Dilly: You two had the funniest
promos. Going into your battle
with Montez Love, what was
the greater motivation; battling
O’fficial or just the overall win?
Hemi: I just felt like, I can’t come
this close to drop the ball in the
finals. When you talk as much
s**t as me — i couldn’t afford that
loss. I was posting like I was going
win before the tournament started
(Hemi laughs) But the most
motivation was the photo shoot
with Phara Funeral. (Hemi laughs)
Dilly: I forgot all about that.
When is that set to go down?
Hemi: No date yet, but I’m going
to remind them, if they think I
forgot. (Hemi laughs)
Dilly: The big question here is: are
you ready for O’fficial?
Hemi: Yeah. Since I’m not big yet,
I’m looking like the underdog;
which is cool, since I’m not as
popular nationwide, but O’fficial
knows who the King of New
Orleans is. And if she doesn’t
know, she’s going to get reminded
that night.
Dilly: Do you feel that you have a
lot to prove going into this battle?
Hemi: The only thing I’m going
to prove is that skill always beats
popularity. She is as good as
advertised, but I’m the “Best in
America”. That’s the only thing I
try to prove every battle.
Dilly: Will this be a live battle, on
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camera or radio?
Hemi: This is going to be on
camera, in New Orleans.
Dilly: Do you have the date set
yet?
Hemi: November. No exact date
yet.
Dilly: Did you have a battle
recently on Syndicate Cartel’s
league?
Hemi: Yeah; versus another
up-and-comer named Goonchi. It
was a dope experience, Hopefully I
battle some of these “big” names.
Dilly: How did you end up on
Black Ice’s card?
Hemi: Black Ice was listening to
the radio, because she entered
the battle too and did well. So of
course she heard me and thought
of me when she looked to replace
a battler. I accepted, and shoutouts
to Dell, because she been trying to
plug me in.
Dilly: When is your next battle?
Hemi: August 17, 2014 on
SpitDatHeat, versus CT —
another body. (Hemi laughs)
Dilly: What is your goal with
battle rap?
Hemi: To be known as the best
rapper in the country and —
eventually — the world. Let it
be known that the best comes
from Marrero, New Orleans. I
just want to be number one; I
don’t care about the profit or the
fame. Shoutout to Queen of the
Ring for always showing their
supporters love and allowing them
to showcase their talents and give
them a platform to build from.
Hemi has survived a great
tournament; now he has one of the
biggest battles coming up. Hemi has
proved that he has bars and came
to have fun, while finding endless
opportunities to show that he’s the
best rapper in America.
— Dilly