Rap Olympics
The Rap Olympics is a free-style rap event which was created and first begun in March 1993, in East Orange, New Jersey by Gregory Thomas of Nubian Recordings which consisted of a three state competition: PA, NJ and NY.
The original Rap Olympics showcase was held at club Zanzibar in Newark NJ in 1993. A different version was first held October 24, 1997, in Los Angeles near LAX airport. The winner of the event would receive either a cash reward, or some type of jewelry. In 1997, the rapper Otherwize won, with Eminem coming in second place.[1] Although Eminem lost the battle, Jimmy Iovine gave Eminem's Slim Shady EP demo tape to Dr. Dre, which ultimately resulted in him signing Eminem to his record label, Aftermath.
The Rap Olympics were revived in 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Fletcher, Alex. "Ten Things You Never Knew About Eminem". Digital Spy. May 20, 2009. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a156298/ten-things-you-never-knew-about-eminem.html
