Recap: When a couple of wily vets get in the ring like Brixx Belvedere and Cortez one can usually expect to get to good match and this one certainly lived up to the draw. First, Cortez takes advantage of a somewhat stunted round by Brixx, using some exquisite (“You don’t want that smoke, you on papers, learn your lesson, or that .9 gonna draw like 4th graders!”) wordplay and congenial name flips get off to a fast start and take the opening round. Brixx came back hard in round two tho with some ill (“It’s like you versus T-Rex, only Smack give you time for them dinosaur bars!” personals and dope set-ups. But Cortez more than held his (“Dig this, I split bricks, this is Dojo class”) own in round two as well, going heavy on the punchlines and performance bars to edge it. Last round was Brixx’s best, a fiery (“They mentioned DOT ‘cuz he reach, we reqach, they done stuck you with the monster like Eazy-E!”) barfest that literally had the crowd going ham. And while Cortez came nice with his–an able mix of pointed (“Surf washed away bricks [Brixx] worse than Hurricane Sandy!”) personals and storytelling bars throughout, it wasn’t enough to get the 3-0. But overall, still a win for the kid from Brooklyn nonetheless.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Cortez – “I got the .44, it’s four 4’s, I photo flash then keep dumping the can like the photo’s trash!”
