Combatant Profile: Big T's Massive Challenge
Big T is a powerful presence in any room he enters. Maybe it’s his Chicago heritage—bred on the notoriously dangerous South Side, he’s always aware of a potential threat. Death is an everyday reminder where he’s from, and you don’t carry that kind of burden around lightly. Maybe it’s his weight, where he gets his namesake from, but ask him and he’ll tell you that being big is what made him a battle rapper, he started improving his rhymes because people were cracking on his size. What makes Big T an imposing force is the fact that he’s the best rapper in every room he’s in. Just ask Tsu Surf.
Last year, the two clashed at a boutique in Detroit, semi-neutral ground for the New Jersey spitter Surf. He comes out swinging in the first round, but Big T just paces with patience, as if controlling the small crowd with silence. “I do very well in small rooms,” he tells us. “I think that’s because the person gets to sit and think for themselves instead of having the crowd sway them. I’m the king of the small room battle.”
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