE SPOKE
Coast got that s**t on lock and
everybody takes their talents there,
because that’s where the exposure
is.
Rzilla:: Why haven’t we seen you
at Queen of the Ring yet?
Lexce Babee: Every female in
battle rap wants to be on QOTR
and I’m no different. I plan on It,
sooner rather than later. Shoutout
to Debo.
Rzilla: When you make it to
Queen of the Ring, do you feel
you should have to go through
a Sparring Session or a Closed
Room battle first, or do you feel
you’re ready for the ring?
Lexce Babee: I think I’m ready
for the ring — no doubt — but I
think the fans would be cool with
me doing a Closed Room.
Rzilla: Who do you feel gave you
your best battle so far?
Lexce Babee: No one. I have yet to
face any real competition or bars,
which is why I’m looking forward
to battling C3, September 19,
2014 in Chicago on The Go-rilla
Warfare Card. She is dope and
will — by far — be my biggest
competition
Rzilla: Speaking of C3, she is
one of the most complete female
battlers out there. Have you
figured out a strategy to beating
her or making it a potential
classic?
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