The Building Downtown

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffery Epstein, Covid can't stop, won't stop, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett entanglements, Nick Cannon canceled, there is certainly no shortage of chaos to discuss in today's world. The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) talked about these topics, as well as gave their off-the-cuff thoughts, on this episode of TBD. Follow the...

The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and RNC Radio/Diamond Diehards host Joe Rizzo (@rearnakedchoke) collaborated to discuss UFC Fight Island 2, the career of Laura Sanko, building an MMA organization, media coverage in MMA ad other sports. Follow the show and subscribe below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Facebook: https://bit.ly/34MjrUb YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6...

The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) tuned into UFC 251 on UFC Fight Island, and immediately after the event they [mostly Kasatskiy] gave their thoughts on the fights. Kasatskiy, a self-proclaimed expert casual MMA fan, provided his insight on the three title fights on UFC 251, which included welterweight champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvida...

The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) kicked it an had a barber shop conversation about hip hop. Pioneers like Run DMC, legends like Jay Z, 50 Cent, and Spoon Dogg, gangsters of the industry like Casanova, last of a dying breed like Kevin Gates, nobody was off limits and the hosts took advantage to cover a vast array of the hip hop culture and r...

Get your tinfoil hats ready. The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) got into one of Kirill's favorite pastimes.......conspiracy theories and everything that surround them. Kasatskiy is fascinated by conspiracy theories and enjoys digging deeper than face value when facts are presented. Kelly, on the other hand, has a hard time buying into conspir...

Method Man and Redman? Eminem and Royce Da 5'9"? Mobb Deep? Who is the best hip hop duo of all time? The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) had this discussion and to nobody's surprise they argued as much as they agreed. First topic of debate was Mobb Deep. Kelly chose the side of Havoc, while Kirill, like many others, insists Prodigy is the bett...

The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) talked beats, rhymes and life, and they didn’t need A Tribe Called Quest. DJ Premier is a staple in hip culture and his beats have blessed some (most) of the best rappers of all time, even to this day. Kelly and Kasatskiy discussed some of his work, including Gang Starr, Diabolic, and other artists he has as...

Tekashi 69 needs to stop, VERZUZ needs to continue, and The Building Downtown is here to tell you why. TBD hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy kicked it for the first time since 4/20, and the fellas had a coupe things to get off their mind. Tekashi 69 is a well-known snitch. In the hip hop community that is a serious no-no, so the hosts explained the significance of his actions,...

Tekashi 69 needs to stop, VERZUZ needs to continue, and The Building Downtown is here to tell you why. TBD hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy kicked it for the first time since 4/20, and the fellas had a coupe things to get off their mind. Tekashi 69 is a well-known snitch. In the hip hop community that is a serious no-no, so the hosts explained the significance of his actions,...

Cue up the Rick James, it's the day cannabis lovers celebrate their love for mary jane. The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) had a quick smoking session to celebrate 420 (April 20, 2020) with our fellow cannabis partakers. Kelly and Kasatskiy talked about strains they like, why they smoke, legalization in Ontario, Canada, and chilled while enjoy...

Battle rap, much like the rest of the world, is under quarantine, but that hasn't stopped some of the industry's best from providing fans with content. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked about some of the unique, creative ideas, such as Pat Stay's IG Live interviews, Avocado's bracket, Math Hoffa's My Expert Opinion (quarantined edition), quara...

Finally, Joe Rizzo is spending time with me. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Rizzo (@rearnakedchoke) talked about starting an MMA website in a different time. Things like UStream, WordPress, and physical social networking were the method to success in the Silver Star sponsorship days of MMA. It is a new age, when anyone can create a platform and spew out drivel without an...

COVID-19 and coronavirus is the talk of the town, so we discussed it across the border. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and the always amazing Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk the world pandemic, but more specifically, the differences in their geographical locations. Kelly lives outside of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), while Barton lives in Brooklyn, NY. They have heard stor...

The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) welcomed Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to the show with intentions of talking about rap battles to watch while isolating, but the longtime homies couldn't help but touch all on an array of things. Mostly battle rap, though. Barton and Kelly met nearly a decade ago when they were covering combat sports for MMA DieHards. They worked well together, beca...

The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) hooked up with Rear Naked Choke Radio's Joe Rizzo (@rearnakedchoke) to chat UFC 248, BTC 9: Rampage, Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder, and a strangely true comparison. UFC 248 is headlined by middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero, with a co-main event between strawweight champion Zhang Weili vs. former division queen, Joanna Jędrze...

The home of OHL's Kitchener Rangers becomes the home of MMA for a night. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) welcomed BTC MMA (@btcfight) matchmaker Rob Veevers (@RobertJVeevers2) to the show to talk about BTC 9: Rampage, which takes place Feb. 29, at The Aud in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Veevers talked about the matches at BTC 9, as well as some of the matches that never came t...

The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) discussed Drake hooking up with Smack/URL to stream battle rap on Caffeine TV, as well as their surprise the Canadian hip hop artist did not do the deal with Toronto-based King of the Dot. Adding to his troubled path, a video surfaced of what appears to be Conor McGregor passed out in a bed, while a woman who...

Award-winning level performances going down and we had to give ours. The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) debated Eminem's performance at the Oscars, complained about the judges at UFC 247, discussed what would've happened if battle rap legend Murda Mook met Drake in their rumored battled from a few years ago, the upcoming sentencing for "Chair...

Jon Jones puts his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, with a co-main event between flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) welcomed his former co-host Joe Rizzo from Rear Naked Choke Radio to discuss the pair of title fights, as well as some of the betting angles for all you sports gam...

Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter and seven other people, passed away in an untimely manner on Sunday, January 26, 2020. The tragedy rocked the world, and The Building Downtown host Jay Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), like everyone else, was affected by the loss and shared thoughts on the basketball legend. We would like to pay our respect and remember those involved: Alyssa Altobelli Payton Chester Gian...

Conor McGregor fought, Eminem dropped a new album, and King of the Dot released a potential battle of the year from 2019, with Charron vs. Rone. It has been a good past seven days for The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps). The hosts discussed the 40-second victory McGregor picked up over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, and the idea of a fight between th...

Conor McGregor brings everyone together, including a couple of former MMA radio hosts. The Building Downtown host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Rear Naked Choke Radio host Joe Rizzo (@rearnakedchoke) reunited to talk UFC 246, headlined by McGregor and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Kelly spent nearly a decade working with Rizzo in the MMA media industry, and close to six years playing co-host on RNC Ra...

War in Iran, 50 Cent, and Cannabis.....Where else but The Building Downtown can you get in on such an array of topics? Nowhere. Hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) talked about the bombing in Iran and the death of Qasem Soleimani, who was an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, from 1998 until his recent passing. The hosts chatted US Presi...

On this Christmas Day episode, The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) talk hip hop Christmas gifts, Kanye West new album Jesus Is Born, Kanye West's church service, Jay Z in full-artist mode, Dave East album Survival, Joyner Lucas, Nino Man, 2018 albums vs hip hop albums that came out this year, how the content in hip hop has dropped in quality in...

The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kiril Kasatskiy (@ApostolRaps) talk about Donald Trump impeachment, hip hop, Tekashi 69, 6ix9ine's sentence, hip hop beefs and diss songs, Tupac, Eminem, King of the Dot, battle rap, Nick Cannon, Russia, Putin, Canada, United States, presidential elections and more. Also, if you're able to and can find it in your heart, head over to this l...