One of the hardest things I have done is to freestyle. The almighty Wikipedia says: "Freestyle rap is an improvisational form of rapping, that is performed with no previously composed lyrics, and reflecting a direct mapping of the mental state and performing situation of the artist."
I had the privilege of hanging out in one of Mike Sheehan’s freestyle workshops. I left convinced that freestyling is a means of liberating one's mind. You literally have to stop thinking, stop scripting and stop regurgitation the slogans branded onto our consciousness. Although associated with the nastiest of canned culture (rap with a bad rap), I believe it is a tool of liberation from the hypnoticness!!
So when brother Mike has turned his spontaneous rhyme into a dirge on Santa Clause, I stop to listen! Check it out...
If you like what you hear, you can also vote for Mike's peace at rapspace.tv: (you can vote and drop-da-bomb, which in this instance, is a good thing).
http://themediatribe.info/article.php?story=20061211181035859