King Of The Dot took battle rap back to its origins in Los Angeles with a stacked card of up-and-comers and slept-on talent who were looking to make an impression on fans.
At the top of the flyer there were some high profile match-ups too, including Rone vs. The Saurus and John John Da Don vs. Kid Twist. KOTD also announced a secret "main event" caliber match-up that was revealed during the event.
BattleRap.com was in the building doing interviews and updates, and our editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell co-hosted the live-pay-view with Bay Area battler Caustic. Buy it here.
Danny Myers vs. Cali Smoov
cali smoov vs danny myers. #B2B pic.twitter.com/KmDNc0P77q
— Mariah 🌺 (@mariah_cee) April 18, 2015
Wayyyy too many bars to quote from cali smoov. Crazy 1st round #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Danny myers coming back strong in his 1st #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"You spent 2 days in jail with Billy Boondocks, got bailed out and now you're Tupac?" @MolotovMyers #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Theres a difference between being in debt for a thousand and an O G - @molotovmyers #B2B
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Cali Smoov vs Danny myers, crazyyyy 1 round battle. Too close to call #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Reverse Live vs. Sketch Menace
"When Reverse Live rhymes it sounds like Third Eye Blind." @SketchMenace
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Reverse live mightve edged the 1st #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Sketch taking the comedy route, crowd is feeling it #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Slight choke frkm sketch in round 2 #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Reverse Live just did a Saved By The Bell gunbar.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Sketch getting the crowd back in the 3rd #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Sketch Menace on fire
— Lance Roberson (@lance_972) April 18, 2015
Reverse live going innnnn on Sketch menaces history with kotd staff #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Strong close to Reverse lives 3rd. Crowd seems to have Reverse taking it. #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Sketch was on point. Reverse Live held it down, but too inconsistent.
— Alexander Fitzgerald (@TheAssassinato) April 18, 2015
It was announced after this battle that the secret battle taking place at the event is Carter Deems vs. Illmaculate. Wow.
#B2B SECRET BATTLE @ILLMACULATE vs @VegetarianArms
— KingFly - KOTDTV.com (@KingFlyKOTD) April 18, 2015
PPV at http://t.co/4VsQgwBIOe pic.twitter.com/zoh8DvxeoW
Megadef vs. Madflex
#b2b @madflexhiphop vs @_megaDEF_ pic.twitter.com/NIc7BFfeML
— Mariah 🌺 (@mariah_cee) April 18, 2015
Megadef with a slight slip in the 1st. Still a solid round #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Madflex's whole round rhymes with Megadef #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Good first round from Medflex. Round 2 on Megadef #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Mega with the cold style in the second. Both emcees have lots of vocab probably never used in a rap battle before.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Mega with BatDick references and @efarrell_ /@ForemanErik name drops. Over the crowd's heads.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Round 3 on Megadef #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Excellent matchup though for Megadef vs Madflex. #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"How many times you gonna let him shit the bed before you lay some sheets down?" @madflexhiphop about Mega at #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"I feel like the Duck Hunt dog the way im runnin down the flyer" - @madflexhiphop #kotd #backtobasics http://t.co/n9ABHX6hwT
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Pnut vs. Xcel
Xcel vs Pnut #b2b pic.twitter.com/wmx5WdY95k
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
PNut on fucking fire in the first with perfection. Crowd riding with him. #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Pnut with a good 1st round, crowd loved it. #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Xcel stealing the crowd back with back to back bars #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
I'd give the first to PNut. Xcel with tons of fire though. "If you're fire all my missiles heat-seeking." #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Jesus @pnutca had a crazy scheme. Daaaaamn #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
"My whole verse the Showtime." -PNut on ayeverbfamous's slogan https://t.co/1BMvmxiptg
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"Think I'm yellow til I alter egos like Bart Man" - @pnutCA #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Crowd going crazy over Pnut. The small venue is working alot better for these battles #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"They revved you up but you went nowhere. You the idle type." @xceldakid against PNut at #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
"I beat Daylyt now yall sending AM (Ayem) to fuck wit me" - @xceldakid #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5 Nut's old rap name was Ayem
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Xcel vs pnut sounds all types of fire. Jesus.
— Shinsuke blockamura (@Majhatesall) April 18, 2015
PNut with a breakout performance.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
Career performance for @pnutCA
— 3.0 (@JustCaustic) April 18, 2015
Three steps to feeding your family, according to @pnutCA
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
1. Get a pizza job
2. Fuck the order up
3. Bring the pizza home. #b2b
"Ask X, Y the Crome is on (chromosome) - it's in my jeans" - @xceldakid #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Xcel's third round was a lil short #kotd #backtobasics http://t.co/n9ABHX6hwT
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 18, 2015
Good third round from both, too close to call. Pnut had thr crowd going crazy #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 18, 2015
P-Nut with the Win. #B2B
— Hip-Hop & Movie News (@Hiphopmovienews) April 18, 2015
@xceldakid was dope but giving it to @pnutCA 2-1. #b2b @KingOfTheDot
— Blackademiks (@Blackademiks518) April 18, 2015
Fredo vs. Anygma
Crowd really rocking with Anygma #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Anygma really comfortable with his first battle in the US #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Fredo with some sick multis #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Round 2 on Anygma. Anygma had more intensity than Fredos first#b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
"He lacking that X factor ... Get it? That's algebra" - @real_ANYGMA #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
It's hard to quote what Anygma is saying because he is literally educating on Filipino culture
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
Fredo took round 2 with a strong finish #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Anygma clowning Fredo's Team Backpack verse and writing style. #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Anygma with a slight slip towards the end of his 3rd #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Fredo is imitating Anygma's Filipino broken English accent. Started rapping some hard Filipino shit ppl going crazy #backtobasics
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
Fredo took the third, good back and forth #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
RemyD vs. Psycoses
RemyD starting with an apology for his 2014 behaviour. "Cocaine is a helluva drug."
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Psycoses cooking. A little more aggressive than Remy #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Psycoses is on fire this round #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Psychoses is CRAZY where the hell has he been all these years??? #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
RemyDs second solid but not as strong as his first. Its on Psycoses #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
This @mc_psycoses kid is ridiculous
— 3.0 (@JustCaustic) April 19, 2015
"It's no Flinstone kid show when I turn your neighbors to Rubble too" - @mc_psycoses #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
"Psycoses is a better battler but Remy is a better rapper." -guy in crowd
— HipHopDXChris (@BattleRapChris) April 19, 2015
RemyD with a good 3rd. Its on Psycoses #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Psycoses going psycho in his 3rd. He mightve took this clearly #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
"I coulda dropped u anywhere on the map like a Call of Duty care package" - @mc_psycoses #backtobasics http://t.co/RYHe7x5iI5
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 19, 2015
Psycoses with a spot on RemyD impression #b2b
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 19, 2015
Follow the rest of our updates in Part 2.
Or check out our breakdown of the card, our previews of Rone vs. The Saurus and Madflex vs. Megadef, our profiles on Psycoses and PNut, what the battlers were saying ahead of the event and some old interviews with Kid Twist, Head I.C.E, Reverse Live and Xcel.
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