Bloggers are part of battle rap, so not wanting to discuss them in this thread is lame.
Yes I think the URL is responsible for getting rid of these guys. Once the PPV era started, bloggers became more popular in battle rap. It just changed the way we have discussions. When Smack Vol.2 happens, we are going to have a Smack vol.2 mega thread. We will talk about the event for 3-4 days, then move on. The bloggers have been bringing a lot of content between events, which is why they are discussed in this thread. Do you really expect people to just discuss old battles all day?
When Smack was not doing PPV, the discussions here were very different, in which the discussions were based more on actual battles.
It’s too easy for someone to just get a camera, blog, and make a name for themselves, so I’m quite sure URL was like we gotta put a stop to that. I don’t think Champion has anything to do with it, but are aware of it, and perhaps even an influence. The URL probably looks at a platform like Champion and are like “ you know what, that’s what battle rap media should look like. We don’t want people to look at battle rap media, and see people talking about ignorant shyt.”
These guys should be able to talk about what they want, so I don’t like that this is happening.