Making Music - Deceptikonz

Mareko, Savage and Alphrisk from Dawn Raid act Deceptikonz offer a rhyme filled hip hop primer in this episode from a series for secondary school music students. Their vision of hip hop has little use for American-style guns and gangster rappers, but fighting with words is another matter and there are tips on the art of writing a battle verse (along with unlikely endorsements for The Discovery Channel and English classes). They also stress the importance of understanding an industry where artists arrive as musicians but need to leave as businessmen.

It’s best achieved by using witty lines, punch lines, double meanings, metaphors.

– Mareko’s guide to writing a battle verse

Key Cast & Crew

Arthur Baysting

Director, Producer

Jeff Fulton

Sound

Stephen Jessup

Sound

David Green

Camera

Anastassia Smirnova

Editor