The Smoking Section

      This one is an action packed Friday Freestyle Report as we pull up on session two. Which you will have noticed kicked off with light bars from DNA doing the '5 Fingers of Death' followed by an older performance with Kay Slay.                      DNA spits first at the top of the first round and I'm wondering how the fuck is Tay Roc going to follow that shit up? And at that point Tay Roc starts fucking him up for three rounds straight. This one is a fun one to watch. Tay Roc goes up against a goliath like DNA and makes him look helpless. Also worth mentioning is the obvious effort put into the overall production at the time of its filming. I'd like to see that exact same visual format come back around.       Tay Roc in action packed top tier exhibition on Funk Flex during Freestyle #26 .        This next battle between Danja Zone and R Str...

     Even today in 2018 it still seems like everyone wants to be a dj. Some truly want to study the craft and become part of the culture while a large portion of these alleged knowledge seekers are infatuated with money, fame and potential affection from women with poor judgement in men and bad taste in music. But for those who truly seek the path to higher levels of turntable enlightenment Rob Swift and his Brolic Army are here for you.     In 2014 Swift began teaching a course called 'Dj Skills & Styles' as a professor at the New School for Liberal Arts in New York City. During the course students use turntables and vinyl to learn the fundamentals of mixing, scratching and beat juggling. With only twelve student per class each semester you are damn near getting one on one time with one of the most respected and experienced turntablist on the planet. If you are like me and desire to battle then this right here might be exactly what you are look...

     It's Friday night and you're looking for some music to listen to but you're not sure what. That's what 'The Smoking Section' is here for. All you need to worry about is grabbing something to smoke and maybe a beverage of some sort. I like IPA's myself. First up on the list is a freestyle from Ciroc Studios at Hot 97, home of Funk Flex, in NYC. Not everybody can come up here. That's the mantra. Flex has a respectable thing going on and when you tune in you can catch freestyles from some of the more established or mainstream names in the game as well as seasoned battle rap veterans that you don't know but will definitely enjoy. Most guests get on the mic and hold it down however there were a few times when the performances were trash. Examples of those exceptions would be the appearances by Quentin Miller (aside from being wack he sounded like he was whispering), Juice Wrld (I thought his freestyle was bad until I heard some of his recorded music...

 This music is good at any time and for any occasion. It's music to live to. It goes really well with cannabis too. They're all about bars at 'Bars On I-95' and that's exactly what I went there for. If you are just a casual listener of rap then be forewarned we will be stepping into the upper echelon of hardcore heavy bar spitters.      'Bars On I-95' started posting top tier freestyles at the start of this year and has set the bar for what freestyles should be. Nowadays I would much rather listen to freestyles and rap battles then peoples projects. What they are doing at 'Bars On I-95' is to be  respected and should be supported. Shout out to Connecticut.     First up and representing out of Philly, hitting you with the skills other rappers need to aspire to, is slick talk king Bugsy talking some very slick shit. At this point I would say a bong would come in real handy right about now. If you are ready to press play then please be w...

      If you consider yourself a connoisseur of bar laden freestyles, Bars On I-95, the home of the heavy spitters should be your next destination. Representing out of Connecticut the duo of A.B. and Cease do their part to preserve, promote and showcase top tier hip hop lyricism without sacrificing quality or the essence of the culture for views, likes or dollars. The philosophy is simple. Skills over politics. Bring your pen game not your name. It's not about crazy antics such as how many donuts you can steal or the last person you choked. What it is about is rugged, technical, smooth bars from slick talking cats like Goodz and Bugsy. Yesterday's session featuring King Card and Rayquan Da Don will more than satisfy your cravings for heavy bar talk. For the casual more mainstream listener this session may be either too intense or the most impressive thing you have recently heard, as these two artists have stamina, serving up nearly thirteen minutes of verbal dexte...