Founder of King Of The Dot, Organik, spoke with Battle Rap about the growing amount of Battle Rap leagues emerging from all corners of the world, and how their approach towards joining the culture is flawed. Organik pushed for the growth of KOTD back when there wasn't a large fanbase, and was looking into the league as potentially becoming one of the biggest Battle Rap leagues in the world. Over time, KOTD has managed to become one of the most respected and watched battle leagues to exist today.
Organik believes that many of the newer battle leagues are simply joining the culture and sport because they think they can make a profit, without having much care for the culture as a whole.
"[It's] not that there's too many leagues, just too many leagues fighting for the same pot," Organik told Battle Rap. "I don't think it benefits these bigger name battlers to go battle on these leagues that only have 600 subscribers on their YouTube channel. That's why these leagues are paying these rappers that because your name is bringing that league exposure, not the league bringing that name exposure.
"That's what's happening in this stuff," he continued. "A lot of leagues are coming in and they're just trying to throw money around to get that credibility. That credibility should come from showing that you care about Battle Rap the same way we did when no one looked at it, when no one cared for it. We were out trying to push it and show people, 'Yo, this is interesting. Check this out...We have a way to get your name out a little further.' These leagues ain't really trying to do that. They're just trying to find who's hot and put them on in their spot and say, 'Hey, I got these two guys to battle.' That don't take much to do. It just takes money."
What are your thoughts on the many leagues that have recently emerged in the sport of Battle Rap?
Source: battlerap.com
