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# Aspiring Rappers Battle Online
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/aspiring_rapper/
- Published: 2005-04-21T18:32:48.000Z
- Updated: 2005-04-21T18:32:48.000Z
- Description: The LA Times reported Thursday on "Net-cees" or rappers who engage in the "MC battles" made famous in the movie "8 Mile" over the Internet rather than in front of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2005/04/aspiring_rapper.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Major Labels, Music Marketing, Radio & Satellite, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Hip_1](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/hip_1.gif "Hip_1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/hip%5F1.gif&ref=hypebot.com)

The LA Times reported Thursday on "Net-cees" or rappers who engage in the "MC battles" made famous in the movie "8 Mile" over the Internet rather than in front of a crowd of fans. Aspiring rappers either post their rhymes as text or use cheap online editing software to create tracks and rap over it, then they post the track on websites like [HipHopPoetry.com](http://www.hiphoppoetry.com/?ref=hypebot.com) or [RapFlava.com](http://www.rapflava.com/?ref=hypebot.com) hosting "battle boards".

***WHY WOULDN’T A SMART LABEL MARKETER SET UP A SITE FOR ASPIRING RAPPERS TO DO BATTLE WITH AN AN ESTABLISHED ARTIST?***

Read the entire article [here.](http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-netcee20apr20,1,7633260.story?ref=hypebot.com)