Patrick Wayne Stay (February 18, 1986-September 4, 2022), better known as Pat Stay, was a legendary Canadian battle rapper and MC from Dartmouth (A.K.A. The Darkside), Nova Scotia.

He first gained notoriety in the battle rap league known as The Elements League based in Nova Scotia. He was by far the most viewed battler in the league, being a participant in the only battles published on the Elements League channel that would have tens of thousands of views.

In early 2009, Pat Stay made his King Of The Dot (KOTD) debut against Bartone. He handedly won the battle and would go on to become one of the top battlers on King Of The Dot.

In 2010, he agreed to a matchup against his childhood friend Hollohan at World Domination 1. This battle is widely regarded as one of the best recorded battles ever and was ranked by KOTD’s founder Organik as the best battle to ever occur in the league at the time.

By 2013, Pat Stay was widely considered the best battler in Canada and to be one of the best battling on the KOTD stage consistently. After being asked repeatedly and refusing, Pat finally agreed to take a matchup for the KOTD title against Arcane. Pat Stay would go on to win the battle and become KOTD’s Champion.

As KOTD Champion, he became the first and – until March 5, 2022 – only champ to defend the title 3 times against Dizaster (2014 @ Blackout 4), Daylyt (2014 @ Flatline 3) and Charron (2015 @ Blackout 5), before eventually losing the title to Illmaculate at World Domination 5.

In late 2015, Pat Stay was apart of one of the most anticipated match-ups in battle rap history against Hollow Da Don. Both men were widely considered to be the best battle rappers in their respective countries and had a one-round battle at Battle Of the Brave in London before having a full 3-round match-up at KOTD’s MASSacre 2 event in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 15, 2016.

Pat Stay was active in the battle rap world through his 16-year-long career. Outside of the ring, he released a few singles on YouTube and digital streaming platforms – including a diss track towards The Game called “Warm Up”, which he recorded after publicly calling The Game out for a rap battle. He also worked as an actor, appearing in the battle rap film Bodied, which had a wide theatrical release on November 2, 2018, and his own series of online comedy skits called Unreasonable Rob, which had received funding to become a full series on the Canadian online comedy website SwearNet. Pat was able to film one season of the show before his tragic passing.

On September 4, 2022, Pat Stay was killed in a fatal stabbing after attempting to break up a bar fight in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada according to his brother Peter Stay, as first reported by CBC News. He was 36 years old. News of his sudden passing sent shockwaves across the entire battle rap community, with hundreds of battle rappers mourning and paying tribute to Pat’s work ethic and optimistic personality. League owners Troy “Smack White” Mitchell of URL and Travis “Organik” Fleetwood of King of the Dot both paid tribute to Pat’s legacy and impact on battle rap culture. Outside of the community, tributes were paid by fellow entertainment personalities, such as rappers Eminem, Drake, Crooked I, Lloyd Banks, Wyclef Jean, NLE Choppa, and Joe Budden, as well as actors and athletes, including Sanaa Lathan, Jay Pharoah, and Gerald McCoy.

Here’s a list of all of Pat Stay’s battles:

2007
#1. Jesse Ito vs. Pat Stay (2007)
#2. Critical vs. Pat Stay (2007)
#3. Pat Stay vs. Cronic (2007)
#4. Pat Stay vs. Miracle (2007)

2009
#5. Pat Stay vs. Bartone (4-25-2009)

2010
#6. Pat Stay vs. HFK (1-30-2010)
#7. Hollohan vs. Pat Stay (8-6-2010)

2011
#8. Arsonal vs. Pat Stay (1-22-2011)
#9. Pat Stay vs. Marvwon (8-5-2011)

2012
#10. Pat Stay vs. The Saurus (1-21-2012)
#11. Jimmy Pistol vs. Pat Stay (5-12-2012)
#12. Pat Stay vs. Head I.C.E. (8-10-2012)
#13. Pat Stay vs. Shotty Horroh (11-26-2012)

2013
#14. Pat Stay vs. Math Hoffa (1-26-2013)
#15. Pat Stay vs. Nils m/ Skils (5-3-2013)
#16. Arcane vs. Pat Stay (8-24-2013)

2014
#17. Pat Stay vs. Dizaster (1-24-2014)
#18. Pat Stay vs. Rone (10-24-2014)
#19. Pat Stay vs. Daylyt (11-24-2014)

2015
#20. Pat Stay vs. Charron (2-8-2015)
#21. Pat Stay vs. Calicoe (5-16-2015)
#22. Pat Stay vs. Illmaculate (8-23-2015)
#23. Pat Stay & Rone vs. Shuffle T & Marlo (9-26-2015)
#24. Pat Stay vs. Hollow Da Don (12-6-2015)

2016
#25. Pat Stay vs. Hollow Da Don (5-16-2016)
#26. Pat Stay vs. Serius Jones (8-27-2016)
#27. Pat Stay vs. John John Da Don (10-6-2016)
#28. Pat Stay vs. Tony D (11-20-2016)

2017
#29. Pat Stay vs. DNA (1-22-2017)
#30. Pat Stay vs. Bigg K (7-22-2017)
#31. Pat Stay vs. G Duble (9-30-2017)
#32. Pat Stay vs. Charlie Clips (10-21-2017)

2018
#33. Pat Stay vs. No Shame (1-27-2018)
#34. Pat Stay vs. Tierstar (3-31-2018)
#35. Aye Verb vs. Pat Stay (5-5-2018)
#36. Pat Stay vs. Danny Myers (8-18-2018)
#37. Tay Roc vs. Pat Stay (11-10-2018)
#38. Arsonal vs. Pat Stay (12-9-2018)

2019
#39. Pat Stay vs. Shotgun Suge (6-8-2019)

2020
#40. K-Shine vs. Pat Stay (12-12-2020)

2021
#41. Pat Stay vs. Real Sikh (10-30-2021)

2022
#42. Pat Stay vs. Dunsh (6-11-2022)