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

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Smack needs to put a PG battle on every card. Prez vs Ty, Myers vs Boom shouldn't be on UFF. Put the top PG match up as an under card to open the show. This gets them acclimated to the big stage, gets the fans behind them, and will force the mid teirs to face them at the next event.
Why..... Y'all nyggas want people to hand them shyt
These nyggas gotta earn it, most these PG nyggas is lazy
They need to to stop having their hands out and start grinding
 

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PG events are packed because they're 20 dollars and held in small areas where you only have like 200 people and Smack doesn't pay them so besides renting on the space, it's all profit


If they start paying these guys 10k, that means they gonna have to fill up large venues and sell tickets at 100 dollars for general admission. They'd lose their ass. There's no way they'd make their money back off that with these PGs. Their names just aren't big enough bro. I love bars but fans come to these smack events for the full show and to see big names. These guys aren't on that level yet. Maybe in a couple years

The Snkrbst card was like $30 and the shyt was pretty much empty. There was less than 100 people at a event which featured Clips, Ill, B Magic, DNA, Big Kannon, JC and TODD. There were names on that card and the turnout out was still ass. It's not all about names. People will pay too see nikkas with bars battle. Stop underestimating the battlerap fan.

And I never said pay each of these dudes 10k. I said someone could take 10-15k and make a dope event with some of the battlers I listed. Charge $60-$70 for admission, have a ppv stream popping and get Smack to market it under the URL brand. nikka that's profit.
 

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Why..... Y'all nyggas want people to hand them shyt
These nyggas gotta earn it, most these PG nyggas is lazy
They need to to stop having their hands out and start grinding

:ufdup:Top tiers been putting on lazy performances for a while and the best battles lately either weren't on URL or PG.

If you wanna keep aging vets around and leave the prospects in the D League, watch your brand suffer. Yall bytching about DNA, Shine, and TODD getting battles but don't wanna push new talent. It's not about them promoting themselves. It's Smack's job to get them on stage for his brand to continue. Don't give them a big event to carry. Put the big names on a card to headline and 1 PG battle as the first battle of the night. They're the opening act in a packed house. If they put on a show and have the battle of the night or close to it the overall quality of URL improves. If nikkas leave the building saying the PG's killed it the vets will be forced to stop half assing and any mid tier takes the winner at the next event.

It's a no lose situation for Smack to do this.
 

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The thing with Myers, prez, Ty law, etc is the fact they would generate the interest from purists but not the casuals. And they def would not have guys flying from all over to see them. That's how it is in all business. The purist help you break even but the casuals earn you the profit. These guys have not been marketed well to the casual fans. Who fault is that is up for debate

Battle rap today is no longer lyricism and pen game. This shyt not even about angles of attack and being clever. This shyt about who the funniest and more likable. Casuals watch battles waiting to see who can make them laugh the most. This shyt a popularity contest. Until the new dudes gain in that area they can't headline shyt.
 

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If Rosenberg Raw and Real Deal can headline a Smack card, then these newer nikkas can definetely have their own card.


They were in Real Deal's hometown which is why they were able to pull that off. And don't underestimate the fact that Real Deal has been battling forever. Perhaps they should be willing to have events in these guys hometowns?
 

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:ufdup:Top tiers been putting on lazy performances for a while and the best battles lately either weren't on URL or PG.

If you wanna keep aging vets around and leave the prospects in the D League, watch your brand suffer. Yall bytching about DNA, Shine, and TODD getting battles but don't wanna push new talent. It's not about them promoting themselves. It's Smack's job to get them on stage for his brand to continue. Don't give them a big event to carry. Put the big names on a card to headline and 1 PG battle as the first battle of the night. They're the opening act in a packed house. If they put on a show and have the battle of the night or close to it the overall quality of URL improves. If nikkas leave the building saying the PG's killed it the vets will be forced to stop half assing and any mid tier takes the winner at the next event.

It's a no lose situation for Smack to do this.
U cant go from PG to top tier
nyggas gotta build their resume
people dont wanna pay to see nyggas they dont know
People hype this PG shyt
the battles are only good because they are going against someone with their own talent level
JC loses everytime he goes against someone not at PG level
Chilla looks trash against bigger names
but their battle together is classic cuz they got the same level of talent
 

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What in the fukk is so so dope about Prez Mafia to y'all? The "wusah" shyt is infuriating and beneath all that energy his lines are corny.
 

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What in the fukk is so so dope about Prez Mafia to y'all? The "wusah" shyt is infuriating and beneath all that energy his lines are corny.

he's pretty well-rounded. doesn't excel in any major categories but he'll get there.

the wusah/woosah shyt is corny but so is a lot of other nikka's slogans/ad libs

hitman's "yettt yettttt" is one that comes to mind
 

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Never was that impressed by prez but he impressed me vs Ty law

I do however find it hilarious watching the internet overly critique the prez vs Ty law battle but in the next breath remain easily impressed by simplified bullshyt being spit in other battles and calling that mediocre shyt a "classic"

I swear this shyt all about jokes and popularity now.
 

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The actual bracket. May have been posted before I haven't seen it & didn't know who was where
 
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