#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