For my @nytimesmusic debut, I wrote about the competitive yet deeply fraternal world of battle rap, which many believe is positioned to be the new frontier of mainstream hip-hop culture. Check it out! nytimes.com/2023/06/14/arts/…

Can confirm all these battles went absolutely crazy. Maybe the best iBattle event I’ve been to. Salute to everyone there for a great night

Bizzo Bond vs K Venom is actually really really crazy

Can confirm it rocked

Tay Roc 30 Top 2-1 Nitty 30 Coffee 2-1 Arsonal 2-1 Mike 2-1 Sikh/Yunus 2-1 either way (BOTN)

First thing I thought of when I saw this announcement was when Illmac said to Rum that if there was footage of his non-black opponent saying the N word, Nitty probably wouldn’t say anything about it…. 👀

Just watched Tay Roc vs Nitty and my main takeaway is that anyone who still says @RumNitty isn’t an elite pen should not be taken seriously

So many great things about this. Love when URL lets itself get creative with their matchups, especially on a card this big. Not sure if the actual battle will be as exciting as the announcement (I think this will be a huge uphill battle for Mac) but I can’t wait to see it

Again, not watching #sm16 but I gotta shout out @urltv for the fact that it’s not even 9:30 and the main event is already on stage. Genuinely that’s gotta be some sort of record right? 😂

I’m not at #sm16 but can someone tell me if we’re finally done trying to make Snake Eyez top tier?

I love A Ward but if someone disrespected me on camera while wearing creamsicle-covered overalls I’d also probably consider throwing hands too 😂

This is such a beautiful sentence

I’m actually really interested in understanding how an AI trailer like this is coordinated. @Iam_AWard and @DaDonJohnJohn did you write for this/even know it was happening?

lol I’m begging you guys to listen to this at half speed. This guy is so trash

Charlie Clips

Hot take but I can only get so excited about this. A rematch (even between two of the best) with no backstory or reason behind it headlining SM just makes it seem like URL is struggling to book actually meaningful battles. I’m sure it’ll be fun but it doesn’t give me that feel 🤷‍♂️

This is up there with Seinfeld singing Mr. Brightside

Everyone should read “Settling the Colonel’s hash” in high school.

I’m convinced their choreographer is also writing their songs

This would be so fire. Off top I’m thinking: Nitty vs LP rematch Danny Meyers vs Oppa Justice vs Tariq Hansel vs K Venom Fate vs Homeskool Saynt vs Archduke

Thinking about this again and feeling like @RumNitty and @Iam_AWard would be an insanely powerful duo…