Recap: Rookies vs. Vets battle between the charismatic Mr. Wavy and the wily K-Shine certainly had its share of moments (like Wavy’s 2nd round ‘Oh I get it, you like ’em, a little debatable’ punch which I thought was actually a lot better than the notorious ‘Shotgun in the pants leg I’m walking like a zombie wit it’ performance line from round 1), gritty punchlines, flinging (Shine: “The kick back gon make it look like he shot me!”) mayhem. ringing name flips (esp. from Shine), rook vs. vet chatter, fiery schemes/storytelling and even, in the 3rd round, a human prop courtesy of Shine. That said, overall Wavy (give him the 2nd and 3rd rounds after a debatable 1st) gets the edge here as the Brooklyn emcee not only displayed a level of versatility with his raps that you don’t normally see from relative newbies, but Shine’s often erratic flow combined with a somewhat lazy 3rd round definitely gave you the feel that he wasn’t as prepared as his opponent, thus the loss.
Verdict: Mr. Wavy (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Mr. Wavy – “I put niggas in front of lines like they got some free throws coming, that Bull shit’ll get you hurt, I got a D Rose button!”
