Recap: No debating the result here: Goodz got the 30. But let the record show that in the 1st round Cassidy was kind of nice (that is, except for jacking Danny Myers’ ‘Who in here believe in a parallel universe? (I do!)’ slogan), albeit utilizing a gritty but monotone flow throughout the battle, the ever-boastful Cass was still able to spit some (“I’m too popular, never lost a battle Smack, I made battle rap popular, you got popular off battle rap!”) hard punches here and there to make things competitive and even give you hope that this would turn out to be a dope match. But after the 1st round however, things went south…and fast as Cassidy–already so in love with himself that he’ll rap your head off if you let him–just could never get back in a groove, rarely lighting up the scoreboard with haymakers while spitting mediocre bar after mediocre bar after mediocre bar. Indeed, Cassidy’s 2nd and 3rd were really hard to watch. So hard in fact, that not only could you not wait for this hour long battle to be over with, but anyone choosing to re-watch this much-hyped bout would probably be wise to just skip Cass’ turns after the 1st round and appreciate Goodz’s ultra-smooth, versatile, (“How you The Hustla, but looking like the customer!”) personal-heavy, narrative-crazy and punchline-lit performance.
Verdict: Goodz (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Goodz – “These industry niggas, when they career die, they be looking for a buzz to get hot, now they coming over to battle rap, what the fuck we look like, Love & Hip Hop?!”
