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A schoolteacher who rapped for nearly 40 hours says he feels proud to be a world record-holder.<\/p>\n
Daniel Alcon, from Wimbledon in south-west London, broke the “longest freestyle rap marathon” Guinness World Record last month.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old English teacher, who lives in Valencia, was successful on his second bid after failing last year.<\/p>\n
He missed two nights of sleep while setting the new mark, which Guinness World Records has since ratified.<\/p>\n
The teacher, who raps under the name DAlcon, said his motivation was to raise awareness for Key Changes, a label exclusively for musicians with mental health challenges.<\/p>\n
‘Relief is the word’<\/strong><\/p>\n After falling an hour short of setting a new world record last year, DAlcon was determined to be successful with his second attempt.<\/p>\n “I feel very proud,” he said.<\/p>\n “I did it once before, which I failed, and that really hurt me.<\/p>\n “I just can’t believe I did it again. I decided to do it one more time and relief, relief is the word.”<\/p>\n Witnesses were on hand to ensure the teacher stuck to the strict rules of the attempt, which included only being allowed a five-minute break for every hour rapped and 30 seconds to catch his breath between raps.<\/p>\n “One of the most tiring moments was in the first song when I was feeling uninspired,” he added.<\/p>\n “Before the challenge, I was nervous but once the challenge started I was a bit like a machine, I just thought ‘get on with it’.”<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Video\n<\/p>\n\n
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