original research . please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message don t flop industry battle rap founded 2008 founders rowan faife freddie scott miller headquarters united kingdom website dontflop.com don t flop entertainment is the largest rap battle league based in the united kingdom . it was founded by longtime friends eurgh rowan faife and cruger freddie scott miller in 2008 . 1 2 since then notable performers include oshea 3 sensa 4 lunar c 5 rizzle of rizzle kicks 6 tony d of poisonous poets blizzard 7 mercury music prize nominee soweto kinch 8 and mark grist . several rappers from don t flop have also made appearances in the canadian rap battle league king of the dot 9 10 11 as well as youth and music broadcaster sb.tv . 12 13 american rappers illmaculate and soul khan have also made appearances on don t flop both as rappers and judges . don t flop events feature all elements of hip hop culture including cappella emcee battles freestyle battles sometimes over beats grime clashes dj sets live performances by hip hop rap artists and more recently at the blam events there has been live art and breakdancing . contents 1 format 2 events 3 innovation 4 list of champions 5 references 6 external links format edit don t flop battles are usually three rounds with each round being 60 to 90 seconds although significant main event battles will sometimes have 3 minute rounds there have also been instances of unlimited rounds . a coin flip typically decides who goes first and the emcees alternate after each round . sometimes however the battlers will decide between themselves off camera who will go first and in a championship match the champion will decide who goes first . a panel of 3 5 judges then decide the winner there have been instances of a 7 judge format in title matches . up until recently an overtime round would settle a draw . however this has now been removed from most leagues and a winner has to be decided after the 3 standard rounds . events edit don t flop events are often divided across england . mancunian rapper chronicle organised don t flop north events to the test 1 to 9 with don t flop co founder and london norwich based promoter and battle rapper eurgh stepping in to organise the tenth event . a london rap battle event entitled blood in the water was thrown every year from 2009 to 2011 . emcees from other rap battle leagues such as grindtime king of the dot and basementality battles came to the uk to battle other opponents . 14 15 don t flop held its first usa vs canada battle in 2011 with jonny storm vs charron . 16 today there are a minimum of 2 events each month and are held all over the country . innovation edit in recent times don t flop has led the way in introducing new forms of battling . in 2012 don t flop hosted its annual april fools event . 17 here many new formats of the written battle style were introduced . at the same event don t flop also hosted its first ever 3 way battle . 18 then at the second quarter try outs event in manchester a battle which involved both rapping and guitar playing was showcased for the first time . don t flop has also shown innovation in the way battles are judged to ensure the right decision is made . moving away from a traditional format in the 2013 tag team tournament judging was done after the event by judges that video their decision which was then edited in to the battle video . also in mid 2015 don t flop introduced a new format of battling known as freestyle royal rumble a format that has a non specific number of participants that can be increased or decreased in the span of the rumble all freestyling with & against one another in either a tag team or free for all objective . list of champions edit until 2012 there was no crowning achievement within don t flop many people thought that oshea and sensa were the best two battlers in the league at the time and they had battled once already so they had a rematch for the title oshea won the title since then the title has changed hands twice from tony d to soul tony d was only champion to successfully defend the title he defended the title three times before retiring it . soul then beat cee major for the vacated title and became the third champion . in 2016 soul successfully defended his title against raptor . solo champions no . name event date successful defenses 1 oshea defeated sensa to the test ten leeds england feb 5 2012 0 2 tony d defeated oshea defended against definition chris leese unanimous don t flop 4th birthday london england oct 20 2012 3 3 soul defeated cee major defended against raptor checkpoint 2 london england april 25 2015 1 doubles champions no . name event date successful defenses 1 cracker & cee major defeated bamalam & cystic verdict london england june 8 2013 0 2 shuffle t & marlo defeated cracker & cee major defended against dialect & zen don t flop 5th birthday leeds england nov 9 2013 1 references edit don t flop battle league blog archive . kane fm . retrieved 2012 11 04 . page under construction . about don t flop entertainment . i mdontflop.com . retrieved 2012 11 04 . interview sensa an independent uk hip hop blog . tomclementsuk.com . 2012 03 08 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . pete cashmore 2010 07 24 . oshea s got the rhymes that bite culture . london the guardian . retrieved 2012 11 04 . lunar c is lunacy . boxmusique.com . 2011 08 15 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . rizzle rizzle kicks vs ceezlin rap battle . youtube . 2010 09 16 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . don t flop rap battle blizzard vs mark grist . youtube . 2011 12 29 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . don t flop rap battle soweto kinch vs stowaway . youtube . retrieved 2012 11 04 . kotd wd2 charron vs cruger . youtube . retrieved 2012 11 04 . kotd rap battle kid twist vs eurgh . youtube . 2010 09 18 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . kotd rap battle porich vs sensa . youtube . 2010 08 26 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . sb.tv lunar c warm up sessions . youtube . 2011 12 30 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . sb.tv f64 blizzard f64 s3.ep17 . youtube . 2011 11 23 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . thealbinomoontanner 2011 03 17 . don t flop battle league . ukhh.com . retrieved 2012 11 04 . ughh presents dont flop . undergroundhh.com . retrieved 2012 11 04 . don t flop rap battle jonny storm vs charron . youtube . 2011 12 13 . retrieved 2012 11 04 . april fools rap battle batman vs joker . samgfx.com . retrieved 2012 11 04 . don t flop 3 way rap battle suus vs evileyz vs bowski . youtube . retrieved 2012 11 04 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title don % 27t flop & oldid 740317925 categories music competitions in the united kingdombritish hip hopdon t flophidden categories articles that may contain original research from may 2016all articles that may contain original research navigation menu personal tools not logged 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