100 BARS MAGAZINE 002 Oct/Nov 2013 | Page 59

100 bulletz international bars 100 Bars: Where did the name 100 Bulletz stem from?  100 Bulletz: A graphic novel, 100 Bullets. In each issue, someone is given the opportunity to take revenge when given a handgun, 100 bullets, and documentation about the target. They are also told the bullets are completely untraceable. They basically, can get away with murder if they chose. I feel battle rap is like that most of the time. You got a target, information and you take your best shot (lyrically) to destroy them without fear of repercussion. Unless Marc Doubt is in the building. 100 Bars: What inspirations did you have growing up? 100 Bulletz: I was all music as a kid. Bands, rappers, instrumentalists. Too many to list. But my whole life has centered around music. I been in music since I was three. I used to teach music and can still to this day. I can play almost any Western instrument with strings. 100 Bars: What got you interested in Battle Rap? 100 Bulletz: I been watching battle rap since Jin was going back and forth with Bishop Brigante, Smack DVD’s and even before that. Being from Windsor, Ontario, I was battling in small local tourneys as early as 1999. Battling was huge in Detroit and it kinda trickled over the boarder. But my freestyle game was never good enough to take it serious. It wasn’t until almost 2010 that I heard about KOTD and what the URL had become over the years. And writing always been my favorite aspect of hip hop. 100 Bars: When did you decide to take it seriously? 100 Bulletz: I’m a real entrepreneurial type. As soon as I saw what battling had become, I started a website called, “GotRaps.com.” It was kinda like 2 YouTube videos on one page. Each emcee would prewrite 3 verses and upload to the side. The viewers could vote and comment on the battles. I was trying to put together a tourney and nobody big was joining. So, I decided to jump in a few battles. I figured, if I was dope, rappers would be more likely to join and not ignore my posts online. It worked. After a few battles, the tourney went well. But then the Webmaster kinda let it fall apart. At the same time, I was building a resume. I stuck with battling and R.I.P. to the website. 100 Bars: How F?B??R???Wv?F??&GF?R7&Wr????VV?F???Bv??( ?2???F?R7VC??'V??WG??&?v?B??r????VV?F??0??g&??7F?6?F????&????Rv?F?f???V&?&??&V?B?&W??f???WF?V?F?2?fb???R?B?6V?b??gFW"?v???fW"??BGv?7B?V??P?&V??7F'FVBF?F?R??F?6R?fWp?F?2?FW"?WF?V?F?2?fb??B?RW?F?6VR?b?v2F?v???RF??B?Rv???v2??F?R7&Wr?B?F??Vv?BF?W?????B?FV?F??F?&V????R??fW0???F?RW6???r?V"??B?v0?&?v?B???F?R?7B?V"?????V?&W'0??fR6??&?6?WFVB???V?&?G???B&WGW&?VB&6?F?F?R&GF?R&?7?F?v?B?vR7F???v?BfWrF?B&P?&?WBF???R6??R???6R??#B???????WBf?"&W??f?W7V6????&'3???GF??v2???VV?F??B??R???C?v?B?V?VC???'V??WG??v?V???GF??????V@????VV?F???R?B???7B??'W???R?v?2&VV?F?R??Rw&??@?F??RfWB?B?B6?76?72v?F????????FF???B?F?W'2?'WB?P??WfW"&V???VBf?"6??R&V6????6??'F?gFW"?R????VB???VV?F???WfW'?F???r7F'F??rv???r&?v?Bf? ??????BF?RU$???fW27F'FVB??v6?( ?B???r&Vf?&R?R?B&?r'W????Bv2&??VBF?2???W'6W????VV?F??27GV??&WGG?F?v?@?w&?W?&W???B&?vR&?WBF??WB?WB6??R?W6?2??B?V?&W'0??V?r6????VB?B?V?B?BF?v?f? ?V6??F?W"g&???Wr??&?F?6??F?6?F??F??( ?B???r?b????P?g&?????VV?F????w2v?B&V????VB?v?F??WBF???rF???&?G???F?RF??b??2&?vvW7B&GF?R&V?V6R???R?V?VB6??????VV?F???( ?@?6??WF???r??R6?( ?B?VfR?'WB0?????"6??V??Rv?F????? ??B????G???F?????R6?V?B?fP?6??6V?&WGFW"v?F??VfR?'WB?N( ?0?v?FWfW"??&'3?&V6V?F??F?W&RvW&P?'V??'2F?B??^( ?B76VBv???'V??WG???6?6??f?&?F?Bv0??R?????G&???vV'6?FR???v??@?f?"&??F?Vvv??r&GF?W2?B??F???p???&R7F'FVBF?R'V??"F?B?( ?@?&VV?7F&&VB'?66?GF?6?GVFR???????B7&VB??Gv?GFW"&WGG??V?6????Bv2FVf???FV?????rF??6VRF?R( ?7W?'N( ?g&??F??6Rv???vW&Rv?'&?VBWF2?'WB?V???( ??7F?????W&R???????~( ??fW"?6??V?FW"f? ???&?G??????Bv?F?6????&'3?F?B??RvWB???VvF?fP?fVVF&6?GW&??r??'B?b??W ?6&VW#??'V??WG???vWB?VvF?fRfVVF&6????F?RF??R?B?N( ?2'F?v???( ?fP??FR6????7G&?FW2???V?S????