King of the Dot, our friends and partners are celebrating their two year anniversary on the 6th and 7th of August with an event called “KOTD Presents: WORLD DOMINATION“.

Why World Domination? Well it seems only fitting considering how far King of the Dot has come in the past two years. Canada has for a long while been known as the “hip hop hinterland”. Regardless of Toronto native Drake’s airplay presence recently, Canada is often overlooked. King of the Dot is on a mission to change this perception. The sheer volume of talent in Toronto, and in Canada in general is astounding.

King of the Dot was founded two years ago by a battle rapper Travis Fleetwood a.k.a Organik. Organik was an avid battler, who won competitions all over the place and recognized a problem with the Toronto Hip Hop scene, organiztion. He eventually was able to establish coherance within the battle rap scene and thus KOTD was born. KOTD volume one went down in an alley in down town Toronto, now they are packing fans in with their live events, and have one of the largest youtube channels in Canada, “everyday we have between 80 – 100 new subscribers” Avi tells us. What started out as a couple of people with common interests has exploded. It’s not just about battle rap anymore, it is about moving the hip hop scene in Canada into a global position. It is not just clever rhymes anymore, it is now a movement. The proof is there- the fan base becomes more diverse and dynamic everyday. Check out the video flyer below!

The cool thing about KOTD is their wide spread mass appeal. Head of promotions Avi Rex says “It’s not just your average hip hop fan or hard core rap fan”. Because rap battles tend to be humor oriented, with fans expecting clever well thought our punch lines, it draws in not only a very eclectic crowd, but an eclectic group of battlers as well. They have to be the whole package, not only impeccable flow, but clever verses, well thought out jokes, and the confidence to back it up. Alex Larsen, a.k.a “Kid Twist”, one of the first KOTD champions, got his degree in literature from York University. Cliche is definitely not a word used to describe the fans or battlers of KOTD.

This weekend is just a testament to how far they have come. KOTD is bringing in some of the best battlers from around the world. KOTD is going global, don’t you want to be able to say you saw it all go down? Come down to club XS on Richmond this Friday night (doors are at 6) or Saturday afternoon (doors at 1). The United In Flow crew will be there, come join us.

Oh yeah! Don’t forget about FINAL FIVE LIVE Audition Day on the 14th of August, and as always follow us on twitter or join the facebook fan page.

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