Today we're in L.A. for KOTD's "Back To Basics 4." As KOTD's inaugural event at The Bunker (the first ever venue designed specifically for battle rap), the card is small but shows promise. If you want to watch live, there's a pay-per-view hosted by Dirtbag Dan and BattleRap.com editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell that you can buy here. It's set to go live around 1:00 p.m. California time.
Unfortunately, E. Farrell had to cancel due to illness, but there's still:
- The Saurus vs. Daylyt
- Caustic vs. T-Rex
- Carter Deems vs. Head I.C.E
- Pnut vs. J Dose
This is just Part 1! Check out Part 2 here.
Pnut vs. J Dose
Pnut/Dose immediately followed by Ice/Carter
— King of the Dot - #Blackout8 - SEPT 30th / OCT 1st (@KingOfTheDot) April 16, 2016
No break.#B2B4 at the Bunker
PPV live at https://t.co/O0zZy8Os4R pic.twitter.com/q1WFCpHgHs
Smooth round from @THEREAL_DOSE, no heavy haymakers #B2B4
— Quentin BARantino (@street__preach) April 16, 2016
Dose aggressive delivery to end his 1st. On P-Nut now#B2B4 pic.twitter.com/4Z9yFsmNQV
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
Yo Dose first round was fire! @rapgrid https://t.co/BudWrALkeU #b2b4
— Drect Williams (@Drect) April 16, 2016
Ok here we go. Dose snapping to end his first. Solid performance to start and the flow on point.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
J Dose spazzed in the first. #B2B4
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
"I aim the K and fold him up like a paper plane." @pnutCA
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
Little bit of a choke from @pnutCA in the first round... He got it back though! 👍😎 #BTB4 https://t.co/UCVn5qTZHu
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 16, 2016
🔥🔥🔥 round from Pnut #b2b4
— Tasha Tasha Tasha (@DragonBabyT) April 16, 2016
Sheesh, J. Dose vs. PNut is a fight at #B2B4.
— iamHBY (@iamHBY) April 16, 2016
"You got famous off of one quote but 5 minutes later couldn't live what you just wrote." - Pnut's closer #paraphrasingthatbar
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
I'm on Eminem level and you under(stan)d - @THEREAL_DOSE #B2B4
— Quentin BARantino (@street__preach) April 16, 2016
Dose with a "lil brother gonna have to hold me up" style line with his crew holding him up#B2B4
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
The writing's on the wall, Gilgamesh-@pnutCA #B2B4
— Quentin BARantino (@street__preach) April 16, 2016
There's something fishy with @AvocadoIsGod, that's a sushi roll/
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
P-Nut #B2B4
Pnut is doing well, but J Dose is coooking #B2B4
— Nick Theil (@NickTheil) April 16, 2016
.@THEREAL_DOSE just SPAZZED... impossible to tweet that shit... crowd went NUTS! 🔥🔥🔥 #B2B4 https://t.co/UCVn5qTZHu
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 16, 2016
"I hate the title battle rapper because my art is unique but I guess I am battle rapper because you are what you eat." Dose #b2b4
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
#B2B4 HAHAHA If you are what you eat you'd be a fucking fist
— The dumb, wise one (@wyzdumb) April 16, 2016
I respect Dose for busting out those trademark Philly flows every round. I just preferred him over PNut. #B2B4
— Joel Flowers (@Mr_JFlow) April 16, 2016
"You made looking fucking stupid a gimmick before Daylyt did"
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
P-Nut's ending line #B2B4
Debatable battle. 2-1 either way for Dose vs Pnut. Dose with the first, Pnut with the third & the second was close. Great bakkle. #B2B4
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
Despite a slip from PNut in Round 1 after J Dose cut him off early, this was a very solid battle to start off with. It was a strong KOTD debut for Dose and plenty gave him the battle, but I edged PNut 2-1, second and third.
Carter Deems vs. Head I.C.E
Carter Deems vs. Head ICE right now at #B2B4 though... pic.twitter.com/asI52uUPEk
— Kap Kallous (@KapKallous) April 16, 2016
Carter loses the coin toss and tells Ice to go first. But then is told that he lost and will start.
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
"You started rapping at the age of 51... Back when you were really young." Carter #b2b4 @TPAIN
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
"We can garden together." - @VegetarianArms #B2B4
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
"In the spring we can go and see your grandson play little league." @VegetarianArms #b2b4
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
"Thinkin what you're spittin's hot?! That'll get ICE creamed in the future like dippin dots" - @VegetarianArms #B2B4 https://t.co/UCVn5qTZHu
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 16, 2016
Carter mixing threats of violence and threats of friendship. #b2b4
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
I been giving you niggas the message, like fortune cookies @Headice #B2B4
— Quentin BARantino (@street__preach) April 16, 2016
"I'm the King Of The Dot, when @_rone see me, he tuck in his chain"@Headice #B2B4
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
Lol! This made me burst out laughing https://t.co/E6Zl7f2vPN
— Corey Charron (@charronkotd) April 16, 2016
ICE on 11 right now. #B2B4
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
"Let's get back to these real bars" Carter's 2nd round opening line#B2B4
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
This is a classic. #B2B4 @Headice vs @VegetarianArms >>>
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
I was just kidding about you being over 50/
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
I tried to pick some girls up today...and so far I'm 0 for 50/
Carter Deems #B2B4
"You get crossed for sleeping on the kid that's plaid pyjamas..." -Carter
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
"Rifle pop - put a spring in his steps like Nike Shox" - @VegetarianArms #B2B4 https://t.co/UCVn5rbAz2
— Rap Grid (@rapgrid) April 16, 2016
"You act sheepish around the goat al-pack-a llama." Carter
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
"Zoo bars!" -crowd
I'll swallow a lady's wedding ring and throw the diamond up like I'm mocking Jay/
— BattleRapNews (@Battle_Rap_News) April 16, 2016
@VegetarianArms #B2B4
Weed whacker fucking the game up. #B2B4
— lexx plm (@TheLexxorcist) April 16, 2016
"I brought the tools to cut him off while hes rapping" carter with the rebuttal after power tools outside interrupted ice
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
crazy that carter is winning this #b2b4. flashbacks to illmac upset.
— TrippyPete (@trippypete_) April 16, 2016
"I'm not afraid of you." -Carter, as he steps backwards though the crowd #b2b4
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
Ice addressing Carter's dad in the camera. "Yo old fart..."
— BattleRapDotCom (@battlerapdotcom) April 16, 2016
Carter the GOAT, Ice the GOAT #b2b4 #kotd
— sudhdisbeb (@dueiebdirievfj) April 16, 2016
As astute fans knew it would be, this was a hugely entertaining, debatable back-and-forth. Some noise from what seemed to be power tools threw I.C.E off in the second round (and spawned a great rebuttal from Carter), but it was more than understandable. I gave I.C.E Round 1, Carter Round 2, and the third comes down to preference. Either way, you can't go wrong.
{{ comment.author.name }}
{{ reply.author.name }}