I caught up with battle rapper Mike P after the I-Battle event featuring Goodz vs Jeffrey.
I asked if he has any future plans to compete with I-Battle TV again, what Mike's first exposure to hip hop was (2:17), first time seeing battle rap and when he decided to battle himself (3:17), what his next battle will be (5:08), writing bars at work and his general prep process for prepping bars (6:39), how Mike went about crafting his multi-layered approach for battle rap (9:10)....
how the street fighter scheme came about from the inception to when it was performed [almost didn't perform that scheme because he wasn't sure it would hit] (11:37), The battle with Twork and when it will drop (13:29), using social media presence to optimize your stance as a battle rapper (14:36), his uncanny Vegeta impression and how he used that Vegeta voice against Twork (16:19), how he feels like Vegeta on-stage and how Beasly is Boditty (sp?) as well as his next opponent being Buu (18:36)....
dropping fire Chappelle's Show bars in battles (18:57), starting boxing training after getting jumped and being a few months into muay thai (21:06), seeing battle rap psychology as similar to a fighting mentality (22:41), The surreal nature of performing at NOME 7 and big goals going forward (24:30), prospective opponents for the rest of the year (26:28), non-hip hop music he jams out to (29:23), goals for a mixtape or album this year (30:18), Mike's ambitious interactive project between battlers and battle fans [be a battler for a day] (32:27), and more!
Photo credit to BattleRap.com for the display photo.