i like how battle rap was fast and quick to the point back then

" He looks like a Brazilian Lumberjack, mixed with a Siberian Thundercat mixed with a Nigerian Dungeonrat" Lmfaooo gets me everytime

sad grind time is dead now 😑. used to love the videos back in the day. they should do a documentary on what happened from start to finish and everything behind the scenes that made it collapse

Hollows 3rd round was classic! he had punch lines, metaphors, word play and was very creative with the Tee-shirt rip.. LOL

haha good battle. illmac is crazy wit the frees, but man... in a world where everybody's comin with writtens.. you cant always rely on off the top. hollow killed that shit. lol so funny

Illmacs "i wont like that though" mid round, instant rebuttal wasnt anything spectacular but with how quick he pulled that from his hat is absolutely insanity.

Hollow caught a bag...smh

Hollow is a straight savage

"So was Jin and he sucks" is one of my favourite lines of all time

1: Hollow 2: Illmaculate 3: Hollow

illmaculate is a fucking genious for real.. his rebuttles sound like he had weeks to write them but hollow is off the hook too!!! this is a sick ass battle and i see how people say hollow won but god damn illmac is ridiculous especially his freestyle. very impressive battle!!!

End of 2023 and had to come back to this one. It had been a while.

One of the greatest body bags ever. Illmac has never recovered. I've watched this 5+ times.

i'll summarize it in seconds: it's nothin, i'm a legend. one of the swaggiest swagger swag rebuttals i've heard.

I watched this thinking Illmac would have an easy win. No idea who Hollow was. Very impressed at HDD. Will be looking for more video's. The dig at The Saurus and "Brazilian Lumberjack" was hilarious!

always come back to this battle

Hulk hogannnnn !! 😂😭😂😭😂😂

drinking game .... take a shot every time illmac sais "look" ...

classic classic battle! great show! wow

LOL you see Lush One looking all panicked and wide eyed at Hollow when he takes his shirt off, thinking something about to go down.

look... he pre-ripped his shirt to make sure he could do that..... lol theres like a little cut mark in it..... hahaha

I don't get it, this battle was light on punches until OT. The Illmac went in with a couple great punches and flopped halfway through his verse and Hollow did what both of them should have been doing every round.

Can't wait to see him add a fresh bodybag to the collection

This is amazing, illmacs flow is craaaaaaaaazy!

Hollow kinda stayed the same all these years and IllMac just keeps getting better. Big Differences. Id like to see a rematch between both Hollow AND Con!

DNA in the back missin a tooth

Hollow da dons 3rd round was classic. Those last 6 bars he spit was ridiculous!! He finished that battle strong!

queens is in the buildin'!

anyone notice the notch hollow put in his tank before the he ripped it off? lol scared he couldnt rip it off without it lol

3-0 hollow

“Is this Mario before he got his supa dupa? Is this one of King Koopa’s troopas or just an Oompa loompa”

Looking back, that slit on his shirt was humongous, can't believe i didn't notice it when I first watched this battle.

HOLLOW BODIED MAC

All I hear Illmac say is "look" and "see" dude sucks. Hollow took the win.

Notice the little slit in his beater from the beginning! He needed that to rip his shirt! LOL

Best prop use in grindtime history!

This is why I can't listen to Illmac. Pure trash when he faces a battler with skills

I think 1st 2 rounds were edged by illmac but hollow seriously ko'd the fuck out him round 3...definitely hollow wins

Yea I know even though grid time battles are pretty much all writtens they are still very enjoyable and entertaining to watch. But there are some MC's that do incorporate freestlying in their routines and those MC"s tend to be my favorite to watch ^.^

honestly illmacs first flip in this was soo good. for those that dont know, illmac battled BOTH conceited and hollow da don in the SAME EVENT. taking that into consideration this is one of the craziest cards ever

Hollow only won the 3rd round

CLASSIC. WOW.

Illmac's flips were dope, especially this round

I would love to see how these guys did vs iLLmac in his golden days. Mac paved the way for the future.

'about my loss to conceited i'll summarize it in seconds/it's nothing i'm a legend', so simple yet effective

@Jdel94 innovative performance! haha. those lines and the "Hulk Hogan" joint killed em!

"about my loss to conceited ill summarise it in seconds, its nuthin ima legend" lol dope flip.

LOL at illmac just smirking when hollow is yelling in his face! xD

LOL i had to watch that part again and i saw it loooool

HOLLOW KILLLED IT! He's now officially on the list of rappers I respect.

Damn.....that Hulk Hogan line was dope. Good battle overall.

right when hollow ripped his tank i was like no wonder he had a lil cut by the head hole lol

FLAWLESS VICTORY.

LMFAO AT DIZASTER POSING AT 6:21 he just never stops

okay that was sick

the hulk hogan line gives me goosebumps everytime i hear it!!!

Lmao @ Ending didnt notice the lil tear til he did that ha

that off top Mr. U-Haul shit got slept on...good shit

"But what is this? Mario, before he got his super-duper or is this one of King Koopa's troopas that's just a little oompa loompa" - Hollow da di-ni-ni-nan

you knew he was gonna do it when you saw the slight rip in the shirt though...beast

LOOOOOOOOOOOL I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE HIS SHIRT WAS PRE-TORN IM DONEEEEEE LOLLLLLLLLL

Aight i sure will, thanks :D

People love pre-written, as its so funny like a pro comedian/actor/writer think out a awesome situation, you'll make millions. Well prepared, planned wins 99% of the time, freestyle is nice to hear 1% of the time.

This nigga said is he mario before he got his super duper that shit had me rolin

Blue shirt, red cap...DEFINITELY copped a feel on Hollow's abs at the end'a the battle

I love how after illmac said PH was on his side, hollow is looking for him and said “where PH at?“ lmao

i agree he's battling people in their town, different crowds,different styles u have seen him lose( hell thrice he lost 2 zeale and phran twice) and still retains his buzz,actually he has a bigger buzz and he seems 2 b getting better,and ill wasn't wak hollow was just beastly

I love how whenever hallow battles there's one guy who says his name the exact same way Lush said right before he started battling

Drink every time Mac says, "It doesn't matter"

He had already done written battles before, so he knew the deal when he stepped to do this, he just slept on hollow.

@bahdahdoop That's a good point. I wanna see that go down one day.

@bahdahdoop that's fair enough i guess. so with world domination 2 coming up, you reckon illmac can take down bender?

Watch lush's face during Hulk Hogan line shit is straight hilarious !!

Its called being prepared.

After Hollow took off his shirt look at how long Lush one was staring up and down his body LOL

ha i was wondering why there was a cut at the top of his beater

WOW.. Hollow is my fav battle rapper!

i watched this battle at least 10 times and never realized dizaster there wow

by the way, hollow had the best crowd reaction i've ever seen on grindtime with the line, 'lil man coleman at grizzelmania battlin hulk HOGAN!!!"

I wanna see Hollow Da Don vs Ness Lee. That'd be ill!

the king koopa, supa, troop, oompa loompa line was from illmac + thesaurus vs marvwon + quest mccody -.- quest used that line in wrc07

what battle were you watching?

he be stylin on him for fun dude

Where was this Hollow Da Don when he battled Arsonal???

I love how he was trying to cover up the fact that he slit his shirt in the neck xD

@hiphopfreak31 it was an on the spot rebuttal. It was a written rebuttal, the guy premeditated hollow's lyrics. Everyone knew he'd mention that concieted battle. Illmac went home and wrote on it just waiting for the moment to use it.

@bahdahdoop well tbh, hollows lines weren't hitting as hard in my opinion. the only seriously ill line he had was his last few bars. but do you think hollow would of won if illmac battled him on a different night and had more time to prepare?

Yeah, that Mario before he got his Super Duper killed that. Ahhhh, the old NES days... And I still have mine hooked up to my TV...lol. Without your Super Duper you were pretty much scared of even the mushroom guys...lol

@dipset1872007 Finally someone with brains and an actual understanding of the battle scene. I second whatever dipset1872007 says, most people have no idea what it really means to be good when it comes to battles. its much more than just your punchlines. Your delivery is key, and even though you may be able to freestyle well, switching your style in the middle of the last round and having to completely slow down your flow just to spit mediocre punch lines really really hurts how your judged.

@faconfession so is fight klub, subzero, or any other battle rapping organization.

lmao imagine how awkward it woulda been if no one reacted when hollow ripped his wife beater

that was a beastly finish by hollow da don. good battle though.

they kno who they got n prepare...some of both, depends who

they way illmac has been lately they definently need to rematch

who was the guy who had the bomb strapped to his chest at the end of the battle..?

funny how in the end all the west coast dudes were still, okwerds and diz LOL

lmao @ hollow having a little cut on his shirt so he could tear it easier, LOL. good shit

crazy ending!

Fuck win or lose, promo and sick battle. We the winners

"about my loss to conceited, I'll summarize it in seconds... it's nothing, I'm a legend..." ^^SWAG^^