KOTD now heads to Detroit, where rappers in the North region will battle it out. Upcoming matchups include the following:
Mackk Myron vs. Dallas Cash on July 4
Times vs. 100 Shot Frenchie on July 4
Ciddy vs. XQZ on July 4
MORE ON KOTD AND S1:
As announced earlier this year, the six-month S1 format introduces a series of weekly episodes organized by King of the Dot and streamed exclusively on Twitch.
In November, one winner will take home $100,000 USD and additional
performance-based prizes. Catch one of the most intense rap face offs of
the summer!
Instead
of the old East vs West rivalry from the 90’s hip-hop, the modern era
has burgeoning scenes in every region. With an East, West, North, and
South division, King of Dot’s regional talent managers have courted the
top talent from New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Atlanta,
respectively, to clash for the life-changing grand prize.
League founder and owner Travis “Organik” Fleetwood says of the S1
partnership, “After we saw how the Twitch community and Twitch team
embraced battle rap in 2020, we didn’t even blink when we had the chance
to make history with them in delivering S1. You learn more from
people’s actions than you do from their words, and Twitch demonstrated
that they are committed to creating the best experience for battle rap
fans around the world every time the ball came their way. We look
forward to bringing our audience onto the service for many more
successful seasons.”
King of the Dot events
mix A-List celebrity guests and athletes with a dedicated audience who
travel far and wide to participate in the spectacle. Artists like Ice T,
Deadmau5, Method Man, and the OVO front-man Drake, who once knighted
himself as KOTD’s #1 fan, have helped the league grow to become renowned
as the worldwide leader in innovation for this space.
The Canadian King of the Dot
league has always been first-movers in the battle rap space with
smaller leagues replicating their format for good reason. They were
first to popularise winner-takes-all tournaments, the first to create
the Pay-Per-View model that is now deployed globally, and the first to
launch and license a number of the formats which ultimately define the
culture today, including the introduction of seasonality.
“S1
seasonality is the only logical step for our league, artists, and
partners. The regular cadence enables artists to make new fans every
week, from every corner of the map, and puts them in a position to
capitalize on their talent all year round. We’re filling Madison Square
Garden twice with the number of viewers passing through these streams
and our artists deserve even bigger audiences” says Charles Morgan,
owner of King of the Dot.
The
season will air live battles every Sunday at 12pm pst/3pm est,
alongside an exciting slate of lifestyle content featuring artists from
the league and around the world. The full programming schedule, covering
sports, gaming, music, and culture, will be made available exclusively
to viewers on Twitch.
