The 25 Greatest Rap Battles on YouTube

Knees weak, arms are heavy.

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This introduction is gonna be all off the dome! Ayo! Yo! Hold on, man, hold on. Alright, nevermind, freestyle battling isn't so easy. Not just anyone can pull off what B. Rabbit did, or what some of these guys continue to do. One has to sword fight using only words, bobbing and weaving, deflecting and épée-ing, digging up their past to bury them in the present.

Street thugs bandying about with wordplay to fight one another—rap battles are by far the most cerebral art form on Worldstar. Eric and Jeff Rosenthal of ItsTheReal.com picked through the Internet's endless pile of hood DVDs to find the 25 Greatest Rap Battles on YouTube. Watch them at your 9 to 5 so you can get that work.

Written by Eric and Jeff Rosenthal (@ItsTheReal)

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25. Eli Porter vs. Envy

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24. Stylin On You

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23. Charles Hamilton vs. Serius Jones

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22. Hitman Holla vs. John John Da Don

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21. Lady Luck vs. Remy Ma

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20. JC vs. Chilla Jones

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19. Jae Millz vs. E. Ness

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18. Hollow Da Don Vs. Big T

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17. Dizaster vs. DNA

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16. Hitman Holla vs. Arsonal

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12. T-Rex vs. Ayeverb

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14. Jin Tha MC vs. Iron Solomon

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13. 40 Cal vs. Sam Scarfo

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12. Mistah FAB vs. Jin Tha MC

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11. Cassidy vs. Freeway

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10. Murda Mook vs. Serius Jones

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9. Madness vs. Soul Khan

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8. Jin Tha MC vs Serius Jones

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7. Murda Mook vs. Loaded Lux

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6. Dizaster vs. Swave Sevah

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5. Iron Solomon vs. Murda Mook

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4. Jae Millz vs Murda Mook

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3. Serius Jones vs. Charlie Clips

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2. Loaded Lux vs. Calicoe

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1. E. Ness vs. Iron Solomon

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