[NoGimmicksNeeded]

Hopefully this won't just be me and i$e..

Needed a thread to discuss any kind of battle rap shit. New events, classic battles, favourite lines/flips/whatever, best rappers.

Just to start it off-



"Motherfucker I could beat you if I did or didn't choke, where was I on the night Gary Coleman died? Giving your mom a Different Stroke"

[hardcore_rko]

first time watching this

[i$e]

This'll be me and you for a while but maybe a few will get in and realise that these leagues are a big deal and not just random ......s off the streets.

Let's get it in with my current top 10 active battlers (worldwide).

1. Ayeverb (SmackURL)
2. Bender (KOTD)
3. Hollow Da Don (SmackURL)
4. Pat Stay (KOTD)
5. Arcane (KOTD)
6. Cruger (DontFlop)
7. Hollohan (KOTD)
8. Pass (KOTD)
9. Eurgh (DontFlop)
10. Osa (KOTD)

Guys like Illmaculate (on his day maybe GOAT), 24/7, 360, Nils M Skills, Sensa, Thesaurus etc etc are all just outside for me or they're inactive. You've got old Scribble guys like Justice too. Smasck guys like Arsonal, Math Hoffa, Mook, Luz. Fucking list goes on but there's time for that later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv00qJWech8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzP6Sw7Qxn0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sJIvDq4UnQ

Just a few of my favourite battles.

[NoGimmicksNeeded]

Decent list, tbh. I'd need to consider one, I always seem to be running a few events behind (especially on Smack).

Still a bit gutted PH choked against Rich, I have no idea how he's still champ.

Where do you rank guys like Dizaster and DNA?

[i$e]

Dizaster is garbage to me. He's had some great lines (and that freestyle ownage of the dude in the crowd against Swave is GOAT), but in general he spits a lot of fast filler. DNA I do rate. I think he needs to fuck off with some of his 'slow it down' lines, especially when a lot don't make sense. Overall a good battler, almost took out Eurgh at Vendetta.

PH is hit and miss for me.

Quick shout out to Kid Twist, Dumbfounded and Okwerdz too.

[BANKSY]

[NoGimmicksNeeded]

Diz I think does have a lot of filler, and he yells at the crowd to cover freezes constantly, but some of his schemes against Canibus were just ridiculous. He has amazing presence but the lines just aren't there sometimes, for sure.

Agree on DNA, but I think you like him a bit more than I do. Looking at that Eurgh battle, he had some amazing bars (the vegetable scheme, holy shit) but then he comes out with 'I don't like the way you accent you came to America so I'ma put the four in Eurgh', which just didn't work on any other level. Don't know why it was a 'slow it down' line, same with the sweat-Eurgh/cardigan line that everyone got the first time.

Best slow it down was Thesaurus though, IMO. 'Sorry, pussy, I just had Eurgh show me a round'

[i$e]

Yeah that Thesaurus line was a bodybag.

I'm really looking forward to World Domination 3 & Summer Madness 2. I hope Unanymous delivers what he can because he's my favourite UK up and comer right now.

Bender/Loe Pesci =

[NoGimmicksNeeded]

Should be great really. If Bender brings it he just destroys everyone in front of him.

I miss watching Soul Khan though, that phase when he bodied everyone was just ridiculous. Speaking of which, watched the Tricky P/Charron vs SK/Kap Kallous 2 on 2. That Tricky impression

[i$e]

LOL yeah. Soul Khan was one of the first guys I watched. Still think he lost to Sensa though.

Fresco had a CRAZY rebuttal bar against him too. Khan had some Yoga scheme aimed at Fresco for looking like a Metro and it got flipped to something like 'I don't do Yoga, but I don't mind bodyin' Soul'.