Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Ultimate Freestyle Friday


  
  Written by Douglas Howard
@meggahpopular


                  URL Meets BET
                                 
Smack/URL UFF
Mr. Classic himself, has done what most people would consider the impossible. The Worlds Most Respected battle League has expanded to National Television. Smack/URL has teamed up with Bow Wow & BET to hold a 7 week freestyle tournament wich featured Ill Will (MI), Danger Zone (MD), Young Kannon (CHI), Real Deal (PA), Tone Montana (WI), Sco (NY), M. Ciddy (MI) & Lottazy (NJ). Using 2 minute timed rounds, Mr. Classic has put together nothing less than classics. This has been great for the culture, and shows just how far not just Smack himself, but battle rap alone has come. Tune in to BET every Friday , to see some of the top MCees in the game go head to head. With just a one week left, you can also go to YouTube, and catch up on all the UFF battles. Smack has also released Un-Cut footage of each battle. Big S/O to the man himself, Smack aka Mr. Classic & Bow Wow. The URL is without a doubt The Worlds Most Respected battle league. 
YOU CAN'T COPY RESPECT!!!!




Friday, August 2, 2013

World Domination 4 (King Of The Dot)


  Written by Douglas Howard
@meggahpopular
Finally, the official card for KOTD World Domination 4 has been announced. With a high caliber list of events, this should make for an extraordinary two nights of nonstop BARZ!

            DAY ONE WILL HOST!!!!
Arsonal (NJ) vs. Dizaster (CA) in a highly anticipated rematch. In their first matchup, they were cut short due 2 failure with the lights, and I believe the police shut the venue down. Arsonal hasn't battled on KOTD since his slaughter of Illmaculate, and Dizaster is coming off a showing against Cortez that was not all that impressive. If Diz doesn't prepare, wich seems to be the case in his last few battles, Arsonal may just body bag Diz. I'd Diz takes this matchup as serious as he says he's gonna, this battle should be an instant classic.

Daylyt (CA) vs. Loe Pesci should be a breeze for Daylyt. Although I like Pesci, and he is coming off a huge win over Sketch Menace, I just don't fell Pesci has the performance to match with Daylyt, who is fresh off a great showing against KG The Poet.
Shotgun Suge (NJ) vs Charron (Canada) This is Suges first trip to KOTD, and I hope he takes this battle serious. Charron hasn't battled on KOTD since he matched up against HFK, but will come correct, and I don't think he will play any games with Suge, so I hope Shotgun is prepared.

JC (MI) vs. 100 Bulletz should be a battle of wordplay. After a battle with Caustic, the youn bull JC should be at the ready for this one. 100 Bulletz last performance vs. Dirtbag Dan was kinda ify, but if he's in his bag, and remembers his lines, this may be the battle of the night, and could go either way.
Pass (CA) vs. Osa I believe will be a breeze for Pass. Coming off a huge win over Remy D, Pass who is always ready to go to war, will be prepared for this night. Osa last battled Sonny Bamboo on KOTD, and does have bars, along with jokes, and a heavy delivery that just may surprise a lot of people. Pass included.

J-Pro (CA) vs. Anygma could be the shocker of the night. Both these guys have dope bars, and aren't to bad performance wise. J-Pros last performance against SunTsu was phenomenal, and really caught my attention. Anygmas last KOTD showing was in a tag team match with Protege. Haven't seen much of him, but what I have seen, I was impressed. I think J-Pro will take the battle clearly.
Deffinition vs. PH (NY) is a battle I can only see going one way. I've seen Deff a few times, and wasn't all that impressed. His last KOTD showing was a tag team match with Protege. PH on the other hand, had a great showing in his last KOTD performance against Sketch Menace, and should take this battle hands down.

Pigsty vs. Gin-I will probably be the least viewed battle of the night, but quiet as kept, tha kid Pigsty is pretty dope. Did his thing in his last showing against Aspire. I've never seen Gin-I, so we'll have to see what he brings to the table.

None the less, this should make for a very special first night of KOTD WD4 events. 

Day 2 of KOTD WD4 is action packed.

Pat Stay will face off against Arcane for the KOTD chain. Being that Arcane paid for bars in his last showing against Dizaster, I have lost all respect for him, and personally feel Pat Stay is gonna demolish him. Pat had a brilliant performance in his last KOTD showing against a red hot Math Hoffa

Rone (Philly) who just took a huge loss to Fresco Clean, is gonna want to redeem himself, will face off against a beast from Pittsburg, known as Real Deal. Real Deal caught a body his last time on a KOTD stage, and I believe will do the same in this case. Rone is gonna have to be on 100 for this one. Otherwise, Deal will steal the show.

Tycoon Tax will face off against Cortez (NY). Tax is always dope, and has been jerked in a lot of KOTD battles that he has been in, in my opinion. If Tez comes with the same fire he brought for Dizaster, Tycoon Tax may not stand a chance.

Bonnie Godiva (NY) vs. Young Gattas. Now this matchup could steal the night. Bonnie showed character her first time visiting KOTD, and brought home the W against Germ Free, while I haven't seen Gattas in KOTD since her battle with Looney Divine. This one I can't call. Both the ladies come with the heat. I feel this battle will be won on performance.

The Saurus (CA) will go head to head, with Loonie (Phillipians). I've only seen Loonie in a KOTD PY battle, and was very impressed. Loonie is as dope as they come, but I think The Saurus who just came off a pretty fair battle with DNA has something to prove, and will come with some of his best material.

Tantrum vs Protege is a battle I can't wait to see. Although the names aren't big, the bars definently will be. Can't really say who will walk away from this one victorious.

Menace vs. Youthoracle is a battle I can only see going one way. I've only seen Menace once, but Youthoracle is a serious problem on the mic. I believe Oracle will take this one hands down.

KOTD has done it again. This should be an extraordinary night with lots more to come. Props to Organik & the whole KOTD staff. Keep doing your thang #salute

Monday, June 3, 2013

N.O.M.E 3



Written by Douglas Howard
@meggahpopular



Smack/ URLTV.tv has done it AGAIN! Another CLASSIC Night Of Main Events card has been announced. This card consists of highly anticipated battles, that should make for an extraordinary night.

Big-T (Chicago Illinois) will face off against K-Shine (Harlem, NY) (Dot Mob). Big-T hasn't battled since his match against Charlie Clips. K-Shine is coming off a very impressive performance against DNA. Bar 4 Bar, I like this matchup. Performance wise, I like this matchup. Being that Big-T has been away for so long, and has been so thirsty to get back on the stage, I believe he is gonna come with the heat, all three rounds. K-Shine will of course be on his A-Game, but I see this being Big-T's night.

Hitman Holla (St. Louis, MO) will square off with Conceited (Brooklyn, NY). Hitman hasn't blessed the URL stage since his shown down with John John last September. He is a guaranteed million view battle rapper, so his performance of course will be up to par. Conceited's last URL performance was phenomenal. A classic punch line festival vs. real rap when he faced off against Tsu Surf. I believe Hitman will put on a dope performance, as he always does, but I think Con is just gonna punch his lights out all three rounds to slightly edge each one.

DNA (Queens, NY) will face off against Chilla Jones (Boston, MA). DNA has an amazing freestyle ability. A crazy delivery. Non-stop wordplay, and hits hard when he uses punches. Coming off what some see as a loss to K-Shine, could very well impact on his performance. Chilla Jones wants to get a bigger buzz, and has enough schemes to do it. Coming off what Chilla called a loss that many feel he won against B-Magic, I think Chilla has something special up his sleeve. This is the PG & SG of my top five battle rappers, and should make for a CLASSIC showdown, with Chilla walking out with the W.

B Magic (St. Louis, MO) vs. Charlie Clips (Harlem, NY). B Magic will punch, and punch, and punch. Probably use name flips, and continue to wow the crowd. Coming off a superior performance against Chilla Jones, I know Magic is ready. Charlie Clips will use everything from punchlines, schemes, name flips, wordplay, etc. Clips last URL battle was against Serius Jones. Has visited KOTD & Don't Flop since. Magic may very well be able to steal this one. If Clips is on his A-Game, and stays in his bag all three rounds, Magic could be in for a long nite.

Tsu Surf (Newark, NJ) will be the first to welcome back Hollow Da Don (Queens, NY). Surf vs. Con as I said was a CLASSIC. Surf comes with enough wittiness to convince just about anybody he's winning the battle, but Hollow is beyond hungry. It's been so long since we've seen Hollow. Actually it's been almost two years, so I know he's coming with something never seen or heard before. Surf will get his thing off, but Hollow will own the night.

Dizaster ( ), vs. T Rex (Harlem, NY) will FINALLY take place. With Rex winning ten g's off Diddy in his last URL showing, he should be feeling himself. Rex will come with all types of angles, and hopefully brings the old Rex back. There's not to much of anything Dizaster cant do when it comes to battle rap. He has it all. Every since the loss to Arcane, Dizaster seems like he lost the passion for the sport. The last three performances I've seen from him have been less than average. If Diz takes it back to when he was hungry, and felt undefeateable, Rex could get 3-0'd

S/O to Smack, Beasly, Norbes & the whole URL staff, for once again putting together a CLASSIC night of events! WE ON REAL NIGGA TIME..... YOU CAN'T COPY RESPECT!!!!