Welcome to Elektronauts Hip Hop Beat Battle 30! If you don’t like preambles, skip to the Rules section
Twenty-nine years and 11 months ago, an 18-year-old André Benjamin and 19-year-old Antwan Patton release their debut album. Source awards them “Best New Rap Group,” and over boos from the East and West Coast, a nervous André declares: “The South got something to say.” And they did. Outkast, with their weird beats and weirder flows, would win Five Mics, Six Grammys, and a spot on the map for Atlanta Hip Hop.
Twenty-nine years and 11 months ago, Williams Street, then Ghost Planet Industries, premieres its debut show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The show’s success leads to the creation of Adult Swim, an adult animation-oriented TV block known for its weird shows and incredible bumper music from beatmaking legends. Williams Street would eventually form a record label, help fund an MF DOOM album, partner with Def Jux, and release over a decade of music.
In this battle, we are going to honor two Atlanta titans: Outkast and Adult Swim
Rules:
- You must use an acapella from Outkast or from one of the member’s solo songs/features. Other rappers may be featured as long as Big Boi, André 3000, or both are present
- Drums and bass can come from any s8ource
- All other samples must come from music featured on Adult Swim shows or from music published by Williams Street Records
–For the purpose of this battle, “Adult Swim show” will include both original programs (like The Venture Bros) and acquired programs (like Cowboy Bebop).
–Links to the full list of shows, as well as some playlists, will be included at the bottom of this post - PM me your submission with your username as the title
Deadline: Submit by April 17th 21st, 11:59 pm PDT
List of Adult Swim Shows in the US: List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim - Wikipedia
List of Adult Swim Shows in the UK: Adult Swim (British and Irish TV programming block) - Wikipedia
A couple playlists to get started:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW2Yei1hR2eSHpol4YWX8wVRR82TNNUZP&si=Glfr-I76oc7vDBmG
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQl8zBB7bPvL3dxYqnq59_hFoNso5MMmH&si=3aL4JFCp25BlDhrW