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Organik on Toronto's ballooning battle rap league

Travis Fleetwood a.k.a Organik on going from back alley to pay-per-view.
Toronto-based battle rap league King of the Dot started in a back alley by the Eaton Centre -- but these days it attracts performers from places as far flung as Australia, Sweden, the U.K., and the Philippines. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
Toronto-based battle rap league King of the Dot started in a back alley by the Eaton Centre -- but these days it attracts performers from places as far flung as Australia, Sweden, the U.K., and the Philippines. 

Today Travis Fleetwood a.k.a Organik -- co-founder, owner, and host of King of the Dot --  joins guest host Shad to talk about how the league grew into one of the biggest in the world. 

Click here or on the listen button above to hear the full segment (audio runs 0:23:14). Plus, watch for the first ever battle in Q history featuring Tycoon Tax and Charron below. 

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King of the Dot's next event Blackout 5 is happening February 7th and 8th in Toronto.

Bonus: Watch the legendary 2009 battle between Canada-bashing Dizaster and Toronto's own Organik, as sampled on today's show. (Language warning, obviously.)