Will those total slaughter battles be posted on youtube or something? Did Joey and Hallow not even complete three rounds each? From the pics posted shit looks kind, the way they are in the middle surrounded by people elevated niccas looked uncomfortable up there in them pics
Just didnt even seem like it would have a Smack or UW or Grindtime feel.....
The stage setup was perfect because the fans had a great view from ALL angles.

So nobody was pushing their way to the front of the stage, or felt they were too far away from the action.

Plus the folks in the balcony could easily see everything also. I give Sway credit because he kept the show moving at all times. They weren't any 'dead spots' between battles.

They went from battle to battle with an intro video in between (on the big screen) that introduced each emcee while they got mic'd up.
After that, they started the battles quickly. Maybe just a quick 5 minute break in between each. But no more than that. (Unlike Smack events where it can take 20 minutes or so to start the next battle.)
For me, the only 2 major issues was the mics at the end (when Hollow battled Joe) and the executive decision to involve Ebro in this event.

He shoulda never been given a mic to make his comments out loud, imo.

Honestly, I would've rather heard commentary from Star instead.
At least HE respects battle rap and knows ALL the emcees personally.
Plus Star KNOWS what each emcee is capable of.

He's seen them at their Best and Worst.
And would be quick to ell them if they were slacking, or if they were on fire.
Sheeeiiit....
Ebro did not even know who Daylyt was before this event happened.

He's never interacted with any of these emcees outside of the Hot 97 offices.

He's never been to a Smack event.

He barely watches rap battles.

Yet he's up there talking about who's good, or who's not.

Its like having a junior college student announce a Pro Boxing fight... instead of Max Kellerman.
So it didn't feel like a Smack, or GrindTime, or UW event because it was a Hot 97 RADIO crowd.

That's why certain punchlines got either no reaction, or way too much reaction for a mediocre line.

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