Hey @bentossell and @eriktorenberg It can definitely be used for freestyle / rap scenarios. In fact, we've been doing a lot of that! There's one circle called 'Draiku' (http://www.haikujam.com/c/Draiku...) where we each take Drake lines and mash them together into poems. One of my favourite things to do is take lines from hip-hop songs and see where others in the world take it. I don't know if you guys know about Ramriddlz but he released this hilarious song called 'Sweeterman' that Drake remixed. Here's a JAM where we riffed off the lyrics in his song: http://www.haikujam.com/h/47625 The rap element is really interesting for me. When I was younger, I used to be heavy into rap, so much so that I started recording myself on webcam rapping over other people's beats (wearing a mask because I was embarassed...lol). Eventually, I got the attention of some music producers and they encouraged me to start recording on my own. I then ended up working with some really awesome artists all from my bedroom (and ended up on a DeLaSoul mixtape which was really cool). Ultimately, I didn't want to be a rapper and I had to start focusing more on school and exams, which meant I was writing and recording less. But I still had an urge to be creative. When @DhrupadKarwa told me about the idea for HaikuJAM, I thought sending out a line for others to riff on would be an awesome way to stay creative, without being too time intensive. And jamming in the app is like a hyper-compressed rap cypher where you contribute one line for others to take wherever they want. @ErikTorenberg - I'd love to setup a rap circle with you, if you're down?! Perhaps @rrhoover too?

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