Speaking with BattleRap.com directly after their match-up at the inaugural Don’t Flop USA event in Atlanta earlier this month, both Syd Vicious and Syahboy addressed their own performances and the event as a whole in a pair of recap interviews.
Syd was originally scheduled to battle Qleen Paper, but Syah was traded in last minute, serving up an impressive performance for such short-notice by all accounts.
Check out the videos below and read some of the best quotes from each.
Syd Vicious Says “It Was A Classic”
“I think it was a classic man,” Syd started. “I think Syah really showed up, especially since he only had like two days of preparation. Considering all of that, we both really showed up. It was one of his best performances. He had crazy bars. I’m getting a lot of good feedback. Overall, a classic battle.”
As for the event as a whole, Syd detailed some of the circumstantial hiccups before noting, “we still had a great turnout.”
“I was impressed. I was happy. I was sort of impressed with the show out. It was crazy, today just happened to be the coldest day of the year. It was snowing up North. The game and shit. We still had a great turnout and the crowd was super receptive. I was happy about that. All the battlers really showed up. There were a couple slips here and there but for the most part everybody was prepared. Everybody had bars. All the battles were really dope. None of the battles were like super one-sided. It was just a classic event.”
Syah Details How "Classics Are Made From Crowds"
“When it’s a [body] niggas get the point,” Syah said, speaking about what was said to have been a debatable battle against Syd Vicious. “Classic, more people see it. So I like classic. It gets to a bigger audience. And then Don’t Flop, something totally different that’s really not in Atlanta. It’s a wider fanbase. I like it. So more people will get the point.”
Syah added on to Syd’s comments, agreeing that “it was a good event.”
“It was a good event. It was a really good event. The crowd — classics are made from crowds. If the crowd is involved, the battles are classic. And the crowd was heavily involved. They made noise, they reacted. It was good. Everybody was good, everybody was spitting. It was a good event. Battles were timed, no extra stuff on the side. It was a good event.”
Speaking about his place in the battle rap world more generally, Syah said that he’s now taking battles for respect more than anything else.
“I’m doing more for respect now,” he said. “The underground don’t respect TV stuff or whatever so they don’t respect what I do. So when I say I’m the best. They don’t respect what I’m saying. That’s why I started a verse, ‘In the top ten battle rapper list and my name is nowhere in it.’ I was feeling some type of way. So now, every battle I do from now on is for respect.”
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