Surely in conversations between young people at least once, but it sounded "Let's make noise!". Some can hardly understand where the phrase comes from and what it is in general. "Versus" begins with this word. I must say that this web series has recently become discussed. Installed and age limit: 18+. The author and host is Sasha Timartsev, better known as Restaurateur.
Filming takes place in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. The footage is handled by Cuts and Scratches. As of August 6, 2015, 66 issues (3 seasons) were released. The duration of each episode is from 15 to 40 minutes. Broadcasting takes place on a major video hosting YouTube. Video is loaded in high quality (Full HD), sound is stereo.
If we talk about the origin of the name, then “versus” is against, and “battle” is a battle or battle.
Issues are removed either in the form of open events (on the street or in a concert hall with spectators), or - closed. Often, the shooting takes place in the St. Petersburg club "1703", where only friends of the stars are invited as fans.
The main character of "Versus", or rather one of them, has been confidently holding Oxxxymiron (Oxymiron) for several years . The show is produced by Vanya Evstigneev, who is also involved in the filming of the material. The interesting thing is that he is Johnny Rudboy, or Ocher - one of the backing vocalists of the famous rapper.
And now you need to understand in more detail that this is the Versus.
Versus battle
Versus Battle is a popular show. If we talk about belonging to the genre, then it refers to rap battles. New episodes always come out on Sundays. The first was uploaded to YouTube on August 25, 2013. The second season began on March 1, 2014. The key to the success of the show is the number of subscribers to the video hosting - almost 2 million people. After the launch, it received the "Event of the Year" award.
Recently launched a spin-off called Fresh Blood. What is it? "Versus" provides an opportunity to declare themselves to beginners and little-known rappers who are invited to participate.
Highscores
There are records in the world related to rap battles. In April 2015, one, already installed, was beaten. In this case, we are talking about the battle between Oxymiron and Joniboy. Battle entered the world of hip-hop as the most viewed in the first day (1 million people). Now the episode has more than 26 million views.
Almost a year later this record was broken by other participants - Larin and Khovansky (in 24 hours - 3 million views). But a month later, after the release of another battle, this time between Oxymyron and ST, a large-scale figure was beaten. 4 million were accumulated in a day. Moreover, the episode of Versus overtook the most famous competition of two US rappers in English-language shows of the same format.
Battles
Microphones are not used in battles (only in exceptional cases), the bit is also missing. Before filming the competition itself, each participant tells about himself, with whom he is competing and his attitude to the opponent. Rappers pre-prepare the text, and then in turn three rounds read it. The winners are chosen by the judges. As a rule, there are three of them, sometimes five.
It should be noted that repeatedly after the announcement of the results, fights occur. Someone understands that the Versus Battle is just a game, an ordinary competition, and someone is eager to avenge all the punch and humiliation heard.
The age limit of 18+ is due to the presence of profanity. Moreover, its use is not prohibited and not limited.
Oxymiron Battle with Joniboy
The beginning of the battle, which was discovered by Oksimiron, was remembered by everyone with an epic set of obscene words. They will long remain in the memory of fans of this type of rap.
The winner, obviously, was Miron Yanovich. He did not succumb to emotions, provocations, but simply read his text flawlessly. Judges and critics also appreciated the fact that Fedorov answered some of the opponent’s punch by inventing rhymes on the go. But Joniba did not improvise.
Battle between Oxymiron and ST
Talking about the records that this episode broke is no longer necessary, because everything is described above. I must say that this battle was waiting for a long time. It was worth it.
ST will obviously be a stronger opponent than Joniba. Of course, Duni and Creep-a-Creep, with whom Miron had fought before, were far from him, but he showed his level, which earned him confidence.
The winner was Fedorov. This is his last battle at the moment. It must be clarified that he won all his battles, which were four. No wonder this man “brought down the regime” of Russian rap and showed that even in such a country there are really worthy hip-hopers.
Oxymiron's plans for the future
In 2017, it is planned to launch no less large-scale battles on the Versus. Oxymiron is likely to be in the spotlight.
Unfortunately, to say for now which of the declared fights will really take place is definitely impossible, but you can talk about them. In the spring of 2016, Miron was called up by an Enteo activist for a battle. The artist did not comment on this without refusing and not accepting the challenge.
Scrooge was also seen on an increased interest in Oxy. According to him, a fake account on Twitter called Miron to the battle. No one knows whether the page is unofficial or not, but such events just don't happen.
And now I need to say that it will raise the ratings of the Versus Battle show. Oxymiron accepted the challenge from the best English-language rapper, who became famous thanks to competitions of this kind - Dizaster. It is too early to say exactly when the battle will take place, but everyone already knows that it will beat many hip-hop records.
Miron, due to constant attacks from the notorious Purulent, called him to the battle. The opponent agreed.
So, now it is unlikely that anyone will have the question “What is this - Versus?”, And who is one of its most memorable participants.