Jay-Z Judges TV "Battle"

Jay-Z popped in to TV show Much On Demand last week and judged a freestyle battle between 2 randoms who seem to have been picked from anywhere. In a nutshell the girl choked and the guy jus threw out some writtens. This just highlighted to me again that a lot of people, even ones who claim to be rappers have no idea what a F R E E S T Y L E is.

For those who don't know what i'm talking about, the girl gave it a shot but she was obviously nervous and might as well have stood there pickin her nose for 30 seconds. We can't hate on that though because she was trying. As for the dude...boy...he basically misunderstood the meaning of freestyle and despite being called out tried to pull the wool over everyone's eyes.

Just to break it down, a freestyle is a rap which is made up on the spot, with the lyrics coming straight from the top of your head. The topics will have something to do with the environment you are in, something you can see around you or a response to something that has just been said, proving that this is spontaneous. Sounds tough huh?! That's because it is and it's a skill, one that not everybody has. I can't do it myself, my mind is about a bar too slow!

Anyway, so what some people do is memorise lyrics which they have written previously and then use them in these situations and pass them off as being "freestyles". This is seen in full effect in this video. Apologies for anybody with a full understanding previously but it is clear from all the radio shows I have listened to and gigs that I have been to that some people still don't get it!

So, enough of the rant and here is the video. Watch out for Jay-Z handing out a massive dose of sarcasm.



My highlights...

* 0:40 "she got all black everything on so she gets a point already"
* The girl on the right's face at 2:10, she's lovin it!
* 2:36-2:56 Jay calls him out...
J: "come on you know what i mean, you've prepared this..."
S: "no, no speech, no preparation"
J: "then you're great!!"
S: "so are you!"
J: "I know i'm great" ...LOL