DAM PODCAST

Tony D is a battle rapper and rapper from London, England. He has been a massive name in the UK Hip-Hop scene since the late 80s-early 90s and especially in battle rap has been known as arguably the best at his peak along with the other biggest names in the UK. He is also a part of the group Poisonous Poets consisting of Reveal, Doc Brown, Lowkey, Therapist, Stylah and DJ Snips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jessahn Amaru (FKA. Jalopy Bungus) is a rapper and battle rapper from Phoenix, Arizona. Despite only having 5-6 battles on record, Jessahn has battled some big names and didn't look out of place whatsoever. He has a great unique style to him that got people paying attention as soon as he stepped onto the scene. He's also a great musician and successful YouTuber with his Jessahn Amaru Speaks page and has experienced his videos blowing up on many platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie Phraser is a battle rapper and rapper from London, England. He's been in the battle rap scene since roughly 2012 and was known early on as a prolific writer. As time as gone on, the fans have only echoed those sentiments more and more as he's now one of the best in the UK, still high level and improving over a decade later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Archduke Redcat is a rapper, battle rapper & all round creative from from Queens, New York. He's someone that spreads himself fairly thin but seems to always deliver quality across the board, with wins and debatables VS top tier battlers, freestyling at City Litter, running events with The Cool Out and even releasing wildly popular TikToks in which he battles objects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dub Tee is a battle rapper from England, UK. Despite being relatively new to battling, he has put up some memorable performances VS some big names in battle rap and was a finalist in Premier Battles' Where Winning Matters tournament quite recently, only losing out to an amazing Deburke in the final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghast Buff is a battle rapper, host and wrestling announcer from England, UK. He rose to the position of micro-internet sensation within the battle rap community a number of years ago by releasing hilarious promo videos featuring known battle rap names in the UK, followed by backing it up in the ring by becoming a pretty damn good battle rapper himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pagan is a battle rapper from Ireland. He finished in very respectable positions in two recent tournaments ran by Premier Battles in the UK and is widely touted by those in the know that he's a very good writer and has a lot of potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black T is a rapper, battle rapper and model from London, UK. T is what I would call a multi-faceted artist and is incredible in both the medium of music and battle rap. He has a unique style all of his own and has had many memorable performances VS much more experienced opponents over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pass (aka. Passwurdz) is a battle rapper, rapper and artist from Oakland, California. He's been battling since the early to mid 2000s and has performed all over the world and kept a ridiculously high rapping ability throughout his tenure. He's a part of the group Grand Nationxl and works as a writer for The Rap Off with Illmac, Frak and some others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RX Southside is a South London based battle rapper, podcaster and artist. Due to his unique style and by battling on UK leagues like No Loose Chat & Premier Battles as well as US leagues like iBattleTV & No Entourage, he's built a brand for himself that is already above many in the same 'class' as him. As well as being a battler, he releases interviews, podcasts, conversations, battles and more on the IBC NETWORK channel. In this episode we spoke about battle rap, humans being inherently creative, the importance of being yourself, artificial intelligence and how lazy people are going to be if we keep relying on it for stuff rather than learning and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest is the legendary Portland rapper Illmac (FKA. Illmaculate). Illmac has been at the top of battle rap since before he was of even of legal drinking age, winning Scribble Jam in 04 at age 17 and the World Rap Championships (with 2on2 partner The Saurus) in 2006 and 2007. He has since (along with the team) created highly entertaining and viral rap cartoons under his company "Rap Off" with videos like "Ketchup VS. Mustard" and "Cat VS. Dog" and much more stuff coming out soon! As well as all the battle rap and video stuff, he's also a very talented artist and his albums "Sprng", "Smmr" and "Atmn" are some of my favourite albums of all time. As for the final instalment of that... WNTR IS COMING! 🥶 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is Cornelius Dammrich, also known as zomax. Cornelius is a 3D artist based in Berlin, Germany. He specialises in creating detailed atmospheric CG environments, combining various software like Cinema 4D, Substance Painter and Houdini to create some of the most breath-taking art you’ve ever seen and is a master at making the observer feel something. You can find examples of his work at his website corneliusdammrich.com and even purchase said work on platforms like SuperRare if you are so inclined. In this episode we talked about our internet forum origins as artists, the non-scummy side of the NFT market, the need for perceived imperfections in artwork, streaming, game development and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bizzo Bond is a battle rapper and former champion of Premier Battles from Preston, England. He's battled on such platforms as Canada's King of the Dot and America's iBattleTV and has had incredible showings vs their champions at the time. He holds the title as the longest reigning champ at Premier Battles and went on an unprecedented run to get there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nyfe is a rapper, writer and producer born and raised in Colorado who got their creative start with poetry in church & filling in for the pastor on the occasional sermon. They moved to California at 18 where they attended and dropped out of college, competed in international slam poetry competitions, met their musical soulmate and started a band. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E. Farrell is a battle rapper from Manchester , Connecticut . Known for his punch heavy comedic style, he has made a name for himself all over the country and even abroad. He has fan favourite appearances on iBattleTV , Don't Flop , KOTD , BOTZ and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cashis Clay is a battle rapper from the Bronx . They've battled on We Go Hard , iBattleTV , QOTR , and many more and are one of the most effective and entertaining battle rappers out there. As well as battle rapping they're anything but new to making music and even make high quality Pokémon related content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rivers is a battle rapper from London and one of the best in the world at it. He was previously the champion at Premier Battles and is one of the most popular among the fans especially over the past few years. In this conversation we barely talk about anything to do with battle rap, but out of his most recent battles I recommend checking out Rivers vs Frost ( Don't Flop ), vs Gemin1 ( Premier Battles ) & his international battle vs Holmzie Da God (Premier Battles) which is probably my favourite performance of his. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blve Coca (aka. Blve Cocaine) is a rising star in the battle rap scene and an all around gifted creative. While she gained notoriety battling on platforms like Rare Breed Entertainment (RBE) and The Riot, since this episode was recorded she's also taken part in Hitman Holla's Bag$ And Bodie$ on Coastal Reign TV (CR-TV) and had a dope performance vs Rocq Lee that I very much recommend you check out as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okwerdz, is an American battle rap pioneer, emcee, and hip-hop artist. He gained prominence in the battle rap scene in the early 2000s and has participated in numerous rap battles and competitions. He has battled against some of the most renowned names in the battle rap community and has also released music as a solo artist and as part of various groups. His two most recent tracks are "Know Me Like That" (feat. Method Man) and "Never Switched Up", the latter of which came out in 2024! Okwerdz has contributed significantly to the development and popularization of battle rap as a competitive art form and now even speed-runs games on his Twitch channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alias the Addikt is a multi-faceted emcee, vocalist, songwriter and battle rapper hailing from Long Beach California. He's the lead vocalist of alleged super group "All Most Nothing" and is very well known around West Coast battle rap circuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.