100 BARS MAGAZINE 010 JUN/JULY 2014 | Page 15

rough crowds from the past were on full display at Total Slaughter. Mostly everyone was booed on this night. Judgement Day Props to Ebro for voting for Hollow and reminding everyone of the obvious. Still though, why would they pick somebody who has talked down battle rap in the past? The Tale of Two Mics Hollow wasn’t even mic’ed up when the first round of his battle with Joe started. Budden gave Hollow his hands free mic while he used Sway’s concert mic. That was a deep distinction in performances during the battle. One man had to hold a mic, the other was free to perform. somebody who has performed in front of large crowds react this way. Hollow picked up the fallen mic and started rapping again. They cut him off, but allowed Joe to continue. By this point, the damage was done. Rejected Fan Base As soon as it was announced that Hollow had won, many people in the crowd began to get angry. I heard people say, “Joe bodied Hollow.” and things like, “Wow. They robbed Joe.” or “How did the judges let this happen?” I died on my way back uptown thinking about these people... - Crow42 The Discontinued Third Round Near the end of Joe’s 3rd round he dropped the mic, due to the crowd. It was UGLY as f**k to see (