Recap: An alarm ringing towards the end of the battle, an ill-prepared DNA resorting to freestyles in round 2 (but still making the round relatively close) and some ‘pause’-worthy bars from Brizz Rawsteen made for a buzz-worthy, but action packed matchup on URL. First round was pretty potent on both sides with Brizz overcoming a somewhat slow start with an elongated turn that gradually led to some (“I see now you trying to Shine with K, well Clips must’ve told you he needed time and space!”) haymakers towards the end. But DNA, dishing a newer, rapid-fire flow with fervid ease, edged the round with more spitfire (“The nina clean, the Wesson dirty, but still got both hands close to the 12…11:30!”; “Then step on a party scene, a new Dot, I brought a bean, that shit will be hitting Raw everywhere…I’m Charlie Sheen!”) punches in a shorter timeframe than his opponent. Brizz, keeping the steady aggression up in round two, but also displaying more variety to his bars with witty (“Ya fake ass rapping ’bout ya clapping biscuits!”) jokes and personals amply mixed in, looked to easily take the middle round with what was his best go around. Still DNA, who apparently was going through some personal issues at the time of this battle, failed to build off the momentum he gained from his lofty 1st round, literally free-styling the entire round with lines that were hit-n-miss and even resorting to playing word association with the crowd just to get through the round. And albeit, come might say he was entertaining and (“You lost to ya man on 106, but that’s cool with me!“) capable enough to make the round debatable, the feeling here is a more prepared Brizz evening things up. Last round saw Brizz still popping, if not with more loud (“What, you think you getting girls now because of your looks?!?, Negro Please!, that mustache look like you in the Negro League!”) personals that landed hard, but with frenzied bars that kept his consistency top-shelf. And while DNA came back to his written’s in the last round, his punches, while fiery at times, weren’t nearly as strong as those in his 1st, allowing for Brizz to earn the win.
Verdict: Brizz Rawsteen (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Brizz Rawsteen – “I’ll leave a tool sitting where ya tooth missing…that’s how I bridge the gap!”
