This is Rashinel of the Hobo Junction. Reading these comments. Bring back memories…….. there are a lot of misnomers and a lot of things that people didn’t understand on what was going on in the background and how really enter twine the two crews were. A lot of people were so spooked of us they didn’t give a chance for us all to wrap. Somehow some security guard snatched me up and put me in a room because I thought I was some type of threat Poke Martian didn’t get a chance to rap because he wasn’t even there and really, that was really kind of between casual and Saafir. we just supportive of anybody in our group HoboJunction. For good or bad we would always have each other’s back in the Junction just like Kira did with casual but if you noticed there were people missing if it was a hobo Jairo thing where was A+? Where was Del. Our whole crew wasn’tbecause really everybody wasn’t really with the battle because a lot of it was just exploitation of the two groups……. One day when one of these Podcasters or journalist or media have the courage to come talk and really get our side of the situation. I think it would kind of balance everything out but shout out to hiero shout out to Tajai to shout out to Del shot out the A+ shout out to Auto‘s cats because really everybody had love and respect for each other. That’s why we still fuck with each other to this day, and let’s clear up off top of head and writtens. A lot of us Hobo Junction members are actually street dudes too so in a fight there’s no rules……. We were all fighting for pride, and for our lives and Hiphop no one set out at the beginning to say oh well you only can rap with off the head rhymes, and if you go back and listen to even hi Rose, they my rip wrote some of that shit too……. Saafir is raps weren’t all written a lot of that was off the head….. skill, a skill whether it’s off the head or someone have premeditated wraps. You know saying Dopest, dope not all makes it better because you’re just improvising off the head……… really is just a moment in time and hip hop over some of the start of small and then got big and it ends up being dangerous……. If you all knew what really happened after the battle and even before the battle, it was really a battle. He knows I am very personal and you know a lot of people feel disrespected in our crew because we hurt people disrespecting us or whatever what are you supposed to do just be OK with disrespect no we don’t have a boys back and then we’re gonna come up there and do what we need to do.
I remember reading about this battle in The Source and being super jealous that I didn't have access to KMEL in The Midwest. I still committed the rhymes to memory and seeing and hearing it just reaffirms my love for Hip-Hop! These Brothers made HISTORY that day!
Being on the East Coast in Baltimore this battle was of the mystical variety. Casual. Saafir. Hiero. Hobo Junction. Legendary battle during a very dope era in Hip Hop.
SAAFIR said it right..no holds barred in a battle..whatever goes goes///you use what you have to win like a street fight...unless they say its a FREESTYLE battle..but obviously they didn't
I'm so happy Saafir is in a good place.. I'm glad they are friends and that makes me even more proud to be from the Bay... I bought Hobo's Mix tape off Saafir for 5 bucks at Reggae in the Park...he was just walking around selling it ..so humble and on his grind...I still got it..
I saw casual do fear itself live in Santa Cruz back in the early 90z and it was one of best live performances I’ve ever seen. This kid wore a white tee, jeans and air max and assassinated the microphone. Slayed. Krush it, hella hard. It’s still in my mind amongst the chronic smoke. Peace to John Owens.
Yo. When I tell you we were all by our radios, ready to press record... Man, this was the biggest event, up until that time.... I was in 11th grade....
