If you don’t know, he’s on the battle rap GOAT list. I’m not talking rankings. But he was in that class. I think this was solidified without question, once he put in serious performances against SMACK/URL cats, in SMACK battles. (The K Shine battle was ehhh but I’ll have to rewatch) The KOTD cats tend to struggle in that arena, unless it’s a KOTD event/crowd (props to Real Deal too on that front) but Pat ‘s got a style that connects with everyone.

He had a dope podcast too. I go back to his two convos with Hollow every once in a while.

Those are worthwhile discussions. But yeah, dude is gone.

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Pat Stay, an acclaimed battle rapper in Canada and the U.S., reportedly has died after being fatally stabbed.

According to a CBC News report, published on Sunday (Sept. 4), Pat Stay was stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although Halifax Regional Police have yet to confirm the victim's identity, Stay’s brother, Peter Stay, confirmed the sad news to CBC News.

According to a press release, police said they responded to a weapons call in the 1600 block of Lower Water Street at 12:36 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene, police discovered a male "suffering from injuries consistent with being the victim of a stabbing." The victim was rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made, but police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 902-490-5020.

XXL has reached out to the Halifax Regional Police for comment.

Pat Stay, born Patrick Wayne Stay, was a highly-regarded artist in the global battle rap circuit. Two days before his untimely death, the Canadian rapper challenged The Game to a rap battle on his diss track, "Warm Up." The song was in response to the Compton, Calif. rapper trying to goad Eminem into a rhyme battle with his 10-minute diss track "The Black Slim Shady", which appeared on his album Drillmatic: Heart Vs. Mind.



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