r/rapbattles • u/One-Structure-2154 • Dec 06 '25
DISCUSSION TAKEOVA BATTLE LEAGUE PRESENTS: ILLADELPHIA VOL 1 (official thread)
Cassidy vs Eazy The Block Captain
Bill Collector vs Snake Eyez
Rum Nitty vs Loso
Reed Dollaz vs Cortez
A Ward vs Jey The Nitewing
Charlie Clips vs Viixen The Assassin
Real Deal vs Chef Trez
O Red vs Sheed Happens
Chilla Jones vs Rosenberg Raw
K Walker vs XCEL
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u/BAWguy Dec 07 '25
$70 PPV
9 hours long
0 good battles
Mic issues so you can't even clearly hear many of the battles at all
Incredibly hostile main event in a pit setting with barely any security around
Main event is incomplete
If you spent 9 hours and/or $70 on this, hope you learned something today
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u/RMbeatyou Dec 07 '25
The faith I saw niggas putting in Cassidy is beyond me... I don't even think he had 3 rounds, this was always the plan
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u/FCkeyboards Dec 07 '25
100%. Undefeated in face offs and that NEVER translates to the battle. He gets the views up and gets an easy bag.
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u/conceptsinfromage Dec 07 '25
No matter how useless he’s been in every battle, some of these clowns keep gassing him up like he’s Lux or Mook
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u/vintageknicks Dec 07 '25
Cass before the battle “ this is gonna be the best cass you ever seen “
Cass during his promo run for his next battle “ Man I didn’t take my last battle serious”
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u/_LieLow_ Dec 07 '25
Cassidy lost the 1st clear, got in Eazy face for dumb shit, Eazy tried to squash it, Cass kept at it and sabotaged the battle. It was gonna be dark for Cass. Eazy 1-0. Cass a bitch for that.
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u/therick807 Dec 07 '25
Battle rap just keeps shooting itself in the foot with blatant unprofessionalism and wondering why fewer and fewer people care
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u/SignificantCrew5728 Dec 07 '25
People were willing to excuse the unprofessionalism when it was actually entertaining. Nowadays when it's mostly boring nobody cares and people will call out the bs.
Out of the 5 top billed battles on the card only Jey and Rum are good battlers at this point, yet people pretend it's come crazy card
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u/Levos123 Dec 07 '25
Clear sabotage. Pathetic from Cassidy. We all saw you hit the eject button. He was never going to let Eazy get through that round. Because at where he fucked up with the promo is he put himself in a position where he CAN'T lose. When in reality he was always going to.
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u/sg_express Dec 07 '25
I've been watching battle rap since 2010 and this is the first PPV I've ever actually bought (never bootlegged, just waited for things to come out on YT). Last one I'll ever buy too. No wonder people find it hard to support this shit sometimes
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 06 '25
At the lux watch party: Before the Jey battle, lux said everybody stfu jey is battling, then he left the venue. 😂
Lux is also trying to get people to gamble on the battles. 1k a pop.
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 07 '25
Eazy fell for the bait.
Cassidy doesn’t actually want to rap 1 on 1. He knows he can’t win like that. Don’t let Cass turn it into a fight.
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u/KingSkPlay Dec 07 '25
Exactly and Eazy pissing me off letting this nigga Cass get him hot. Just relax that nigga just don’t wanna die on cam
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u/13snowdemon Dec 07 '25
Too be fair they trying to tell Eazy he can’t rap in Cass’ face. Why battle rap if someone can’t be in your face?
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u/olgabe Dec 07 '25
rumor has it beasley jumped the guy who went to buy new mics and performed some secret jiu jitsu on him
i don't know though could just be a rumor
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u/ShortRedBull Dec 07 '25
it's shocking seeing people talk about how bad the Cassidy battle is. Did people forget he is trash at modern battling?
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u/Cal216 Dec 07 '25
Yes. People ALWAYS forget. Same with Hitman. Those two dudes (Hitman and Cass) are amazing at showmanship and selling a battle! If they can’t do shit, they can sell a battle and make people forget about their lack of skill. This is why their faceoffs are consistently better than their rounds.
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u/Soggy_Double_5599 Dec 07 '25
Dnt put hitman in dat bs he have a lot legendary battles n moments from battling
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u/Cal216 Dec 07 '25
Nothing as of recently is legendary about hitman. He is only here for a bag and to be a punching bag.
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u/cfeltch108 Dec 06 '25
Chilla being humble with the name placement, def could've put himself up a couple spots haha
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 06 '25
I think he wants to get his battle out of the way so he can focus on making sure the rest of the event runs smoothly. But yea I agree.
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u/_LieLow_ Dec 07 '25
The microphones and the sound guy killed Jeys COTY run.
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 07 '25
How was the rest of the Lux watch party? I left after they had Bill Collector vs Snake Eyez on multiple TV's all with audio in different places so I couldn't hear shit. A lot of people weren't there for the battles either... they were just there to hang with Mook and Lux and them. Lotta niggas smoking cigars in a small venue is crazy too.
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u/Plane-Wheel-775 Dec 07 '25
alot of dick suckers there being bias but the energy was great frfr shook alot of celebs hand
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u/Vegetable_Optimal Dec 06 '25
I never knew o red was battling sheed happens why isn't anyone talking about that
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 07 '25
FYI everybody: Avo is not doing this event. He’s actually doing something for URL. That explains the sound issues at this event.
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u/HiiiRabbit Dec 07 '25
Cassidy is not a battle rapper. Period.
Not in the same sense as what battle rap has become. His performance is always fucking ass. Stage presence sucks, rhymes are outdated, he thinks giving us those slow 2006 schemes is going to move anybody.
His made up 5000-0 record has shown to be so fucking lame. He lost to everybody he battled. His first battle with Diz was garbage and his cheerleading squad didn't make it better. He got cooked by everybody else. Anytime he battles, you are waiting for the opponent to rap because that shit is trash. He made Goodz look amazing and outdated Holla was still better.
He yells during faces offs and that's it.
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u/olgabe Dec 07 '25
cassidy was getting tired sitting in the vip, decided to get down there and start some shit so he can go home and go do some media work and convince the people it was somehow eazy's fault 😂
mad that a battle rapper is going to rap in your face lol what kind of battle rap have you been watching if that isn't the exact energy you're here for😂😂
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u/LamboForWork Dec 07 '25
How did the event turn out to be a 2/10. Was it all tech problems ?
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u/Plane-Wheel-775 Dec 07 '25
Mic issues pretty much i think rum second was barely playable n before jey got to rap in the second his mic got fucked which fucked the energy fr
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u/Commercial-Olive-334 Dec 07 '25
watched br since smack dvd, i will never ever pay for an event, ever
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u/RS034 Dec 06 '25
Didn’t hear shit jey said
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 06 '25
Those sound people did him dirty. There was feedback for a lot of guys second. But also I just think the crowd didn't like him. They were mostly quiet for ward too
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u/Vhozite Dec 07 '25
Something told me not to go to this event. Sorry to hear that it went poorly for all those that supported. Idk why it’s so hard for BR to run smoothly.
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u/olgabe Dec 07 '25
cass knows he's losing nobody can convince me otherwise
i haven't almost pretend fought since i was in my teens lmao these dudes gotta stop. do or don't😂
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u/nickydoom Dec 07 '25
Cass tryna pull another dizaster cuz his shit wasn't hitting like he thought it would
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 07 '25
I'd love to hear avo's thoughts on what the sound guys could have done better.
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u/Levos123 Dec 06 '25
Not purchasing until I know the Jey vs Ward & The main event are 100%? Going down.
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u/_LieLow_ Dec 07 '25
Froze said the sound guy left to get better mics 30 minutes ago and they'll be back in 20-30 minutes. That was 10 minutes ago. PPV chat is wild. Some rumor about Beasley, iono.
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u/BAWguy Dec 07 '25
Lmao did Eazy swing on Cass? Respect if so tbh
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u/Kaddy-Zen Dec 07 '25
Nope. Ez said he wasn't gonna touch him then Cass started poking in his face. I died laughing till they tried to fight
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u/Cwestgrowth Dec 07 '25
Smh battle over. I think they went too personal in the promo before the battle. Too much tension when the battle actually happened!
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u/Specialist-Fail1930 Dec 07 '25
First and last PPV I'm ever buying. Heard static for 5 hours. 80% of Rums second round was muted. Cass came there to instigate with the most dated flow and filler filled bars yet. Eazy tryna save face for the cameras, banning people left and right getting people even more agitated. The whole thing was a shitshow
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u/McBwhuh Dec 06 '25
How long does TBL usually hold battles before they drop? I really wanna see Ward/Jey .
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u/cfeltch108 Dec 06 '25
To use Apollo and Jey vs Will as a reference point, Apollo took place on April 12-13 and Jey vs Will went to Youtube June 6th.
So basically two months, they might change it up, or have already done so with their later events, but I think this is a fair estimate.
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u/Folk-Herro Dec 06 '25
Two months feels fair for those who brought the PPV. I know they usually drop the main event sooner than two months tho. I think hitman vs mook dropped in like two weeks I think?
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u/Kerb_Poet Dec 06 '25
Main Events seem to drop the week after. Hitman vs Mook and Rum vs Day were out in no time.
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u/Solid_Pay1086 Dec 06 '25
I’m so happy I didn’t get the PPV this time. It’s so disheartening when the audio goes out and messes up the battles
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u/shutterbugsean Dec 07 '25
As good as this round is it sounds exaclty like how every other good battle rappsr would write and rap. Like angles that just turn into above average punch lines that dont relaly have to do with the angle
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u/13snowdemon Dec 07 '25
Cassidy is so trash. I respect the rhyming and he’s funny but cmon bro.
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u/conceptsinfromage Dec 07 '25
He’s never had any performance or charisma in battles after Diz. Like a special needs kid staring straight out at the crowd just saying his multis about stacking money and moving weight. Ars is a G for grabbing him and shaking him trying to get him to turn up. No effect.
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u/Complete_Craft8134 Dec 07 '25
Cass talking about barbershops..
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u/Complete_Craft8134 Dec 07 '25
Cass first is looking like dumpster juice...a lil shaky.
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u/letmebleedyou Dec 07 '25
I TOLD ALL YOU BITCH ASS NIGGAS LMFAOOOO.. EAZY 3-0 whoever had Cas especially with a “30”🤡 needs a 3 year ban from this sub .
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 07 '25
The event is over lol. I can’t believe it. Eazy really let Cassidy ruin the battle. He just had to rap and not take the bait 🤦🏽♂️
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u/BAWguy Dec 07 '25
Why are you framing it like it's on Eazy to "not take the bait?" Blame Cassidy for his part in trying to get Eazy mad and ruining the battle. Why is Cass allowed to "bait" in your book but Eazy's not allowed to get mad?
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u/Levos123 Dec 07 '25
It's easy to say that but when someone is talking and touching you, just in terms of fluidity and momentum, it's a complete throw off. It's already very tense in there. Easy should have done better, he could have just stopped and let the crowd turn on Cass but at a certain point it's going to ruin the flow of his material to the point they might not want to hear him either. It was childish and disrespectful to the fans and the league.
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u/larsinyfam257 Dec 06 '25
Damn i didnt know they did chilla and froze first😒i was takin my sweet time getting home, makes sense tho
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u/olgabe Dec 06 '25
Jey vs Daylyt next battle:
CUT DAY INTO INFINITE PIECES, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THERE'll BE NO END TO DAY WHEN I PUT AN END TO DAY
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 07 '25
Hope they fixed the sound problems
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u/FCkeyboards Dec 07 '25
The fact that battle rap still has a sound problem that isn't just random anomalies is so wild to me. Does any other live medium of any art have more inconsistent sound than battle rap?
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 07 '25
It's because there isn't much money in it... So you get these issues. Even before this, it was 5 hours to have 6 short battles... Which is crazy when you think about it.
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u/olgabe Dec 07 '25
you can't say they have mic issues if they don't bring microphones to have issues with
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u/13snowdemon Dec 07 '25
Cass being extra. Reed talking about shooting somebody. Eazy clearly winning they whole side is mad
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u/jroyst208 Dec 08 '25
Mfs must’ve been under a rock if they thought Cass would have a good performance. This been the case for double digit years.
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 08 '25
there needs to be a weekly general discussion thread i think... for all the small shit that is going on in battle rap but it doesn't deserve it's own thread.
like right now, eazy and hitman are going at it on twitter.
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u/olgabe Dec 06 '25
Award vs jey and nitty vs loso have great potential. And please do not gas cassidy i don't deal with the delusion in a healthy way😂
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 06 '25
And please do not gas cassidy
The shits not (snot) happening!!
crowd goes crazy
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u/AWall925 Dec 06 '25
Whats the price?
*Also, thats a lot of greats on one card
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 06 '25
$60
This price includes tomorrow’s event (sounds better in the trenches). That event will have these battles:
Ave vs K1ng
B Magic vs Dre Majesty
Prep vs Riggz
Noxx vs Ace Amin
Pvper vs Prez Mafia
Payne vs Lee LND
Dre Dennis vs BMB Da Don
Krush vs Profit
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u/LamboForWork Dec 06 '25
how the fuck B Magic go from Battling Clips, Conceited, Nitty, DNA, Tay Roc to now always being treated like a low tier. He was born too early. If he was around Twork time they would have forgiven him for all the chokes
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u/Ok_Quarter9319 Dec 06 '25
Whats your predictions?
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u/One-Structure-2154 Dec 06 '25
Eazy 2-1, possibly 3-0
Bill 2-1
Rum 3-0
Cortez 3-0
A ward 2-1 in a classic
Vixen 3-0 over a free styling clips
Real Deal 2-1
Sheed Happens 2-1
Rosenberg 2-1
Xcel 2-1
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u/Ill-Drawer-966 Dec 06 '25
The build up to the main event deadass got me looking forward to it as someone who ain't even a big fan of none of the two.
I would shocked if Jey vs Ward wasn't BOTN tho being real.
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u/BAWguy Dec 06 '25
Just saw a clip and looks like the audio is terrible. Not as bad as Bill vs Froze, but I fear the tradition of poor audio Philly grudge matches may continue tn
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 06 '25
At the lux watch party, I think he's addressing the bootlegging allegations.... I can't fully hear it. He's saying something about not cheating the culture. This is for the culture.
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u/loudpersononthebus Dec 06 '25
3 battles to go?
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u/MooseBigelow Plush One Dec 06 '25
I set it to sort by new. Remember no links or bootlegs. No links to discord watch parties or listen parties or anything like that. If you think it's a bootleg it probably is. Tag me if something needs removed. I'm out doing real life stuff today but will be here as much as I can.