Recap: It’s funny how often performance-leaning battle rappers get conflated with not having quality bars. As is the case for this PG matchup here with so many in the comments section concluding that Gunpowder Patt lost this battle to Skates because the latter had bars and Patt? Well, he’s nothing but a comedian. Like darts such as “Nigga’s wanna live like the movie till they lose a child…everybody wanna be Ace until the deuce is wild!” and “Bring me two extra quarters, I’ll bring you back double…overtime!” weren’t high-grade caliber. Of course, anyone who’s witnessed Skates perform before this battle, knows that he comes well-equipped with (“This is Chinese alchemy, ‘cuz discovering Gunpowder was an accident!”) gritty, sublime, hardbody bars and schemes for days. And a fiery, (“Gunpowder fuck around he gonna be on the dirt shaking, EMT saying ‘GP are you with me’ like Kirk Franklin!”) consistently on-point 2nd round here, proved that. But thanks, yes in part to a better overall performance, a more versatile palette, lofty/relatable bars that hit and Skates penchant for pedestrian bars to segue between angles, the consensus here is Gunpowder Patt taking rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Gunpowder Patt (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Gunpowder Patt – “I don’t like Uber Pool ‘cuz I might get in a car with a nigga that I got beef with!”
