Today (Sept. 10), New Jersey battle rapper Arsonal took to Twitter to announce that he will no longer be battling Ill Will at SMACK/URL’s “Summer Madness 4” event on Sept. 28.
VladTV is reporting that the battle fell through when Arsonal asked for more money, which the league refused to pay, but that there is no animosity between the two parties.
The move clears some room on Ars' schedule, allowing him to focus on his battles against John John Da Don at Snoop Dogg's "Gladiator School" on Sept. 19 and Rum Nitty at "Duel In The Desert" on Oct. 4.
Last week Ill Will spoke with “The War Report” about his upcoming match-up with Arsonal. During the interview, the BET "Ultimate Freestyle Friday" champion said, “I’m back on now, I don’t give a fuck if you like it or not… I plan on disrespecting this nigga [including] his ugly-ass daughter… Fuck everybody he fuck with.”
This match-up was seen by many as a chance for Ill Will to redeem himself after a one-sided battle against DNA at URL's "Night Of Main Events 4." The night of that performance, Arsonal also tweeted that he wasn't going to battle Ill Will anymore, but it seemed like URL had convinced him when the match-up was announced for URL's September card.
After Arsonal’s initial tweet earlier today, he and Ill Will went back-and-forth:
@ARSONALDAREBEL TELL EM WHAT YO FAGGOT ASS SAID ON THE PHONE! ...
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
Following the news, Ill Will took to Twitter to discuss the status of the SM4 card:
To be quite honest I have a much better opponent. ..shrugs....LMAOOOO..#SM4
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
Don't give that no more attention....he's not on sm4....I am. ...period!
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
The news was later confirmed by SMACK/URL’s Norbes:
RT @Mr_June5th: @streetstarnorbe no Ill Will vs Ars the 28th? #SM4 nope
— 10-8 podcast host mon-fri 12pm est (@streetstarnorbe) September 10, 2014
Shortly after confirming the news, Norbes tweeted that he and Beasley would address the changes on a special edition of “The War Report” that airs tonight (Wednesday) at 11:00 PM (EST). [UPDATE: Read what Beasley had to say here.]
Tune into the url war report radio tonight special announcement show about @illwill6deep battle at sm4..... 11pm exclusive
— 10-8 podcast host mon-fri 12pm est (@streetstarnorbe) September 10, 2014
Special War Report show 2night, @streetstarnorbe speaks on @ARSONALDAREBEL backing out of @illwill6deep battle DONT MISS THIS ONE 3236421629
— BLAQ MARKET MEDIA (@blaqmarketmedia) September 10, 2014
Since the news broke, Ill Will has been clowning with fans about a potential replacement opponent.
ILL WILL VS MILLENNIUM L'S SM4!!!!
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
ILL WILL VS SCOOCHIE SMITH SM4!!!!....#EPIC
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
ILL WILL VS CHOPPA WHOPPA FROM THE EAST SIDE....#SM4
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
The Pontiac, Mich. emcee even teased a potential match-up with Murda Mook.
Damn fan who told you???you absolutely right RT @Satantarctica: @illwill6deep vs @MurdaMookez
— ILL ABDUL JABARZ (@illwill6deep) September 10, 2014
John John Da Don was quick to respond to the news on Twitter:
no ars & ill will huh? welp there goes ill will's redemption
— ALL OF THEE ABOVE (@JohnJohnDaDon) September 10, 2014
if arsonal told me i dont deserve him but got a battle wit rum nitty comin up id feel some type of way... no shots to rum nitty but, yea
— ALL OF THEE ABOVE (@JohnJohnDaDon) September 10, 2014
BattleRap.com will keep you updated with any new developments.
Who do you think will/should replace Arsonal at SM4? Let us know in the comments section.
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