“We from the DMV, so we used to
the waiting.”
That’s a quote from the DC
Metropolitan Area’s most famous
emcee, Wale. It’s a mentality
that has trickled down to
DC’s underground scene, and
specifically, battle rap. It seemed
that no matter what the arena
is, the DMV has always been
waiting in the wings.
In the battle world, the DMV
(DC, Maryland and Virginia)
finally got its chance to shine
in the late 2000s, when Grind
Time’s Paradoxx reac