BEASTMODE (BATTLE RAP LEAGUE), D THA SUSPECT (R.I.P)- CHARITY EVENT!! [REVIEW]
Written by: Lyndsay Brown
Background Info:
Daniel Nickolas Clause AKA D THA SUSPECT (33) was taken from this planet on Dec. 31, 2014, as he fit the description of a person that apparently robbed a TTC toll booth moments before his tragic death. The loss of Daniel left an impact on everyone who knew him. Daniel was a rapper well known for his love of music, and battle rap. Most notably he was a winning battle rapper on BeastMode a Battle Rap League based in Toronto & New York; Daniel also battled on KOTD Battle Rap League in Toronto. His rap name was D THA SUSPECT (DTS for short), he gave inspiration to many people to use music as a therapy. Most of all, everyone who knew Daniel knew that he loved his kids dearly. The BeastMode Team held a two day Battle Rap Charity event for Daniel’s family on June 5th & 6th 2015.
Event Review:
D THA SUSPECT (two day) event presented by BeastMode Battles a charity which all proceeds from the event going to DTS family. The event was held at Bar & Billiards Paradise in Toronto with a capacity of 150 people. D THA SUSPECTs family, friends, Family friends, fellow battle rappers, and supporters all came out to the event. Family members were selling T-shirts with DTS face on it that many people wore during the event, there was free popcorn, a collage with pictures of DTS was hanging on the wall, and special surprises for the DTS son taboot! The environment was loving, and filled with excitement as the show was crowded with anticipation for the battles.
The first three battles I missed, although one those battles in particular stood out to a lot of people as I just kept hearing about FN Scrubs battle who dedicated his entire third round to Daniel, and his kids sending chills through the room. All the battles where intense many mentioning DTS memories, one battle rapper who i believe was OZ reminisced about a time where DTS used his car, filling the room an extra haraw. Moving forward, the Title Match between Reeality (Belt holder), and Jayyohh was the feature of day one. Reeality & Jayyohh went hard against each other punch line after punch line, a close battle, but in the end the title belt stayed in the hands of Reeality! If you don’t think things could get better day two had more special plans in store.
Day two of the D THA SUSPECT rap battle event was during the day, and there were a couple notable special guest appearances that gave the event an extra kick. DTS oldest son came to appreciate what his father loved to do when he wasn’t with him. Special visit from KOTD rep. came to show respect as DTS also appeared in their rap battle events in the past bringing with them a pair of KOTD shoes for DTS son!! Last, but not least a guest flew in all the way from Texas USA to battle in the Main Event against Step Easy his name: Erik Foreman. All these appearances brought a mixture of emotions adding extra feeling of unity to the battle rap game on this day at least.
Reactions from the crowd where: tears, laughs and the usual aggression rap battles are known for. One highly talked about battle was BULLE (DTS friend) who showed up with a eulogy type first round, and his heart on his sleeve that went up against Casper TDG who had a war ready attitude for the battle. Further, laughs erupted in a several battles like the “Slap Battle”; and where gimmicks where pulled out for example in one battle tight pants were dashed on the floor, and in another a homemade letter. The Main Event Match finished the day, and this battle Erik foreman used his calm demeanor, and grime intellect, making his competitor Step Easy choke at one point.
To see the action yourself go to: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/BEASTMODEBATTLESGOLD to watch the footage. Big up the Host (@JonnyJibbz) of the event, the venue, the whole BeastMode team, and props to DTS son who did some Co-Hosting on day two. Congrats to Reeality winning the Title Match maintaining his status as champ. Much respect to all battle rappers who made an extra effort to show love to DTS family!!
Event photo album by: HOOKEDUPB MAG
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