^Hmm maybe...

and i kno freestyles are risky but when they say they are reestyling they should freestyle.. if they are pre writting they should say so.... why should a real freestyler be compared to a pre writer.. shit isnt real @ all
and yeah makin freestyles funny and interestin is hard but with practice it becomes a lot easier.. i think im aiiiight lol

.. just found out Big L's freestyles on kazaa were written :(

Yeah, but theres a difference on how things should be, and the way things really are. Would you yourself risk your credibility, album sales, respect. On an off the top ramble about nothing. I heard somebody say (on one of these shows) a freestyle is something the people haven't heard yet, wether it's written or not. BULLSHIT!!

If i couldnt freestyle then i wouldnt risk it.. BUT i would say.. ima drop somethin 4 yall now... i wouldnt say "this is a freestyle" and LIE.. you feel?
its like J-Z says he freestyles.. actually says he does.. his shit is wriiten though = lieing
after a rapper lies about that its hard 2 give them credibility anymore

big l's shits were written?

You can tell if someone is not freestylin if they aint trying. If they just standing there with a vacant expression on their face then you know they aint freestylin.

actually i have to agree with what ab/cd said. most people dont freestyle anumore, most of the crap people write have been thoughts that they built on or stuff they pre wrote.

hmm... what's so bad about writing a freestyle anyway? who cares. whatever you wanna spit just spit it. prewritten or not. makes no difference. just make sure you don't screw up or anything. ya dig?

yall are gettin shit mixed up. most of the freestyles you see on tv.. think of them as special edition joints. they a mix of prewritten stuff and simple off the top shit. the only true freestyles you will see is at the lunchtable, street corner, in the theater waitin for a movie to start, etc.

freestyle battles: look for a guy to point out shit about the other guy. the guy with the mic will most of the time be lookin at the other guy (sometimes blankly) or faced towards the other guy but lookin down. they arent really looking theyre tryin to ignore their vision and concentrate on rhyming and flowing.

somethin to help off the top skills... look at shit in a room. describe it, compare it to other things in your room. i built up my skills without ever listenin to beats. when theres no beat you have less to concentrate on. after you get good off the top put in the beat. well thats just me i always freestyle drunk or high anyways.

it's hard to freestyle so many write there lyrics and pretend that thery're freestylin'..........................eg Diplomats.....claim but never true

MP5K, you practise it the same way i do... i always found doin it with a beat too hard, then i added in a simple beat and it gets easier... right now my only problem is improving my lyrics, but i rekn soundin good but with crappy lyrics is better than havin the best insults in the world but with a crap delivery

Freestyling is aload of bullock. i admit to it, i dont freestyle i pre-write my shit.

its not about who strikes first but about who strikes the hardest - canibus

Its Easy to tell,
Just listen, i mean, no matter how good a freestyler you are,
its very hard to spit a solid verse, Freestylers have alot of variation in the tone of their voice, and their structure is scattered....

^ sad but true.... but i guess the only way to get better at it is to practise

what was sad about the preceding fellas statement?

no theres a question for ya