How does a rap battle work?

It has two MC's or inspiring rappers take turns to diss each other in a freestyle (a freestyle is when you make a rap song from the top of your head without writing anything down) battle. Sometimes each freestyle will last 30 seconds or longer after those seconds are up, the second MC or inspiring rapper will do his 30 second freestyle. After that it's round 2. Sometimes a freestyle battle may have 1, 2, 3 or more rounds. After the battle ends mostly an audience or judges will decide which MC won the battle.

Freestyle or rap battles can be found on YouTube or every Friday on BET on 106th and Park at 6/5c.