that.
Vader: Do you have any
predictions for the rest of the
Summer Madness card.
Verb: I’m going to go with
Hitman, of course. It’s really
kind of f**ked up, because
anybody from [St. Louis], I’m
just going to pick them. Hitman,
Magic. Rex and Charlie; I think
that’s going to be dope. I’m kind
of in the air about it. They’re
both two n***as you really don’t
want to bet against. I think Rex
and Charlie might be the most
exciting of the night. Ill Will and
Arsonal; I can’t really call what’s
going to happen with that.
Vader: What about DNA and Tay
Roc?
Verb: Oh yeah. OK. What are
you asking me?
Vader: Who do you think is going
to win?
Verb: I don’t think I give a f**k.
I don’t really care who wins. I
shouldn’t even have said that
out loud like that but if I don’t
say what I want to say, I’ll have
a seizure; so I have to get these
things out.
Vader: Say what you want to say.
That’s what 100 Bars Magazine is
here for.
Verb: Ok, cool. So personally,
I don’t give a f**k who wins.
They’re both talented though,
but if either loses, it’s OK.
Vader: Is there anybody you would
rematch with that you’ve battled
already?
Verb: Charlie Clips. That’s about
it.
Vader: Definitely the most
exciting part of all your battles
is “showtime”. Tell us where that
came from.
Verb: Showtime – actually I
did that in 2009. I did it first
against SB and it’s a move I put
away. You read the books with
these laws and s**t and they
say reinvent yourself. So that’s
something that I held on to
[until] it was time to reinvent.
It’s also a time of me saying,
“I’m going to do what I want to
do. I’m not here for y’all.” When
I do that, I just do what I want
to do. So that’s just me wilding
out and letting go for a second.
Showtime mode is like when
you’re having sex with a woman
and she’s like, “Oh my gosh, this
feels so good.” and she whispers
to you, “Take the rubber off.” So
you pull out and take the rubber
off and when you first put it
back she goes, “Ahhh.” That’s
when you go, “It’s real now.” So
that’s what that is.
Vader: After the Immaculate battle
you said, “that one didn’t count.”
What went on in that battle? It’s
rare that we will see you stumble
or choke.
Verb: I’m glad you asked me
that. The thing with the Illmac
battle is, I don’t let s**t go.
That’s why I said in my third
round, “How do you win a battle
with a n***a that’s not trying
to beat you?” I’m not trying to
beat you, because I know that
I’m not here for talent. I’m not
here for what I do. You know
the fans called me a lot of names
– n****r, porch monkey? That
doesn’t sit good with me. The
thing is this: could I beat Illmac?
Yeah; of course. In my sleep
hanging upside down. But once
you battle on their side, it’s not a
clear win anyway.
Vader: So are you going to keep
battling at King of the Dot?
Verb: No, I can’t see that. It’s
other things behind the scenes
that went on that you guys don’t
know about that I’m not cool
with.
Vader: Mainstream rappers are
now battling, like Joe Budden. We
saw Canibus before. Now Dizaster
will be battling Cassidy. How do
you feel about that?
Verb: All them n***as you named
are freezing f**king cold. So
they’re not getting anything.
They’re not getting any money;
no one’s talking about them,
so they have to come and be
relevant in our world. Who was
tripping off Canibus? Nobody.
You know Joey is on TV, but
they don’t sell records at all.
Cassidy? He’s freezing f**king
cold.
Vader: What mainstream rappers
do you think can come and battle?
Verb: For the ones making
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