Paying $7.99 for an app isnโt why fans complain.
If youโre going to blame the fans or question whether we appreciate battle rap, letโs have the full conversation.
Events starting five hours late.
An hour or more between battles.
Standing for 12+ hours with little to no seating, food, or sometimes even water.
Then the cancellations. Finding out the day of, or even the night of, after fans have already paid for flights, hotels, rental cars, and event tickets.
Rappers showing up unprepared, choking, stumbling, throwing up (I had to ๐คญ), and not even finishing their rounds.
Booking the same artists over and over despite them repeatedly showing up unprepared or not showing up at all.
Fans are expected to keep showing up, spending money, and staying loyal while our time and money continue to be treated like they donโt matter.
Thereโs little to no accountability for the leagues or the battlers.
But somehowโฆ the fans are the problem?