Frzy Freestyles for 31 Hours Straight to Break Guinness Book of World Record

Pittsburgh rap artist Frzy sets world record for longest freestyle rap. Sun., January 12, 2020 7:47 p.m.

You might know Pittsburgh rapper, Frzy, as the third rapper to ever win an Emmy but now most people know him as the guy who rapped for 31 hours straight. He started on the afternoon of January 12, 2020 and finally put the mic down the night of January 13, 2020 after freestyle rapping longer than any artist has before. I had the chance to ask him a few questions about his experience which you can read below.

Why did you set out to break the record?

For me, it was about making a statement not only in hip hop but to the world. I’m all about being the very best. I feel like if you chase the impossible you’ll catch your legacy. It was something I wanted to do because no human in existence had ever accomplished this before and that Hip-Hop is evolving not only in its art form but in the human being that creates that art. I am a new species of artists. The next level of Hip-Hop's evolutionary chain. All I would hear artists say over and over they had bars for days. Well, I wanted to make that a reality and show I really do have BARS FOR DAYS!!

Was there a point when you didn’t think you could keep going? What helped you push on?

I would say between the hours of 4 am and 6 am it got hard. Not because I was tired but because my body was being pushed to look past the darkness of night and the comfort of food. I was in pain. I had to go to the bathroom in every way but couldn’t because I couldn’t take another break for an hour and a half. I was hungry and time felt like it was on a lunch break lol. At one point I started crying because the pain was so bad. But I closed my eyes and started to Freestyle to myself out loud and tell myself that if you push through this pain the pleasure of accomplishing this mission will make you forget what pain feels like. To know that people were watching me push through and fight to be remembered forever was the reason I will remember them forever because I didn’t want to let them down. I didn’t want to let my fans down. My 10’year old nephew who sees me as a superhero I didn’t want to let him see Superman bleed. And to know I was giving all of this time and pain to raise money for a charity that helps artists who are having hard times. I knew this pain was nothing compared to what they go through physically and mentally so I had to push through.

How did it feel after finally putting the mic down once you finished the 31 hours?

I cried!!! I couldn’t believe it was over. All the cheers and love from my city, family, and friends was overwhelming. I felt like I truly did something to make Hip-Hop proud to call me its son. It was weird even though I had put the mic down I felt like I was still holding it. Like I had a phantom grip on the mic. Just in case I needed to keep going. My mind and body were still ready to go and I can say with confidence that I could have went to the 33-hour mark easily but I got so emotional at that point sharing that moment with everyone that I stopped and I felt like God was saying "good job you can rest now." I felt like that whole 31 hours I got a chance to peek into God's Dictionary.