KOTD has announced that Harlem OG Head I.C.E and friendly weirdo Carter Deems will face off at the league's upcoming "Back To Basics 2" event in Los Angeles on June 27. The announcement was initially met with excitement from a large group of fans but backlash over the unconventional pairing has since bubbled up on Twitter.
Both Head I.C.E and Carter Deems carry strong stage presences in the form of wildly different styles, which is leading some fans and pundits to doubt the viability of this particular clash. For his part, Head I.C.E himself gave Carter props on Twitter recently and hinted at the match-up ahead of the announcement.
Carter is not to be slept on. But you all know I Don't Sleep at Night #Wolf
— HEAD I.C.E (@Headice) May 20, 2015
Talent Don't Have A Color. Stop Questioning My Challengers. When You And I Know I'll Kill Them All. Old or New . #WolfLove
— HEAD I.C.E (@Headice) May 20, 2015
@HeadIce is the realist
— Organik - KOTD - #LLPS🕊️ (@OrganikHipHop) May 21, 2015
#B2B2 Carter Deems [@VegetarianArms] v @Headice | Limited tickets available now at https://t.co/FD6g2OtEKr pic.twitter.com/IIJyU3z99F
— King of the Dot - #Blackout8 - SEPT 30th / OCT 1st (@KingOfTheDot) May 20, 2015
ICE vs CARTER is gonna be soooo entertaining
— Organik - KOTD - #LLPS🕊️ (@OrganikHipHop) May 21, 2015
Shortly after the announcement, two prominent battle rap commentators lashed out and Head I.C.E responded in kind. Check out much of their exchange with some screengrabs courtesy of the good folks over at RMBVA.
Please tell me this is a JOKE...... pic.twitter.com/WZpRMx6LPV
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 20, 2015
@ANGRYFAN007 @Headice @UnbiasReview eyyyy to be fair yall woulda hated on Day vs MadChild if announced ahead of time too... Give it a shot.
— Organik - KOTD - #LLPS🕊️ (@OrganikHipHop) May 21, 2015
@ANGRYFAN007 @Headice really....I dont know what the fuck this dude talking bout. He mentioned me first...foh
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 21, 2015
@bigBJC @ANGRYFAN007 we know who these dudes are....fuck that battle.
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 21, 2015
@dmv_p @ANGRYFAN007 we told him we didnt like his kotd battle upcoming and now he crying
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 21, 2015
@Headice @ANGRYFAN007 FUCK U....
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 21, 2015
@AspectOne @Headice @UnbiasReview @ANGRYFAN007 you know Head Ice vs Carter Deems is not a dope match up. Deems was trash at snoop ATL event
— Marcus Dewan Williams (@nubianbookstore) May 21, 2015
@nubianbookstore @AspectOne @Headice @UnbiasReview @ANGRYFAN007 Carter is a huge fan favorite and so is Ice. It makes total sense
— Kingpen 👑✍🏿 (@chillajones) May 21, 2015
@ANGRYFAN007 @chillajones @nubianbookstore @AspectOne @Headice No disrespect to yall....take me out of this convo. This is overblown.
— UnbiasReview (@UnbiasReview) May 21, 2015
@Headice vs @VegetarianArms is going to be hilarious. Can't wait to see the material these two come up with.. http://t.co/0qj1IYWQxm
— Bishop Brigante (@BishopBrigante) May 22, 2015
Blogger (and BattleRap.com contributor) Jon Rines recapped the Twitter drama, much of which appears to have been deleted, in a new video.
Watch our recent interview with Carter, where he says he wants to battle I.C.E here.
What do you think about the match-up? Is this too much of a style clash to be successful?
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