The Rap Challenge
Create A Verse
Write a verse about your project idea. Think of this verse as the only thing people will be able to hear about your project. There will be no formal presentation where you explain your project to the jurors.
What to Include
Your verse should include as much detail about your project as possible. After hearing your verse, the listener should know where your project is, why you designed it, and who it benefits. But be creative, don’t simply list the details. Think of creative word play, unique rhyme schemes, and changes in tempo.
Prizes
We will select the Top 3 Raps
Each of the Top 3 Participants will perform their piece live during our camp awards program and receive a pair of Beats by Dre headphones.
Our Beat
Here is the beat we will use for our design challenge!
2020 Rap Top 10 Rap Challenge Winners
Here are some examples of our Top 10 Rap Challenge Winners from our 2020 program where participants were challenged to create a safe space in their neighborhoods for children to learn.
How To Write A Verse
Alpha Stokes
University of Wisconsin Madison
First Wave Scholar
James Gavin
University of Wisconsin Madison
Creative Director
Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives/ First Wave Hip Hop & Urban Arts Learning Community
In the Division Of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rob Dz
Rapper
Media Projects Bubblerarian at Madison Public Library
Kennedy Center certified teaching artist
