Essential The Official Battle Rap Random Thoughts Thread (URL, KOTD, UW etc...)

[superchoops]

No it's not an awful take, because a NOME battle actually improves your profile tenfold. Don't add the part of "and a NOME battle" as one of the rewards to getting to the finals of the tournament, if you can lose in lower rounds and still get on a NOME stage. It takes away from the finalist. I'm sure they're not crying about it, but I wouldn't like it and I'm sure they don't either. A nikka that got beat in the first round is on NOME, that's crazy.

And I'm a staunch URL defender, but I'm also fair in criticisms. I would call anyone out for this.

honestly, i think ultimate madness' purpose changed drastically after UM3, especially with Rum and Geechi damn near headlining that card instead of opening.

before, i think your point stood a lot firmer with UM1/UM2 (we can argue Fonz' stature didnt really grow after UM1 but thats moreso to him having a string of personal issues directly after)

but after UM3 introduced top tiers/nome-level talent already, UM4 being full of people nobody really gave a fukk about, and KOTD Grand Prix upping the grand prize to 100k, UM5 now is just the URL tournament. If someone like a swamp or sheed happens generates buzz for themselves a la Holmzie/Cortez/Jakkboy, the tournament did its job nowadays instead of getting people tastes of the big stage.

also, we got mfs in the tournament that people are already come out for like the geechi's, rum nitty's, twork's, etc etc. NOME is also back to being a big name event instead of rewarding people who did solid all year (no reason why Drugz shouldn't have his first NOME this year)

tldr: tried to tell yall URL does not move with an iota of sense

 

[Theo Penn]

Yeah, I see that Shine is ducking the fade from Jakkboy

 

[TripleAgent]

Yeah, I see that Shine is ducking the fade from Jakkboy

What in the hell does Shine gain from battling Jakk? Maye if he goes on a streak and gets his stock up, but come on.

 

[Theo Penn]

What in the hell does Shine gain from battling Jakk? Maye if he goes on a streak and gets his stock up, but come on.

What does he get battling Real Sikh? An easier opponent.

You know that Jakkboy is the matchup everyone wanted, including URL. Shine knows Jakkboy would be a battle he’d have a good chance to lose. He’s on a downslope and trying to cherry-pick wins.

 

[Phillyrider807]

Yeah, I see that Shine is ducking the fade from Jakkboy

 

[TripleAgent]

What does he get battling Real Sikh? An easier opponent.

You know that Jakkboy is the matchup everyone wanted, including URL. Shine knows Jakkboy would be a battle he’d have a good chance to lose. He’s on a downslope and trying to cherry-pick wins.

Sikh's stock is significantly higher than Jakk

 

[Reptile]

Sikh's stock is significantly higher than Jakk

And has battled far better comp over the last year or so...

 

[Theo Penn]

Sikh's stock is significantly higher than Jakk

That’s debatable because Jakkboy is more prominent in the culture than Sikh right now. Sikh keeps a low profile. Plus the backstory is there for Jakk to get a match with Shine. It’s been brewing for a while. Jakk been beating some heavyweights over the last year.

Nobody asked for this random match.

 

[superchoops]

That’s debatable because Jakkboy is more prominent in the culture than Sikh right now. Sikh keeps a low profile. Plus the backstory is there for Jakk to get a match with Shine. It’s been brewing for a while.

Nobody asked for this random match.

sikh stock higher for sure (talent wise right now? not so much but they'd be a great matchup themselves...)

shine gets an opponent he shouldn't die to

everyone's happy but the fans

 

[Theo Penn]

Definitely gotta give Jakk respect. Electrifying vs T-Top and Chess. His performances are worthy of the main stage. His rebrand has been impressive. Energy in that battle would’ve been CRAZY

 

[superchoops]

Definitely gotta give Jakk respect. Electrifying vs T-Top and Chess. His performances are worthy of the main stage. His rebrand has been impressive. Energy in that battle would’ve been CRAZY

rewatched the chess one rounder the other day, jakk was smoking shyt

what you get when you mix chess, the wave, and a bullet? the dead man float

he go from, look y'all, he gettin sturdy!
to doc, how do we keep him stable!?



might go rewatch that jakk/t-top and that jakk/saga battle too

 

[Reptile]

Definitely gotta give Jakk respect. Electrifying vs T-Top and Chess. His performances are worthy of the main stage. His rebrand has been impressive. Energy in that battle would’ve been CRAZY

Forgot about that Chess battle lol. He definitely beat T Top too lol. But still, shut up.

 

[FreshAIG]

Sikh has a higher stock than Jakk but Jakk vs Shine is a far better battle on paper. Based off energy, performance, content and they have a mini feud going. Sikh and Shine is random as fukk

 

[Reptile]

Ive been in here fukking with yall for 7+ years lol I was 20 when I joined. Damn nikkas is fat and old now. Especially @dutchie I know he straight Larry Holmes status. All kinds of flabbage...

 

[FreshAIG]

Well Lux said they did I saw it yesterday on Twitter. Im trying to find the damn video, I forgot whose page I saw it on/who posted it.

Apparently Lux and Day is on the Diz vs Crooked I card