Recap: The Rookies vs. Vets card has certainly lived up to the hype what with 3 dope battles released so far including this one between Brizz Rawsteen and Aye Verb–a really good look considering that Verb can be so hit or miss. As expected Rawsteen delivered three rounds of consistent heat. Whether it was neck-snapping (“I thought he had the iron low like it’s anemic, nigga I feed the iron shells, it throw ’em back up, that bitch bulimic!”) personals or cinematic (“In this movie he get hooked from the [raises right fist and points at Verb] right hand, cuz I know what you did last summer”) wordplay, Brizz didn’t leave any doubt that he came to win. Yet, through the first couple of rounds Verb matched him, mocking Brizz’s uber-aggressive style, unloading sparkling reminders (“You gotta be special, you can’t be mediocre and come see the Yoda!”) on his vet status and styling on Brizz’s team with witty (“Look at your fucking squad, these heathens and thots, 2-4-6-8, the 3-5-7 even them odds!”) punchlines. The 3rd round is where Brizz stands out the most, staying hot with a deluge of dope performance bars, brash anecdotes and a consistent delivery. While Verb, despite a couple of (“You into martial arts? Me too, but it’s not the same, two arms up, mean kick, nigga this is not the crane!”) shiners and surprisingly saving his signature “Showtime” for the last round, takes too long with his angles and suffers from a little too much filler in a shortened round. A great effort by both parties, but in the end Brizz’s lack of originality with his personals versus Verb’s better display of variety in the first couple of rounds gets the vet from St. Louis the win.
Verdict: Aye Verb (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Brizz Rawsteen – “Do you think you compare better? Or do you just think your hair’s better? I mean, see this is the difference between niggas with barbers and niggas with hairdressers”
