BATTLE RAP TALK: October 2011

I understand the main goal here is to get signed and to make music, but for some of you rappers those goals wouldn't be anywhere in reach if it wasn't for battle rap. I'm often hearing rappers say "I'm not a battle rapper", or put another battle rapper down for taking battles and not pushing their music. I'm lost....since when is battle rap not apart of hip hop? If it wasn't for battle rap these battle rappers turned strictly artist wouldn't be relevant. So don't forget where you came from, and what platforms got you to where you are today. It seems like after a battle rapper is coming off a loss or getting booed they start acting like they don't care for battle rap, acting like they are too good for it, when some of these rappers are getting more money from battle rap than their own music.