Tuesday, October 4

Fair Fight...(The Snitch Is?)

                                               Fair Fight (The Snitch Is?)


 Queen's Battle Rapper DNA, Releases a Track entitled 'Fair Fight' The Snitch...Rumors have been Circulating for awhile that there is a Snitch. Someone that tells certain bars and rounds of battles. This Happened On March 27th on The Night Of Main Events when DNA went against STL's Yung Ill. Ill went front against DNA and just so happened to say that someone that DNA is 'cool' took it upon themselves to tell Ill that DNA's second round consisted of a Audience Participation where he would ask the Crowd for a word and he would freestyle from there.
In the Battle World to tell someone another battlers rounds could possibly be the worse thing you could do because this gives people and unfair advantage.

DNA has Dropped a Fire Comeback to the SNITCH.....




And the Snitch Is .....None Other than The Bronxs Ex Battle Rapper Turn Underground Hip Hop Artist Mickey Factz.

Saturday, October 1

Queen of The Throne Presents: First 48 Trailer & Battle/Jaz The Rapper/Ms.Fit/John John the Don/Bodega Predictions

Queen of the Ring Presents:: The First 48



              The First 48 marks a Two Day ALL Female Massacre taking Place in the Bronx (birthplace of Hip Hop) on October 15th and Continuing on the 16th thus the namesake of this Battle. This Two Day Event is Loaded with the Best of the Best of the Queen of the Ring and it is also the Return of One of the Hardest spitting Femcees I ever seen E-Hart. Hart who hasn't been in the Ring in almost a year is Battling none other than Ms. Fit from Murda Ave. This Main Event is No Joke for these two Femcees Throw Punchlines harder than most Male Battlers. We at the Bodega have Our Predictions but we shall wait until Later to get into that as of Now we Will Show You some Predictions of the People who 'Does This' themselves the 'Battlers'..

                                      Jaz the Rapper 1z





                                      Ms. Fit (Murda Ave)






                                    John John Da Don


                                    The Bodega Predictions


The Thoughts and Views of this First 48 Prediction are solely from the Writers of the Bodega.
We Support Each and Every Femcee and are a Fan of the Movement,but in Every Battle there is a winner and a loser, so We Hope No one is Offended by the Following Predictions..Thank You!!

Tori Doe -vs-Royal Honey::

With the Vote 3-0:: Tori Doe:: Tori has stage presence and bars the best of Both Worlds. She is a New Comer who has quickly become the Crowd favorite. As For Royal Honey we have Yet to see her Battle so we Don't Know if her Punches and Bars are yet to be Seen.

K-Prophet -vs- Phara Funeral::

With the Vote 2-1:: Funeral is the winner. With Two members of the Bodega thinking that Funeral will take this Battle because her Presence in the Ring is LOUDER than 10 Speakers on Volume 100. While the Lone member believes Prophet who has proven herself on several occasions that she is a force to be reckon with. Both Prophet and Funeral have Bars,Punchlines and metaphors We Believe this Battle will come down to the wire and who has the Better Day..Lets see if Funeral will send K to see the Prophet or will the Prophet speak at Phara's Funeral.

Don Ladyii -vs- Lexx Banko::

With The Vote 2-1:: Don Ladyii is the winner. Don Ladyii has a different style and different way of approaching her Opponents with her Bars and especially her Performance, she goes from calm to loud in 2 seconds and is very animated which catches the audience attentions from beginning to end. Banko is new to the scene but has shown that she can stand up to the best of them. Coming off a Classic Battle with Kprophet she proved her bars and performance mixed perfectly..Lets See if she can bring the Heat against the Queens Femcee Don Ladyii.

Norma Bayts -vs- Matrimony::

With The Vote 2-1:: Norma Bayts is the Winner. Even though they Both Have Bars...Norma Brings More Excitement to the Ring...Matrimony is a more laid back type of MC...but still brings hella bars. but we are Norma Bayts..!!

Jaz the Rapper -vs-Chayna Ashley::

With The Vote 6-4:: Chayna Ashley Wins.
When We say this is going to be a Fucking Classic...This is Going to Be a Classic...Meaning Both Femcees gonna Come Hitting Hard!! This wont be a One Sided Battle like [JazTheRapper -v- Skye] or even a [Chayna Ashley -v- Raine]..No! Jaz brings a nice wordplay to ring..Her Punches and wordplay are ill. Chayna brings BARS to the Table. Both equally superb when it comes to there performance, but we edged it out and gave it to Chayna because she Owns the Ring once she steps foot in it. Nonetheless this Battle is Going Down..and its Long Over Due!


E-Hart -vs- Ms. Fit::

With The Vote 5-5:: We got a 'Up in the Air' Vote.
Ehart is a monster  in the Ring. Her Confidence owns the crowd as well as her delivery. As One of the two only ladies (including ms. hustle) to battle in the URL Ehart is a Vet in this game coming off a year hiatus she is ready to regain that title as Queen of the Ring.. And in the other corner we have Ms. Fit! The Brooklyn Representer that brings BARS,Flow,Delivery,Witty, Sense of Humor to the Stage. Many of Us at the Bodega who sided with Ms. Fit did so Because she puts on for the audience. This Battle between the Bronx and Brooklyn is sure to be nothing less than amazing.

But Before You Leave...Check Out Queen of the Ring Tori Doe/Ash Cash

Thursday, September 22

Starface Films: The Social Network

StarFace Films Presents real life 'Social Network'.....
Starring Your Favorite Midwest Battle Rapper MidWest Miles 

We all know that behind screen names,mention names and pages on our favorite Social Networks that there lies what we at the Bodega like to call 'PC Goons' but are really just losers and haters with nothing better to do with their time but to hide behind a screen and chastise. In this short film the message clearly states that, ' You are held accountable for what you say and no matter how you think  it will not catch up to you IT WILL..and Very Soon'




Miles has Clearly been getting hated on via the Popular Social Site Twitter and it has finally gotten to a point where he can no longer handle the disrespect. Starface then tells Miles that there is a way to find Out where this 'PC Goon' is Located. With This Info Miles Makes His Way to Confront his Hater.

We at the Bodega just wanted to Show Love to Midwest Miles as well as Starface Television for Blessing Us with The Real Life Social Network...that Will get You Worked even if You are behind a Screen....Big Ups and We will keep You Updated with More Starface Productions as well as Keep You Tuned for the Drop of Miles Mixtape 'Hennessy and Ice'.



Enjoy....

Wednesday, September 21

Dreams Money Can Buy by Tsu Surf

                                           Surfs Up 1.5




"I seen niggas get left by they right hand i seen wifes turn whore for the right man" real shit -Tsu Surf


   With an Intro straight out of a Movie Tsu @Tsu_Surf drops new video on Youtube that can Compete with any Hype Williams directed Feature. Dreams Money Can Buy which is directed by the Brillant Twizz http://www.dreamwishdigital.com/ is no word short of EXCELLENT...With the Lyrical Content of Tsunami and the Visual of Twizz @ThisIsTwiZz  this Video gets us Hype and Anticipating the Release of Surf's Follow Up to 'Surfs Up' which is entitled 'Surfs Up 1.5'

Coming Off A Impressive Victory over Harlems K-Shine Surf is preparing to Drop another Mixtape for His Loyal #SurfClub members as well as His New Fans as soon as October. So Stay Tuned to the Bodega as we Will keep You Posted and We Promise to Post a Review to Our Favorite Hip Hop Junkies....

But Before You Leave... Check Out Our Favorite Tsu Surf video from 'Surfs Up' ..."Cocaine Paradise"



'But Im Sitting Down State Playin


Monopoly With Lifers


Been A Shooter Since A Kid


Im Hitting 9 Out Of 9


Jail Taught Me One Thing


Outa Site Outa Mind'

Friday, September 16

Queens of the Throne:: Presents Queen of the Ring!



  The Venue is packed and two of the Most Popular Emcees are facing each other with Mics in Palm. The Dopest Punchlines and the Illest Word-Play are being put on display as 'Ouhhs and Ahhs' feel the air with every metaphor. See Battle Rap has always been apart of Hip Hop from the being, you could catch a group of 'guys' in any state,city or town battling each other to gain 'Street Fame' and as this movement begins to grow as in Hip Hop in general the ladies have shown the world that anything Men can Do! They can Do As Well. Within this Packed Venue with the most Popular Emcees swinging the hardest Punchlines and have the crowds undivided attention. The Ladies of Queen of the Ring are giving the male battlers in Other Male dominated Leagues a Run for their Money.
    If Your a New Comer to The Queen of the Ring, then you have a lot of catching up to do. Approaching The One year Anniversary on this Phenomenal Movement QOTR has put many female Emcees in the spotlight. Founded by 'The Big Homie' Debo or as we Fans of the QOTR call him Respectively 'Mr. Shut the Fuck Up' and Partnered with Bad Boys 'Making the Band' Brooklyn Babs and King Of the Rings very own Mr. Grindseason Vague they have given many ladies the chance to express themselves on the same platform as their male counterparts. The Home Base of QOTR is the Bronx New York and we Wouldn't expect anything less coming from the Birthplace of Hip Hop. The Bronx is the Home of Queen of the Ring but the Femcees represent many different boroughs as well as different states and they come to put on for their City! A lot of these ladies didn't initially step into the world of Hip Hop as Battlers but as Rappers with mixtapes and videos,but along the way decided to step in the Ring. QOTR is the first league dedicated strictly for the ladies but dont let that fool you when these ladies put on a show the crowd is mixed with females who are proud of this league, because they get the  chance to shine and with males from near and far who come to show their RESPECT to the ladies who have skills that could outshine many male competitors.
       We at the Hip Hop Bodega acknowledge that QOTR is on the raise and have gained popularity through networking on social sites such as Youtube,Facebook, Twitter and the newly launched Queen of the Ring Site...(Click to CheckOut and SignUp) this movement is reaching places that leagues which have been out for years have yet to reach strictly because the FANS fuck with this movement. And You have to give RESPECT when RESPECT is Due...
QOTR started off in US Fitted Store and with the Grind that it takes anyone to reach the Top they have packed events now at where else but 'THE RING' on Commerce Avenue in the Bronx. QOTR events are sold out packed venues with attendance of some of the HOTTEST Male Battlers that rep Leagues like the URL, Grindtime, and BlockCity who all support and show love.
The Upcoming Event: The First 48 Battle Card reads the who's who of Femcee Battle Rap. This Event Marks the Return of The Female Vet E-Hart who is reppin the Bronx versus Brooklyn's Hard-Hitter Ms.Fit this battle alone shall bring viewers from near and far. The Lineup also features the Highly Anticipated Battle Between Brooklyn's Queen of Word-Play Jaz the Rapper 1z against the Punchline BronxBomber Chayna Ashley. The First 48 is October 15, and with Battles such Kay Prophet against Phara Funeral ... The Vet and QOTR Unique Spitter Norma Bayts verses Newly Crowned Queen The Finisher!! Matrimony .. The Lineup also consist of Lexx Banko //Don Ladyii and Tori Doe // Royal Honey The Queen of the Ring Aims to Please and they are doing just that with events and battles of this caliber.

CheckOut One of the Bodegas Favorite Battles::


Stayed Tuned for The Bodegas Segment [Queens of the Throne] which we will be doing interviews with the Ladies as well as the Bosses!

Thursday, September 15

Clash Of the Titans!

                           X-Factor - versus - D.N.A
                           This is My Summer Madness Recap in Word...Not Video



When we think of Two Heavy Weights Stepping into the Ring and giving the audience a Show worth Waiting for Detroit's X- Factor and New York's DNA should come to mind when dealing in the Battle Rap World. After Hours of Waiting in Line the Anxious Crowds of Battle Rap Fanatics were Blessed with what could easily be considered the Best Battle of the Night. From a Fans point of View..The Excitement of watching these two facing each other was the Perfect Kick-Off to Summer Madness. A Night Filled with Punchlines, Metaphors and lets not forget the Card Girls was on its way with one Coin Flip and a Famous Slogan 'Your Swags Off Fag Sauce'



Round 1:
     Round 1 could be thought of The Most Evenly Matched Round of the Three to Many Viewers.For the Simple fact that Both Battlers came prepared to earn 'Body Bags'.  X came out with Impressive Punchlines against the Younger DNA, which was evident with the line 'Finally Danielson is in the Ring with Mr. Miyagi' that line alone let us know that X was secure in his position of the Older Vet ready to School his Pupil turned Competitor. X then went in to explain how DNA was his Clone and somewhat Predictable with his Bars handing Pre-Rebuttals to everything DNA could possibly say..The Highlight of this Verse by X was the Flipping of Crowd Participation that DNA did in a Previous Battle against @YungIll314 which done by DNA didnt win the crowd Over but was the perfect way for X to win this Round. 
        DNA's first Round was full of Punchlines and wordplay in which the Crowd enjoyed very Much, but with the Pre-Rebutalls that X handed him left his Round pretty much read before we got a chance to open his Battle Book. Nonetheless DNA had the Crowd when he Pointed Out that X-Factor was so Old that 'He Knew Smack when He was Slap'. With Many Good Moments in his Round1 DNA still was Outshined by the one and Only X-Factor which is the Reason I gave this Round to The Vet.

Round 2:
      I Have Heard from many people with different views that said that Round Two was kind of Boring, but I Beg to Differ on the behalf of X-Factor. Factor was more entertaining than the younger DNA in this Round, the Round gave more Cheers to The Vet with lines such as 'You Think they LIONS, they Cow-wards so my Tin Man come with Ten Cans to shoot the Brains out You Scarecrows' this Wizard of Oz reference was one of My Favorite Highlights of this Round.  DNA continuing the wordplay and punchlines like in the first round but not being able to land them with the crowd and again X-Factor Forshadowed DNAz Rhymes therefore making them a bit Corny. Being More Entertaining once Again I gave the Second Round to The Vet.

Round 3:
    All I have to say on this Third Round is 'its Priorities Nigga' Even though we have seen countless of Tooth Jokes aimed at DNA the 'its Priorities Nigga' segment has to be the most entertaining and clever way of pointing out the missing part of DNA (lol) 'I dont want to see you in a Polo Shirt or Shit if that Hole in Your Mouth still Exist..its Priorities Nigga' was Hands Down the Highlight of this WHOLE BATTLE..DNA round again was mostly on wordplay-punchlines and at this point they were  not hitting as hard as they did in the first round. But X-Factor zipped that Body Bag with lines like 'You could be in a Helicoptor with a Chopper and You still couldnt Land on X' as well as 'I Blew a Hun Your Chewing Gum..Only in the Winter-Fresh' sheeeshh!!

Both Of these Battlers came out to Catch a Body but My Verdict is X-Factor 3-0, First Round could have went to DNA but with the Pre-Rebuttals done by Factor it is Clear we will see him On the Next  Episode of the First 48...

Wednesday, August 24

Supporting the Movement:: Part Two

                    Queens,New York  -vs-  Saint Louis

Click 2 Donate:: Hitman Holla -versus- Hollow Da Don




August 24th,2011: Lets See How Long it Takes to get to 100%


Im RELOADED::::::::

   The Lenox Ave Beast is Charlie Clips 

Okayyy He's Reloaded!!! ....

With Street Bangers such as Scooby Snacks, Fully Loaded Clips, and 'Legendary' the Street Album Clips has come through every time with Impressive and well put together works of Art.Though  Many May know Him as the URL Battle Rap Heavyweight who Caught two BodyBags against Bmores Tay Roc and recently  STL's Ayeverb they may not know He is one  Hell of an Emcee. Charlie has proven himself on more than one occasion in and out of the Ring that his Bars and Metaphors are top Tier.   Even with a Slight PushBack...The Release of 'The Lenox Ave Beast' was worth the wait.

From the time you Press Play and the 'Intro' begins  you know that this is a Light a Spliff and Rock Out type of Mixtape. With bars like 'She Known as a Freak and Eat the Beef Like its Outback/Villanova Hoe my Whole team be in that Wildcat/ And When she on her Period she Keep My Head Warm/You Nasty.. Your St. John (DNA) be in that Red Storm' you know that you are in for BARS. But Clips has a Way of switching up his Flow with each track which allows us to go from Intro to Outro without touching the NEXT button . On 'Die Soon' Charlie has features from Fli Fetti and @TheRealGoodz (also a URL Battler) the three Hit the Trap with the Straps on this Track and Blend Well together. Lenox Ave, doesnt Only consist of the Hood Anthems but on tracks like 'Bottles Poppin' 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and my personal favorite 'This is Crazy' which has a Lauren Hill Sample, the ladies will definitely enjoy the softer side of
Mister Clips...Charlie aimed to please the streets with the track 'Bounce' with the beat to keep a steady head nod..Beast ends on a good note with 'Lime Light' with a snippet sample of the Notorious BIG. The Lenox Ave Beast is a Mixtape that you could ride to with the fellas or roll up a dub with your shorty...With My Two Cents I give this piece of work..an #StreetClassic Rating...

Click the Fuckin Link!! Download 'The Lenox Ave Beast' Now...

........................Stay Tuned

Tuesday, August 23

Summer Madness:: Tsu Surf versus K-Shine

              Newark New Jersey -vs- Harlem New York

URL's Summer Madness was a massive success and one of the most anticipated battles of the evening was between Harlem's K-Shine and New Jersey's Tsu Surf. These two MC's had a great performance and showed why they are considered to be some of the best in the world. WWW.URLTV.TV

Your Dollars Make Sense....Supporting the Movement...



On August 14th, 2011 seven days from the Historic SummerMadness Event at Webster Hall...in which the Battle World took over New York City, Mr. Classic @SmackWhite and the people behind http://www.urltv.tv/ @UrlTv announced that they would like the Fans of the Ultimate Rap League to send in Donations before the release of each Battle. The Reaction to this News was split down the Middle of supporting and understanding the cause to being upset that a donation was asked upon. But Riddle me this...to Everyone who calls themselves 'Fans' of this Sport when You like a Basketball Player what do you do? You buy his shoes and you buy tickets to attend their game. Correct? Ok, this is No Different.  Within the Eleven events that the @Urltv has Hosted since 2009, ALL but 2 were FREE..Yes FREE. Within anything that has to do with Money and running a business, You spend Money to Make Money. And We All Have enjoyed Our FREE Ride when it comes to this Battle World.

You have to take into Consideration that the URL is a Business a Company and within that Company there are Employees such as Security, Cameramen, Venues as well as the Battlers themselves. Its Not Like they are asking you for Hundreds of Dollars, anything is Welcomed. Just Think about it youll pay $100 to attend a Jay-Z concert so why NOT Pay to Support the Culture. The Below Video is a Detailed version of my two cents... 

Click the Video:: @SmackWhite and @BeasleyNYC 




Quality takes Money. And if We want to Continue Enjoying this Art Form that we Love we Will have to Play Our Part in the Movement..


Click Here to Donate Now

The Summer of Madness!!!


The Superbowl, The NBA Championship even the Royal Rumble just to name a few are  Sports Events  that Bring Thousands of Fans from Near and Far to witness The Best Players in the GAME. You'll see Thousands of Fans waiting in Line for Hours, draped in the Apparel of their favorite Team or Player. You'll see the Expression upon faces that are patiently waiting to Experience what could possibly be the Best Moment of their Lives. Now imagine that those thousands of fans, those who took trains, planes and automobiles to get to this Stadium, are NOT there to see Michael Jordan, Brett Favre or The Undertaker these fans are not at a Stadium, a Football Field or a Wrestlering Match. No, these thousands of fans are here, Webster Hall on August 7th, 2011 all for the Love of Hip Hop.








You wont find Lebron James but you will find a Charlie Clips (@CharlieClips), You wont find a Scottie Pipen but you will find a Young Miles (@MidWestMiles) . Youll find thousands of Supporters in one Hall chanting the Mottos of their Favorite not Basketball Player but Battler. Webster Hall was History in the Making from the Moment that http://www.urltv.tv/ pronounced the location to this Event. See Webster Hall is a place where Jayz, Camron,and Maino just to name a Few have performed. So for a Night devoted to nothing but Battle Rap and for this venue to be SOLD OUT...is unheard of Thus the Reason History was MADE.




I personally have been a Fan of this Culture for Many Many years and have yet to see a movement as Strong as the 'URL' ....The Night of The Main Events that Took place at Santos House earlier in 2011 set the stage for Our Favorites to #ZipEmUp (@_Kay_Shine) ...#GetthemFuckUpOuttaHere (@DNA2k10)  #SurfsUp (@Tsu_Surf) and #PutBodyBagsintoBodyBags (@TheRealTech9) ... Webster Hall was an experience that I am Glad to say I witnessed First Hand..My Swag was Definitely not Off but I did get a Chance to #FatBitchBungeeCordSnap on a Nigga (@X_Factor01) and I Must say that Night was a #Landslide (@Young_Calicoe).





We know that this Movement has Just BEGUN and We are ALL looking forward to seeing what @SmackWhite and @UrlTv have in store for Us Die Hard Fans Next... 


..........................................Stay Tuned

Sunday, August 21

U.R.L Ultimate Rap League

                                     


Emcees in the Street.....Freestylers in the Lunch Room...Rappers with Mixtapes .....All with the Thoughts of Rhyming Words to Make it BIG...A Couple years ago Battle Rap was Simply the Best in the 'Hood' ...Battler against Battler ...Crew against Crew ..Hood against Hood...just to Prove who is the 'Best' ....

Well...Times have Changed...The Battle scene is NOT JUST on the Corner of the Hood ...Freestylers are Nolonger in the LunchRoom...and Mixtapes are Making Niggas Money!



Thanks to the URL...This Ultimate Rap League Brings Emcees ....LA CREME de LA CREME.. of Battlers in ONE Ring...To Crowds of Thousands...and to Homes of Millions with Networks such as Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook...The League Brings Emcees from The East, West,South...and North Together to Put on Performances that Leave Fans wanting MORE...

                                 SMACK...Who is This Nigga?
                                    
             

Mr. Classic aka Smacddddddddddddk @SmackWhite the Man behind the Street DvDz that Flooded Every Street in Every Hood around the Country is the Man Behind...URL...Coming Up on its 2 Year Anniversary..Mr. Classic has Always Had his Ears to the Street and He as well as His Team are Quenching Our Thirst for More at the Bodega when it comes to this Form of Hip Hop.
With Events dating back to 2009 he has put the Best in the Ring..Including the Vets  Murda Mook, T Rex, Math Hoffa repping New York and X-Factor, Young Miles and Marvown repping The Midwest.

Smack and his Team at @URLTv http://www.urltv.tv/ are building a Brand...and its all about #RNT Real Nigga Time!!

We have to show Love to GrindTime...StreetStatus ...400Block City....Animal House...All are Battle Leagues....that Shine Lite on this Art Form...So We Paying Homage to HipHop and Every League, but there is Nothing Like 'The Ultimate' .....

...................................................Stay Tuned