he is a great battle rapper thats true and a great freestyler/lyricist but i donno gues his voice is not giving to him or something but everytime i hear him i hear hard punches in the battle but i really need to focus on his lines ( which in battles is a given off course) but for a song i would listen to on my phone/mp3 player i guess i rather have akrobatic ( or most of the rappers he lays down ) still sage won
Akro is a fucking dope ass guy...I talked football for like 20 minutes with this cat. He's cool as shit, humble and about the music. Sage kills this battle. No lie.
I agree. Part of what it so great from 98-2003 was that there were so many different styles. Also this superbowl battle was pretty dope from front to back.
It's impressive to see the progress of freestyling from 1997 - 2006. Those 10 years were pivotal. The Scribble jams from '97 to '06 are prime examples.
Y'all people are buggin'. Akrobatik might have a slower flow than Sage, but that doesn't mean shit, in the second round Sage started slipping and his rapid flow didn't really cover up the weak spots. This was a close battle, in my opinion Sage came out slightly ahead in the first but in the second Ak kept going while Sage kinda burned out.
Both very ill lyricists, but in my opinion Akro's not really a battler. He can freestyle with the best, but battling just doesn't seem to be his strong point, as where Sage is a fucking warrior when it comes to battling, as well as a dope lyricist and freestyler. And all you guys saying Sage isn't that great on records must have really never heard a Sage Francis record. He doesn't really use Hip Hop beats so they may sound odd to some of you cats, but that fool is straight ill. Top ten emcee.
Theres a difference between repeating lines and having lines ready to repeat to make up a freestyle. Supernat and juice do the ladder. Ive heard supernatural specificly repeat entire freestyles. Ive seen it in person plus there is proof of it just through the vids of him on youtube. Just because supernatural walks around telling everyone hes the greatest freestyler doesnt mean he actually is. I have one thing to say to him; Craig G.
Somebody needs to listen to his freestyle on the wake up show where they gave him random words to freestyle too. Supernat and Juice are one of the few people who are capable of freestyling so well you'd think they were written. They've both been tested time and time again and proven they don't need to write anything. Craig G's nice, I'd still take Juice though.
Quick to judge? I've listened to all of those you mentioned besides esoteric for a long ass time. Juice or Supernatural would destroy any of them without trying, hands down. Fuck, Even Eminem who hasn't done anything impressive lyrically for about 8 years would rip them.
@XXcornflakez215XX I respectfully disagree, Akros was pretty straight forward like he was talking, but hes still good dont get me wrong, sage has so much shit packed into his off the top verses is intense, Im pretty sure you didnt catch alot of it
you guys r close minded and get swayed waaay to easily by by crowd reaction (which were clearly his boys)...akrobatic took this one hands down, sage is a better freestyle but not on this one
Not at battling. Brother Ali is terrible, Esoteric, slug and ak are very average. Completely overrated by the indie backpacker scene, as is Immortal Technique.
I have that freestyle on my ipod, I agree its fuckin sick, but parts of that wasn't freestyling either, for example when they threw out craig g and the juice crew allstars. dont get me wrong tho i think both supernatural and juice are amazing, its just ignorant to say they are the best and MC's like sage and eyedea (etc.) are shit.
ha, im 18 years old and my dad grew up with sage, back in the day my dad used to rap and freestyle also, and he used to woop sages ass in a freestyle battle, he has recorded videos to prove it, sage is iLL dont getme wrong but my father wooped his ass all day freestylin, but sage def beat akro
If you guys actually see ALL of Sage Francis's battles, you can tell that he knows exactly how to get under his opponents skin.
he is a great battle rapper thats true and a great freestyler/lyricist but i donno gues his voice is not giving to him or something but everytime i hear him i hear hard punches in the battle but i really need to focus on his lines ( which in battles is a given off course) but for a song i would listen to on my phone/mp3 player i guess i rather have akrobatic ( or most of the rappers he lays down ) still sage won
sage killed it
Akro is a fucking dope ass guy...I talked football for like 20 minutes with this cat. He's cool as shit, humble and about the music.
Sage kills this battle. No lie.
vintage sage .
I agree. Part of what it so great from 98-2003 was that there were so many different styles.
Also this superbowl battle was pretty dope from front to back.
It's impressive to see the progress of freestyling from 1997 - 2006. Those 10 years were pivotal. The Scribble jams from '97 to '06 are prime examples.
"I can tell you're gettin' pissed off like prophylactics" Battle=Over
Akro has such a dope style, love the way he connects his thoughts - he got that second round tbh.
Completely agree.
People dont realize that Ak was lethal on this. Sage's first was unbelievable.
Y'all people are buggin'. Akrobatik might have a slower flow than Sage, but that doesn't mean shit, in the second round Sage started slipping and his rapid flow didn't really cover up the weak spots. This was a close battle, in my opinion Sage came out slightly ahead in the first but in the second Ak kept going while Sage kinda burned out.
This comment aged like wine
@@NoCoastRaps oh shit No Coast, salute! ❤️
Good battle.
Sage from 99-03 made some heat on wax also both solo and album called Non Prophets!
The sickness
Sage's facial hair is on fleek
my brother went to this battle. had it on tape for years. Mr. lif was in the battle as well
Superbowl battles were really slept-on when it came to classic rap battle tournaments. Jin, PH (rip), Reks were all part of them.
these guys are both sick as fuck too
Sage def won...but the Cage dancers line was GREAT (too bad its an ambiguous line..what if it was female cage dancers? nothin wrong with that)
back when they actually.... "freestyled"
rap battles are still super popular what you talking about?
I actually think akro did quite well
He was better all these people in the comments are on each others tips
He did, very dope
I love how sage is always dancing to his opposition instead of pretending to ignore it like a lot do
Oh my goodness gracious. That first verse from Sage was apocalyptic.
Whoa. This was part of my childhood.
sage is great. one of the best battlers of all time
Both very ill lyricists, but in my opinion Akro's not really a battler. He can freestyle with the best, but battling just doesn't seem to be his strong point, as where Sage is a fucking warrior when it comes to battling, as well as a dope lyricist and freestyler. And all you guys saying Sage isn't that great on records must have really never heard a Sage Francis record. He doesn't really use Hip Hop beats so they may sound odd to some of you cats, but that fool is straight ill. Top ten emcee.
My favorite battle from himz^^
i love sage but "gettin sloppy, my styles a benz yours is a jallope" was hilarious
i agree that sage killed it but akrobatik ws tight to.
This Is Such A Dope Live Beat They Did...I Always Wanted This Instrumental.
Word up respect this.
Thanks man. Sick shit man.
XVX for life, R.A.S.H. 'til death.
sage came sick...man i miss battles like these...nowadays everyone raps the same in teh battle scene
saaaage kiillls!
word up respect that!
nuff respect to akro tho, he may not be a super battle emcee but he can still rip a mic.
I like looking up rappers that become hyper liberals battle raps from the 90s and early 2000's to see if they use sexism or racism in songs
But not homophobia or transphobia? NOOB!
damn akrobatik is sick as fuck. and ive listened to a lot of sage francis.
Theres a difference between repeating lines and having lines ready to repeat to make up a freestyle. Supernat and juice do the ladder. Ive heard supernatural specificly repeat entire freestyles. Ive seen it in person plus there is proof of it just through the vids of him on youtube. Just because supernatural walks around telling everyone hes the greatest freestyler doesnt mean he actually is. I have one thing to say to him; Craig G.
Word up.
Akrobatik was so EA sports soundtrack. Even that Lif project was lame.
damn... this wasn't fair lol.. Sage is a beast.
SON IT WAS MAD SICK
Im diggin sages G line in this battle. Straight hoood as fuggg.
he can write though
1999 clearly faster and tore Akronat to pieces suburban ite
Somebody needs to listen to his freestyle on the wake up show where they gave him random words to freestyle too. Supernat and Juice are one of the few people who are capable of freestyling so well you'd think they were written. They've both been tested time and time again and proven they don't need to write anything. Craig G's nice, I'd still take Juice though.
Quick to judge? I've listened to all of those you mentioned besides esoteric for a long ass time. Juice or Supernatural would destroy any of them without trying, hands down. Fuck, Even Eminem who hasn't done anything impressive lyrically for about 8 years would rip them.
My thoughts EXACTLY...
Akro is alot better than he was back then, but I can dig it.
from about 3.22, he seems to be coming up with the lines about half a second before they come out of his mouth.
this was ten years ago
haha what grounds do you say that off, benzinger? He gets better with time.
@nemesis700 ... the very definition of poetry is expressing your emotions.. it's a shame this has to be explained to you man, i feel for you
SickoSageFrancis*****
Sage won this just get over it. Akro is a better emcee on records thats for sure.
Haha exactly i i've never laughed so hard listening to a freestyle, sage is just out of the question better
Sage is an excellent lyric writer, but his free styles are ten times better, every battle I've heard him spit, he kills it
Seriously??? Akro dropped some pretty dope songs during the early part of the decade. Check out inhuman capabilities.
Maybe I was unfair in saying they were shit, but they're definitely nowhere near the level of supernat, juice or craig g as you mentioned.
akrobatik was sic but sage come back a few times n think he took that shit
LOL @ 2:10, Sage gets dissed, and is like "I do" LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA
@XXcornflakez215XX I respectfully disagree, Akros was pretty straight forward like he was talking, but hes still good dont get me wrong, sage has so much shit packed into his off the top verses is intense, Im pretty sure you didnt catch alot of it
you guys r close minded and get swayed waaay to easily by by crowd reaction (which were clearly his boys)...akrobatic took this one hands down, sage is a better freestyle but not on this one
SAGE KILLS.
Haha. How quick to judge we all are. I guess we'll never know for sure until one of your phantom all stars battles one of these overrated indie stars.
yoooooooooooooooo lmaooooooooooooooooo sage sage smh chilllllllllllllllllllllllll
Akrobatik is awesome, but sage is that more so.
Sage took it.
yeah sage fancine won that battle, but look who's winning now. A to the motherfucking K homeboy.
sage owns
BODY
@xpyrox58 the day that is true is the day i meet you
I give this battle to akro but akro says his name to repetitive and to many sports refrences good battle there both good
Acro's line's were so pre written. SAD
Akrobatik=WACK
Brother Ali, Eso, Ak, SLug... none of them got skills?
@nathanoman1 Nah. Sage was awesome
Not at battling. Brother Ali is terrible, Esoteric, slug and ak are very average. Completely overrated by the indie backpacker scene, as is Immortal Technique.
wtf are you talkin about?
sage owned his goofy ass
I have that freestyle on my ipod, I agree its fuckin sick, but parts of that wasn't freestyling either, for example when they threw out craig g and the juice crew allstars. dont get me wrong tho i think both supernatural and juice are amazing, its just ignorant to say they are the best and MC's like sage and eyedea (etc.) are shit.
I'm as good as Akrobatik p.s. I'm not that good.
braaaaaaahhhhhhhh
Gee, I wonder who won, lol.
akrobatik sucks
wow ack blows in this clip lol
Classic shit. :o
akro sucked
Sage cramming too many syllables into his bars it doesn't flow. Content with no flow or delivery.
ha, im 18 years old and my dad grew up with sage, back in the day my dad used to rap and freestyle also, and he used to woop sages ass in a freestyle battle, he has recorded videos to prove it, sage is iLL dont getme wrong but my father wooped his ass all day freestylin, but sage def beat akro
sage is whack...