Recap: Bar snobs will delight in this one as Chess and Brooklyn Carter go toe-to-toe for 3 rounds with a wide load of gripping punchlines, rich wordplay and steady performance bars. Both brought plenty of heat with Chess winning the crowd over and over with fiery lines like “Split this guy in parts, use body parts for souvenirs” and “You hype now?, Mario game, pipe down!” Still, the always animated Carter held his own, relishing in urban (“I do bids, think grandma going to bed, how I remove wig”) theatrics while making his comeuppance (“What you know about your moms asking what you want to eat nigga…and never coming back from the store!?’) readily known throughout the battle. Close and competitive battle throughout with little personals, the difference came down to Chess being more condensed and consistent with his bars while Carter took too long with some of his set-ups/angles, especially in rounds 1 and 2.
Verdict: Chess (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chess – “Silly rabbit, I go stupid hare [here]’
