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

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She's one of my favs. Her performance vs melato black is one my fav performances of the year. Probably dropping this week sometime. Damn shame she not on that royalty card
Yeah it's weird she's not on that card

Low key it looks like 40 bars made URL and them blackball her:sas2:
 

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Yeah it's weird she's not on that card

Low key it looks like 40 bars made URL and them blackball her:sas2:

Naw 40 didn't have anything to do with it. Debo hates RBE and any girl that goes to RBE he has a problem with. Math low key brought this up one of his episodes and hart had a interview saying she was black balled from the event. But it's cause she was on RBE. Nothing to do with 40.
 

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Naw 40 didn't have anything to do with it. Debo hates RBE and any girl that goes to RBE he has a problem with. Math low key brought this up one of his episodes and hart had a interview saying she was black balled from the event. But it's cause she was on RBE. Nothing to do with 40.
I forgot that Debo is now connected with URL

And to be honest 40 bars don't look like the type who would do shyt like that and we all know debo

So you might be right:ehh:
 

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Now that the year is over who y'all got as COTY??

I think this year will be hard to judge because a lot of dudes don't have the app

My vote is on chess but how many dudes really watched him vs Jerry Wess?:francis:
 

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Now that the year is over who y'all got as COTY??

I think this year will be hard to judge because a lot of dudes don't have the app

My vote is on chess but how many dudes really watched him vs Jerry Wess?:francis:
Not having the app, and not having an easy way to see someone's battles for the year. Versetracker isn't as easy to use as it should be.
 

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Sounds like Snake beat Suge in a dope battle. Snake flipped Suge's What Your Life like into a prison scheme that hit heavy apparently

Wess and Glu are battling now and Wess shytting on the URL and the app lmao
Good for Wess. I know he was mad as fukk seein Ace fukk up that opportunity last night.
 

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So let me get this straight... If I broke down and wanted to pay the fee for the url app,
1. I cant watch the PPV's live
2. I can only watch the battles on the app on my mobile device
3. I cant even airplay it to my apple tv or firestick
4. I have to register on the website but I cant watch the battles there either
:gucci: what kinda BS business model is this nikka running? who wants to watch a 50 minute battle on their damn phone when they have a whole computer and or tv ?
Maybe im too old for this shyt, maybe Im not the target demo idk.. but :pacspit: url until they come up with a better business model
 

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‘Discussions’ don’t make money
YouTube adshare doesn’t make money
The problem here is we’ve been fed for free for 20 years so the sudden change to a paid model seems jarring (also black business are inherently devalued but that’s another topic)

if Netflix, Disney , Amazon, hbo etc can charge for their SVODs why can’t URL? Are they not providing a unique quality service?

As a black man with a business that agrees with that statement, this isnt the case for smack.
Netflix, Disney+ and hbo give you ALL of their content, on ALL of your smart devices and they allow ariplay/screenshare. URLtv does not, so its not the same.. Smack still holding battles and I cant even watch them on their website, thats inexcusable.. The PG's and lesser known battlers should be on YT and ALL the "TOP Tier" guys should be on the app and the PPV's should be there. All the services you named do business basically this way why would he still be in bed with watchbattle live if he has an app now?

I’m genuinely not sure what the trying to say here

PPVs across all mediums cost more, is the price of enjoying moment in real time

You can still buy ppvs if you want
You can pay for the app if you want
Or you can decide not to give URL any money at all if you want

The benefit of the app was consistent battle releases (they promised 3 a week and have delivered on that) , what more exactly do you want from them? Be specific please

see above...
The number one complaint for years have been holding battles for months, and two different pay walls later he is still holding battles. So he found a way to make him more money but not provide a service that people want.. Yes he satisfied a small niche hardcore audience but he could be reaching more people if he knocked it out the park with this app and he failed.. I have a few friends that followed this shyt heavy and we have all fallen back because of the reasons I named..
 

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As a black man with a business that agrees with that statement, this isnt the case for smack.
Netflix, Disney+ and hbo give you ALL of their content, on ALL of your smart devices and they allow ariplay/screenshare. URLtv does not, so its not the same.. Smack still holding battles and I cant even watch them on their website, thats inexcusable.. The PG's and lesser known battlers should be on YT and ALL the "TOP Tier" guys should be on the app and the PPV's should be there. All the services you named do business basically this way why would he still be in bed with watchbattle live if he has an app now?



see above...
The number one complaint for years have been holding battles for months, and two different pay walls later he is still holding battles. So he found a way to make him more money but not provide a service that people want.. Yes he satisfied a small niche hardcore audience but he could be reaching more people if he knocked it out the park with this app and he failed.. I have a few friends that followed this shyt heavy and we have all fallen back because of the reasons I named..
If they gave us all the battles we’d consume them in days and then complain about a lack of content. That’s an asinine complaint.

YouTube makes them no money, it's redundant as a platform

They promised 3+ battles a week , they’ve delivered on that front. People just can’t adjust to paying to something under they’ve had spoon fed for free for decades.

to say he’s failed is bullshyt, the app is generating 7 figures per annum while still in its infancy, it’s been a massive success for them
 
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