The Building Downtown

Ciddy (@ItsCiddy) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the playoffs, hiatus from battle rap, judged battles vs. promo battles, freestyle battles, politics of battle rap, URL suing RBE over Daylyt battling King Los, making music, expectations in KOTD S1 playoffs...

Mackk Myron (@MackkMyron) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the playoffs, movies, actors, music, comedy, merchandise, weed, working with D12's Bizarre, and a bunch of other stuff, but not much battle rap. Follow the show and subscribe below: YouTube: https:/...

Madflex (@Madflexhiphop) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 season and playoffs, the unsportsmanlike behavior of Jonny Storm, making music, his battle rap career, collectibles, his writing process, wrestling past, A Ward on URL, and more. Follow the show and subs...

Sherif Foda is a criminal defence lawyer whose work largely consists of complex crimes, with an emphasis on large-scale project prosecutions for drug, gun, and violent offences. He regularly defends people alleged to have ties with criminal organizations, and conducts both trials and appeals at all levels of court in Canada. Foda joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@Ja...

St. Leonard’s House - Windsor executive director Catherine Brooke joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the Community Residential Facility (also known as a halfway house). Brooke spoke about her 20-plus years of experience helping people who have committed heinous crimes, get a chance a...

Dirk Young joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about growing up in England, moving to Canada, getting into gang life and the crimes that come with it, being labelled as the head of the Slingers gang, being convicted of the murder of Howard Joel Munroe after a two-year investigation, the ter...

Corey Charron (@charronkotd) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about his return to Wild 'N Out, battling PoRich, declining chance to be on KOTD S1, the KOTD S1 scoring system, why he prefers promo battles to judged battles, ghost judging for the IJC in KOTD S1, the difference between the...

Rosenberg Raw (@RosenBergRaw610) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the controversial decision between him and Cityy Towers at week 15 of KOTD S1, the scoring and judging criteria for KOTD S1, what he would like to see from the review being conducted by the IJC (Independent Judges Co...

The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Matt McCann (@CLASH_WS) about growing up in Queens, NY, and being influenced by the heavy presence of hip hop from an early age, his foray into battle rap and involvement with No Coast Raps battle rap league, King of the Dot's KOTD S1, his career in criminal l...

Copasetic makes music, battles, matches, works with KOTD, and does everything a man with his moniker should, satisfying the battle rap community. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Copasetic (@CopaseticKOTD) about his battle rap career, getting involved with KOTD Vancouver, becoming a promoter,...

Ron Frazier stopped by to talk Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul, and tell us why the problem is not them, it's you. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Frazier about the boxing match between Mayweather and Paul, what fans expected vs. what fans received, Paul's potential, Jake Paul vs. Tyron...

Kril's "The Crossover" is his first project in English, and Times, who is featured on the album, joined us to discuss the album. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps), Amy Barton (@amesbelle) and Times (@TimesGHG) talked about the making of the album, beat selection, working with features like Times and So Severe, using different prod...

Rob Veevers is the BTC MMA matchmaking man, who flips houses all day as a hip hop fan. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Veevers about BTC MMA's event, BTC X, on June 5, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, as well as putting together an event during the pandemic, costs of keeping the organization runnin...

Isaac Vallie Flagg is a former UFC fighter looking for new opportunities, even if he has to join the circus. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Flagg about his UFC career, finding fights later in his career, Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, his addiction and recovery, bare knuckle boxing, the m...

Alex "Kid Twist" Larsen is one of the writers behind the Netflix hit series Yasuke, the writer of the movie Bodied, a battle rap legend, and the inaugural King of the Dot champion. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Larsen about the making of Yasuke, working with Flying Lotus, meeting with Netf...

Josh Hill competes on Friday, May 7, at Bellator 258, but preparations have come with many obstacles. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Hill (@gentlemanjhill) about training at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, his home base gym, Para Bellum, closing due to Covid lockdowns, the ridiculous measure...

Justin Hamilton, Justin Credible, J Rock, no matter the moniker, fans are familiar with the man that has held down Canadian hip hop since a teenager in the 1990s. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Hamilton about his four-decade music career, the difference between recording music in the 90’s c...

Jay and Jessika Rosa own, operate and hold it down at RosA Productions, and they showcase their video and photography talents again on April 10, at the KOTD Run The Fade event in Detroit, Mich. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Jay and Jessika (@TeamRosaPro) about working the 2020 KOTD Grand P...

Times GHG is a battle rapper and recording artist, and he is the main event of KOTD's Run The Fade on April 10. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Times (@GhgTimes) about his upcoming battle against Snake Eyez, the Detroit hip hop scene, Trick Trick's contribution to hip hop, the economic fall...

Conner Cordova has become so much more than just "The Kid Who Took UFC Cage Girl Arianny Celeste To Prom." The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) talked to Cordova about his lifelong dedication to martial arts, working in the combat sports industry, rubbing elbows with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Georges St. Pierre and other MMA meg...

Dr. Faisal Rehman, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and the Clinical Clerkship Coordinator and Site Chief for Internal Medicine at the London Health Sciences Centre – University Hospital, like many of us, has grown impatient after a year of this Covid mess. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) a...

Effy Zarabi pledged to become a police officer to help rid communities of criminals, bullies and wrong-doers, never giving a second thought that she'd be victimized by people who took the same oath. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Toronto police officer Const. Zarabi (@shades_dirty) about he...

Fredo Algebra didn't have one of those A&E Biography episodes...until now. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Fredo (@FredoAlgebra) about his upbringing, singing, rapping, Water Buffalos with Chase Moore, rap battle career, his time in the Navy and his 9/11 experience, all the way to the man he...

Chase Moore, the man behind the beat, came to speak. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to Chase Moore (@ChaseMooreMusic) about his introduction to music, his father's piano skills, his early influences, choosing an internship over college, how he makes a beat, connecting with Illmaculate on Myspa...

JD ERA, WHAT'S GOOD, ERA, ERA, WHAT'S GOOD?! The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked to JD Era (@jdera) about his career, coming up with Drake and Bishop Brigante, battle rap [Era declared Charron the best freestyler], the difficulties of becoming a successful rapper in Canada, Classified being underra...