because I knew it was a live payper-view and people was like “we
waited for Canibus and this is
what we get?” and this isn’t to dog
Canibus. A lot of people think we
hate Canibus but I have none. The
guy came here he tried his best,
it is what it is. Some rise some
fall. I have respect for the guy. I
wasn’t trying to kick him down,
I was kind of a bit happy with
the notepad for an entertainment
side, I know it sounds like I’m
kicking him when he’s down , but
I’m not , it’s just the reality of the
situation. I still wish him the best.
I didn’t know what to think at that
time. I almost felt like I was done
with battle rap.
Jon Rines: And Diz had more
shit, but you just looked at Diz
like, “man this is over!” (laugh)
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Organik – This is what people
don’t know, Canibus showed up
at the event and asked Diz for
unlimited rounds!
Jon Rines: Wait? What?! (laughs)
Organik: Yeah! Diz didn’t want
to, but I was like “How much
material can he fucking have?” and
Diz was like, “Dude that’s fucking
Canibus!” I knew in my mind it
was gonna hurt Canibus, but it
was like he got a taste of his own
medicine cause he fought for that
and had he just kept it short, he
wouldn’t have fucked up.
Jon Rines: Would have never
guessed this in a hundred years!
Let’s bring it back to the present.
Blackout 4!
Organik: I always do this where
I’m driving and keep playing
scenarios in my head. And it was
actually The Reverend that host
the Ground Zero battles and I
told him the idea to have the fans
not know who’s battling who until
the event. He was like “we have
to do this!”. It wasn’t until OVO
Fest where Drake promotes this
concert with just his name and
you don’t’ know who’s performing
until you get there. It sells out
regardless cause he brings out
every big artist in the world! This
year was Kanye West, Big Sean,
French Montana, Mase , Diddy,
Eminem , Jay-Z! I was like how
the heck he sells out this with the
biggest artists in the world and
you don’t know who’s coming? It
made it click that we can do this
for battle rap! After putting more
thought in how to promote it or
market it then I thought the event
is already named Blackout. Like a
blackout of power in Canada! So it