Spoke with current 1Outs Battle Rap Champion Allenzo about the battle rap scene and various other topics.

Social Media

Instagram @allenzo_thecreative

TIMESTAMPS

00:30 - How Allenzo Got Into Battle Rap

02:50 - Allenzo’s Style Of Battling

03:26 - Allenzo’s First Battle With Randy

05:58 - 1Outs A Loving Community/Phasing Out Of Low Blows

07:06 - Allenzo’s Prep For A Battle

08:37 - Allenzo’s Memory/Practicing

09:44 - Story Of The “Welcome To The Afterlife” Line With Billz

10:54 - Allenzo Wanting To Enhance 1Outs

11:52 - Allenzo’s Boys Wanted To Support For Ages But Didn’t Have Anyone To Back

13:11 - Crowd Getting And Not Getting Punchlines

14:29 - How B Team All Linked Up

15:08 - Testing Out Rhymes On His Team First

17:11 - Battling JP80 & PFAK On The 1Outs Stage

17:37 - PFAK & JP80 Have The Best Debut’s In The League

20:33 - Allenzo Doesn’t Really Like Doing Pre Battle Banter

21:03 - Allenzo Accepts The Responsibility Of Holding The Title

21:50 - Allenzo Wants To Battle Dudes From Wellington & Christchurch

23:14 - When Prepping Allenzo Doesn’t Dig Up Dirt On Opponent

24:47 - Allenzo Doesn’t Get Nervous

25:53 - Speaking To Youth Is Harder Than Battling

26:35 - What Attitude Is

27:50 - PFAK

28:00 - Dance/Break Dancing

28:54 - Sweating On Stage

29:18 - Allenzo Explains Battling At Schools

30:15 - Battle Rap Has A Negative Stigma/Evolution Of Battle Rap

31:30 - Setting Up A Bar & Punchline

33:10 - Reece’s Homophone Example

33:34 - Otara

36:57 - Niue

38:25 - America’s Work Ethic Vs NZ Work Ethic

39:29 - Kiwi’s Take NZ For Granted

40:38 - Seattle

31:30 - Japan

41:57 - Allenzo Writes Solo/B Team Hypersensitive To Cheating

45:14 - Allenzo’s Song About Otara/Singing

46:16 - Anonymouz

48:12 - Church/Being Conditioned To Believe What You Believe

50:34 - Being Exposed To Different Cultures

51:51 - Allenzo’s Church Sermon/Difficulties Of Being A Pastor

54:22 - Reece Learned A lot From Indians

55:53 - Allenzo Not Being Able To Articulate How He Was Feeling

57:50 - Being Aware Of Your Insecurities/Women Always Complaining

59:09 - Speaking To Women

1:00:51 - Allenzo Disses Hamilton/Reece Reminds Allenzo He’s From Auckland

1:01:34 - Social Media/Evolution Of Tech/Addiction

1:03:24 - Personal Stuff On Social Media

1:05:19 - Competitiveness/Checking Yourself

1:06:10 - Allenzo Wants To Lose A Battle/Expectations Of The Champ

1:08:43 - Traser’s Possible Insecurity/Battling Last

1:09:51 - Reliance On Substances/Kiwi’s Avoid Dealing With Problems

1:12:52 - Cannibus Referendum/Being Objective/Woke Culture

1:16:13 - The Art Of Talking Face To Face

1:21:12 - Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

1:21:41 - Interacting With Celebrities/Reece’s Bone Thugs Story

1:23:20 - Dealing With Fame

1:23:57 - How The Name B Team Came About/Audition Order

1:25:24 - What Happened To Salt

1:25:53 - Allenzo Takes A Shot At DMG For Not Battling PFAK

1:26:20 - Allenzo’s Weird Talks With Other Battle Rappers

1:27:30 - Dlar Impressed By Reece’s Rapping At His 30th/Pressuring Reece To Battle

1:28:54 - Converting People Into Battle Rap Fans

1:30:00 - Pitching Ideas To Dlar

1:31:11 - 1Outs Often Held At The Same Venue(s)/Finding New Venues Can Be Difficult

1:33:22 - Drunk People And Idiots Ruining An Event

1:34:23 - Hamilton Has Youngest Population Per Capita

1:35:07 - Clubbing/How You Know You Are Getting Old

1:36:18 - Gym

1:36:52 - Allenzo’s Friends & Wife Keep Him In Check

1:37:44 - Self Worth/Having Good Character/Wealth

1:41:36 - You Are No

#25 - Allenzo Interview (1Outs, Battle Rap, Niue, Otara, Attitude, Youth Work, Church, Japan etc.)

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#25 - Allenzo Interview (1Outs, Battle Rap, Niue, Otara, Attitude, Youth Work, Church, Japan etc.)