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

[wizworld]

I'd have to assume the only reason why they'd try to push two on twos off as a NOME card... something big has to happen

I think we get Shine & Rex finally, but it also could be Top & Brizz

 

[JuvenileHell]

Imagine Lux and Mook as a two on two Eazy Beloved

 

[FreshAIG]

I'd have to assume the only reason why they'd try to push two on twos off as a NOME card... something big has to happen

I think we get Shine & Rex finally, but it also could be Top & Brizz

Is a Brizz return still a big draw? I feel like the ship has sailed

 

[theflyest]

Is a Brizz return still a big draw? I feel like the ship has sailed

I believe so. He’s one of the few big stage performers in battle rap. In addition, he has good matchups out there that you can build an event around.

Battle rap is dying for stars.

I don’t see Brizz coming back in a 2v2 though. He’s been adamant his return has to be Mook.

 

[superchoops]

Nome Impact Announcement 4:
Ave/Fonz vs T-Top/....Swamp??? Thought them nikkas hated each other

Top gonna fukk around and "Carolina in this bytch!" and walk off on swamp

Nome Impact Announcement 5:
Ms Hustle/Danny Myers vs Jerry Wess/Lu Castro

Scoreboard

Tay Roc/Geechi vs Twork/Rum
DNA/JJDD vs Saflare Sole/Footz
Calicoe/Hollow vs Shotgun Suge/O-Red

 

[Diyhai]

 

[FreshAIG]

Nome Impact Announcement 4:
Ave/Fonz vs T-Top/....Swamp??? Thought them nikkas hated each other

Top gonna fukk around and "Carolina in this bytch!" and walk off on swamp

Nome Impact Announcement 5:
Ms Hustle/Danny Myers vs Jerry Wess/Lu Castro

Scoreboard

Tay Roc/Geechi vs Twork/Rum
DNA/JJDD vs Saflare Sole/Footz
Calicoe/Hollow vs Shotgun Suge/O-Red

Card looks mid as fukk

 

[Pain and Promise]

Nome Impact Announcement 4:
Ave/Fonz vs T-Top/....Swamp??? Thought them nikkas hated each other

Top gonna fukk around and "Carolina in this bytch!" and walk off on swamp

Nome Impact Announcement 5:
Ms Hustle/Danny Myers vs Jerry Wess/Lu Castro

Scoreboard

Tay Roc/Geechi vs Twork/Rum
DNA/JJDD vs Saflare Sole/Footz
Calicoe/Hollow vs Shotgun Suge/O-Red

URL want nikkas to pay for this? No thanks

 

[superchoops]

Card looks mid as fukk

25 dollars if you got the app!

 

[Deadman187]

Card looks mid as fukk

Even as a REGULAR Double Impact card, this shyt is ass, and they have the nerve to merge it with the NOME brand this time?

 

[Phillyrider807]

I think we finally do get Rex/Shine but this card looks ass not gonna lie .

Also won't surprise me if Footz/Saflare sole has performance of the night.

 

[theflyest]

Card looks mid as fukk

I have no intentions on even watching the PPV. This may perhaps be the worst URL year ever. The thing about it is that if the URL has a bad year, it hurts the entire culture. I respect what RBE does, but they are clearly not a #1 type of league.

From the outside looking it, it just appears that once the dynamic of their partnership changed with Caffeine, it’s just been lackluster. I remember Beasley said in an old interview that they actually make more money independently than working with Caffeine, however, Caffeine provided visibility to a bigger audience.

I lowkey think URL is going to continue to do cards like this until that streaming deal runs out. Once they have the rights to stream again, they’ll just do it on their own platform. They’ll do bigger battles to drive customers to the app.

The caffeine deal no longer benefits them imo. It reminds me of an artist that puts out some bull shyt albums to get out their deal.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

I have no intentions on even watching the PPV. This may perhaps be the worst URL year ever. The thing about it is that if the URL has a bad year, it hurts the entire culture. I respect what RBE does, but they are clearly not a #1 type of league.

1. From the outside looking it, it just appears that once the dynamic of their partnership changed with Caffeine, it’s just been lackluster. I remember Beasley said in an old interview that they actually make more money independently than working with Caffeine, however, Caffeine provided visibility to a bigger audience.

2. I lowkey think URL is going to continue to do cards like this until that streaming deal runs out. Once they have the rights to stream again, they’ll just do it on their own platform. They’ll do bigger battles to drive customers to the app.

1. I bet Beasley is lying with that statement. Caffeine was footing the bill for these cards to live stream, while URL got to put them on the app when the stream was over. Mook bragged about getting paid 60k for the same battle 3x, I bet that was all Caffeine money. Caffeine was offsetting a lot of costs for URL, like giving battlers streaming deals, which most likely made it easier for URL to negotiate the app only battle fees. I agree with the visibility thing though. I think it was either Ez or Norbes that said they were spending a lot on marketing, billboards and shyt.

2. That's the plan. Beasley already said they have the ability to stream live events in the app and they just waiting til the Caffeine deal is done to be able to do it.

 

[EA]

I’m tempted to cancel my subscription. The URL app has been undeservedly taking my money for months now

 

[FreshAIG]

I have no intentions on even watching the PPV. This may perhaps be the worst URL year ever. The thing about it is that if the URL has a bad year, it hurts the entire culture. I respect what RBE does, but they are clearly not a #1 type of league.

From the outside looking it, it just appears that once the dynamic of their partnership changed with Caffeine, it’s just been lackluster. I remember Beasley said in an old interview that they actually make more money independently than working with Caffeine, however, Caffeine provided visibility to a bigger audience.

I lowkey think URL is going to continue to do cards like this until that streaming deal runs out. Once they have the rights to stream again, they’ll just do it on their own platform. They’ll do bigger battles to drive customers to the app.

The caffeine deal no longer benefits them imo. It reminds me of an artist that puts out some bull shyt albums to get out their deal.

I'm going to buy more than likely because I watch every URL event but I'm not that interested in it. The last time they did a two on two card it was arguably their best event of that year, so maybe it can happen again, but I'm not big on low stakes battles and that's what 2 on 2s are.

Yeah once they stopped running events frequently, it killed the momentum. It's ironic how URL had a great year in 2021 on Caffeine during the pandemic.

I find Beasley's quote hard to believe simply because Caffeine footed the most expensive bill which is paying for the battles themselves. Unless he's referring to revenue vs profit. I could see them making more money simply because they ran more events where people could attend, plus the app, etc...and I'm assuming this interview was during a time when they have to have closed events. But I doubt they made more profit once you take out for expenses.

I agree, I think the Caffeine and URL deal was great for a time but it's run its course and they need to now start running events on the App. That should be the goal at least.