Bulletin Board Archive

Topic: VERSUS!!! HOLY COW!!!

Jan 24, 2009 11:19am by dirge
Toon, Sike, Reach and I want to thank everyone who was involved and everyone who showed up for the battle. This will be a night to remember. Info Gates wins the emcee battle and Lenny D wins the beat battle. Awesome evening people! Who has video? Post it up here! Versus 3 next January. The prize money will be insane next time! Thank you all! BTW, who would like to see a DJ battle in June? -Vrt
Jan 24, 2009 03:00pm by Lucidialect
Dude, the turn out was crazy! Honestly, the first round was the best. I was rolling on the floor for the EMC/Sco matchup. Fucking hysterical. The night did not go any way that I could have predicted though. I was pretty surprised for a lot of it.
Jan 24, 2009 04:56pm by grassnasty Location: overland park
am i the only one who thinks it ended WAY too soon? i mean fuck....im pretty sure i saw twice as many battles last year...
Jan 24, 2009 05:44pm by swayzorbladez - www.myspace.com/swayzorspitsbladez
This event was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much fun.. Cannot wait for next year! and DJ battle would be the shit! Hope everybody made it home safe
Jan 24, 2009 06:00pm by phism
i'd like to see a dj battle but i can count the number of djs that i think could battle in this town on a leper's hand.
Jan 24, 2009 06:43pm by Deta!L - I just said that so you would stop bothering me.
man, I'm pissed that I missed this
Jan 24, 2009 09:25pm by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
[quote:a610b76787="phism"]i'd like to see a dj battle but i can count the number of djs that i think could battle in this town on a leper's hand.[/quote:a610b76787] It [i:a610b76787]was[/i:a610b76787] alot of fun. I still think i was underestimated. I only say that because of the feedback I was getting when it was all said and done. Since we love bring Turntables to a Beat battle, I'm going to bring my laptop to a DJ battle. Ableton will get all up in that ass. I'll throw up my Beat repeater, flangers, and pan fx and have my whole 4 hour mix already to go. Is that cool? Work smarter, not harder, is the lesson I learned. And Yes not only was the emcee battle last year longer but the beats were more emcee friendlier and known, and the Wit and ryhme was alot more clever. The whole battle last year, was almost like the battle between, emc and scoes battle. That shit was the funniest. I might post the video after I edit it. Or you can get it for $3.00
Jan 24, 2009 09:58pm by _DEMENCHA_
Last night was fun! Props to INFO.
Jan 24, 2009 10:05pm by Lucidialect
[quote:0c364df0d1]And Yes not only was the emcee battle last year longer but the beats were more emcee friendlier and known, and the Wit and ryhme was alot more clever.[/quote:0c364df0d1] Dude, I saw the video from last year. It was horrible! So painful to watch. I don't doubt the beats were better, and you had a good time. But objectively, this year was a huge step up. I think this set up next year to be something real sick. As the jackpot grows, so will the event.
Jan 24, 2009 11:42pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness, www.emceereach.com www.myspace.com/reach www.twitter.com/emceereach www.youtube.com/reachtv www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic2 www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic Location: Kansas City
Congratulations to Info for taking this with such a tough field of emcees. He was steely and focused the entire night. Shouts to my dude for winning it all. I DEFINITELY wanna see the DJ Battle go down. Vert I'm down to help put that together. I've got some ideas for it even...
Jan 25, 2009 12:25am by beatbroker - -beatbroker HHA/Symbol Heavy/IN crew Location: KCMO
I do think you got sold short though ace. I was more impressed at your live freaking abilities than watching the other guys hit play. Same went for headfella last year. (where i believe your were among us hitting play.) [quote:1eb5620b1b="AceFadal"] And Yes not only was the emcee battle last year longer but the beats were more emcee friendlier and known, and the Wit and ryhme was alot more clever.[/quote:1eb5620b1b] What beats would have made it better Ace? Would you have liked to have heard "Tried By 12" 6 times? Or perhaps the whole Premier library? A few more Alchemist Beats? That stuff is played out in battles. And by emcee friendly, what you're trying to say is easy to rap and sound good to. That's not the point. Heaters aren't for battles. Stripped down boom bap beats that focus on the skill of the emcees at hand are what matter and are what were selected. That said, there wasn't one that i played that wasn't super well known. You're lucky they stayed in 4/4. I'd agree with Grassnasty that it seemed short, as I only got through a tiny fraction of what i hoped to use, but chalk that up to half of the rappers in the building choosing not to sign up. emcees that did sign up came a lot harder than last year though.
Jan 25, 2009 12:45am by _DEMENCHA_
[quote:688e179323]emcees that did sign up came a lot harder than last year though.[/quote:688e179323]
Jan 25, 2009 01:02am by Delight - [i:305bf6cc17][b:305bf6cc17]De.light[/b:305bf6cc17][/i:305bf6cc17] [b:305bf6cc17]Stuff 'n Things I dig:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://hanadelirious.tumblr.com/ [b:305bf6cc17]Twitter:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://twitter.com/delightkc [b:305bf6cc17]LastFM:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://www.last.fm/user/DelightKC http://www.bombingscience.com/ http://www.okayplayer.com/ Location: KC, MO!
[quote:5f659ff5f6="grassnasty"]am i the only one who thinks it ended WAY too soon? i mean fuck....im pretty sure i saw twice as many battles last year...[/quote:5f659ff5f6] YES! It came to an end way too soon. I think I made that comment after it was over aloud as well. I was like "That quick?"
Jan 25, 2009 01:03am by Delight - [i:305bf6cc17][b:305bf6cc17]De.light[/b:305bf6cc17][/i:305bf6cc17] [b:305bf6cc17]Stuff 'n Things I dig:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://hanadelirious.tumblr.com/ [b:305bf6cc17]Twitter:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://twitter.com/delightkc [b:305bf6cc17]LastFM:[/b:305bf6cc17] http://www.last.fm/user/DelightKC http://www.bombingscience.com/ http://www.okayplayer.com/ Location: KC, MO!
[quote:6dd410f70a="grassnasty"]am i the only one who thinks it ended WAY too soon? i mean fuck....im pretty sure i saw twice as many battles last year...[/quote:6dd410f70a] YES! It came to an end way too soon. I think I made that comment after it was over aloud as well. I was like "That quick?"
Jan 25, 2009 02:01am by MilkDrop - http://milkisrhyming.blogspot.com/ www.myspace.com/soulofmycity www.myspace.com/soulproviderscrew Location: First City, KS
i thought the emcee pool was by far better than last year. i think that the heads that entered last year spit better than they did last year as well.... excluding myself.....i was wack....
Jan 25, 2009 02:30am by Deta!L - I just said that so you would stop bothering me.
who was in the producers battle? aaand what tools were used etc. a round by round replay would be nice... same goes for the MC battle if someone doesn't mind taking the time
Jan 25, 2009 02:56am by grassnasty Location: overland park
i was pretty trashed tho, i think i just blacked out a few battles or something...or maybe i was trying to get a drink, idk....but yea this thing is gonna get alot bigger and when it comes to the content and caliber of emcees, this year was much better...sorry if i was drunkenly obnoxious to anyone last night...sway told me i was being loud on my way out, i dont remember leavin heh.. great time!
Jan 25, 2009 06:25am by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
[quote:363f23edd6="beatbroker"]I do think you got sold short though ace. I was more impressed at your live freaking abilities than watching the other guys hit play. Same went for headfella last year. (where i believe your were among us hitting play.) [quote:363f23edd6="AceFadal"] And Yes not only was the emcee battle last year longer but the beats were more emcee friendlier and known, and the Wit and ryhme was alot more clever.[/quote:363f23edd6] What beats would have made it better Ace? Would you have liked to have heard "Tried By 12" 6 times? Or perhaps the whole Premier library? A few more Alchemist Beats? That stuff is played out in battles. And by emcee friendly, what you're trying to say is easy to rap and sound good to.[/quote:363f23edd6] Yes! [quote:363f23edd6="beatbroker"] That's not the point. Heaters aren't for battles. Stripped down boom bap beats that focus on the skill of the emcees at hand are what matter and are what were selected. That said, there wasn't one that i played that wasn't super well known. You're lucky they stayed in 4/4. I'd agree with Grassnasty that it seemed short, as I only got through a tiny fraction of what i hoped to use, but chalk that up to half of the rappers in the building choosing not to sign up. emcees that did sign up came a lot harder than last year though. [/quote:363f23edd6] Nothing at all against you, B.Broker, I didn't look at it that way. I mean to say that emcees didn't seem prepared for "unfamiliar" beats. It is true, most battles get the same songs played. I was just saying that it seemed harder for emcees to focus or get it moving. I will agree that emcees came harder this year, just less wit.... No witty unpredictable (opinion), just like I've seen some of the emcees who got beat do better. I mean, I knew what (certain) emcees were going to say, especially if I've heard their craft before. Info won because he kept it original, suspicious, and unique. When I tell people who he beat, they are like "really?" It could also be that the battle last year was twice as long, so it seemed funnier. Guess you had to be there. Hopefully next year will come full circle. my opinion INFO....He was the Witty Unpredictable Talented all Natural Genius. PEACE! edit*** Thanks for the props Drew, thats all that I really wanted! Props from someone doing it! There is too much pride at home. It showed last night. Might have been a battle fo fun, but some true feelings came out in some versus....... no doubt. haha! The winner had the truest heart and showed the truest respect for the art of battling, shaking hands and acknowledging the others courage to try to step to him, this was all after he served them. I know little of [b:363f23edd6]Info[/b:363f23edd6], but I can say he kept the battle, true to the art. RESPECT!
Jan 25, 2009 12:27pm by dutchnewman
yo props to info all day he earned his shit fair and square but lets all face it and some of u might agree and some of you may not but i have to say this but i don't think that mac should have told the crowd to boo the emcees because first off i seen the competition and it was fierce it was already pressure to have to go against one of the best rap crews in the city,one of the most gifted emcees(stik figa)and some of the most elite freestyle emcees(lucid,ben grim,info,acetone) and the last year's winner swayz,and for 500 dollars you have no friends because everyone i just named i consider a true friend that i can call on for anything,but when there's money on the line its fucking kill or be killed,so with that being said mac giving the crowd more power than they deserved was down right fucking outrageous,now don't get me wrong i love mac to death he is one of the city's best has to offer but when i thought he lost his damn mind when he said that the crowd can boo us,if we come off wack,say "faggot" or any other shit like that and i feel like honestly it was wrong because the crowd isn't in our shoes and a crowd is suppose to laugh,or cheer if they heard something that appealed and could relate to that would make us get more hyped and let us know that we had the crowd's support,but muthafuckas was booing at stupid shit,now i admit there were some shit that i would even boo at that nite but i still didn't now i did laugh my ass off when i heard the battles but i would never boo and thats not because they are my friends but that's just fucking wrong in so many ways, and as dope of an emcee as info is, if ben grim wasn't booed during his turn he would have probably ripped info a new one because i've seen what that dude can do when thrown into the lion's den and trust me it's not pretty he will tear your child's head off then serve it to your for dinner;now once again don't get me wrong info killed it all day but if we weren't getting booed on some stupid shit when instead of now we have to worry about not only going against our opponent right in front of us but now we have to not slip up and stumble and fumble a rhyme,which lets face it all of us have done because you are trying to say something witty,that rhymes,and also takes the other guy's fucking head off,but sometimes along the lines we will slip up and our words will spill right out of our heads because if we are that good that every round is crisp clear and on point without fucking up then that would clearly be a written verse,and thats some wack shit,now i'm not one for normally bitching about a loss but i honestly think this shit was unfair from jump because u don't limit an emcee right before he says what he has to,and you fa damn sure don't give the fucking crowd the right to boo you,because muthafuckas in the crowd don't do what we do,point blank period,the majority of the crowd was people that were fans of the art or just simply told by word of mouth or hell maybe only cuz they found out mac lethal was hosting either way,if u were in that crowd and you did boo me or any other emcees that nite,then i honestly feel sorry for you,because you alone didn't let us do our fucking jobs as we could have and you threw the whole genuine foundation of what a battle is right out a 40 story fucking building,so thank you,because of you i don't even wanna fucking participate next year...................
Jan 25, 2009 04:05pm by MilkDrop - http://milkisrhyming.blogspot.com/ www.myspace.com/soulofmycity www.myspace.com/soulproviderscrew Location: First City, KS
i think that Mac gave the crowd specific instructions bc alot of the heads in the crowd probably haven't seen a battle before or for awhile. So they wouldn't of known when to boo or not to boo. also, bc he wanted to challenge the emcees. he of all people around here knows what the expectations for a battle are from the crowd and the emcees. i equate it to playing in a big basketball game on the road, if you airball the crowd is gonna scream "aiiirrrrballll" on that shot and if they're a good crowd everytime you touch the ball after that. good shooters hit the next 4 shots and glare back at the crowd. the battles over, lets make some dope music now.
Jan 25, 2009 04:21pm by Lucidialect
Dutch, I feel you. Mac was just setting the tone he's used to. We should be able to perform under scrutiny. We want to be recognized as professionals, gotta play the part. That said, I didn't enjoy getting booed myself. But in a battle our feelings aren't really what's important. I thought Grimm should have won his battle against Info. I thought Godemis damn near won against Info. But Info performed the best in that environment. In the end, he most deserved the win.
Jan 25, 2009 07:44pm by dirge
Toon and I agree with a lot of what Dutch has to say. Emcees should be able to say whatever they want to. Faggot or your mama jokes included. At one point, a guy says "faggot" and get's booed and the next emcee says "you're gay" and doesn't get booed. Reach and I talked about this during the battle and we both felt like it should have not been left to interpretation. It won't be that way next year though. The booing is finished at this point (unless the emcee is so horrible that you can't help it..Retarded anyone). It was so bad at one point (I don't want to take anything away from Info's win with this) that I had to go up to people who were booing anyone that Info battled the moment that they started. It didn't matter what they said, they just started booing. Mac Lethal was the host and we let him run it like he wanted to so we support his decision. This is only the second year. Next year will be bigger and better. -Vrt
Jan 25, 2009 07:46pm by sikestyle - -Stuff and Things...Things and Stuff... www.sikestyle.com Location: Kansas City
Here is the photo set from the battle. [img:e009ffd8b7]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3224580166_03a3042627.jpg[/img:e009ffd8b7] http://www.flickr.com/photos/sikestyle/sets/72157612913100777/ check it out.. there are some funny photos in there..haha anyway.. how was the show on Saturday? did that show sell out too? i was at the Hearts of Darkness show...(oooh yeah ) which was packed too.
Jan 25, 2009 07:56pm by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
Do you think we can make the beat battle head to head like the emcee battle. And have second and third round elemination. Like first loser, of first battle, battles second loser of second battle. So on and so on.... And no more crowd votes for battles....I bet most of those people, like Dutch said, probably never seen a battle let alone a producer battle, some people didn't even know what I was doing, and had know Idea thats how beats are sometimes made...They also listen to the radio or Pop Hop. What do the "people" know about production? I want peers or emcees judging. Not someone who proly went outside and started bumping T-Pain, in the whip after the show. All of my friends said the beat battle, seemed more like a popularity contest. The winner was decided by who brought the most friends, and thought that nobody really listened, or kept track, after the first round. If you are already established as one of the best producers in the city, what else do you have to prove? Let the little people play. I also think that the winning producers beat should be played for the final emcee battle. If its good enough to win, it should stand up to vocals, right? Beat battles come far too few, so when they do it needs to be right. Battles should be based on creativity, originality, dopeness and style. In that aspect Barberic Merits shoulda won. Barberic Merits shoulda won. I got the tape! my opinion. Thanks peas can we get a link for Infos Info. Im a new fan.
Jan 25, 2009 08:14pm by theskinny
wont catch me coppin' pleas, at all i can see cats is not so ready give up the props, but whatever hahah props to info, he won fair and square! he played the battle game the way you're supposed to, punches, and focus. more power to em! stik
Jan 25, 2009 08:38pm by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
[quote:a24c587461="Lucidialect"]Dutch, I feel you. Mac was just setting the tone he's used to. We should be able to perform under scrutiny. We want to be recognized as professionals, gotta play the part. [/quote:a24c587461] If it matters..... I heard people say they were "impressed that someone in HipHop was trying to eliminate that word and those actions from the battle." Regardless if he kept repeating it over and over..lol If it was soccer it would have been like watching Zidane head butt that dude. You just go, "NO No NO!" He lost all of my respect when he lost focus, Even if dude played the dozens. Im a fan of all you fuckers, wether it matters or not. IN!, Ces, Lucid and SP. AND YOU KNOW THIS! I was rooting for you when you were on. I pics and videos of all of you...I bump! I got no love, props or respect, from some of you, that night, no prob. But if that is the same way you feel about your other fans, then you will lose them too. People (Outsiders, Gay people, Rockers, WOMEN!) don't want to come to the biggest Hip Hop event of the year and be disrespected. Especially if you have pre-conceived ideas about it and its culture. If I had never been to an event like this, I know who I would and wouldn't want to listen to or get to know. the person that followed the rules. Its about the Big picture, dig? piece
Jan 25, 2009 08:46pm by dutchnewman
[quote:a9fb9ebbed="AceFadal"][quote:a9fb9ebbed="Lucidialect"]Dutch, I feel you. Mac was just setting the tone he's used to. We should be able to perform under scrutiny. We want to be recognized as professionals, gotta play the part. [/quote:a9fb9ebbed] If it matters..... I heard people say they were "impressed that someone in HipHop was trying to eliminate that word and those actions from the battle." Regardless if he kept repeating it over and over..lol If it was soccer it would have been like watching Zidane head butt that dude. You just go, "NO No NO!" He lost all of my respect when he lost focus, Even if dude played the dozens. Im a fan of all you fuckers, wether it matters or not. IN!, Ces, Lucid and SP. AND YOU KNOW THIS! I was rooting for you when you were on. I pics and videos of all of you...I bump! I got no love, props or respect, from some of you, that night, no prob. But if that is the same way you feel about your other fans, then you will lose them too. People (Outsiders, Gay people, Rockers, WOMEN!) don't want to come to the biggest Hip Hop event of the year and be disrespected. Especially if you have pre-conceived ideas about it and its culture. If I had never been to an event like this, I know who I would and wouldn't want to listen to or get to know. the person that followed the rules. Its about the Big picture, dig? piece[/quote:a9fb9ebbed] i dig you and its not that i was gonna throw that word around all nite,but my point is that you can giving me limitations thats like saying hey jordan you can play tonite but only in your warm up suit if i see u in shorts you're benched for the game and fined,do you understand ace,and i really fucking hated that but yea like stik said i ain't taking shit away from info's win because he came better prepared for war,and he had killer lines,but to agree with vert,i seen info's friends booing you when didn't even get a chance to get to your second bar i almost punched the muthafucka in front of me that nite for not even giving you a chance to murder shit,but like i said if shit is handled better then i might give it another chance and i thank vert,toon,reach and lucid for agreein with me,but to tell me what i can and can't say is like telling ace press play and don't button push,do u dig that?
Jan 25, 2009 08:48pm by dutchnewman
[quote:28bc2ac431="AceFadal"]Do you think we can make the beat battle head to head like the emcee battle. And have second and third round elemination. Like first loser, of first battle, battles second loser of second battle. So on and so on.... And no more crowd votes for battles....I bet most of those people, like Dutch said, probably never seen a battle let alone a producer battle, some people didn't even know what I was doing, and had know Idea thats how beats are sometimes made...They also listen to the radio or Pop Hop. What do the "people" know about production? I want peers or emcees judging. Not someone who proly went outside and started bumping T-Pain, in the whip after the show. All of my friends said the beat battle, seemed more like a popularity contest. The winner was decided by who brought the most friends, and thought that nobody really listened, or kept track, after the first round. If you are already established as one of the best producers in the city, what else do you have to prove? Let the little people play. I also think that the winning producers beat should be played for the final emcee battle. If its good enough to win, it should stand up to vocals, right? Beat battles come far too few, so when they do it needs to be right. Battles should be based on creativity, originality, dopeness and style. In that aspect Barberic Merits shoulda won. Barberic Merits shoulda won. I got the tape! my opinion. Thanks peas can we get a link for Infos Info. Im a new fan.[/quote:28bc2ac431] and yea i think we should have a dj battle because nick i know a gang of dj's that could not only battle,but judges lest we forget headfella is also a dj,i want him to come and wreck shit next year.and barberic shoulda won i thought too,UMBUKU BITCHES!!
Jan 25, 2009 09:11pm by swayzorbladez - www.myspace.com/swayzorspitsbladez
the show was dope last night.. all the performers killed it and I had a license to swill..................................... I'll be at HH AND HW and then its back to life for me!
Jan 25, 2009 10:44pm by Seph.Vs.TooN.
Sky's the limit next year for both the producers and the emcees. I hope that everyone who was involved had a great time. Ace, I only had a chance to see the first round of the Beat Battle and I thought everyone brought it. Skill is not the question or else you wouldn't have been up there. Good job homie! The judging criteria will alter a bit by the next go round. Head to head is a good idea, time willing. We will see. We all did forget to say that Stik killed it! He had me cracking up! Once again, thank you to everyone who participated. It was a lovely evening. Lots of ups and downs, upsets and dopeness from (mostly) everybody. We appreciate your comments and will take them all into consideration when we start planning for next year. Here's what I would like to see; I'd like to see people take these ideas and put together events that would be compatible with Versus. All weekend people were asking for us to do it every six months. We're gonna stay at once a year but that doesn't mean that any of you can't put together your own events. I'd be willing to help. Toon and I were hoping that people would have their own battles to fill in the year. We may be willing to coordinate a prelim battle with anyone who wants to do so. Reach and I booked a date to have a head to head production battle but things fell through. Ace, you really should put those ideas into motion. I'd like to participate. Eggnog on the pad smashing! 😉 Get to work people! BTW, WHERE ARE THE VIDEOS??????? -Vrt on Toon's account
Jan 25, 2009 10:54pm by Seph.Vs.TooN.
there will be a DJ battle in June or July... props to everyone who came out and everyone who was a part of it... it was great Seph special props to fucking merits the first beat you all played set the mood for the entire night... thank you
Jan 25, 2009 11:32pm by beth
personally i liked the fact that the crowd was encouraged to boo if it was lame. suck my dick and faggot jokes aren't funny enough to win and it's always the kind of humor people fall back on when they can't think of something really clever. of course i understand how you feel dutch because there is no way i would be able to get up there and do that with or without booing, but i really do think the crowd should be more active and selective with what they hear. the crowd or fans shouldn't have to listen to everyone who wants to rap. accountability. don't be lame and you won't get boo'd. i do totally understand that it makes it more difficult for the artists, but it seemed to me that the booing and cheering were pretty equal. whatever it was fun, everyone did great! dutch, your energy was crazy..."IM A MONSTER" haha!
Jan 25, 2009 11:34pm by mythik - www.myspace.com/mythillogical www.myspace.com/barbaricmerits www.barbaricmerits.com Location: Kansas City
[quote:459dddd3aa="Seph.Vs.TooN."] special props to fucking merits the first beat you all played set the mood for the entire night... thank you[/quote:459dddd3aa] It's our pleasure, and thanks a lot for all the positive feedback from everyone. We both had a really good time, got to flex a little, and most importantly build our fan base up to about 43 now. Frankly, Lenny deserved the title cause he's like the Abbott of the beats and that second one he dropped would murder about anything out there......anywhere. Thanks to everyone who put the event together and dropping us the invite to get after it. Stay tuned for some footage, we were experiencing some technical difficulties earlier today but should have a little something something up to view very quick like.
Jan 25, 2009 11:59pm by Lucidialect
I think a song battle would be dope. Emcees, djs, producers, all about the groups and the music they make. I don't know exactly how the format would work, but something like a battle of the bands, only hip hop. My $.02.
Jan 26, 2009 12:09am by trystyl - www.myspace.com/trystyl Location: KCMO
the booing fucked shit up a lil, but as an MC you should be able to cope. Now i am totally against limiting what an mc can or cannot say, thats just stupid. Everyone should get off their high horse... this was a battle, not an event to end the social ills of the world. The whole concept is about destroying your opponent anyway possible through words. Check the dopest battles you can think of... there are hints of biggotry, racism, homophobia etc... Its a battle and to be expected, it does not mean that the mc truly subscribes to those ideals. InfO served, please dont take away from his victory. He came the hardest...leave it at that. and for the record.. dutch, i booed you all night son!!
Jan 26, 2009 12:19am by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
I actually had a sample of a shot gun cock in one of my songs. I practiced putting in one of the songs and was going to cock my thang and then and the end bust a shot at each producer. I felt it was inappropriate, not the sample, just the fact that I was going to do it with my middle finger. Some raw shit..... Some things should not happen. and Toon next time I see you Ima make sure I have some stick matches for them locks. ih8choo Now I don't know which to do first. The Ableton Clinic (taking students) or working on a Beat battle. but Chek this while you wait for hometown vids... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvnPTd36Qo http://www.redbullbigtune.com/2/
Jan 26, 2009 04:36pm by grassnasty Location: overland park
[quote:ab509e8272="trystyl"]the booing fucked shit up a lil, but as an MC you should be able to cope. Now i am totally against limiting what an mc can or cannot say, thats just stupid. Everyone should get off their high horse... this was a battle, not an event to end the social ills of the world. The whole concept is about destroying your opponent anyway possible through words. Check the dopest battles you can think of... there are hints of biggotry, racism, homophobia etc... Its a battle and to be expected, it does not mean that the mc truly subscribes to those ideals. InfO served, please dont take away from his victory. He came the hardest...leave it at that. and for the record.. dutch, i booed you all night son!![/quote:ab509e8272] agreed...every single word should be available in a battle...now if someone is dumb enough to say the wrong thing or use it in a stupid way then they will get booed anyway...but it still should be available...k done.. and oh yea, verts right, out of everyone the other night, stik, had me laughin the most...had no idea dude could battle and really impressed me...props not sayin he shouldve won, just sayin
Jan 26, 2009 09:33pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness, www.emceereach.com www.myspace.com/reach www.twitter.com/emceereach www.youtube.com/reachtv www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic2 www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic Location: Kansas City
I'm a little disappointed by the sour grapes being thrown about in this thread. Winning and losing gracefully is, in my view, very important to maintaining the integrity of events like these. I thought the battle itself was one of the most impressive since the Mic Miechanics battles of yesteryear. I did disagree with the battle being censored. Battles, by their very nature, trade insults. Furthermore, the culture that it sprung out of is as politically incorrect as anything in popular culture. It comprises, in part, some of the most graphic imagery and explosive language in our entire culture. Hip Hop CAN BE a hard pill to swallow, but take it as it is. I think the audience often took liberties with their right to boo and began to skew the original purpose for which it was bestowed upon them. Too much was left open to interpretation. I made the aforementioned observation about the discrepancy in the audience's discretion. I watched the audience boo one emcee for using the word "faggot". In the very same battle the other emcee smacked back with a charge of his opponent being "gay". In the latter instance the audience was suspiciously quiet. I think that's the problem that giving the audience license to boo creates. That's water under the bridge at this point, but I thought I'd share my opinion since we're on the subject. It's hard for me to expect artists to overcome that. Especially since that rule wasn't previously disclosed (that I'm aware) to the contestants. That said, Mac had his reasons and I respect them. I just happen to disagree. Shouts to Info for being so focused and unshaken throughout the battle. Shouts to Stik for an effortless performance for most of the battle. Shouts to last minute entrants (Sco & Milk, that I know of) who signed up to flesh out the field with no advance notice. I'm proud that Vert and Toon asked me to participate. I look forward to more of the "Versus" franchise going forward.
Jan 26, 2009 09:33pm by jayBird
"I LOVE YOU"
Jan 26, 2009 09:50pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness, www.emceereach.com www.myspace.com/reach www.twitter.com/emceereach www.youtube.com/reachtv www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic2 www.cdbaby.com/cd/reachmusic Location: Kansas City
[quote:7ac803f58a="jayBird"]"I LOVE YOU"[/quote:7ac803f58a] That was the funniest moment of the entire battle. The last three words of Retarded's last verse... I... Love... You... That was a Southwest Airlines "Need to get away?" moment.
Jan 26, 2009 10:45pm by swayzorbladez - www.myspace.com/swayzorspitsbladez
hahaha that retarded.. he was this years special MC!
Jan 26, 2009 11:13pm by maclethal
I didn't censor the word "faggot" to protect to social ills of the world. If I have to sit through one more exhausting ass battle full of cliche homophobic references I am going to slit my wrists the long way and bleed out all of my hateful, tasteless blood. And as expected, it lost steam and got very gay towards the end. Not gay in a bad way, just cats weren't saying a whole lot other than how deep they were in each other's asses. Besides Stik, who said "You worked at Shoney's which closed and shit." Best line EVER.
Jan 26, 2009 11:39pm by Seph.Vs.TooN.
i heard of song battles before but how would you really do that... everyone get's a list of concepts they have to go through... it couldn't all be on the same beat because that would get boring fast as fuck
Jan 26, 2009 11:40pm by dutchnewman
[quote:ad6e38c81f="Seph.Vs.TooN."]Sky's the limit next year for both the producers and the emcees. I hope that everyone who was involved had a great time. Ace, I only had a chance to see the first round of the Beat Battle and I thought everyone brought it. Skill is not the question or else you wouldn't have been up there. Good job homie! The judging criteria will alter a bit by the next go round. Head to head is a good idea, time willing. We will see. We all did forget to say that Stik killed it! He had me cracking up! Once again, thank you to everyone who participated. It was a lovely evening. Lots of ups and downs, upsets and dopeness from (mostly) everybody. We appreciate your comments and will take them all into consideration when we start planning for next year. Here's what I would like to see; I'd like to see people take these ideas and put together events that would be compatible with Versus. All weekend people were asking for us to do it every six months. We're gonna stay at once a year but that doesn't mean that any of you can't put together your own events. I'd be willing to help. Toon and I were hoping that people would have their own battles to fill in the year. We may be willing to coordinate a prelim battle with anyone who wants to do so. Reach and I booked a date to have a head to head production battle but things fell through. Ace, you really should put those ideas into motion. I'd like to participate. Eggnog on the pad smashing! 😉 Get to work people! BTW, WHERE ARE THE VIDEOS??????? -Vrt on Toon's account[/quote:ad6e38c81f]i agree, we should have battles in the middle of the summer,just to see who can go to the next versus,that way we weed out all the wack ass emcees,and furthermore i would love to participate in battles,its just not under the circumstances that were thrown in front of us,but i'm mos def down to start something in the summer time.who else is down?
Jan 26, 2009 11:42pm by dutchnewman
[quote:d670dded52="beth"]personally i liked the fact that the crowd was encouraged to boo if it was lame. suck my dick and faggot jokes aren't funny enough to win and it's always the kind of humor people fall back on when they can't think of something really clever. of course i understand how you feel dutch because there is no way i would be able to get up there and do that with or without booing, but i really do think the crowd should be more active and selective with what they hear. the crowd or fans shouldn't have to listen to everyone who wants to rap. accountability. don't be lame and you won't get boo'd. i do totally understand that it makes it more difficult for the artists, but it seemed to me that the booing and cheering were pretty equal. whatever it was fun, everyone did great! dutch, your energy was crazy..."IM A MONSTER" haha![/quote:d670dded52]lol thanks.
Jan 26, 2009 11:43pm by dutchnewman
[quote:1886e01216="trystyl"]the booing fucked shit up a lil, but as an MC you should be able to cope. Now i am totally against limiting what an mc can or cannot say, thats just stupid. Everyone should get off their high horse... this was a battle, not an event to end the social ills of the world. The whole concept is about destroying your opponent anyway possible through words. Check the dopest battles you can think of... there are hints of biggotry, racism, homophobia etc... Its a battle and to be expected, it does not mean that the mc truly subscribes to those ideals. InfO served, please dont take away from his victory. He came the hardest...leave it at that. and for the record.. dutch, i booed you all night son!![/quote:1886e01216]he did serve,and i know you did fucka hahaha.
Jan 26, 2009 11:47pm by dutchnewman
[quote:7b3868df7f="Reach."][quote:7b3868df7f="jayBird"]"I LOVE YOU"[/quote:7b3868df7f] That was the funniest moment of the entire battle. The last three words of Retarded's last verse... I... Love... You... That was a Southwest Airlines "Need to get away?" moment.[/quote:7b3868df7f]god bless retarded haha i want him back last year,he was just a special guy and yea i texted stik yesterday and me and him talked about the battle and the high points and i mos def kicked him congrats on his fire,as he did i,that shoney's line was fucking murder haha.and swayz i thought u beat me homie if we didn't go into overtime u would have congrats to all emcees who entered ya'll are warriors.
Jan 27, 2009 01:03am by Fur1ous - "She said, 'who the fuck died and made you God?' I said, Jesus"
count me in next year! regardless of the discrepancies, it sounds as though people had a good time. Congrats to the winners and participants
Jan 27, 2009 02:35am by infogates
I just wanted to say thanks again to all the people involved in the battle.....and to reach for signin me up! I dont get on this site much cuz i emailed them like 2 years ago to put me on the artist list and they still havent. but anywho, i just wanted to address a couple things real quick..... first off, if youre familiar with me or not, ive never claimed to be a battle mc. i signed up for the battle for two reasons. Try to win 500 bucks cuz im unemployed, and for fun. i also expected a bunch of wack mcs to be signed up. That didnt end up being the case. I was like fuck when i heard ces, stik etc were in the battle. all 4 mcs i battled were dope. if you know me, you know im pretty easy going about shit, but whether you think i should or shouldnt have won, just know i dont take winning lightly. I didnt know what to expect, and I tried to comply with mac's guidelines. Im sure i slipped a couple gay jokes in there tho.....sorry if anyone was offended or bored by it. I was just trying to have fun up there. And I thought just getting up there and kicking bars would be boring for people who paid to see a battle. I tried to get punchlines out. Sorry if it bored anyone.....Godemis did kill me with the poodle skedoodle line.....i'll expose myself. I have a small dog. Its actually a minpin tho. Godemis knew that. most people wouldn't have, so shit like that was clever but unnoticed by most......but for the record, im NOT a mac lethal hater. That line caught me offguard.....so let that be known. anyways i had fun, and peace to toon, vert, grim, dutch, godemis, stik, and everyone involved! infO
Jan 27, 2009 03:30am by DR.T - nuts .. haha Location: KCMO
And once a(fucking)gain .... I couldn't get in. Damnit I can't make a 21+ show until 2012 .... you old geezers
Jan 27, 2009 04:27am by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
[quote:434923799a="DR.T"]And once a(fucking)gain .... I couldn't get in. Damnit I can't make a 21+ show until 2012 .... you old geezers[/quote:434923799a] The world will be over by then.
Jan 27, 2009 04:39am by grassnasty Location: overland park
speak to the right people...it cant be worked out...dont miss something like this again my friend!
Jan 27, 2009 05:11am by Les...Izmore - "Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens" www.Izmore.com twitter.com/LesIzmoreHOD www.youtube.com/izmoremusic IZMORE/Soul Providers/RRC Location: MIDDLE OF THE MAP
[quote:0d4b5a23c7="DR.T"]And once a(fucking)gain .... I couldn't get in. Damnit I can't make a 21+ show until 2012 .... you old geezers[/quote:0d4b5a23c7] yeah holla at yo boy next time. It was 18 and up anyway.
Jan 27, 2009 12:02pm by theskinny
i wanna start seein some heavyweight championships! like on some fight club steez. no rounds, just two dudes who think there the best wherever they are you know? could be crazy!
Jan 27, 2009 01:06pm by Seph.Vs.TooN.
It is seven in the morning and we just finished listening to the audio of the battle. Shit is sick. I'll have it up on Friday. -Kartoon
Jan 27, 2009 07:19pm by trystyl - www.myspace.com/trystyl Location: KCMO
[quote:3e21bb7a4c="maclethal"]I didn't censor the word "faggot" to protect to social ills of the world. If I have to sit through one more exhausting ass battle full of cliche homophobic references I am going to slit my wrists the long way and bleed out all of my hateful, tasteless blood[/quote:3e21bb7a4c] I understand exactly what you were trying to do, get mcs to step it up... And i totally agree with the exhaustion of homophobic refrences in battles.. it gets very old. MC's should dtep their game up. I just think the crowd did take it a bit far
Jan 27, 2009 10:18pm by dutchnewman
[quote:4d7723510f="infogates"]I just wanted to say thanks again to all the people involved in the battle.....and to reach for signin me up! I dont get on this site much cuz i emailed them like 2 years ago to put me on the artist list and they still havent. but anywho, i just wanted to address a couple things real quick..... first off, if youre familiar with me or not, ive never claimed to be a battle mc. i signed up for the battle for two reasons. Try to win 500 bucks cuz im unemployed, and for fun. i also expected a bunch of wack mcs to be signed up. That didnt end up being the case. I was like fuck when i heard ces, stik etc were in the battle. all 4 mcs i battled were dope. if you know me, you know im pretty easy going about shit, but whether you think i should or shouldnt have won, just know i dont take winning lightly. I didnt know what to expect, and I tried to comply with mac's guidelines. Im sure i slipped a couple gay jokes in there tho.....sorry if anyone was offended or bored by it. I was just trying to have fun up there. And I thought just getting up there and kicking bars would be boring for people who paid to see a battle. I tried to get punchlines out. Sorry if it bored anyone.....Godemis did kill me with the poodle skedoodle line.....i'll expose myself. I have a small dog. Its actually a minpin tho. Godemis knew that. most people wouldn't have, so shit like that was clever but unnoticed by most......but for the record, im NOT a mac lethal hater. That line caught me offguard.....so let that be known. anyways i had fun, and peace to toon, vert, grim, dutch, godemis, stik, and everyone involved! infO[/quote:4d7723510f]no doubt homie u are the man and u did take it under the pressure and u deserve it no mos def,much props to you fam. lets get a track poppin.
Jan 27, 2009 10:19pm by dutchnewman
[quote:9a37c16fa1="Seph.Vs.TooN."]It is seven in the morning and we just finished listening to the audio of the battle. Shit is sick. I'll have it up on Friday. -Kartoon[/quote:9a37c16fa1]i can't wait to hear that shit!
Jan 27, 2009 10:20pm by dutchnewman
[quote:3e49ece84e="Les...Izmore"][quote:3e49ece84e="DR.T"]And once a(fucking)gain .... I couldn't get in. Damnit I can't make a 21+ show until 2012 .... you old geezers[/quote:3e49ece84e] yeah holla at yo boy next time. It was 18 and up anyway.[/quote:3e49ece84e]lol but u know t ain't even that yet. is he?? UMBUKU BITCHES!!!!!
Jan 28, 2009 12:24am by Seph.Vs.TooN.
info had the hardest route of the battle he got that shit... best battle of the night though was EMC and Acetone... that shit is stupid... FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY
Jan 28, 2009 06:58am by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
Video is uploading right now!
Jan 28, 2009 01:54pm by Lucidialect
[quote:5a70281a16]info had the hardest route of the battle he got that shit... [/quote:5a70281a16] Good fucking point. Godemis, Ubi and Stik...dude.
Jan 28, 2009 02:56pm by grassnasty Location: overland park
shit...ACE, im SO sorry for drunkenly freeing during your sample challenge...i had no idea i was speaking that loud...
Jan 28, 2009 04:39pm by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
Video is up! http://blip.tv/file/1711384
Jan 28, 2009 06:10pm by MilkDrop - http://milkisrhyming.blogspot.com/ www.myspace.com/soulofmycity www.myspace.com/soulproviderscrew Location: First City, KS
Info didnt battle Ubi Stik did. Info battled Ben Grim, Godi, and Stik.
Jan 28, 2009 08:20pm by Lucidialect
[quote:0d6ddf4f8b]Info didnt battle Ubi Stik did. Info battled Ben Grim, Godi, and Stik.[/quote:0d6ddf4f8b] I was reeling from my defeat. Must have blurred my recollections. You're right though. Good call.
Jan 28, 2009 11:35pm by swayzorbladez - www.myspace.com/swayzorspitsbladez
man that OT was great dutch.. good shit homie!
Jan 29, 2009 01:33am by trystyl - www.myspace.com/trystyl Location: KCMO
GOD DAMN!!!! the crowd was harsh this year!!! if grim wouldnt have gone the gay joke only route against info.. i think he had that battle
Jan 29, 2009 08:14pm by dutchnewman
[quote:8d431e64ce="MilkDrop"]Info didnt battle Ubi Stik did. Info battled Ben Grim, Godi, and Stik.[/quote:8d431e64ce]and me.
Jan 29, 2009 08:15pm by dutchnewman
[quote:791d9be857="swayzorbladez"]man that OT was great dutch.. good shit homie![/quote:791d9be857]yea man that made my evening you came out swinging haha i thought if we didn't do OT i was a wrap lol.
Jan 30, 2009 03:42am by mythik - www.myspace.com/mythillogical www.myspace.com/barbaricmerits www.barbaricmerits.com Location: Kansas City
More footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNRtLNU0WQ Fun times.
Jan 30, 2009 08:19pm by jayBird
listening to it last night, man ben really got into info. too bad about the booing shiz. still, respect to info & everyone in it - y'all put up a great show for us onlookers.
Jan 30, 2009 11:26pm by Les...Izmore - "Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens" www.Izmore.com twitter.com/LesIzmoreHOD www.youtube.com/izmoremusic IZMORE/Soul Providers/RRC Location: MIDDLE OF THE MAP
[quote:130e520c4f="jayBird"]listening to it last night, man ben really got into info. too bad about the booing shiz. still, respect to info & everyone in it - y'all put up a great show for us onlookers.[/quote:130e520c4f] he definitely had the best "homosexual jokes" they all hit hard. lol oh well.
Jan 30, 2009 11:51pm by jayBird
"NO HOMO"
Feb 9, 2009 12:33am by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing www.dipity.com/acefadal WE ARE, Kansas City is [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]! http://crushproofstudio.bandcamp.com/ Location: Downtown, Kansas City, Mo.
If Any Body knows who picked up an extra set of stereo cables (6 feet) with two 1/2inch plugs connected to the Lock Box. I'd really appreciate it if I could get those back.