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ICONIC LYRICAL CLASHES & BATTLE RAP ARENA
South Bronx vs. Queensbridge Vinyl Clash1986–1987 • New York, NY
The Bridge Wars: Boogie Down Productions vs. Juice Crew
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“Manhattan keeps on making it, Brooklyn keeps on taking it, Bronx keeps creating it, and Queens keeps on faking it!”
Ultimate Rap League (URL)August 19, 2012 • New York, NY
URL Summer Madness 2: Loaded Lux vs. Calicoe
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“You gon' get this work! Look at you, emotional!”
Hot 97 Summer Jam / Stillmatic vs. The Blueprint2001 • Queensbridge vs. Marcy Projects, NY
The King of New York Crown Clash: Nas vs. Jay-Z
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“I rock hoes, y'all rock fellas!”
Scribble Jam / Underground Freestyle CircuitAugust 1997 • Cincinnati, OH
Scribble Jam '97 Championship: Eminem vs. Juice
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“Off-the-top multi-syllable rebuttals over live DJ breakbeats in front of a packed Midwest parking lot.”
Ultimate Rap League (URL)July 11, 2020 • Atlanta, GA
URL NOME X: Daylyt vs. Tay Roc
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“Triple-layered cosmic Darwin/Big Bang wordplay schemes widely hailed as the highest bar-for-bar battle of the modern era.”
Verzuz / Barclays CenterOctober 2021 • Brooklyn, NY
Golden Era Titan Exhibition: Big Daddy Kane vs. KRS-One
WATCH ON YOUTUBE“Two founding architects trading live acapella bars, fast-rap breath control, and boom-bap anthems.”