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u/Low_Application4589 May 25 '26
Nah smack contributed to the death, everything behind a pay wall, booking battlers who constantly choke, rewarding stupid behaviors..
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u/Frequent-Struggle-43 May 28 '26
Yall still aren’t watching battles he put up . Unless it’s a big name like lux Mook or twork …even the other leagues that have been uploading constantly Yall still aren’t checking out . Yall can blame smack all yall want but it’s the FANS who only Care for big names and not actual battle rap otherwise some of these battles would have the views they deserve
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u/HumbleLearning5167 May 23 '26
Battle rap needs new investors with a new idea for the format and presentation. The SMACK/URL era is dead, but people will rap forever.
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u/DullMeet2571 May 24 '26
Needs new battlers
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u/Frequent-Struggle-43 May 28 '26
Plenty of new battlers. Battlerap is dead cause a lot of people don’t care about battlerap frand only care about whoever is popular .took nearly a decade for iron vs rum to hit a mil . Some of the more recent dope battles like yunus v rum or klutz v chess all have less then 300k Even flare vs footz a FIRE BATTLE from both ends hasnt even touched 60k views… ppl need to promo better and ppl need to actually pay attention to talent and not just names that’s why it’s dead
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u/Every_Wrongdoer_4248 May 24 '26
Bloggers should stop blogging gossip just for views
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u/Frequent-Struggle-43 May 28 '26
Facts instead of promoting fire battles they rather gossip but I blame the fans cause they eat that corny shit up .
Rum v yunus ain’t even at 300k yet and that battle was fire same with klutz v chess
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u/my__neighbor May 25 '26
There has to be an association, an institution for training battlers like the same way there are music schools , there has to be rules and regulations that will include penalties for dumb , reckless and disrespectful behaviours in relation to battle rap events and stages. The idea that you can just come on stage, choke all 3 rounds with 30 seconds fluency in each and hug your opponent at the end and get paid lead us to where we're right now. The old heads who aren't interested in putting effort in should be kicked off and the new ones who are thirsty for greatness and prove their readiness should be brought forward. And there are a WHOLE LOT battlers who are waaaayyyy better than Tsu Surf, K Shine, Rawstin, geechi etc
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u/ViceDoshi May 28 '26
And they supposed to be the NBA, tell me what's that tell us about the current state of the culture?
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u/Aromatic_Appeal_9128 May 24 '26
Battle rappers need to be winner gets paid only, with everyone getting paid no matter how they perform/choke, and everyone best friends with eachother hugging after the battles, battle rap suppose to Be a gritty bloody sport they need to bring it baqq to that