thanks to dj bozack for pointing out that the dude IXL is battling is actually Infamous... good thing this isn't 1999 or I would have gotten slaughtered on some message board, perhaps an Alias post... ha-ha...

anyway bozack also gave me some info on the allies for those who care: "develop is making beats for juelz and i think infamous was in an all acoustic band (hisself on guitar) based outta miami (pronounced me-am-me)..."

one more observation: what's up the philipino dudes always in the background of DJ videos? that's some weird hierarchal shit, you rarely see white dudes on stage... always a phlip with a 6 panel cap, sitting on a speaker (or a nerdy black dude)... i think the big dude with the glasses in IXL video is especially classic... he adds so much too the performance... especially his "i just peeed my pants look..."