DP The Mercenary discusses his rap battle with Dale Denton, his Marvel vs DC battle against Illipsis, and his religion creating a moral quandary when he began thinking of becoming a battle rapper

On this BTB installment, I caught up with Smoked Out Battles champion DP the Mercenary ahead of his GZ battle against Dale Denton for KOTD. 

 

On Bowks Talking Bouts #73, we talked about his thoughts on Dale as an opponent heading into the battle, concern over Dale potentially choking in their battle (3:36), What DP's writing process is like (5:14), appreciating when people add something fresh to the angle of him being a Christian rapper (7:44), When DP first discovered battle rap (9:54), his religion creating a moral quandary for him when he began thinking of becoming a battle rapper (12:52), the Ric Flair bars he spit (14:35), his Marvel vs DC battle against Illipsis (15:11), Smoked Out trying new things and growing as a league (18:51), participating in a grand prix and how that differs from prepping for a one on one battle (20:41), the zany story behind when an opponent no-showed on him (23:02), how much he learns from the battle moments that don't pop off and how he uses perceived shortcomings in battles to grow (25:00), DP's music projects and if any new releases are on the way (32:17), his interesting connections to Stevie P (34:40), and more!