Nigel Bennett (born January 28, 1984) is an American rapper, better known by his stage name, Hollow Da Don.

Hollow Da Don is one of the most prominent battle rappers of the 21st century, having been on 106 & Park’s Freestyle Friday for seven weeks undefeated, earning a place in the program’s Hall of Fame by 2006. In 2007, he put up a strong performance in the Houston division of Jumpoff’s World Rap Championships, earning an MVP nomination with an 8-2 record. Hollow’s career would take off with the birth of the new-gen battle rap leagues where MCs could blend their freestyle raps with written rhymes. Making his debut on NYC’s Fight Klub in 2008, Hollow demolished the competition, winning ten straight battles before finally falling to New Jersey’s Arsonal in a controversial matchup. At the same time, Hollow was tearing through the newly formed East Coast division of Grind Time and making trips out to the Fresh Coast and St. Louis to clash with their veterans. A student of the game, Hollow claimed that his knowledge of battle rap and its fans allowed him to succeed in any environment.

Hollow debuted on SMACK/URL against Chicago’s Big T in 2010. Since 2013, he’s been consistently rated one of the best battle rappers by battle rap fan communities.

Hollow da Don participated in the first event on Eminem’s Total Slaughter battle rap league against Grammy Award-nominated rapper Joe Budden, whom he beat by unanimous decision.

Below is a list of every Hollow Da Don league battle:

2008
#1. Hollow Da Don vs. Aye Verb (7-28-2008)
#2. Jay Focus vs. Hollow Da Don (9-15-2008)

2009
#3. Hollow Da Don vs. Philly Swain (1-13-2009^)
#4. Hollow Da Don vs. Yung Ill (3-31-2009)
#5. Arsonal vs. Hollow Da Don (3-31-2009)
#6. Illmaculate vs. Hollow Da Don (7-11-2009)
#7. Pass vs. Hollow Da Don (9-4-2009)
#8. Hollow Da Don vs. Okwerdz (12-31-2009)

2010
#9. Hollow Da Don vs. Big T (2-6-2010)

2011
#10. Hollow Da Don vs. Goodz (3-27-2011)
#11. Hitman Holla vs. Hollow Da Don (8-7-2011)

2013
#12. Hollow Da Don vs. Tsu Surf (6-23-2013)

2014
#13. Loaded Lux vs. Hollow Da Don (1-26-2014)
#14. Hollow Da Don vs. Joe Budden (7-12-2014)

2015
#15. Charlie Clips vs. Hollow Da Don (5-9-2015)
#16. Pat Stay vs. Hollow Da Don (12-6-2015)

2016
#17. Pat Stay vs. Hollow Da Don (5-15-2016)

2017
#18. Dizaster vs. Hollow Da Don (7-22-2017)
#19. Hollow Da Don vs. Tay Roc (9-10-2017)

2018
#20. Hollow Da Don vs. Arsonal (3-31-2018)
#21. Hollow Da Don vs. John John Da Don (11-10-2018)

2019
#22. Hollow Da Don vs. Math Hoffa (2-16-2019)
#23. Loaded Lux and Hollow Da Don vs. Tay Roc and Chess (8-10-2019)
#24. Danny Myers vs. Hollow Da Don (12-8-2019)

2020
#25. Hollow Da Don vs. Mackk Myron (5-28-2020)

2021
#26. Hollow Da Don vs. Rum Nitty (7-17-2021)
#27. K-Shine vs. Hollow Da Don (9-25-2021)

2022
#28. DNA vs. Hollow Da Don (2-26-2022)
#29. Geechi Gotti vs. Hollow Da Don (7-9-2022)
#30. Aye Verb vs. Hollow Da Don (Rematch) (9-24-2022)

2023
#31. Hollow Da Don vs. Ill Will (2-4-2023)
#32. Hollow Da Don vs. Charron (2-25-2023)
#33. Hollow Da Don & Calicoe vs. Shotgun Suge & O-Red (6-10-2023)
#34. Hollow Da Don vs. The Saurus (8-13-2023)
#35. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Hollow Da Don (8-27-2023)

2024
#36. Quill vs. Hollow Da Don (5-4-2024)

^ Denotes that the official date is not known for this battle, so the listing is based off the YouTube release date.