Rap Battle - AlexGB231 ft Mai, Kevin SOLARIA from Synth V (& a rap verse from me) (Neural Anthems)
Channel: AlexGB231
Date: 2023-09-10

Yes, mystery voice number four was me all along. Who would've seen that one coming?

I've already said a lot of things about Rap Battle already, including how the instrumental takes inspiration from Metallic Madness from Sonic CD, with how there are literal samples taken from Stardust Speedway from Sonic CD, and the overall Sonic CD/Rush inspiration behind the song. Aside from the blatant Sonic CD/Rush inspiration behind the song, we have our vocal synths doing the rap verses, starting with Mai, then Kevin, then SOLARIA. And THEN, we have my own rap verse! It's the longest verse, lasting about 16 bars in length compared to the others only getting 8 bars. On top of that, I do the classic 'rapping through the key change' thing I did back in Wrapping Up the Beat from Living the Dream. It was a fun moment in that song, and it works pretty well here too! Plus, people have generally liked my rap songs up to this, so of course the vocal album had to have at least one rap song! And of course it had to have my own voice in it too, because I have done that before!

I think this might actually be my best rap song so far. I felt like Wrapping Up the Beat was my best rap song up to this point because of the fun lyricism and all, and this song definitely has that too, but on top of that, the instrumental production is just a lot more fun with all its vocal samples and stuff, and it has a lot more energy too! I'm pretty pleased with this one, and I'm glad I've managed to get at least one rap song into Neural Anthems!

I hope you enjoy it!

Lyrics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVmorVrSda1iPDHxNAJ2EscMnAPRV9KR/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=105345916162945874673&rtpof=true&sd=true

Listen to 'Rap Battle' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/74g93BwCFI0i2St6Y79bPf?si=96a79265564647ae

Listen to the whole of Neural Anthems on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/123DPRpoRcWsKB6VnI9DZd?si=XqiHPIj8Qxek8HfeR7jMVw