Is Eminem the only MC with commercial success who battled n made a name in the battle circuit?

[maxamusa]

A lot of rappers saying they want smoke.....did the battle circuit disappear?

 

[Barney Rubble]

I don't know if he was on the circuit, but Meek's name was known in battle rap before the commercial shyt. That's why that abomination he dropped against Drake was such a disappointment.

 

[Pop123]

Cassidy, he didn't make his bones on the DVDs/leagues but in the street he's recognized as one of the most dangerous battlers ever, that's all he ever did, that's how he got with Swizz/Ruff Ryders.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

 

[Da_Eggman]

Ever hear of DMX for one

 

[Cladyclad]

besides the Goat

here is a fun fact

Kobe used to go around Philly battling

 

[MJ Truth]

Taking the earliest rappers out, and off the top of my head…

Cassidy
DMX
Meek

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Shay Davis

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Didn't busta do some battling?

 

[maxamusa]

Ever hear of DMX for one

Man I'm from here....but not on that type of time.....eminem was doing it like at legit battle events...rap olympics that type of shyt.....thirstin was there....lyricist lounge....
the dog was battling local cats. Did you hear of the dog before its dark n hell its hot?

 

[Da_Eggman]

Man I'm from here....but not on that type of time.....eminem was doing it like at legit battle events...rap olympics that type of shyt.....thirstin was there....lyricist lounge....
the dog was battling local cats. Did you hear of the dog before its dark n hell its hot?

DMX was a known street battler maby stories of him eating up future MCs

Lifelong feuds with K Solo and MF Grimm over street battles

 

[Mystic]

A lot of rappers saying they want smoke.....did the battle circuit disappear?

Eminem never mad a name for himself in the circuit. Outside of Detroit Eminem was a nobody when he was battling and you mention him but not Cassidy who was ready to go against a prime Jay(and only didn’t because Jay didn’t think he was a lil nikka and should battle Freeway instead) and battled 20+ years later some of the most popular battle rappers of the time(Dizaster, Arsonal, Hitman Holla, and Goodz).

 

[Mystic]

besides the Goat

here is a fun fact

Kobe used to go around Philly battling

Kobe really was like that fr? Mamba mentality would of had that nikka thinking he would have survived the crash had he saw it

 

[maxamusa]

Eminem never mad a name for himself in the circuit. Outside of Detroit Eminem was a nobody when he was battling and you mention him but not Cassidy who was ready to go against a prime Jay(and only didn’t because Jay didn’t think he was a lil nikka and should battle Freeway instead) and battled 20+ years later some of the most popular battle rappers of the time(Dizaster, Arsonal, Hitman Holla, and Goodz).

Nah he was really out in NJ and NYC rhyming. you lying RN.


despite what people wanna say he left his turf and went out there and put in work.

 

[Mystic]

Nah he was really out in NJ and NYC rhyming. you lying RN.


despite what people wanna say he left his turf and went out there and put in work.

If Eminem never blew nobody would remember except for his friends and a couple of people at these events, if Cassidy was the same you’d have people remembering that I’ll ass nikka from Philly that was the hardest illest nikka who never made it. And that’s no disrespect to Eminem he paid his dues battle rap wise in Detroit but that’s it but you can say the same about Cassidy as they both was battling before the internet