In hind sight man 2016 was a crucial year for how the battle rap scene turned out

Kotd dropping the ball on cali after the bunker died , Kotd booking their biggest cards for dead toronto crowds ( years straight ) , Kotd not finding talent while makinf a lot of wuestionable booking decisions

Smack also not scouting any sustinable talent for years ( except for maybe 3 rappers ) until caffeine

And I thjnk the above is due to battlers relying heavy on punc lines and word play , Rather then the approaches to battles that atteacted us as fans in the first place. Theres almost no battlers who came up since 2016 who can make another Dumb vs tantrum , Lux vs cal , Con vs magic , Diz vs dna - Battles that are instantly " getable " and arent niche or meta. With out that type of broader appeal a scene is only more " monotonous " as they say