Rhythm Games

Beastie Rap

Beastie Rap is a game based on the unique rapping style of the popular American hip-hop group "The Beastie Boys." The game uses two teams of three players each. One player from each team stands in front of the other two, and a beat is played. The players are given a word (usually a name, only one syllable long) to rhyme with. Then, the front player of one team raps a set-up phrase for their teammates to rhyme with. For example, if the name was Fred, the front player might say "I'm getting tired, so I'll go to..." In this case, the other two players must both say "Bed" together. If the two players do not say the same word or if one player doesn't say anything, then the team would rotate clockwise so that a different player is in front. After the first set-up phrase, then the next team must set up a different rhyme. If any rhymes are repeated, the guilty team must rotate. If the player in the front fails to follow the rhythm, then their team must rotate. After any rotation, a new word to rhyme with is requested.

What 'chu Got?

This game, which is often used as an opening head-to-head, is set up like Beastie Rap. All of the members of both teams will be on stage, with two people on the downstage right and left corners of the stage. They will get a topic such as a relationship between two people, a general category, a rhyming word, or initials. A simple beat would be played and the person in front would come up with a sentence to fit the beat, which they would say three times which would be followed by all three people on the team saying, "What'chu Got?" to the other. While the lead person is saying their sentence, they will also do a dance move that looks like what they are saying is being done, which will be copied by the people behind the lead. A sentence example is: I'm chasing after cars. I'm chasing after cars. I'm chasing after cars, What'chu Got? Whenever someone cannot think of anything else to say, is offbeat, or repeats themselves, the team will rotate. The team with the fewest rotations wins this head-to-head.