Any interest....

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Student

What's up with LB & wrestling?

I've noticed a synergy between battle fans and wrestling for quite a while now, it's extension in no way stops at letsbeef lol. My guess is that this artforms (a lot of the time) pseudo-aggression or aggression executed via words alone bares a slight parallel to the aggression in wrestling, in its pre-defined nature.

Or perhaps it's simply that wrestling includes feelings of competition and individualized rises in popularity / rank that are shared in battle rapping.

may be way off base, but either way it's interesting.

Battle Rap and Professional Wrestling are practically the same thing. They're both an entertainment medium that rely heavily on a written format. A round in a battle, and a promo in wrestling are very similar concepts.

That said, this crossover extenuates beyond battle rap into the hip-hop subculture as a whole. People, for years, have made tracks with bars featuring wrestling greats. Probably in large part, due to the popularity of professional wrestling in the 90's.

I'm down for this

[Esso]

you're only the 2nd one @Katz. There aint nothing going on.

The third, actually. But, still, nothing you can really do with that.