The appeal of freestyling, Blackman explains, stems from its ability to be performed at the community level. It sounds so sweet with a real tight beat You want to hear some rhyming, you can find it in the street raps Brookins, taking back the floor. You don't need to have a record deal to be an artist and have a voice. Bean expresses the frustration Blackman describes. Blackman thinks freestyling has the power to compensate for that loss.
Artists have a commitment to the music, to truth, to beauty.
Battling buddies Blair's main hallways haven't always been home to impromptu freestyle sessions. Now they mostly leave us alone. This reported change could be due to what some students see as a shifting public opinion of rap, caused by a change in the actual tone of the music. The battling goes on until onlookers get bored or declare a victor. A broad vocabulary allows for clarity of expression, and that's what all freestylers stress as their ultimate goal.