We have Reed Dollaz and Reign
Man about to return, and Magic
(2 Sick) came back to battle
Stampede and he did extremely
well, coming from that DVD era
also. I am all for them returning,
but we have a new breed of
killers in Philly too.
AndtwonDaDon: Where do you
see battle rap going in the next
five years?
Ray Stizzy: I see battle rap
flourishing for a long time.
Everything will eventually be
commercialized. You have UFF
on BET, you have MTV coming
out with a battle-rap-themed
show, etc. Like my homie Nuff
Said pointed out, “battle rap
is being commercialized right
before our eyes. Make your
claim in the culture, because in
a few years from now, we will no
longer own it.” I agree with that
statement.
AndtwonDaDon: Would you
battle a female?
Ray Stizzy: Female-versus-male
battles are unfair 90 percent of
the time, but I would definitely
battle a female. Shoutout to Zan,
Lady Caution and Shiest Raw
putting on for Philly. My sis
Melato Black is one of the most
talented female battlers, and I
have her beating most dudes.
I would want to battle females
like that — who are intelligent
— and Melato has a superb pen
game.
AndtwonDaDon: Are you
currently recording music?
Ray Stizzy: Currently, no. I never
started in this game as an artist.
I started as a battler first. When
you battle actively and on a
consistent basis, you are always
in battle-mode, and sometimes
you don’t have the time to
separate the two. But I will be
getting some music out in due
time.
AndtwonDaDon: How can we get
in touch with you?
Ray Stizzy: Facebook, I am in
these groups promoting heavy.
My Twitter is “@raystizzzy”
and my Instagram is “@
STIZZYPIMPIN215”.
AndtwonDaDon: Anything that
you want the fans and readers to
know before we close?
Ray Stizzy: The people should
know that Concentration Camp
is my squad and we will be
killing s**t in ‘14 and beyond.
Look out for us; it’s me, G-Wizz,
Stampede, DB, Blaqu Mugga,
Melato Black, Dope, Rock and
Dubble Stackz. Philly is coming
back in a major way; we have
the veterans coming back and a
whole new breed of killers, like
my team Concentration Camp,
Eazy Da Block Captain, Dubb
Da Feenom, Take and others.
Watch us make moves this year!
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