#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 MediaInstagram @allenzo_thecreativeTIMESTAMPS00:30 - How Allenzo Got Into Battle Rap02:50 - Allenzo’s Style Of Battling03:26 - Allenzo’s First Battle With Randy05:58 - 1Outs A Loving Community/Phasing Out Of Low Blows07:06 - Allenzo’s Prep For A Battle08:37 - Allenzo’s Memory/Practicing09:44 - Story Of The “Welcome To The Afterlife” Line With Billz10:54 - Allenzo Wanting To Enhance 1Outs11:52 - Allenzo’s Boys Wanted To Support For Ages But Didn’t Have Anyone To Back13:11 - Crowd Getting And Not Getting Punchlines14:29 - How B Team All Linked Up15:08 - Testing Out Rhymes On His Team First17:11 - Battling JP80 & PFAK On The 1Outs Stage17:37 - PFAK & JP80 Have The Best Debut’s In The League20:33 - Allenzo Doesn’t Really Like Doing Pre Battle Banter21:03 - Allenzo Accepts The Responsibility Of Holding The Title21:50 - Allenzo Wants To Battle Dudes From Wellington & Christchurch23:14 - When Prepping Allenzo Doesn’t Dig Up Dirt On Opponent24:47 - Allenzo Doesn’t Get Nervous25:53 - Speaking To Youth Is Harder Than Battling26:35 - What Attitude Is27:50 - PFAK28:00 - Dance/Break Dancing28:54 - Sweating On Stage29:18 - Allenzo Explains Battling At Schools30:15 - Battle Rap Has A Negative Stigma/Evolution Of Battle Rap31:30 - Setting Up A Bar & Punchline33:10 - Reece’s Homophone Example33:34 - Otara36:57 - Niue38:25 - America’s Work Ethic Vs NZ Work Ethic39:29 - Kiwi’s Take NZ For Granted40:38 - Seattle31:30 - Japan41:57 - Allenzo Writes Solo/B Team Hypersensitive To Cheating45:14 - Allenzo’s Song About Otara/Singing46:16 - Anonymouz48:12 - Church/Being Conditioned To Believe What You Believe50:34 - Being Exposed To Different Cultures51:51 - Allenzo’s Church Sermon/Difficulties Of Being A Pastor54:22 - Reece Learned A lot From Indians55:53 - Allenzo Not Being Able To Articulate How He Was Feeling57:50 - Being Aware Of Your Insecurities/Women Always Complaining59:09 - Speaking To Women1:00:51 - Allenzo Disses Hamilton/Reece Reminds Allenzo He’s From Auckland1:01:34 - Social Media/Evolution Of Tech/Addiction1:03:24 - Personal Stuff On Social Media1:05:19 - Competitiveness/Checking Yourself1:06:10 - Allenzo Wants To Lose A Battle/Expectations Of The Champ1:08:43 - Traser’s Possible Insecurity/Battling Last1:09:51 - Reliance On Substances/Kiwi’s Avoid Dealing With Problems1:12:52 - Cannibus Referendum/Being Objective/Woke Culture1:16:13 - The Art Of Talking Face To Face1:21:12 - Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone1:21:41 - Interacting With Celebrities/Reece’s Bone Thugs Story1:23:20 - Dealing With Fame1:23:57 - How The Name B Team Came About/Audition Order1:25:24 - What Happened To Salt1:25:53 - Allenzo Takes A Shot At DMG For Not Battling PFAK1:26:20 - Allenzo’s Weird Talks With Other Battle Rappers1:27:30 - Dlar Impressed By Reece’s Rapping At His 30th/Pressuring Reece To Battle1:28:54 - Converting People Into Battle Rap Fans1:30:00 - Pitching Ideas To Dlar1:31:11 - 1Outs Often Held At The Same Venue(s)/Finding New Venues Can Be Difficult1:33:22 - Drunk People And Idiots Ruining An Event1:34:23 - Hamilton Has Youngest Population Per Capita1:35:07 - Clubbing/How You Know You Are Getting Old1:36:18 - Gym1:36:52 - Allenzo’s Friends & Wife Keep Him In Check1:37:44 - Self Worth/Having Good Character/Wealth1:41:36 - You Are No