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KING OF THE DOT WORLD DOMINATION 5 DAY ONE at The Mod Club, Friday, August 21. Rating: NNN Battle rap is essentially a competition that hinges on the art of the takedown.

Reading this article in today's Toronto Star leaves me feeling as cold as today's wind chill.First off, the actual concept -- a low budget, low quali… ...

Sign me up for all blogTO newsletters Contact us or unsubscribe anytime. This past weekend, Toronto-based rap battle organization King of the Dot would host their biggest event to date: Blackout 5.

Neither portrayal is entirely fair: Drake has, on many occasions, displayed not just bars but battle savvy (and a love of the form, co-hosting a King of the Dot rap battle in 2011), and Kendrick ...

Neither portrayal is entirely fair: Drake has, on many occasions, displayed not just bars but battle savvy (and a love of the form, co-hosting a King of the Dot rap battle in 2011), and Kendrick ...