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King Of The Dot: Town Bidness, Day 1 (SOLD OUT)
$30((( SOLD OUT )))
Saturday, May 19
King Of The Dot Entertainment Presents Town Bidness Rap Battle
1pm – 8pm
$30
1pm – 8pm
21+
Walk towards the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto and you might pass by a tiny park, hidden in an alley just off Yonge Street. It doesn’t look like much. It’s partially fenced up, not maintained in the slightest, and almost always empty. You’d probably never guess that this park, hidden among the concrete playground that is the core of Toronto, was the birthplace of one of the biggest and most exciting underground hip hop movements in the entire world.
King of the Dot, North America’s premier hip hop battling league, emerged onto the scene in August of 2008 with a small following and big dreams, dreams that one day it would be the battle rap community for Toronto…. Just Toronto.”I never thought we’d ever have fans outside of Toronto, let alone Canada, That’s why I named it King Of The Dot.” says Organik, Founder of KOTD. The amount of growth the league has seen since its inception is something not even its biggest supporters could have predicted. Over 650,000 viewers subscribe to the KOTD YouTube channel, watching the league’s 1000+ battles to the tune of over 190 million total views. hop legends such as Drake, Sean Price, Alchemist, Classified, Choclair, Canibus, Jeru Tha Damaja, Maestro, and more have all expressed their admiration of the company and even worn KOTD clothes. News outlets such as the National Post, Maxim Magazine, Canadian Music Magazine, MTV Canada and Forbes Online have covered the movement. Within three short years KOTD has gone from a few park-side battles to one of the most impressive forces in battle rap worldwide.
Today, KOTD is much more than a local battling league; It houses divisions all across North America, giving emcees the opportunity to prove themselves in Vancouver, Toronto, Arizona, California and more. Two Grand Prix tournaments have been held with $10, 000 in total prize money and the most respected championship titles in battle rap served to the victors. The league is renowned for its quality product and professional organization worldwide, with battlers from countries such as Russia, South Africa, England, Australia, Sweden and the Philippines all eager to make the trip to Canada to be featured in KOTD’s annual World Domination Event.