#2 – The Establishment
The number two pick, well, it has to be The Establishment. When I think of The Establishment, only one word comes to mind, “DOMINANCE”. Without a shadow of a doubt, there has not been a crew more dominant than The Establishment. They had a huge influence on RapVerse, basically making every other crew pay attention and take note. Whilst some crews set the bar, The Establishment took that bar to a whole other level… one that hasn’t been reached by any other crew to this date.
It was originally founded by the brilliance that is Adam Johnston, Mr. Red Bull himself. He formed a crew built around some of the best battlers that have ever been on this site. Through its passing months it boasted undefeated members like Adam (28-0), Spektikul (34-0), Kirk (22-0), Mimesis (80-0). Then there were members like 3-time KORV winner SpuL; the untouchable multies man Nelson Tavarez who finished with 38 wins with 28 knockouts; Nick Fletcher with 103 wins with 71 knockouts. They had a balanced roster of some of the best text, topical, poetry and audio heads. Throughout the entirety of the Awards Months, The Establishment and its collective members won around 60-80% of them every month. They dominated in all leagues and tournaments.
Despite all that domination though, their most noteworthy achievement as a crew was establishing an unmatched, undefeated 10-0 record in crew battles. To this day, that record hasn’t been matched and no crew has even looked like hitting that kind of number. The Establishment took on all comers and went about making a point to challenge the very best, from Living Legends, to 6 Feet, to Authentik Intelligence… The Establishment beat them all.
At one point there was a hint that an even greater crew was to be formed, with The Establishment and The Council looking to unite and ultimately have every square inch of RapVerse dominated. This lasted all of a few moments as it all fell through and the two parted ways and remained as solo operations.
The Establishment eventually parted ways after running every area of RapVerse for so long, there wasn’t much left to do but hand the reins over to some other up and coming crew to take over. They have been through 2 or 3 resurrections, but they never stuck. Some members still rep the name to this day, and don’t be surprised to find them returning some day if a certain unmentioned crew would dare to accept their challenge. You know who you are.