Questions & Answers
So I had the opportunity to get a few short moments with a few of the battlers currently active and fucing shit up all over the site, I tried my best to get a variety of opinions and personalities and hopefully some of these comments will lead to more activity and a few dope battles. At the very least I hope someone can use this as motivation to drop a dope line or two. The people who I got answers from were @
Joe Metts @
iSpaz @
Bust @
Remy LeBeau @
Killing Spree and @
Witty. Lets not waste any time and get right to seeing where this dudes heads is at, and how they feel about how shit is going in txt and around the site..
@Joe Metts you are one of the longest active txt battlers,and have basically seen every era melt away into the new one. Who do you think is the best 2 on 2 / tag team battle due ever, and who are some of the stronger teams in the current battle field in your opinion...
Joe MettsI don't remember any of the teams competing in this tourney. Are me and Strik still in it? But as far as all time teams go I would say A Tribe Called Metts obviously. I'm just joking, we ain't never win shit as a team. But it does bring me to my favorite team who are also brothers which was Kung and Pulse. Just had good chemistry and both were beasts. It's hard to remember teams honestly. I really only remember the ones I was on.
What do you think about you and @Strikta chances in this tournament? Do be honest I don't have much faith in you guys showing, what would you say to the people who question your ability to consistently show up to the battle grounds...
Joe MettsThey're justified in their concerns because I don't have much faith in me showing. I run a company that pretty much has me on call 24/7. Tbh tho if we do show up we will smash almost all the teams. Strik is a beast and our styles match each other's. I'm confident in both of us as writers. But we will probably no show.
What has changed most from the older eras of txt until now.. what do you appreciate about the evolution of txt, and what are a few things you wouldt mind getting back to..
Joe MettsI don't like that everyone acts too cool to write and make fun of people that take it serious. It's a competition. You should always want to win. The older era was good because most of us were young guns and were in our prime. It's a young mans game. Unfortunately their is too many outlets to make real songs and technology is just crazy advanced. Sitting around and typing words just isn't exciting enough anymore for young adults. It's all us older folk that still love the hobby and participate when we have time.
Do you recall any league formats or tournament types that have been missing as of late? If not do you have any kickass ideas up your sleeve you have been holding onto thru the ages?
Joe MettsI always loved the cypher tourney idea and I had a great idea for a cypher league. It's just a cool idea because it takes away from holding onto verses and waiting around for people to drop. If you got bars you just drop them. I always thought that was the future of this shit. I think hidden votes would be a great idea too.
Really quick, if you take a pick at the NBL Battle League Season Playoffs and you had to put your money down on 2 battlers making the FINALS who would you choose
Joe MettsIs Karaoke in it? I'd take him. Maybe you if you are in it. Never was a big murda sho fan. Never understood the hype. And I hope he drops a diss on me for saying that lol bang bang and bullet holes and all that. But yea I hope whoever is in the finals does work. Hope a young emerging battle cat surprises the field.
Last word is your word bro. Say what you want to how you want to.
Joe MettsI just wanna tell everyone this shit is fun. Have fun. Stop acting gangster or you'll fuck around and get that knucklehead treatment. Bang bang.
Next, lets take a moment with both members of the Team known as "Hush's Easter"...
Tell me about your team Hush's Easter and how do you feel you and Destroyer are going to mesh as partners, give me your quick input on your team mate Destro and his strengths and weaknesses...
iSpaz//I feel me and jilti got similar styles, the kind that cut fast and effective. I think our verses gonna mesh smooth together tbr. Don't let us catch y'all sleeping cause we goin in on this one. jilti got bars, and he wrecked shit in the nbl. He might have picked up some haters on the way idk why, but bars over bullshit ya dig.
Who are your favs to read currently in the tournament, and who do you see having the strongest chances are going to the final round aside from your own team obviously...
iSpaz/// got so many mean teams on this one, which is gonna make this dope. Ones that stand out to me is obvi AK and ace, murda karp, Orc karaoke, snoop and knuck. Idk but hush and Cred gonna get this work
I will keep this short and, so my final question is how did you get into this hobby and what brung you to this website in paticular..
iSpaz/// just watching live battles and shit I remember watching jin get bodied by serius. Nigga ethered his soul and shit. Then I started watching soul khan, he was one of my favs back in the day. I like to write, I like rap and how most ppl don't realize how good of writers some of them cats are. Was on RB for a min, but left cause they got ppl like Joe Boston and Lenox who are just horrible. Lolll plus shit is poppin over here.
Coool bro, last words are all yours so say as you please...
iSpaz//peace.
Tell us about your team Hush's Easter, what inspired the name, your opinion on iSpaz as a partner, as well as what do you think you guys will bring to the table to differentiate you from the other teams..
DestroWell, you explained the hush's Easter thing pretty well already, you don't have a lisp, but if you did, Easter becomes ether, which is what me and rhetoric will be bringing to the table.
Who do you see as the biggest fav to win the tourney, as well as your sleeper picks to turn some heads in the 2 on 2 brackets..
DestroThis is a big tourney with a lot of talent. it's anybody's game, really. a lot of times in tag tourneys, one guy ends up doing most of the work, so it really depends on who shows up and who puts in work. Rnd one will be telling also as to who's coming hungry
This season in the NBL you had a chance to grab the title but fell slightly short, what would you say to the battlers who come close to the mountain top but fall slightly short.. what is it about you that helps inspire you to pick it back up and take another shot at the bullseye, because tbh that is the most inspiring shit about a warrior..
Destroit's never about how hard you can hit. that's not what makes a man a warrior. it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. that's what makes a champion.
The 2 on 2 tournament was highly demanded around the site, what do you think the ppl are clamoring for next? What would be a good follow up to the 2 on 2 tourney, dont say "Summer Classic" because that is on the way regardless...
DestroI personally would like to see an alias tourney pop off, those are always fun and surprising to see who is really bringing the me bars at the end of it all. comic hero or rap star alias tourney both would be dope to me if modded properly.
Aight big Destro, thanks for the time and the patience .. I leave the last paragraph for you to voice whatever opinion you would like... blow our minds..
DestroWell, nobody on this site is really better than much others when it comes to the top battlers on here. a lot of my shit can come off as hit or miss from week to week, but my style doesn't change. I think that's an important thing to do, to hold on to your own style. don't change it up to what you think people like, just do the best you that you can do. wins will come. good luck to all in the tourney. peace.
Next we move on to take a moment with one of my fav named teams "Fuck you Pay me" consisting of Killing Spree and Bust, too of the new up and comers..
Spree, being one of the newer names on the site I am honestly curious about what got you into this hobby, and secondly onto this site...
SpreeI've always loved rap/hip hop growing up, especially beef and diss tracks. My buddy back in high school turned me on to an EZboard forum waaayyyy back. Took a 10 year break thought i would take a wack at it again and found LA. Some dude there named INK. Msg'd me and helped me out allot. This same dude also got banned for having a Orc acct there but he told me he was resin and metasin and abunch of other cats. He showed me rb and that's how I found NC.
Word, appreciate the honesty homie..on to this 2 on 2 shit, I want to pick your brain a bit and get some insight into your team "Fuck you Pay Me"... what do you guys plan to bring to the table in the first round, and whats your opinion on your opponents, reigning Champs "Name Pending"...
SpreeWell I know bust from a different site. When dude brings heat he can whip up some clever witty shit. His wordplay's are dope as fuck, some of his verses here have been a bit light but who am I to talk. This first round we got our hands full but I think if we bring our top heat we could edge this. Sho & karp are dope as fuck and deff respected... Fuck'm tho
On a broader note, site wide what are your thoughts on how things are running right now txt wise, what would you like to see differently, maybe any ideas or input.. or even just battles you'd like to see go down..
SpreeI'm glad to see crews back, and active. Dissing is back. Tourney's been running well, fight nights have been dope... Y'all staff really holding it down 100. I'd like to see crew get more into it tho and maybe get a crew tourney goin. Maybe a pic
Tourney as well. As far as battles go I would
Like to see you and Allen go 20. Allen vs sho. More karp... Snoop bin holdin it down to.
Aight man thanks for your time, I leave you with a moment so kind of say whatever you want, or even ask me a question..
SpreeShout out to the staff for holdin it down... Fuck who Evers in my way
Bust, being one of the newer names on the site I am honestly curious about what got you into this hobby, and secondly onto this site...
BustAlways lived that hip hop shit but basically I used to just rap wit boys n shit.. This internet battling was something one a my boys did while he was in a navy ship back in the days n I just happened to remember recently n thought I'd occupy myself to pass time when work got boring.. Now as far as coming here goes it's simple, rb died down lol..
Word, appreciate the honesty homie..on to this 2 on 2 shit, I want to pick your brain a bit and get some insight into your team "Fuck you Pay Me"... what do you guys plan to bring to the table in the first round, and whats your opinion on your opponents, reigning Champs "Name Pending"...
BustFuck um, imho, that gotta be the attitude no matter what but I respect um 100% cuz they dope.. Me n ks seem to have short time in life sometimes n that causes us to rush n not polish shit but if we take our time we could hang no question.. Times the key tho so let's see..
On a broader note, site wide what are your thoughts on how things are running right now txt wise, what would you like to see differently, maybe any ideas or input.. or even just battles you'd like to see go down..
BustHah I love the activity, be patient tho man yall throwin to much leagues at once.. But nah man everybody's getting down right now n I never look forward to specific battlers cuz to many peeps got barz n different styles that enjoy..
Aight man thanks for your time, I leave you with a moment so kind of say whatever you want, or even ask me a question..
BustTo the nc staff good job yall, it's appreciated.. Murda/Karp ur dead yo
Cot dayum, thats alot of content. On second thought I got some interviews with Remy, Witty, and Knucklehead I will hold for nxt round.