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

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