According to BattleRap.com….It’s finally happening: Charlie Clips vs. Hollow Da Don at URL’s “Night Of Main Events 5.” Do I even need to explain how colossal this match-up is? Setting aside industry crossovers and battle rap’s growing mainstream liaisons, this is one of those battles that every fan knew needed to go down. Sure, Lux vs. Mook II was a timely opportunity for a lavish “King-of-New-York” showdown, but to many viewers this battle means even more.
Hollow has been pretty quiet ever since his relatively sloppy win over Joe Budden at “Total Slaughter,” but his confidence hasn’t faltered in the least. How does he feel about battling Clips? According to his recent VladTV interview, (and branded clothing line) he’s not excited. He’s not even excited about battling Mook, someone he considers to be one of the only people on his level of battle rap prestige.
Simply put, Clips battled all the time in 2014 and didn’t always put in enough effort to win. Call it what you like: oversaturation, overconfidence, not always being focused … It doesn’t matter, Clips gave some lousy performances in 2014, and Hollow will attack him for it.
With both battlers being so completely well rounded, it’s hard to say how exactly this clash will go, but it’s easy to say that it will probably be incredible to watch. Barring any inhibitions to their respective capabilities, this should be an absolutely explosive back-and-forth. It will be bar-heavy. It will be freestyle and rebuttal-packed. It might get personal. Hollow and Clips may be chummy in real life, but that all goes out the window with a battle this big, and URL should be the perfect place to settle the score. What can I say? I’m excited.
Tickets are sold out but there’s a live pay-per-view available for $30. Details here.