Essential The Official Battle Rap Random Thoughts Thread (URL, KOTD, UW etc...)
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And for that, I gotta reduce JJDD back to TODD. He's not moving like the JJDD I have come to respect and like. He's a league owner himself so I bet if someone pulled up to a Bullpen event like that, he wouldn't want the bag all fukked up over it. Ace has been on his bullshyt and needs to step it up but TODD hella wrong.
Unprofessional but it happens. And its not always because of preparation. shyt my last battle with prep i was fukking up a bit not cuz i didnt know my material but that cotton mouth started fukkin with me and throwing me off lol. But it happens. Nothing should be docked for stumbles or slight chokes where they get it back but if you just completely fukk off the round there should be some kind of dock on the pay. nikkas get paid too much to prep for a battle a week in advance only to get thru 35% of the material. Its why i dont book multiple battles or go back to back. I like to have my material af least a month in advance so im comfortable with it.
I’m listening to restore order on 15ofe. I really hate Heavy Bagz. Dude was upset because O’fficial called his racist ass out. We as black people know when we see racism. Gtfoh Heavybagz.
The “tough” guys in battle rap definitely lowkey c00n, like Swave, Head Ice, Ms Hustle, etc. I don’t think they can identity racism unless it’s out in the open. If it’s subtle, they’re probably too drugged up to recognize anything.
The “tough” guys in battle rap definitely lowkey c00n, like Swave, Head Ice, Ms Hustle, etc. I don’t think they can identity racism unless it’s out in the open. If it’s subtle, they’re probably too drugged up to recognize anything.
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“You rollin dat whip around is foolish.......
*Twork hands*
My clip’ll slide into it.......
*Twork hands*
I reach for my 40, then I turn it up......
nikka THIS IS HOW WE DO IT!!!!”
I swear I need to see Twork say this in a battle lol
*Twork hands*
My clip’ll slide into it.......
*Twork hands*
I reach for my 40, then I turn it up......
nikka THIS IS HOW WE DO IT!!!!”
I swear I need to see Twork say this in a battle lol
Yea I come up wit bars all the time. I thought of that one and was like this is somethin Twork would say lol
Yea even tho he didn't continue that blue lives matter stance with current events it doesn't mean he gets to act like he never did anything to understandably alienate people , if you are not racist then say people that know your character don't see you that way and keep it moving, but all this attacking the premise as If alone bringing up racism is wrong gives credence to the claim because you are so threatened you need to silence them instead of just stating why you disagree , some people do give a pass if someone fits in on the surface , but while my circle multicultural too , dudes would check anybody If they got too comfortable with certain shyt , which nobody must be doing based on how he moves
Look at how long it took for this to happen
nikka had to call out the talent on their biggest platform right now toosad state of affairs but it had to be done
Smack has done this numerous times
The Vegas event was full of chokes and Smack had a big rant after that
The push for Bars over Names
im still waiting to see this battle on the app of ace/fonz , but from a few people that i trust their opinions they have ace winning material wise though i also have only heard about how unpro ace was and havent seen it, so that can also change my opinion cause ive read the comments in here that people think fonz just won the battle overall which i have thought that way about certain battles in the past. but it sounds like, dont get me wrong ace has been average as hell and choking so far the whole tourney, hes had some good material but overall his performance has been medicore but regardless it seems like if not for the drama he wouldve advanced, not only 25k but the look of being on Nome. in a way this jjdd incident couldve altered his whole career, i wonder if this will be so easy to squash if he looks at it in that way
Look like something Tay Roc would say.
Don't disrespect me like that, sir.
ALLHIPHOP PRESENTS "10 Steps to NOME X" featuring Mike P
Read up on battle rapper Mike P as URL gear's up for NOME "X"
He clearly remembers the day that changed his life. ‘
He received a call one day and it was P from URL, inviting to do a Proving Grounds 3-rounder after his 10th battle on Trap House. It seems that making the switch from recording music to battling was a paying off.
P remembers how Mike P got on his radar.
“Terra (URL affiliate) told me about Mike P.” P reflects, “He told me to watch a battle that Mike had versus another emcee named Aura.” This was the battle that Mike remembers as his breakout battle.
“I then watched another battle he had versus another emcee named TapeDeck. After watching the battle I got his number from Terra and contacted him to offer him a PG against Haixian.”
However, Mike P was in high demand. Other leagues were looking at him … in fact, King of The Dot out of Canada was tapping his shoulder. The Long Island native had options, but none of them could compete with the league that was born out of the DVDs that the little kid in him used to watch on repeat.
P shared, “He told me that he was in talks for a KOTD Ground Zero battle. He asked if he could call me back because he needed to talk to them. He wanted to inform them that he was gonna take the PG with us.”
Of course, he was going to shut the KOTD offer down. What battle rapper wouldn’t want to get a call from someone from the inner-circle over at Smack White’s league? Who wouldn’t believe that this was the chance of a lifetime?
Michael Pulice’s friends.
People in his crew told him that the Ultimate Rap League didn’t have white boys on their stage — and since he didn’t have a gimmick or a crazy backstory— he might not fit in. It is a great thing that he didn’t listen to them. First, because the URL has had mad white boys touch in their battles. One of the architects of the culture is Iron Solomon, who made his debut when he battled Math Hoffa in 2010 in a record store, and he is white. Secondly, had he ignored the message from P, he would never have been ready for this moment right now. A moment that should feel even more intimidating than getting that call. The moment where he will go up against Th3 Saga on the biggest stage of his life, NOME X.
If you ask Mike P, this is long overdue. He been ready. He been dope. The thought is not new and it is one that he was not alone vocalizing.
C3, a powerhouse emcee from Queen of the Ring, said, “Mike P is one of those battle rappers you can tell is passionate about his work. You're gonna feel his energy anytime you watch him, whether it’s live or on camera.” The passion comes out in his lyrics, as the emcee is notoriously vulnerable on the mic. He even says that people get what they get because he wears his heart on his sleeves.
“He gives the culture big moments.” Reda from *Champion *offers, “He made it this far through dedication, quotable bars and making his presence known. Mike P deserves every plate he gets.”
He has had some big plates over the years.
Selective in how he curates his competitions, he has faced some formidable opponents. He stood in front of a young Ave, Tink Da Demon, Young Kannon, and Dre Deniss. He has had some vets that he grew up watching: Shotgun Suge, Daylyt, Big T, and Serius Jones. He rocked with the lyrical B-Dot, energy-absorbing Nu Jerzey Twork, and the quick-thinking & freestyle savant Chef Trez. You can’t sneeze at his resume but the question keeps coming back to why someone so dope has not popped. People seem to love him, but the rise that got the league to take notice seems to have been stunted. P points to his performances to find that answer.
“He accepted the battle with Haixian and did well. But URL wasn’t the walk in the park-like those other leagues he was used to. His next battle was with Ave and he lost. Sure, he had a very impactful and memorable third round, but he lost.”
“To his credit, his next battle he bounced back and it was his breakout battle with Tink Da Demon, where he had his viral street fighter moment that was just fire.”
It is that passion that got him invited back.
Perhaps that is why he is as passionate as C3 says. He knows that he is special and will not stop pushing until the world sees it. Mike P says in his own words how this passion and vulnerability manifests, where it comes from and how it fuels him.
Mike P
“It takes a lot to get me to write. There is a deep mode that I need to hit to get there. I wear my heart on my sleeve. How I look is probably how I feel and I never had a problem expressing myself. My vulnerability I look at as an advantage. You have to show yourself first and speak on things that are dirt or you might not want to be exposed. You can’t be like you don’t want people to know about who you are. I think that is ridiculous. I think the one thing I want you to know, or at least have the best idea of, is who I am. What I am made of. What I have been through. And how much I care about what I am doing. I think that emotion and passion is always going to come out in every single performance. Even if I didn’t want it to, it is just something that happens. It is a thing in the subconscious. The switch gets switched and I am really blacked-out on that stage.”
According to Mike, the feeling of performing is so possessive and overwhelming that it even stays with him when he comes off the stage. He is open to the crowd and the energy that is crackling in the air.
In many ways, he is like the Kid Cudi of battle rap. A grand statement, but it's true. Both artists are uber emotional, sometimes sharing more than they have to and also under-rated.
Another artist that people say is under-rated is Th3 Saga.
Mike confesses that it actually bothered him to be compared to The Sensei, but one must wonder “why?”
“I tried to deny that we were very much the same because that’s the conversation that has always been around us. It has always been Mike P and Saga; they work so hard but they don’t get what they deserve. They don’t get their shot. I’ve always been like ‘I’m not Saga. I am better than Saga. I have done more than Saga. I don’t deserve this shot; this is a late fee. Smack and URL, they owe me this. Saga had to work for this. I should have gotten this a long time ago.’ But the more we get down to NOME … the closer we get … I realize we are very much the same.”
“But this is bigger than him as far as my mission and what I am here for. Although I know we will be the best battle. There will not be a better performance, I can almost guarantee this. Because we are so similar in our position. I just need to do what I need to do.”
That is tough talk, particularly considering all of the top tier talents that will be sharing the stage with him. Tsu Surf will be going up against Loaded Lux, Tay Roc and Daylyt will go at it. Geechi Gotti is battling Aye Verb and John John Da Don will be matched up against Ill Will. NOME X is going to be an experience. A confident Mike P is adamant about what he and Saga, who happens to be his friend in real life, will bring to the event.
“I think this will be the biggest card in the history of battle rap. You have every single era on this card. From the people that first came to the second and third wave. The first and second wave of proving ground battlers, you have every era. This is the most anticipated card. There is going to be the most eyes on it. This is history and it will live up to the hype.”
Read up on battle rapper Mike P as URL gear's up for NOME "X"
He clearly remembers the day that changed his life. ‘
He received a call one day and it was P from URL, inviting to do a Proving Grounds 3-rounder after his 10th battle on Trap House. It seems that making the switch from recording music to battling was a paying off.
P remembers how Mike P got on his radar.
“Terra (URL affiliate) told me about Mike P.” P reflects, “He told me to watch a battle that Mike had versus another emcee named Aura.” This was the battle that Mike remembers as his breakout battle.
“I then watched another battle he had versus another emcee named TapeDeck. After watching the battle I got his number from Terra and contacted him to offer him a PG against Haixian.”
However, Mike P was in high demand. Other leagues were looking at him … in fact, King of The Dot out of Canada was tapping his shoulder. The Long Island native had options, but none of them could compete with the league that was born out of the DVDs that the little kid in him used to watch on repeat.
P shared, “He told me that he was in talks for a KOTD Ground Zero battle. He asked if he could call me back because he needed to talk to them. He wanted to inform them that he was gonna take the PG with us.”
Of course, he was going to shut the KOTD offer down. What battle rapper wouldn’t want to get a call from someone from the inner-circle over at Smack White’s league? Who wouldn’t believe that this was the chance of a lifetime?
Michael Pulice’s friends.
People in his crew told him that the Ultimate Rap League didn’t have white boys on their stage — and since he didn’t have a gimmick or a crazy backstory— he might not fit in. It is a great thing that he didn’t listen to them. First, because the URL has had mad white boys touch in their battles. One of the architects of the culture is Iron Solomon, who made his debut when he battled Math Hoffa in 2010 in a record store, and he is white. Secondly, had he ignored the message from P, he would never have been ready for this moment right now. A moment that should feel even more intimidating than getting that call. The moment where he will go up against Th3 Saga on the biggest stage of his life, NOME X.
If you ask Mike P, this is long overdue. He been ready. He been dope. The thought is not new and it is one that he was not alone vocalizing.
C3, a powerhouse emcee from Queen of the Ring, said, “Mike P is one of those battle rappers you can tell is passionate about his work. You're gonna feel his energy anytime you watch him, whether it’s live or on camera.” The passion comes out in his lyrics, as the emcee is notoriously vulnerable on the mic. He even says that people get what they get because he wears his heart on his sleeves.
“He gives the culture big moments.” Reda from *Champion *offers, “He made it this far through dedication, quotable bars and making his presence known. Mike P deserves every plate he gets.”
He has had some big plates over the years.
Selective in how he curates his competitions, he has faced some formidable opponents. He stood in front of a young Ave, Tink Da Demon, Young Kannon, and Dre Deniss. He has had some vets that he grew up watching: Shotgun Suge, Daylyt, Big T, and Serius Jones. He rocked with the lyrical B-Dot, energy-absorbing Nu Jerzey Twork, and the quick-thinking & freestyle savant Chef Trez. You can’t sneeze at his resume but the question keeps coming back to why someone so dope has not popped. People seem to love him, but the rise that got the league to take notice seems to have been stunted. P points to his performances to find that answer.
“He accepted the battle with Haixian and did well. But URL wasn’t the walk in the park-like those other leagues he was used to. His next battle was with Ave and he lost. Sure, he had a very impactful and memorable third round, but he lost.”
“To his credit, his next battle he bounced back and it was his breakout battle with Tink Da Demon, where he had his viral street fighter moment that was just fire.”
It is that passion that got him invited back.
Perhaps that is why he is as passionate as C3 says. He knows that he is special and will not stop pushing until the world sees it. Mike P says in his own words how this passion and vulnerability manifests, where it comes from and how it fuels him.
Mike P
“It takes a lot to get me to write. There is a deep mode that I need to hit to get there. I wear my heart on my sleeve. How I look is probably how I feel and I never had a problem expressing myself. My vulnerability I look at as an advantage. You have to show yourself first and speak on things that are dirt or you might not want to be exposed. You can’t be like you don’t want people to know about who you are. I think that is ridiculous. I think the one thing I want you to know, or at least have the best idea of, is who I am. What I am made of. What I have been through. And how much I care about what I am doing. I think that emotion and passion is always going to come out in every single performance. Even if I didn’t want it to, it is just something that happens. It is a thing in the subconscious. The switch gets switched and I am really blacked-out on that stage.”
According to Mike, the feeling of performing is so possessive and overwhelming that it even stays with him when he comes off the stage. He is open to the crowd and the energy that is crackling in the air.
In many ways, he is like the Kid Cudi of battle rap. A grand statement, but it's true. Both artists are uber emotional, sometimes sharing more than they have to and also under-rated.
Another artist that people say is under-rated is Th3 Saga.
Mike confesses that it actually bothered him to be compared to The Sensei, but one must wonder “why?”
“I tried to deny that we were very much the same because that’s the conversation that has always been around us. It has always been Mike P and Saga; they work so hard but they don’t get what they deserve. They don’t get their shot. I’ve always been like ‘I’m not Saga. I am better than Saga. I have done more than Saga. I don’t deserve this shot; this is a late fee. Smack and URL, they owe me this. Saga had to work for this. I should have gotten this a long time ago.’ But the more we get down to NOME … the closer we get … I realize we are very much the same.”
“But this is bigger than him as far as my mission and what I am here for. Although I know we will be the best battle. There will not be a better performance, I can almost guarantee this. Because we are so similar in our position. I just need to do what I need to do.”
That is tough talk, particularly considering all of the top tier talents that will be sharing the stage with him. Tsu Surf will be going up against Loaded Lux, Tay Roc and Daylyt will go at it. Geechi Gotti is battling Aye Verb and John John Da Don will be matched up against Ill Will. NOME X is going to be an experience. A confident Mike P is adamant about what he and Saga, who happens to be his friend in real life, will bring to the event.
“I think this will be the biggest card in the history of battle rap. You have every single era on this card. From the people that first came to the second and third wave. The first and second wave of proving ground battlers, you have every era. This is the most anticipated card. There is going to be the most eyes on it. This is history and it will live up to the hype.”