Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Asaad Salleh, better known by his stage name Emerson Kennedy, is an American battle rapper, MC, and filmmaker. While he mainly sticks to recording and producing music, he has been hailed as one of the best and most creative writers on the battle scene. He made his battling debut on the Utah-based Mic Masters battle league in January 2012, against Playboi Short. These days, Emerson has moved up to battling on bigger leagues like AHAT and URL, and he’s made waves battling big names such as Daylyt, Danny Myers, and Ah Di Boom.
In addition to battling, Emerson has released music under the name EMRSN. Since 2020, he cofounded Last Second Sea, a film studio based in Utah and Los Angeles, where he has been working as a filmmaker and an actor under his real name.
Below is a list of Emerson’s battles:
2012
#1. Emerson Kennedy vs. Playboi Short (1-19-2012)
#2. Emerson Kennedy vs. Pat Maine (11-17-2012)
2013
#3. Emerson Kennedy vs. Syncronice (2-16-2013)
#4. Danny Myers vs. Emerson Kennedy (3-2-2013)
#5. Emerson Kennedy vs. Lefty 2 Guns (4-6-2013)
#6. Emerson Kennedy vs. Diesel (4-13-2013)
#7. Emerson Kennedy vs. IV (4-13-2013)
#8. Emerson Kennedy vs. Sonic Soundwaveus (6-29-2013)
#9. Scheme vs. Emerson Kennedy (7-13-2013)
#10. Konflict vs. Emerson Kennedy (7-27-2013)
#11. Daylyt vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-31-2013)
#12. Lotta Zay vs. Emerson Kennedy (11-9-2013)
2014
#13. Emerson Kennedy vs. B. Side (5-25-2014)
#14. Madflex vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-30-2014)
#15. Ah Di Boom vs. Emerson Kennedy (10-24-2014)
2015
#16. Cali Smoov vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-2-2015)
#17. Jerry Wess vs. Emerson Kennedy (12-13-2015)
2016
#18. Emerson Kennedy vs. Young Kannon (5-7-2016) [Vaulted]
2017
#19. B. Dot vs. Emerson Kennedy (11-11-2017)
2018
#20. Th3 Saga vs. Emerson Kennedy (7-8-2018)
2019
#21. Emerson Kennedy vs. Jey The Nitewing (6-29-2019)
#22. Emerson Kennedy vs. Ooops (8-31-2019)
2020
#23. S.O. Finesse vs. Emerson Kennedy (2-8-2020)
#24. Emerson Kennedy vs. QP (2-16-2020)
#25. Arsonal vs. Emerson Kennedy (4-22-2020)
#26. Emerson Kennedy vs. Danny Myers (REMATCH) (4-25-2020)
#27. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Emerson Kennedy (5-20-2020)
#28. RX vs. Emerson Kennedy (6-13-2020)
#29. Emerson Kennedy vs. Glueazy (8-1-2020)
#30. Holmzie Da God vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-15-2020)
#31. Emerson Kennedy vs. Prep (8-29-2020)
#32. Emerson Kennedy vs. Mike G (9-5-2020)
#33. Emerson Kennedy vs. Poppy G (9-19-2020)
#34. Dot Everything vs. Emerson Kennedy (9-27-2020)
#35. Loso vs. Emerson Kennedy (10-31-2020)
#36. Emerson Kennedy vs. Ultimate Beast Primus (11-29-2020)
2021
#37. Emerson Kennedy vs. Jay Lopez (1-24-2021)
#38. Viixen The Assassin vs. Emerson Kennedy (1-31-2021)
#39. Max Taylor vs. Emerson Kennedy (2-20-2021)
#40. Emerson Kennedy vs. Big Kannon (2-27-2021)
#41. Sozee vs. Emerson Kennedy (2-28-2021)
#42. Emerson Kennedy vs. Gamble (3-6-2021)
#43. Emerson Kennedy vs. Sasse (3-13-2021)
#44. Emerson Kennedy vs. Sauce (4-24-2021)
#45. Emerson Kennedy vs. Chuck Book (4-25-2021)
#46. Emerson Kennedy vs. MT$ (6-5-2021)
#47. Fiirst Ladii Flamez vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-27-2021)
#48. Emperor Tee vs. Emerson Kennedy (9-12-2021)
#49. Emerson Kennedy vs. John Slaughter (9-25-2021)
#50. Emerson Kennedy vs. Chilla Jones (11-20-2021)
#51. Emerson Kennedy vs. Loyal Savage (12-3-2021)
2022
#52. T-Top vs. Emerson Kennedy (2-5-2022)
#53. Emerson Kennedy vs. Ziggy B (2-12-2022)
#54. Alias The @ikt vs. Emerson Kennedy (4-9-2022)
#55. Emerson Kennedy vs. Kid Chaos (5-14-2022)
#56. Emerson Kennedy vs. Apex (6-25-2022)
#57. Emerson Kennedy vs. Bobby Lee (10-8-2022)
#58. Duce & Deizal vs. Emerson Kennedy & Yung Griz (10-22-2022)
#59. Rum Nitty vs. Emerson Kennedy (10-29-2022)
#60. Emerson Kennedy vs. YD (11-19-2022)
2023
#61. Geechi Gotti vs. Emerson Kennedy (3-4-2023)
#62. The Saurus vs. Emerson Kennedy (3-17-2023)
#63. PG vs. Emerson Kennedy (4-1-2023)
#64. Emerson Kennedy vs. Arsonal (Rematch) (4-15-2023)
#65. Emerson Kennedy vs. A. Ward (5-13-2023)
#66. JC vs. Emerson Kennedy (6-9-2023)
#67. Robsta vs. Emerson Kennedy (7-8-2023)
#68. Emerson Kennedy vs. Jae Millz (7-16-2023)
#69. Emerson Kennedy vs. Joey Gambello (8-12-2023)
#70. Marv Won vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-16-2023)
#71. Peppe vs. Emerson Kennedy (10-1-2023)
#72. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Emerson Kennedy II (10-9-2023)
#73. Emerson Kennedy vs. B Magic (10-14-2023)
#74. Emerson Kennedy vs. Crow (11-5-2023)
2024
#75. K Venom vs. Emerson Kennedy (1-27-2024)
#76. Emerson Kennedy vs. MOAK (3-2-2024)