CLASSIC! OMFG! I haven't seen this since I was in 8th/9th grade and i'm 30 now...thank you for the memories. I was the biggest Ali Vegas fan growing up...never knew why he didn't blow up
Look at his video now and he talks about how Nas blacklisted him from radio etc because he sounded just like him. imo he sounded too much like Nas which is why he didn't blow up. He's like Dolph Ziggler and Nas is HBK.
yo some of the comment are dumb as hell.. ali used written material in a freestyle battle and still lost if eyedea wouldve done the same he would've slaughtered ali
Facts this verse was from either whatever’s whatevers… fuck it mixtape or the heir from the throne mixtapes he dropped around this time, both hosted by Dj on point wish I remembered the song off the top of my head
Eyedea deserves his flowers, and he's one of my all time favorites. However, (and I hate to be that guy, but... ) Harry Mack is undoubtedly the greatest freestyle rapper of all time.
Its HBO... lol. If you watched this whole production it was lame as hell. Pretty much eyedea and two other guys who actually knew how to battle. Then like 20 people who never touched a mic before. Props to eyedea though; he won in every major battle circuit of the time across the USA. This one was on TV so it got attention but it was organized like sh*t
Ali Vegas was straight pre written and towards the audience as if he was performing a concert for them lmao. He forgot it was a battle. And that very first line- "these older rappers look tired as fuck" proves its pre written. Eyedea was his age maybe younger lmao
RIP Eyedea. That was a cake walk for him. One of the coldest freestylers ever. Side note: Remember when Ali Vegas was supposed to be the next Nas? I was surprised to see him in the Blaze battle honestly. But that's how you made it back in the day. Through the battle circuit. See: Eminem.
Ali vegas was blacked balled by the string pullers back then he was on the same label as nas also. ali speaks about it during an interview back in 2016. I think ali vegas could have been as big as nas but not the next nas there is only one nas and as nas said "ain't nothing new under the sun its never what it is but how it's done."
EYEDEA & ABILITIES, PERFORMED THAT TIME IN REVOLUTION, I READ ALL OUT IT, ACROSS THE STREET IN 08,,, SOLITARY LOTS OF FUN...........................sour skittle
@@HolyRollerTV "this cat knows he lost that's why he don't even look at me" this shit alone murdered Ali lmao cause he wasn't even approaching his opponent in the battle, he was battling the crowd
@@HolyRollerTV a don't think we're at a grammar lesson but ok, i never said Ali was wack, he may be a good rapper overall, i only stated that he definitely lost the battle
Ali Vegas freestyle sound like Jay-Z and his written sounds like NAS ? Looking back, that style could only last could until he became adult then he'd have to distinguish himself lyrically. ,
Why are people arguing over an actual battle verse spit by an actual GOAT versus this discount Joey Bada$$ spitting pre written Soundcloud level trash that doesn't even apply to Eyedea 😂
Lots of people here got buthurt seeing this video. I guess when you are listening to a rapper, appreciate his music and then see him getting absolutely destroyed, that makes you sad and on top of that ignorant. If you can not see that Ali Vegas is spitting written stuff, you are simply wrong. If you can not see that Eyedea was better than his opponent in every aspect, you are just being ignorant.
ali thought this shit was a pre written performance battle lmao . honestly most this competition was people trying to sound good to get signed to badboy
u sound crazy as hell.... why do you think top tier battle rappers from URL, KOTD etc need months in between battles???.... Cuz they not freestyling.... It's all about #Barz
Ali Vegas mentioned this battle on "Theme Of New York" when he said "I lost a round but it won't happen twice". He also spit this verse on Shyne's "Bad Boy" beat. Also, a freestyle doesn't necessarily have to be off the top
homie performed his best written song and didnt expect to get pressed that hard lmaoo
😂😂😂😂
I’m laughing audibly 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol,,
Facts😂😂
This isn't a talent show... This is a rap battle.
Lmao
Ee, he spits easy bar
Ali vegas is the only one I’ve seen who was cool in the end with being beaten. Respect for that
CLASSIC! OMFG! I haven't seen this since I was in 8th/9th grade and i'm 30 now...thank you for the memories. I was the biggest Ali Vegas fan growing up...never knew why he didn't blow up
Look at his video now and he talks about how Nas blacklisted him from radio etc because he sounded just like him. imo he sounded too much like Nas which is why he didn't blow up. He's like Dolph Ziggler and Nas is HBK.
Nas and Faboulous
Ali killed it
It's great that we get to see two underground legends have a live battle.
You can tell eyedea speakin on the spot, especially when he talks about stuff they wear etc. THATS A FREESTYLE
yo some of the comment are dumb as hell.. ali used written material in a freestyle battle and still lost if eyedea wouldve done the same he would've slaughtered ali
He did slaughter him though... he utterly destroyed him off the top lol
Lol Ali entered a worldwide broadcast battle with 16 throw away bars from a mixtape 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Facts this verse was from either whatever’s whatevers… fuck it mixtape or the heir from the throne mixtapes he dropped around this time, both hosted by Dj on point wish I remembered the song off the top of my head
Its the first verse from the Jacking 4 Beats freestyle he did!
He first spit that verse on the mobb deep its mines beat he kept going i found it on nasper... you'll never find that freestyle
Coming back to just say, Ali vegas' written was tight as fuck
Fact
was looking for this comment. truth
eyedea was ahead of his time.. best freestyle rapper ever and wont be topped
Locksmith
You spelled JUICE wrong.
i don't think there's a best ever. There's just fucking incredible moments from bad ass rappers.
Eyedea deserves his flowers, and he's one of my all time favorites. However, (and I hate to be that guy, but... ) Harry Mack is undoubtedly the greatest freestyle rapper of all time.
@Wafis dawg he talkin bout MC Juice from Chicago, I'm weeeak, juice wrld lmao..
vegas' was so obviously spitting written, which automatically makes him less than Eyedea. RIP brother
Aaqilian5.0 yeah, he wrote this shit.
i grab the mic why does he keep saying that he cant put rhymes together for 50 seconds smh
+Collins Ongaya lol.. thank you.
Nah strategy .. veg has ghost written for some of the greatest artists .. that to show who's watching
@@coreyp9298 because its off the top of his head. Grab the mic is just a filler scene
Eyedea is untouchable when it comes to freestyle rap.
@killah Kong stfu eyedea always spit top off dome
@killah Kong the fuck you smoking
Ali kicks a straight written verse forgets its a battle. LOL!!
RIP Eyedea... But also "RIP" to his opponent, weak af
Too Funny
Ali-Vegas: He beat me, so he gonna win it.
Me: Spoilers, dude!
Ali Vegas said his lyrics like he had written them.
Ali vegas got murked here. He outta of element. He not a battle rapper. And definitely it was a written rhyme.
You ain't nothing but a reject version from Kris Kross! lol
Vegas thought he was auditioning for a nas / jayz replica 🎉
LMAO
yo does anyone know whos eyedea battling at 0:24 ??? never seen that one before.
Ali Vegas is nice! Check out "trail of a dollar".
That battle wasn't even fair...like clubbing baby seals for Eyedea xD freestyle battle King...
Bro what's up with the non-stop audience noise. Sounds like they added sound board audience cheers. Smh so awkward
im wondering the same
They gassed it
Yup.. Fake News
Its HBO... lol. If you watched this whole production it was lame as hell. Pretty much eyedea and two other guys who actually knew how to battle. Then like 20 people who never touched a mic before. Props to eyedea though; he won in every major battle circuit of the time across the USA. This one was on TV so it got attention but it was organized like sh*t
"Come on y'all who's gonna beat me Webster?!" 😂😂
RIP Mikey. one of the best man!
Ali was right about one thing, "He beat me so obviously he gonna win it" 😏
Oh man, this guy is going to be destroyed by Eyedea. I'm only 10secs in
Wash the cash if the dryer broke. That was dope.
R.I.P Eyedea
Fuck.... damn, I just read that he died in 2010.
When your competition starts with “can my clock start” you know it’s going to be a doozy
What’s the name of that instrumental?
I need the names of these beats .. please
RIP EYEDEA
in 2010 *
Collins Ongaya yea in 2010 to sleep meds if I'm correct
Ali Vegas was straight pre written and towards the audience as if he was performing a concert for them lmao. He forgot it was a battle.
And that very first line- "these older rappers look tired as fuck" proves its pre written. Eyedea was his age maybe younger lmao
Eyedea was 2 years older but yeah.
@@justsomeguywholikesmangoes1363 oh wow Ali Vegas was really young here then. Props to him!
RIP Eyedea. That was a cake walk for him. One of the coldest freestylers ever. Side note: Remember when Ali Vegas was supposed to be the next Nas? I was surprised to see him in the Blaze battle honestly. But that's how you made it back in the day. Through the battle circuit. See: Eminem.
Ali vegas was blacked balled by the string pullers back then he was on the same label as nas also. ali speaks about it during an interview back in 2016. I think ali vegas could have been as big as nas but not the next nas there is only one nas and as nas said "ain't nothing new under the sun its never what it is but how it's done."
I never heard of Ali. His freestyle was different. I did feel a NAS type vibe. That's crazy.
EYEDEA & ABILITIES, PERFORMED THAT TIME IN REVOLUTION, I READ ALL OUT IT, ACROSS THE STREET IN 08,,, SOLITARY LOTS OF FUN...........................sour skittle
I remember when dis first drop was goin’ for Vegas N he lost the first Round 😂 Still a Dope Artist
Some of these people are just performing stuff they wrote and practiced...Eyedea FREESTYLED. one in a million. R.I.P. Mikey❤
the crowd cheering fx are hilarious
anybody knows the title of the beat?
Ali Vegas forgot to battle.
name of the beat ?
the fact that this is what they opened the night with is amazing
Man eyedea was the guy.. here from 2024 looking eyedea back up.. should be a good doc on him by all whooped and family and friends slug
It’s looked disappointed lifting eyedea hand knowing Ali bodied him
In a battle you have to bring it, and ali didn't deliver even though he is a good emcee. Battling is about making the crowd say oh shit!
got to love Eyedea and how fresh and talented he was
Beat????????
Just doing a random verse in that crowd is so funny to me
Literally the only good competitor Eyedea battled against in this whole Blaze Battle.
I agree. Ali Vegas held it down. The worst competitor in this Blaze Battle was E Dub. Holy shit.
Collins Ongaya Funny thing is, E Dub won the November 1999 Blaze battle..
deezy81 props to him. I hope he performed better than this tournament.
hardly,,,,that dude never even stepped in the ring
Competitor? He didn't have a single punch line the entire time, just went up there and spit a written.
Beat is obese!!. Anybody know the instrumental?
david young Yeah, its called "You're Gay."
@@SundayGravy812 loll
I feel like Ali was trynna bite Big L's flow.
Like everyone else back then lol
Jay z
Rest in Paradise, Eyedea.
Eyedea killed this cat
INternatiol Beethoven he did suck but had mad energy.
@@HolyRollerTV i heard that in one of the eminem's song lol
@@HolyRollerTV lol i swear i dont remember xddd
@@HolyRollerTV well i have only one fav rapper called Eyedea so i dont think so lmaooooooo
Saint Paul RAPS FOR EVER. Rhyme Sayers represent.
Shit His Emcee Name Matched His Steez I think an Em primetime vs. Eyedea primetime would've been one for the ages....
What's the beat they spitting on??
none knows apparently
RIP Eyedea
RIP Eyedea
Man! that joint was set up! Lol
The audience noise is dubbed in...
Ali sounds a bit like grandpa simpson 😂
Ali Vegas had dope bars but it was written and not really a battle focused verse....
how eyedeas first verse ended him done
@@HolyRollerTV "this cat knows he lost that's why he don't even look at me" this shit alone murdered Ali lmao cause he wasn't even approaching his opponent in the battle, he was battling the crowd
@@HolyRollerTV so the fuck he was doing there if he wasn't there to battle ? You either battle your opponent or not participate
@@HolyRollerTV a don't think we're at a grammar lesson but ok, i never said Ali was wack, he may be a good rapper overall, i only stated that he definitely lost the battle
@@HolyRollerTV its a freestyle battle, Ali was neither freestylin nor battlin
Ali Vegas got clowned
Haha veg just showing his pen game
Ali vegas just memorized his lines. Sounded good but c'mon now.
Oemph ... he got SERVED!
1:45 magician
Ali Vegas freestyle sound like Jay-Z and his written sounds like NAS ? Looking back, that style could only last could until he became adult then he'd have to distinguish himself lyrically. ,
Wish I were in the crowd so I could boooooo ali.. THE WORLD HAS NO EYEDEA
Jay Mac, you don’t know hip hop , you probably listen to Eminem
@@k.a.n.e8636 eminem fans mostly don't even know who the fuck eyedea is
@@andrewsk6898 word , atmosphere’s first album was dope
Ey yo.. that’s really all it takes
Why are people arguing over an actual battle verse spit by an actual GOAT versus this discount Joey Bada$$ spitting pre written Soundcloud level trash that doesn't even apply to Eyedea 😂
woh dont bring joey into it
If blind fury was on there. Everyone would be toast.
except eyedea ;)
Eyedea and Blind Fury would’ve been a dope battle
Blind Fury and Harry Mack are the only two that come to mind, in terms of freestylers who might’ve been able to topple Eyedea in his prime
Eyedea the GOAT
Lots of people here got buthurt seeing this video. I guess when you are listening to a rapper, appreciate his music and then see him getting absolutely destroyed, that makes you sad and on top of that ignorant. If you can not see that Ali Vegas is spitting written stuff, you are simply wrong. If you can not see that Eyedea was better than his opponent in every aspect, you are just being ignorant.
Man’s forgot he at a battle and not his own concert
Makes me miss eyedea so much
ali thought this shit was a pre written performance battle lmao . honestly most this competition was people trying to sound good to get signed to badboy
You aint even old enough to hold the mic right 😂😂😂
yo somebody call smack or nunu and set it up
on the URL stage
the real stage
Eyedea shitted on boy
Rip Eyedea
Eyedea looked confused the entire time lmao
To this day ! Eyedea !
Why Ali start freestyling at the end ... Then his shit was sounding hot.. Had he Free'd from start he had done better.. Ali Vegas is crazy talented..
Vegas devoured this nobody
😂 you really think that with his little written?
@donaldansman4272 ali vegas is a underground rap legend and bro he battled is a nobody so clearly yes💯
@mikea2138 legend huh? I've never hear of him. Underground rappers and fans know eyedea idk what you're talking about.
@donaldansman4272 you never heard of him who cares if you a nobody has ever heard of him when everyone else has💯
@mikea2138 Learn some punctuation, you bozo. Ali vegas is trash and got killed on here, nothing more to say.
Vegas spitting nothing but pre written bars and eyedea was spitting 100% off the top !!!! Rip eyedea !!!
Ali wasnt even off the top--easy work!
Eyedea won just by first five seconds of his round lol
Give it up for eyedea.. that's all it took
Eyedea lost that's that
With two weeks of practice I could have finished 2nd in this bullshit contest 😂😂😂
Nah man hella pressure
Vegas Killed it
Why’s man bullying kids now
SEE THIS IS HIP HOP,NO HATE.
bs at its finest.... Ali wasn't really battling but the few bars he sent ol boy way was wayyyy better than everything he spit
Dude was spittin nothing but mixtape bars. Eyedea killed him.
mixtape or not.... that shit was better.... and I'm pretty sure the crowd/judges didn't know that #Bullshit
Except this is a freestyle battle. Lmao
#NoShit.
u sound crazy as hell.... why do you think top tier battle rappers from URL, KOTD etc need months in between battles???.... Cuz they not freestyling.... It's all about #Barz
Probably the reason why their league didn't last
Eyedea murdered him
Ali Vegas = writtens
Ali Vegas mentioned this battle on "Theme Of New York" when he said "I lost a round but it won't happen twice". He also spit this verse on Shyne's "Bad Boy" beat. Also, a freestyle doesn't necessarily have to be off the top
Yeah in your world it doesn't
it does in the blaze battle, that was the whole point of the contest
Veg got bodied!!!
No we don’t support the white man, his pants are sag🧐I’m getting some sort of culture vulture feeling
Eyedea is fuxkin awesome. Huge fan but man he said when I'm on the mic or microphone or grab the mic or microphone way too many times in every battle
that was a common thing even in written tracks back in the day
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