Montez Love was a finalist in
the Queen of the Ring’s No Holds
Barred radio tournament. While
he is new to battle rap, he has the
hunger to make an impression. He
is not only an up-and-coming battle
rapper, but a talented artist. Montez
Love is a true supporter of Queen of
the Ring. Week after week, he came
with bars and delivery and had
a great battle with New Orleans’
Hemi. Montez Love didn’t take the
W, but he did so well that he earned
this interview to give us an insight
of his love of battle rap.
Dilly: Montez: You made it to
the final battle of QOTR’s NHB
Tournament. What was that like
being that you’re still new to battle
rap?
Montez Love: Man, it was very
challenging. I salute Hemi,
because he came to battle me as if
he was trying to get on URL —
and I knew [he would do] that
— so it made me test my pen.
I wrote bars that I’ve never even
considered writing. He definitely
pushed me. It was definitely a
great learning experience and I still
have more work to do.
on the league, you can dictate to
yourself what the crowd likes by
watching other battles. So yeah, it
provides great insight. Also, you
don’t want to say what’s been said
before or what’s trending.
Dilly: Do you feel like battling
every week was like sparring? Did
you feel any pressure each week?
Montez Love: The first week I
knew I would beat my opponent,
but then it got down to where I
was battling dope rappers, like T.
Riley and Hemi, and I kind of
did feel pressure, because I was
the underdog each time. And
yeah, it kind of was like sparring,
because Riley is the homie, so it
was like, write to kill, but still
give him respect at the end of the
day.
Dilly: Do you feel that the
tournament helped you perfect
your craft a little more?
Montez Love: I still have work
to do. I think it actually helped
me find my performance and my
delivery; I got comfortable with
how I delivered my bars.
Dilly: As a supporter first, do you
think that you have more insight
on what are good or bad bars?
Dilly: You’ve had 3 battles already.
Did the tournament open any
doors for your battle rap career?
Montez Love: Definitely. Being
a supporter first and spectating
battles gives you an idea of what
and what not to say. Depending
Montez Love: Somewhat. It
definitely got me a little notice.
There were people hitting me up
asking, “when are you getting in
montez
rising star
the ring for real?” “When are you
going to such-and- such league?”
it’s great that people actually
respect the talent.
Dilly: You have battle coming up
soon?
Montez Love: August 24, 2014.
Trap House NJ, versus Dubb MG.
Dilly: This battle is on a higher
platform than your last 3. Will
we get the best Montez Love that
we’ve seen yet?
Montez Love: The best Montez
Love — or, TezManian Devil —
is yet to come. He comes every
battle better than the last one