Balboa is so underrated. He has everything the modern battle rapper needs to make a name for themselves. Bars, charisma, aggression, believability, jokes and respect.
20 years ago, I used to come down to Philly from NYC just to cop the 2 Raw For The Streets DVDs weekly. This was before RUclips/social media. These battles are classic and I appreciate it.
nh is a monster....i wish he would come back wit the philly revolution....reed , reign, nh, boom, frankie, philly needs a real team in this battle shit. NH is a gunner tho. id love to see him back in that ring
Classic battle, glad i was there to witness it in person, R.I.P to my nigga inkwell with the tan jacket & black skully in the background, the cops shot him in the back
Balboa bars was out of this world during that time! Balboa won with bars and clever punch lines, NH just rapped longer! All tho NH had some Krazy bars and punch lines as well! Balboa was way more lyrical!
Literally just dropped in randomly for old times sake and followed it to that 7:30 link. Thanks for making my day!! 😂 Then the next NH verse was 🔥🔥🔥 too!
Bruh I use to bump these battles out loud during free time in highschool on my PSP. All the hood dudes would pop over my shoulder to catch a listen and a glimpse.
@@jamarpayne2613 all of battle rap from the early 2000s were either on DVDs or recorded with camcorders, so you had to actually be outside to witness them
“I’m rich now, niggas say I’m the shit now. Dime bitches givin me brain to spit now. Everything I put in my name legit now & I still make a nigga strip down. Still chop pounds, still MAKE A NIGGA STRIP 🗣DOWN”😂😂😭
Damn the whole Jersey team South Jersey that is which is 10mins from Philly which sounds like the guy he's battling who sounds like EVERYONE IN PHILLY must've did the same thing as the Philly team and wrote his verses as a group project
Every time I watch a new battle, where chokes & redos are now allowed, you have to appreciate his battle w REX, they both went in flawlessly but prime rex was just too nice in those days, better than mook even 💯
Only people a certain age can appreciate this gold 🙏
One of my fav battles ALL TIME. Niccas have no idea about this
9months later, I seen this shit 6 years ago. I smoked some shit and searched this up.
Philly/northEAST battle rap was something else
I miss walking the streets and seeing these shits filmed as a kid
Still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
A FUCKN MEN‼️
This era of battles were the best. No gimmicks, long pauses, and repeated lines. Straight flow
People seemed more Hungry too
Absolutely!!!! 💯🔥👌🏽👍🏽
Shits CORNY now
There were a lot of gimmicks a lot of these niggaz was pussy
Facts!!
It's crazy how much talent there is in black people!!!
it’s crazy how you look at talent as a race thing
Hell yea .. wya
Balboa is so underrated. He has everything the modern battle rapper needs to make a name for themselves. Bars, charisma, aggression, believability, jokes and respect.
Facts nigga is like the Max B of battle rap in a way but with only like 2 battles 😂😂
Only ppl from philly think he won! Balboa was str8 fie!
20 years ago, I used to come down to Philly from NYC just to cop the 2 Raw For The Streets DVDs weekly. This was before RUclips/social media. These battles are classic and I appreciate it.
Respect .. I wasted tons of hrs on the VHS/DVDs ...good times
that almost-smile on balboa's face throughout nh's rounds is gold. he's just happy to be here!
+Clutnuckle at least he die happy
Yooooo...how old is this? Dem bois spit 🔥🔥🔥 no bull
@@rasakhenaton5176 ahaha na you can tell nh has some respect for him ,
sagemode Mason it’s from ‘04/05
@@yourindanger98183rd round and overtime he show respect before that naw.He was lil boying him at first
I come back and watch this every 3 months or so just to reminisce when I first bought this dvd 📀😩 Philly made the dvd era 💯
I just watched the full 2 hour battle of E-Ness vs Hollowman. That brought back to this channel.
“I’ll snatch whoever,
Lil sisters big cousin grand dad grandmom uncle aunt big brother” 😂 still one of my favorite rap battles
Balboa 3rd round is FLAWLESS.🔥
True that!
..
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE HOMIE
Facts lol 🤣
That’s my big cuz. I remember when this went down. Shit was epic. NH was snapping.
He Dope
True story one of the best battles i ever seen
nh is a monster....i wish he would come back wit the philly revolution....reed , reign, nh, boom, frankie, philly needs a real team in this battle shit. NH is a gunner tho. id love to see him back in that ring
Balboa 3rd vs was spectacular 😂😂🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Facts 😂
What about the first 2 🤣🤣
Still lost
I so miss these battles!!! Datz Barrrzzz!!!!😂😂😂
Thank god for RUclips,
Classic battle, glad i was there to witness it in person, R.I.P to my nigga inkwell with the tan jacket & black skully in the background, the cops shot him in the back
This was the golden era of battle rap... before it became apart of the machines🔥🙏🏿
One of my fav battles ever.
N.h went in on this jawn
AND DIED TOO... MURDERED BY A NIGGA WHO COULDNT FINISH HIS 1ST AND 2ND.
(CLASSIC) the wise and ready vs the young and hungry
I like how they showed good sportsmanship even after being all in eachothers face. Classuiqe
Classic battle. Both are super nice, but Balboa’s verse that starts at 7:30 is flawless.
Balboa bars was out of this world during that time! Balboa won with bars and clever punch lines, NH just rapped longer! All tho NH had some Krazy bars and punch lines as well! Balboa was way more lyrical!
Right!! They both was nice but balboa bars , punch lines, clever bars and he slick funny af!
Literally just dropped in randomly for old times sake and followed it to that 7:30 link. Thanks for making my day!! 😂 Then the next NH verse was 🔥🔥🔥 too!
We here in 2024.
I always come back to these old battles. Instant classics!
This is the essence of battle rap. 2020 still hot.
I listen to this every few months just to keep me grounded
Boa 3rd is crazyyyyyy The doc got to stitch it was shoe lace🔥🔥🔥🔥
Killed it first verse. Real shit was spit. Crip blood i aint none that but i have a gang of guns, come get jumped in that
I watch this video so much now that I found it. I miss these days foreal this is pure gold
Nh at 11:56 started snappin 😂this a classic battle they both got busy i miss the good days smh
Dam right
The crowds are battling along with they homies!😆😆😆 their reactions and ad libs are classic.
Balboa grown man bars
..rS!!
Pure classic bruh boa left earth at 7:32 man but got damn this was when I was a no fan to dude was not a joke neither
Thank u lime wire for this back in the day
This shit fire.. they both fire.. I used to live watching Smack DVD back in them days . Reeds Rambo line and that cadence is NAAAASTY
Bruh I use to bump these battles out loud during free time in highschool on my PSP. All the hood dudes would pop over my shoulder to catch a listen and a glimpse.
Same here. Once I got the SD card for my Psp and I started burning to the card game over.
Smack should pick up Balboa for URL.
Classic battle! I got my bars up bac n tha day watchn dis Philly vs Jersey DVD. Everybody was spittin like pitbulls off tha leash
Classic , use to watch this as a youngin .. 38 now 🙏🏾
This the battle that made Philly and Jersey family lol
That's what I'm talking about a real rap battle big shout to both of them good battle
I still got this DVD! Classic
13:53 "Minute man with the gat and the clip: put in, squirt"? 🔥🔥🔥🔥 oh snap NH has hard bars
"16 go into 9? Subtract your Existence!" 🔥
NH went off on this joint....Classic
Bro Balboa went completely nuts 2024
When I was young I thought dude was J holiday. I listened to bacc of my lac right after this, that’s actually a classic iykyk 🤣💯
This battle is so slept on this is a real classic 💯🤞🏾 they really got barz
not at all, just been taken down & re-uploaded several different times, one of the original uploads had over 2 million views
I was wondering why the view went don’t I remember when this battle first came out I was n 6th grade get out of school an went straight to RUclips
@@jamarpayne2613 all of battle rap from the early 2000s were either on DVDs or recorded with camcorders, so you had to actually be outside to witness them
NH IS A FUCKING BEAST!!!!!! DUDE BARS WERE CRAZY!!!
NH and bill argument on angryfan brought me here
Balboa was crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Low-key was tho
had to come back to this classic
wow i watch this when it first came out yrs ago crazy
@7:30 I keep coming back to Balboa’s verse. Perfect round
That round was a glimpse of where battle rap was going in the future
Same
Lol nice verse but he lost clearly
Love Nh but that round alone was a whole haymaker.
Philly adlibs go crazy! 🔥🔥🔥😁💯
“I’m rich now, niggas say I’m the shit now. Dime bitches givin me brain to spit now. Everything I put in my name legit now & I still make a nigga strip down. Still chop pounds, still MAKE A NIGGA STRIP 🗣DOWN”😂😂😭
both of their thirds were fire. Balboa's was super crazy but NH got in some nice bars and flow patterns in his third too
That Philly flow is just different bro 🔥
Damnn good battle I mess wid both dudes Balboa way too funny
Still a classic battle in 2022
Lmaooo balboa trying not to laugh
That shit had more energy than 10 records.
This is video is a battle rap national treasure
Both of em go hard
2021 nh been 🔥
Balboa lookin like yeah I lost lol
😂😭
Wow this took me back
Nh touch money for life
Classic right here
This one of the best battles ever, balboa nice as shit I give this to NH tho his shit was too hot
CLASSIC BATTLE RITE HERE !!! TOP 5 FAVORITE!! #PHILLY STARTED
Thank you $TAR💯💪🏾💯😎
NH and T Dot went crazy. Balboa had the best verse, damn i miss this type of battle rap.
Balboa 3rd round was crazy 🤪
CLASSIC SHEESH
Damn the whole Jersey team South Jersey that is which is 10mins from Philly which sounds like the guy he's battling who sounds like EVERYONE IN PHILLY must've did the same thing as the Philly team and wrote his verses as a group project
CLASSIC 🔥🔥🔥 NH won but both was spittin
NH nice but he lost, he just rappef longer, boa got off on him, and he was free styling forreal thts why he kept messing up and stopping think abt it!
1 of my fav battles
What boa doing these days? He was fire
Willingboro in this joint I see ✊🏿
Love this jawn
Balboa tuff doe.....All freestyle
suck on it, nobody freestyle of da dome anymore
+ueel one mñn
BV ni.
Balboa Foldin in His Barz !!!! N.H Smoked Bull
“Fitted on lean with some crispy kicks”
- 2001
The all time greatest battle EVER
H Got This Boa Choked 1st Round H Was Flawless
son on the left got bodied
Beautiful
Facts
My old heads play with birds like they wanna fly 🔥
This is hard
Every time I watch a new battle, where chokes & redos are now allowed, you have to appreciate his battle w REX, they both went in flawlessly but prime rex was just too nice in those days, better than mook even 💯
This GROUND ZERO WHERE REAL HIP HOP MC ARE BORN
body bag mr.comfortable
2022 the back up life is a bitch is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 till this day
Nh bodied this bull
We still here!!!!
Balboa got cooked but that nigga nice I wish he had more battles
Fire!!!!🔥🔥🔥
Dec 2020
Where’s the battle with Shelliano and Blackstone ?
i fucks with balboa....he a funny nigga...lol
I'm 22 I like battle rap heavy..good battle NH won cause Balboa choked...Balboa bars hit different , very intelligent
Philly in here
Guntitles!! Midnight Madness