The Illest Battle was born out of a mutual desire among the Madrootz, to create an international event in the capital of France. More specifically the wish was to reunite, for the first time, the two founders of Krump: Tight Eyez and Big Mijo, as well as the global Krump movement,turning the event into a major encounter for both its participants and for the audience, and thus turning it into a long-lasting, yearly gathering.
Besides the competition, the Madrootz highlight an educational aspect of Krump. To do this they include a conference retracing the history of the movement, led by the two founders, alongside  workshops teaching the dance itself.