I got nothing against crews or whatever, if you don't want crew votes, just say so. Here's the topic. Oh, and make the line about reasonable, but no limit. Blah blah blah... This is my triumphant return to EFL!!!



An Ode to Our Influences

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Well, since I'm unaffiliated at the moment...

I'll ask for no one in Productions ta vote.

That should be fair.

I'm glad ya picked the Ode...

That was really my favorite idea outta the ones I jotted down.

Should be a pretty good read from each of us.

I'll have it ready by tomorrow morning, this time.

If by some miracle, it's slow at work...

I'll get at it today.

Good luck to ya!

Peace

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Right, I got RSTL tonight, so I may or may not post tonight, depending on several factors of whether I get no-showed, or if I'm in a groove and decide to write. It'll be done by thursday night at the latest.

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Ode to Influences

Won't be proppin the folks cuz I don't glorify lunatics...
And I kiss no one's ass, but I will spit a tribute list.
Raised on TV, born in 69', after bout 73' images stayed in mind...
Fights were free on ABC and a man named Ali was one of a kind.
Years later my pain was never greater, watchin him lose ta Holmes...
Yes, I cried cuz a champion died like when Bruce Lee killed Norris in Rome.
The Dragon died too, his curse flowin through, taking his son Brandon...
The Chinese Connection lost The Game of Death to a hemmorage and handgun.
When music finally hit, I'll admit, it was heavy metal and guitar solos...
Ozzy preached suicide, Megadeth genocide as anger haunted this Virgo.
Then rap broke through bringin somethin new, I saw the genre's inception...
And I could relate ta all the hate that one cat spit with aggression...
MC Ice-T was rap obscenity years before Eminem brought controversy...
So the P.M.R.C. stickered an O.G.'s CD's for tryin ta cop kill bureaucracy.
He opened a door, left me floored but faded, so I left rap for awhile...
But I returned when my ears were burned by DMX and Shady's styles.
Never caught Bigg and Pac, I was too busy Manson and Zombie listenin...
Wasn't Hypnotized by Papa's flows or even The Rose, cuz I didn't know what I was missin.
Now I'm on board catchin up on tha score, dedicated ta rhymin lines...
Rap's a true callin that keeps me from fallin, but eats at me like strychnine.
Cuz I wanna get betta, elevate, but I really ain't got the time...
I put my family first, my deepest influence, and to them I dedicate this rhyme.

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Fuck, I forgot about this, I have a massive hangover, I will write when I get the chance, I'm real sorry.

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You mean you weren't running scared of my verse? LOL!

No problem, time's something I got plenty of.

Whenever ya can...

Peace

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Born To Kill That Was Tight...
I Wanted To Vote But madman you gotta drop son!

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This ode is for everyone that I ever knew
Cause you influenced me, and I influenced you
To my dad, when I grew up seeing you, you made it so clear
I saw the effects of alcohol, and I hesitated at grabbing a beer
And even in the end, when I still chose to drank
I do it in moderation, and for that, you I thank
To my mother, who helped me accept the person that is the real me
The nerd, the loser, the slacker, yet who is popular, cause he accepts all three
And when she found out I was a rapper, didn't care about it a bit
"It's your life" she said "And I hope you have fun living it"
To Jill, who showed me the evil that girls can be
Kicked to the curb, last thing that I expected to see
I learned never to invest in love, that it was truly bullshit
Made me feel every tear was useless, regardless of why I wept
And I won't lie, for when I saw you, I started to hate you
I thought I loved you, but all I could manage was a fuck you
From you I had a broken heart, broken from the start
I hate you so much, but with that letter I still can't part
You influenced me more then you ever knew
Cause every rap I write, inside it, I can find you
To Jared, my number 1 homie, god, why did you die
I still lay awake sometimes, lay my head back as I cry
I won't deny, I loved you, as much as I could love anyone else
Damn, and when you died, I just couldn't go and get help
I kept my emotions inside, where I knew how to contain it all
Still in denial I guess, I'm still waiting for your phone call
And yes, you influence so so much that I write
And I'd die by your side, if I had to choose tonight
This is an ode, not only to my influences, but to the memory of you
Cause friendships last a lifetime, but this one went on longer, it's true
This is an ode, to anyone, who as ever had to feel loss
And I ask everyone on RB, to take a silent pause
And remember, someone who you lost, and take time to remember them
And this'll be an ode to them, something, so that they may be remembered to the end.

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Nice drop, my man, nice drop...

But...

Look at you tryin ta tug at heart strings up in here...

Let's see what peeps think...

Please drop votes!

Peace

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Uppin...

Ya'll don't let this sleep.

This battle's ill.

Peep it and enjoy.

Peace

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damn...this was good

Born...
I think you came very well on here...the flow and word choice was good...the apporach on the topic was good as well...overall a good job all the way around

Mad...
I was impressed here...i havent read alot of what you do but this was good.... no flaws i saw..flow kinda fell off once..

this was close but im going to have to go

vote - Born To Kill

PLEASE VOTE ON MY BATTLE VS CHRIT...IN MY SIG

Uppin...

Damn, dogs...

Vote the hell up!

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slept on battles suck huh?? GO VOTE!!!!!!!!!!

anyway this battle was fucking nice and reallly close right
to the hairs in my chode

b2k - nice use of words, nice flow you had multies and they never sounded forced wow, great imagery nice ending i was really feeling this

mad man - nice use of words, liked the way you transgressed from thing to thing, nice imagery as well, really felt this too

vote - b2k i just think you made more out of it... was very close though

please hit this up

http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/sho...15&pagenumber=1

honestly
peace

You sure you do it in moderation?