Writing Challenges

Writing Challenge  #70 
Topic: When there are no enemies within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you
Artist: BoarderLess
Beat: (Free For Profit) J Cole x Nas Type Beat - "Next Up" Prod. by Flipmagic

I never saw myself as worthy
Been stressed and in a hurry 
To impress the same people 
That woulda left me with no mercy 
Now I try go beyond the earthly 
Above the controversy 
Cause with no enemies within 
Than in this world there ain’t no one to hurt me

It’s gotta be me vs me I had to learn no 
Body should ever make me the lieutenant to their colonel
I’m here to make myself proud now the tables turned
So that anything you say won’t ever mess with my internal 

Peace 
No need to beef now I’m leaving it be 
Had enough violence after I’m the guy that’s beating a g
Cause I’m focused now on the me and just releasing the needs
Planted like seeds in all I see in the whole being of me 

Detached from anxiety, depression and fear 
Relapsed to all varieties obsessions adhere
Cause I’ve only been out of my mind when I’m seeking for more
In the external world without knowing my blessings were here

WC71 - BoarderLess - When There Are No Enemies Within The Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You

Writing Challenge #71
Topic: When there are no enemies within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you
Artist: Drou
Beat: My Own Way- AnnoDominiNation (Shoutout @Baron X for the beat)

Lyrics: 

Spirit, Body, and mind all in allignment
Unleash the beast inside, I gotta find it
Conscience inside a brain inside a mecha
all three in harmony, we'll live forever

Step one, make peace with all your surroundings
step two, get through all the self-doubting
then when an enemy creeps up in your visual, its critical to keep eternal wisdom in your head at all times

Keep yourself together now don't hit the fault line
It'll be alright
It'll be alright
Before the momentum is lost

Ride a colossal wave
Put evil thoughts away
Enemies on the way
Get out the dossier
Mission impossible
We gotta concentrate 
Do what the mantra say
Mind in a quantum state

WC71 - Drou - When There Are No Enemies Within The Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You

Writing Challenge #71 
Topic: When there are no enemies within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you
Artist: Sigma
Beat: [FREE] - SANTAN DAVE TYPE BEAT - "DEMONS" (2021)

Struggle runs deeper when you've got nowhere to begin,
Feeling the pain in your veins and the waves rush through your skin,
Looking outside to the people you surround yourself with, committing actions of the sinned,
Destroying the trauma when there are no enemies within,

Grew up to believe you're worthless, unless you serve your purpose,
Cause out here in this world it’s been a fucking circus,
Never showing what's under the surface, cause they nervous,
Proposed they were a good person, in the end they always just curse us,

Treating them with the most, but to them it's a joke,
Opened my mouth and broke them with what I spoke,
If you're gonna provoke, make sure to confront instead of hiding under cloaks,
Knew this friendship would be a hoax, until it croaked,

Understand I'm a good person from birth to virtue,
The enemies outside cannot hurt you, take a step back glance at first view,
I'm in this world to serve you, gave me the lessons so I learnt to,
Control my reactions and nerves too, even back when I had a curfew, but that's old news.

WC71 - Sigma - When There Are No Enemies Within The Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You

Writing Challenge #72 
Topic:on the upside of down
 Artist: JNICER

.Been looking at the upside of down
Shorty wanna fuck but she on the upside of town
Every loss i take i make a valuable lesson
Lost all of my money funny how i value my blessings still
Weapons kill, so do the people behind it
We aint equal i find it, evil we riot to make change
This a modern holocaust
We light a molotov 
Go to the government buildings and take aim
The ones who call us crazy there right
Were crazy for rights,i may be poilite
But i dont just kill the recordings
Evil cops on the block and they kill while recording
Lost my faith lost in space and my mind is in orbit
I find it important we look at the upside
Everyday a babys born but enough died
Another verse written straight from my fucked mind
From  the rock bottom but im looking at the upside

WC72 - JNICER - The Upside Of Down

Writing Challenge #73
Topic: Triggered
Artist: Emerge MC

I'm a sensitive guy so easily triggered I've figured I better be the bigger man this time 
it's funny coz I try to be the man my mummy primed for the world hard but there's money on the line.
It's either hold my tongue of fold this cunt  old or young I won't be told by a racist
what he said was get your self down the paki shop
I almost gave the cunt a face lift
it makes me ill but he pays my bills 
do I rage or chill it's a rock and hard place
I ain't no Tony Montana but if he said that on the manor guarantee  he'd leaved with a scared face 
I ain't got time for it all that type of shit I'd rather knife the prick
but that's a bit hasty true same time fuck every single one of them look at what you made me do!

WC73 - Emerge MC - Triggered

Writing Challenge #71 
Topic: When there are no enemies within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you
Artist: Kat E. S. T.
Beat: N.O. Beats "LFW Sample" (beat challenge)


In life there's no enemies just the inner me 
As within so without check the inner scene
Clear the lens then I truly begin to see 
Me, higher self and eye, holy trinity 
Fighting demons wonder who will the winner be 
If I repeat mistakes and make a trilogy 
Or can the pattern break if I am willing, see 
If i co-create with God, I'm on the winning team 
So are you feeling me if I say it's clear to see 
No outside entity could ever put the fear in me 
Enemies, frenemies, none of these could ever be
A threat to me unless I personally let em be 
I keep it moving sticking to a simple recipe 
Dive deep within till I find where the lessons be 
And when life's testing me see them as my blessings 
And remember aint no enemy could ever get the best of me

WC71 - Kat EST - When There Are No Enemies Within The Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You

Writing Challenge # 73
Topic: Triggered
Beat: @lokey - Oscill8 Celebrations Part 2
Artist: Rebeka Albahari/Wigglysheep

One take - this topic had me triggered and READY TO GO! 


Sick of this shit, spit it out, leave me triggered
On a mission, distant vision, wishing things could be different
Sick of this shit, spit it out, leave me triggered
Ignoring the trigger warning, but it’s daunting
Appreciate its presence, prepare for bawling
Can you give me a trigger warning for when you’re talking?
So I don’t get triggered and punch your face in
Just kidding, not a violent specimen, but angry, livid, and I’m living it
 Shit, I’m not your hunny, sweetie, or your little kid
Difference is I’ll break you up in bits, spit back your insides
Through lyrical precision
Sick of this shit, spit it out, leave me triggered
Truth is, I’m triggered all the fucking time – all the isms in the world
Just ignite the fire
Light/and start a (fucking) riot
Rise above it, bring it down, and justify it
Been pissed, triggered, and done shit
Now I’m still pissed, triggered, and smothered
Trigger finger stinging, trigger hits pulsing
I’ll leave you smothered, covered, and buried under
Sick of this shit, spit it out, leave me triggered (edited)

WC73 - Rebeka Albahari - Triggered

Writing Challenge # 70
(I know it's a late submission - I had started writing it weeks ago and really wanted to finish this one!! Sorry for the lateness!)
Topic: Where There are no Enemies Within, the Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You
Beat: @BlackLace_UK 🌶 PA - It's a Breeze
Artist: Rebeka Albahari/WigglySheep

A reflection of my thoughts
My enemies forgot

Undressing myself in the mirror
Looking at me so I can see clearer
My eager demeanor you so eagerly 
Try to make weaker
You can’t weaken me that easily
I’ll spit you back in the ether
You’re a disaster waiting to happen
Call me those words and I’ll throw them back
Attack with lyrical whiplash, 
The thirst for hurt I don’t yearn for, 
Often times I ignore
My own hurt from the thirst though
I’m a soft soul amongst all these mongrels 
Throwing soft blows, they’re just dogs, though
I’m a cobra, spitting up words from my sofa
I don’t think I know ya, so please leave me alone, bruh
 Not much of a diva, but I’ll still hit notes that leave you with a fever
I’m lethal, peeking through your speakers, turned up loud
To drown out the people, enemies can’t hear me
Can’t defeat me, there won’t be a sequel if you hear me
I see me, clearly, it’s just me, Beki, stepping in lightly
Don’t defy me, no need to fight me

WC70 - Rebeka Albahari - When There Are No Enemies Within The Enemies Outside Cannot Hurt You

NLTeam Writing Challenge #73
Topic: Triggered
Artist: BoarderLess
Beat: 

Why you getting triggered? 
Tell me, 

Why you getting triggered? 
You been to easy to manipulate
Who’s in control? When you gotta hope 
That nothing ever goes wrong 
Hold on let’s simulate
No chance sticking to the programs 

They need drama to entertained 
Gotta hate 
Ain’t no longer got the love to accommodate 
Been betrayed now they lust for the
Harm and they 
Gotta leave the love and trust 
Cause they’re on their way

Something deeper in the making 
Hesitatingly seeing the real from the faking 
One thing that they appealing now they take into 
Consideration other people’s feeling’s it’s appealing to be hating 

Damn you been taught this 
You don’t ever make space when a thought hits 
It’s forever the same place if you lost it 
And I’m still getting it figured 
But I be seein you getting mad like
You wanna be triggered

WC73 - BoarderLess - Triggered

NLTeam Writing Challenge #73
Topic: Triggered
Artist: ZST
Beat: @Murph - Cymantics NLT Challenge

One take, as usual


My thoughts go deep, like the Congo River
Focused on the flow, I'm a wordplay giver
My Mind's a gun, these bars are the trigger
Rhymes so sick they might make you throw up your dinner

Each line's a bullet, the microphone is the chamber
Verse after verse, the rap game's in danger
Blastin' through the noise, yeah, I'm no stranger
Settin' off a chain reaction, another lyrical banger

Every word I spit is sharp as a metal cleat
Flippin' the script, I never miss a beat
Triggered, but I keep it cool, no beef
My name's not Karen, so there is no need to call the police.

Playin' with words like a mastermind
My thoughts are the metaphorical ammo, I keep 'em confined
Otherwise you might be in danger, I'm not gonna lie
Unleashing the flow, I'm one of a kind!

WC73 - Zero Stress Tech - Triggered

Writing Challenge #74
Topic: Lies Beneath The Surface
Artist: ZST
Beat: @Pap - Untitled 18

Beneath the surface, secrets hide, a world untold,
Where lies unravel, darkness thrives, and truth rarely unfolds,
People are digging beneath the earth's surface, they don't see how much this hurts us,
All for our greed of the dollar, Mother Nature, well, she's she's about to bust

Fossil fuels and gas, they preach, are the way to survive,
But behind the smoke and mirrors, their fuel production continues to end lives,
Fracking the ground, destroying  earth, our beautiful home,
Leaking poison in our water, ignorance is their M.O.

With slick words and fake smiles, they weave their deceit,
They drill through our planet's heart, we are victims of the elite,
We gotta rise up, expose the lies they've been spinning,
Unmask the truth, it's time for a new beginning.

A green revolution, a sustainable mission we need,
To protect our blue planet, our home, we must not just follow but lead,
Let's stand together, break the chains of corruption,
For a future and planet that breathes, free from destruction.

WC74 - Zero Stress Tech - Lies Beneath The Surface

Artist @Jolove
WC#75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Beat: My Production

Verse 
They say the devils in the details
I say the devils in a sundress, holding two melons and a Sunkist
Skip the Prada, I’m not really into fashion walks
I think I like way her better in an undress
Tell you first I’m not tryna to be sacrilegious 
But, please don’t ask me where I got all those moving pictures
A nightly thing, keep the day out my night adventures
Not a strange addiction, you can call it bad investment 
Still, she plays close like margarine to toast,
But I wouldn't toast much, she keeps me tied on a rope
On a spit, on a roast-ing, over on a cauldron
She the kind of witch Hansel and Gretel had a fall with
It’s illusion what she’s selling, and I'm done buying
Keep me losing long runs, so I’m done vying
For that love in that form is a dumb buy-in
A sirens call, you know but I still fight it

WC75 - JoLove - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Artist: ZST
Beat: @Pap Rome Streetz - City Sounds Pap Mix

I step into the dark, I'mma conquer my fears,
Fighting demons, shedding light, let me make that perfectly clear.
In this battle, I'm the hero, come against me you will retreat,
I'm Diablo with the flow, watch me bring the heat.

I'm armed with rhymes, knives, and full life: slicing through all with my blade,
Summoning magic spells that no one can cast away.
Life's a battlefield, some wage war within,
Defeating inner demons is a must; ain't no room for sin.

I'm in the labyrinth, exploring depths unseen,
Questing for redemption, looking around for help i might need a good LeeN.
Like a necromancer, raising spirits from the grave,
I conquer negativity, leaving no bodies in my wake.

So watch me rise, like a phoenix from the ashes,
My determination burning brighter winning all my battles: mad lashes!
I'm the rap crusader, here to slay the beasts,
In this war against my demons, I'll find eternal peace.

WC75 - Zero Stress Tech - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Artist: Sigma
Beat: [FREE] Drake Type Beat _ Varioo

Lay awake from fear, every situation now every person dear,
Every feeling suppressed explodes, looks to be more severe,
Bad situation always around you in a sphere,
These feelings so strong makes you want to disappear,

Losing someone when no one came close,
Leave me alone, drowning from all the bullshit quotes,
Look at me like Casper the ghost,
Invisible to all n' looked at like a joke,

The pain never really goes away it stays around to float,
Teach us, without pain there isn't really growth,
Every person close to me took the knife to cut me by the throat,
Stand on my 2 feet as I approached, put a middle finger up in revolt,

Up in my head a constant reminder of why I'm fighting demons,
Living life for only a few reasons, in defense fight in whoever’s arena,
May catch a charge of misdemeanors,
Or provide something for people's freedoms.

WC75 - Sigma - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #76
Topic: What's cooking In the Kitchen
Artist: Sigma
Beat: Unknown Artist[FREE]JIDxDreamvillexKendrickLamarTypeBeat"Remedy"

Looking through the glass at my composition,
Everyone wonderin' what's cooking in the kitchen,
Expendin' belts of ammuntion expressin my ambitions,
Not the superstitious waves that go out in transmission,

Chop every beat & formulate your recipe,
Almost a necessity searching the brain through psychotherapy,
Ain't about popularity just try & find the remedy,
Dismantled mental reverie what's true identity inside of a memory,

In my head the devil plays these games,
As every sin pumps through my veins,
Brings forth the gains versus pains,
Asks you for your hand to take the reins,

Why play these games when you reach for fame,
Must be something your missing or still need to proclaim,
Never rose a fist only used your brain & processes of how to maintain,
History shows how they tried to defame your name tried to put you down in shame it's all that's ever exclaimed, but not today.

WC76 - Sigma - In The Kitchen

Writing Challenge # 75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Beat: Reli Beats & Yardin Beats - Base de Rap Underground
Artist: Rebeka Albahari/WigglySheep

Always lost in my thoughts, hopscotch in the prefrontal cortex – I forget
Lost in my thoughts to the point I'm always forgetting
Maybe from the shit I'm ingesting
Constantly so high, might as well be in Heaven
Not a believer, I'm just a heathen,
Believe in some things, I breathe in, then release them
Sneeze out the demons 

Is there a reason? 
Or are we just fiending? 
Fiending for things just out of my reach
Just like the demons, they like to keep my secrets tucked in discretely
Perched inside my mind, they’ll be my hearse, my fondest enemy 
Retreat from my dreams, I’ve been trying to count the sheep, but lately
I’m just Bo-Beep lost in a field without her sheep,
So please let me sleep – demons sing me to sleep
Sedate me when I’m awake, create me – mouldable clay
New day, awake as a new me
My growth leaves me lonely, so when I shed my skin
I use it as a blanket – wrapped up in my past tense
A jacket of my own skin to keep me from shivering
Maybe it’s a way I hold on to the demons, 
I like to feel them breathing – reminding me that they can be
Easily defeated

WC75 - Rebeka Albahari - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #77
Topic: Up All Night
Artist: SigmaRaps
Beat: (FREE) 90s Boom Bap Saxophone x Chill Jazz Type Beat - "Dealing with the Devil"

Up all night, under moonlight's glow,
No sleep in sight, just letting thoughts flow,
In the quiet hours when the world's in repose,
I'm wide awake, where the night wind blows,

Stars above, they twinkle, they glisten,
In this darkness, there's a mission I'm missin',
Every second's precious, there's no time for wishin',
Up all night, I'm on a night owl's expedition,

The city's asleep, wrapped in a dream,
But I'm alive, in the silence, I gleam,
With a pen and paper, I start to scheme,
Creating rhymes and verses, it's a lyrical stream,

The night's my canvas, and I'm the artist,
Painting with words, 'cause the night's the hardest,
To catch those thoughts before they depart us,
In this sleepless world, where the darkness imparts us.

WC77 - Sigma - Up All Night

Writing Challenge #78
Topic: Angels and Demons
Artist: SigmaRaps
Beat: [FREE] JID x Dreamville x J. Cole Type Beat - | “DO IT BIG"

In the city of the stars, where the sky meets the ground,
Angels spread their wings, with halos that astound,
They're messengers of hope, protectors of the pure,
Guiding us through darkness, with love that's so secure,

Demons lurk in shadows, with eyes as red as fire,
Tempting souls with whispers, igniting dark desire,
They dance in the moonlight, with malice in their eyes,
But angels are unyielding, in the face of their lies,

In the realm of humans, the battle rages on,
Choices we must make, 'til the break of dawn,
Will we heed the angels, with their messages of grace,
Or fall for the demons, in this eternal chase?,

So remember, my friend, in this world we reside,
The angels and demons, on each side they bide,
It's up to us to choose, which path we will tread,
In the cosmic dance of life, where our souls are led.

(Chorus)
Angels in the daylight, demons in the night,
A cosmic battle, a never-ending fight,
Between the forces of good and the forces of sin,
This is the tale of angels and demons, let it begin.
Yeah, let it begin,  'cause everything a sin,
Yeah, everythings a sin.

WC78 - Sigma - Angels and Demons

Writing Challenge #79 
Topic: Attitude for Gratitude 
Beat: I finally made my own beat for one of these 😄 - 140 BPM Awake Gm 
Artist: BoarderLess
DAW: Studio One 

There’s been a lot of the pain 
But I’m lookin to be grateful 
People be praying for rain 
And I’m sittin’ here with my plate full 

I’ll always be faithful that I can improve 
And even on days that I lose 
I try to remember the stories I heard on the news
And this is the life that I’d choose 

Cause some people starving 
And others they live on the street
I gotta be grateful cause I know 
I always had plenty to eat 

I know that we wired to think of better
But I just been tired of thinking better 
 I always forget all of the shit I have 
And see shit that I want cause I think it’s better

WC79 - BoarderLess - Attitude Of Gratitude

LeeN WC# 79
Topic: Attitude of Gratitude
Artist: AJ
Beat: J. Cole Type Storytelling Beat - 'Sacrifice'

Look around think in terms of a life without
Ups and downs and it hurts yes without a doubt
But we astound and observe always through the drought
Now come surround and be heard, sun is shining now
Rather be passing thanks than thanking the past 
Since it’s always been that looking behind it never does last 
Images of nothing but greatness hits you up in a flash 
Cant do that without the fam so please come here hold up your glass 
Tell me what is it that your grateful for
Is it your mom cleaning up and down the kitchen floor
Is it the people that you never thought you’d meet before
Fills you up with strength to keep walking down life’s corridor
There’s no expression that could summarize my lessons 
Every moment I was stressin my mother kept all our blessings
And now some are up in heaven and some are turnt to eleven
These rhymes are not enough please someone bring me a reverend

WC79 - AJ - Attitude Of Gratitude

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