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The History Of: ILLMANIA
The History Of: ILLMANIA ILLMANIA is a forum based event created by RULE to settle ongoing crew disputes due to the lack of a crew battling feature currently. The first ever incarnation of the 'ILLMANIA' event was to find a victor between three crews that were locked in a three-way rivalry. The three crews in question were: Classick At Rhymin, Spectacular Vernacular & Legion Of Doom. The orginal idea was to have all three crews host a ILLMANIA event, which would give each crew leader a chance to set up a battle card. Due however to inactivity and crew departures the rivalrys simmered down after ILLMANIA I, meaning no more events took place. In late 2011 a crew rivalry took off between two newer crews: Dead Poets Society and Goon Squad, so ILLMANIA II was created to pick the victorious squad, and thus led to ILLMANIA being used on a near-annual basis. ILLMANIA Statistics Winners I1: Classick At Rhymin I2: Goon Squad I3: Classick At Rhymin I4: Turnbull AC's Crew Records Classick At Rhymin Winners I1 Winners I3 Goon Squad Winners I2 Turnbull AC's Winners I4 4th of Four I3 Legion Of Doom Runners Up I3 Runners Up 14 Spectacular Vernacular Runners Up I1 Dead Poet Society Runners Up I2 3rd of Four I3 Notable Battler Records RULE (4-0) AfterThought (3-0) FiNAL WoRD (3-1) Erupt (3-1) GRizzEAT (3-1) M-Rock (2-0) Fiji Osa (2-0) EtH (2-1) Dono (2-1) SoupErb (2-1) Phil Banks (2-2) Miscellaneous Facts |
ILLMANIA I - Classick Vs Spectacular Vs Legion The Beginning In the summer of 2010 there were three active crews vying for the top spot in letsbeef. The crews were: Classick At Rhymin, a crew formed that year by RULE. Classick At Rhymin were mostly an elevation crew, that specialised in help each other improve there skills. All of Classicks members were rookies and unestablished textcees. By the time of ILLMANIA I, Classick had been involved in a long time rivalry with Spectacular Vernacular. The second crew was: Spectacular Vernacular, the crew formed by remarK. SV had a great mix of established and newer textcees, and were also a strong force on the audio side of letsbeef. Spectacular Vernacular had been beefing with Classick At Rhymin for many months proir to ILLMANIA I, which thus formed the catalyst for the event itself. The third crew involved in the event was the: Legion Of Doom, a crew created by Mindless. Legion Of Doom were created in 2010 and were still relatively new on the scene by the time ILLMANIA I rolled around. LoD had a great blend of different styles with strong emcees, textcees & topical writers. LoD were most well known for there humourous touch on the forums but still boasted a strong team. Althought they hadnt been around long, they threw in a challenge to both Classick and SV for letsbeef dominance, which lead to the first ever ILLMANIA. ILLMANIA I Classick At Rhymin Vs Spectacular Vernacular Vs Legion Of Doom PPV hosted by: Classick At Rhymin's - RULE The Match Card Main Events RULE Vs PRiiME (16 Lines) RULE won via 73% Akrid Artz Vs WHUT (1 Minute Audio) WHUT won via 54% Fame Vs remarK (1 Minute Audio) remarK won via 100% Undercard Louie Dawgs Vs SoupErb (16 Lines) SoupErb won via 70% Po A Fo Vs Krhyme Killz (8 Lines) Krhyme Killz wins via 100% UnEtHiCaL Vs EJT (16 Lines) EJT won via 100% SwiftKeys Vs IAmFlow (16 Lines) IAmFlow won via 55% SIR Vs dmullz (8 Lines) dmullz wins via 65% SweetChinMusic Vs SLAP SHOTZ (Topical Battle) SweetChinMusic won via 3-0 KO The Final Standings 1st: Classick At Rhymin - 5 Wins 2nd: Spectacular Vernacular - 3 Wins 3rd: Legion Of Doom - 1 Win The winners - Classick At Rhymin !!! The Aftermath ILLMANIA I saw Classick At Rhymin victorious over Spectacular Vernacular and Legion Of Doom in a event that saw 0 no-shows and alot of fiercely competed battles. The planned 2nd and 3rd ILLMANIA events never took place and the rivalrys between the three crews eventually died down. Classick At Rhymin went on to make a couple crew mixtapes and 6 or 7 solo tapes. But the crew disbanded after the summer of 2011. Spectacular Vernacular continued to remain a force for several months following ILLMANIA, but went inactive due to the departure of there figurehead: remarK. SV are still around although inactive, so the chance of a return remains in the realm of possibility. It is a similar story with Legion Of Doom, they stayed active for a while after the event ended but eventually grew inactive and disbanded. The crew itself however still remains in the hands of there talisman: Sid Vicious - so also the possibilty of a return in always on the cards. |
ILLMANIA II - Dead Poet Society Vs Goon Squad The Beginning The fued between these two crews was born after the summer of 2011. RhetoriKaL brought back the Dead Poet Society for one last run, whilst GRiizEAT elevated the unoffical collective of emcees known as the 'Goon Squad' into a full blown crew. With both crews starting (or re-starting) at the same time a undercurrent of rivalry was unavoidable. Words and warning shots were fired across by both sides and peaked at the beginning of the All Star Text Tournament that began in November of 2011. At this time the two leaders, founders and figureheads of the two crews: RhetoriKaL & GRiizEAT, approached RULE wishing the engage in a battle between the two crews under the format of ILLMANIA. The two leaders crafted and agreed to a battle card and the even began after the All Star tourney began winding down. ILLMANIA II Dead Poet Society Vs Goon Squad PPV hosted by: The Regulators - RULE The Match Card Main Events GRizzEAT Vs SoupErb (32 Lines) GRizzEAT won via 100% RhetoriKaL Vs AmBitiousFlow (32 Lines) RhetoriKaL won via 100% Dosage & SandMan Vs PurFekShun & Ezzekyl (32 Lines) Dosage & SandMan won via 100% Fiji Osa Vs Dissizit (YouTube Battle) Fiji Osa won via 55% Undercard NiXWoN Vs WigSplit (1 Minute Audio) WigSplit won via 100% Artisan Prose Vs Erupt-Da-Monsta (16 Lines) Erupt-Da-Monsta won via 100% Verity Vs Mind Fuck (16 Lines) Mind Fuck won via 77% ViTRiOL Vs Rican (16 Lines) Rican won via 80% DonoTheGod Vs KingSpeech (Topical Battle) DonoTheGod won via 3-0 KO sWORDz & Barbaric_Blaze Vs Omniipotent & Rebel~With~Cause (16 Lines) sWORDz & Barbaric_Blaze won via 80% Akrid_Artz Vs Streetz-Da-Hood (Schemed 8 Lines) Akrid_Artz won via 73% The Final Standings 1st: Goon Squad - 6 Wins 1st: Dead Poet Society - 5 Wins The winners - Goon Squad !!! The Aftermath The result came as somewhat of a suprise to many, since Dead Poet Society appeared to be the strongest roster on paper. A number of no-shows from each side also let there respective crews down (However those battles DID eventually take place, with the winners by DQ actually winning by result too, so the results of the event are an accurate reflection) so Goon Squad came away as worthy winners. The real legacy of ILLMANIA II however will be the youtube battle contested by Fiji Osa and DiSSiZiT, the first of its kind and the most acclaimed match-up of the event. ILLMANIA II went down to the wire, but Goon Squad proved victorious. |
ILLMANIA III - Classick At Rhymin Vs Dead Poet Society Vs Legion Of Doom Vs Turnbull AC's The Beginning As the summer of 2012 came to pass, discussions yet again arose as to which active crew was currently the premier one on the site. Classick At Rhymin had ressurected early in the year and returned to the heights they reached before their short split, and took many members of the now defunct Goon Squad crew. Dead Poet Society had bounced back from their ILLMANIA II defeat, with strong showings in the solo tournaments that had taken place throughout the year, claiming a number of champions. Legion Of Doom was a new crew formed just before the event, boasting many heavyweights, particulary from the audio side of the site (not to be confused with the LOD that competed in the first ILLMANIA). And Turnbull AC's was a elevation crew, whos array of new talent sought out the challenge that ILLMANIA competition brings. With four active crews the decision was made to make this the biggest and diverse ILLMANIA competition in history, leading to a massive battlecard. ILLMANIA III Classick At Rhymin Vs Dead Poet Society Vs Turnbull AC's Vs Legion Of Doom PPV hosted by: Classick At Rhymin's - RULE The Match Card The Founders Battles Revan Vs SHINIGAMI (1 Minute Accapella) Revan won via 97% Phil Banks Vs Rhetorik™ (1 Minute Accapella) Phil Banks won via 88% The Text Battles Ill Phenom Vs GRizzEAT (32 Lines) GRizzEAT won via 94% ILLoKWENT Vs 50k (32 Lines) ILLoKWENT won via 100% AfterThought Vs Immortal_ (32 Lines) AfterThought won via 100% Dissizit Vs Mind Fuck (32 Lines) Dissizit won via 100% The Tag Team Battles Revan & -OSKAR- Vs Phenomonon & Unyqe (32 Lines) Revan & OSKAR won via 64% NaturILL & Phroxen Vs NOBLE & -Dru- (32 Lines) NOBLE & -Dru- won via 77% GOOD GRIEF & FUEL Vs Path & wayco (32 Lines) GOOD GRIEF & FUEL won via 86% BanE• & ShotsFired Vs TalkSick & Erupt (32 Lines) TalSick & Erupt won via 100% The Audio Battles JOSH™ Vs Swagz (1 Minute Custom Beat) Swagz won via 100% Krhyme Killz Vs Ticket (1 Minute Custom Beat) Ticket won via 79% Final Word Vs SHINIGAMI (1 Minute Accapella) Final Word won via 74% JustC Vs SoupErb (2 Minute Accapella) SoupErb won via 100% The Video Battles BLNK Vs Fiji Osa (3 Minute Video) Fiji Osa won via 100% stricc Vs BP Pride (3 Minute Video) stricc won via 100% The Topical Battles Dono Vs K w0n (40 Lines) Dono won via 100% Phil Banks Vs MadVerbs (40 Lines) Phil Banks won via 100% The Illmania Standings 1st: Classick At Rhymin - 6 Wins (2 Via N/S) 1st: Legion Of Doom - 6 Wins (2 Via N/S) 3rd: Dead Poet Society - 5 Wins (4 Via N/S) 4th: Turnbull AC's - 1 Win (1 Via N/S) The Tie Breaker Round LBA Championship Battle Revan Vs Phil Banks (2 Minute Accapella) Revan won via 52% Final Word Vs GRizzEAT (32 Lines) GRizzEAT won via 86% AfterThought & GOOD GRIEF Vs NOBLE & Ticket (32 Lines) AfterThought & GOOD GRIEF won via 100% The Final Standings 1st: Classick At Rhymin - 9 Wins (3 Via N/S) 1st: Legion Of Doom - 6 Wins (2 Via N/S) 3rd: Dead Poet Society - 5 Wins (4 Via N/S) 4th: Turnbull AC's - 1 Win (1 Via N/S) The Winners: Classick At Rhymin !!! The Aftermath ILLMANIA III ended after a tiebreaker round, with Classick At Rhymin extending their unbeaten streak to a second event. The suprise of the competition came in the form of an under-achieving Dead Poet Society, who had entered in such great form but were hampered by internal issues and no-shows. Legion Of Doom proved to be the dark horses, forcing a tiebreaker round after tying with Classick in the original card. Turnbulls fought admirably but were overmatched for the most part. DPS disbanded not long after this event, while the other three remain active as of this writing. |
ILLMANIA 4 - Turnbull AC's Vs Murda Muzik Vs Legion Of Doom The Beginning ILLMANIA 4 has been spoken about for two years. Since the formation of Murda Muzik, the elevation of Turnbull AC's and the audio domination of Legion Of Doom, the debate over the sites premier crew has ran rampant. The Turnbull AC's scored a "Most Improved Crew" award in 2012, and followed it up with the "Crew Of The Year" award in 2013. Legion Of Doom went on a title binge, scoring three Audio Grand Championships with Phil Banks and stricc, a Scheme Championship and Video Championship also, along with multiple LBA title reigns. Murda Muzik, the crew that rose from the ashes of both Illmania winners Classick At Rhymin & Goon Squad, and used there pedigree to have a massive impact site wide since the day of there creation. After many false starts, ILLMANIA 4 was finally confirmed on the 29th of May, 2014. The battle card was more streamlined from ILLMANIA 3, but featured a wider variety of formats. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps9b5f88d8.png PPV Hosted By RULE Turnbull AC's Vs Murda Muzik Vs Legion Of Doom http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps6519ab51.png The Text Battles MAN DOWN Vs Dave Dave won via No Show GRizzEAT Vs Erupt Erupt won via 60% Lockhart Vs AfterThought AfterThought won via 69% The Audio Battles stricc Vs M-Rock M-Rock won via 68% M U G G Z Vs Phil Banks Phil Banks won via No Show Bleu Vs Dono Bleu won via 56% The Tag Team Battles Jack Herer & Row Vs Dean & Enfinite Dean & Enfinite won via 76% Rican & Fidel Z Vs GodBody & Manhattan Godbody & Manhattan won via 80% Obey & WarSand Vs 2FUEL & CakedOut Obey & WarSand won via 67% The Topical Battle LBTT Championship Battle Dirty Work Vs Wonderbred Vs Vergil Wonderbred won via 5-3-0. The Video Battle Rohaan Rane Vs ELOH_STACKz Vs Final Word Final Word won via Unanimous Decision. The Track Battle SuperGuy Vs Mani Mula Vs Punk Punk won via Unanimous Decision. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps064c33be.png Victories Table 1st: Turnbull AC's - 5 Wins 2nd: Legion Of Doom - 5 Wins 3rd: Murda Muzik - 1 Wins http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps4d64bb91.png ...To be decided via a Tie breaker!!! |
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps9b5f88d8.png PPV Hosted By RULE Turnbull AC's Vs Legion Of Doom http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps77e301a4.png The Audio Battle Bleu Vs Final Word Final Word won via No Show. The Topical Battle Erupt Vs Dave Dave won via No Show. The Diss Track Battle M-Rock Vs Phil Banks M-Rock won via 4-1 Decision. http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps064c33be.png Victories Table 1st: Turnbull AC's - 2 Wins 2nd: Legion Of Doom - 1 Win http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps4d64bb91.png Turnbull AC's!!! The Aftermath ILLMANIA 4 ended after a tiebreaker round, with Turnbull AC's pulling off a massive victory over Legion Of Doom. The achievement is even more noticable when you consider that AC's were the least fancied to win ILLMANIA, with many people considering them clear favourites to finish last. The fact that the final battle was a track one, and LoD being a mostly audio-based crew made the win all the more sweet for the unlikely winners. |
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