Recap: From the top, let’s just call this one what it is: Geechi Gotti getting 3-0’d by the best Arsonal we’ve ever seen. Ummm yeah and that’s no knock to Gotti who came hard throughout this match with his usual and steady assortment of gritty punchlines, real-life gang narratives, feisty (“This bitch wit’ a beam, I’ll steam his face, nigga I’ll kill ya kid, now you a seedless Grape!”) gun lines and pointed personals (which included clowning on Ars’ fashion choice with the 1st round opening “Up here, dressed like a ‘How To Be A Crip Starter Kit!” line). But as hard-hitting as Gotti came with his pen, his opponent would just rise to another level here. Indeed, gamely conquering what are often his biggest hurdles: lack of consistent lyricism and a prone for filler, besides a bit of a slow start to his 1st round, this version of Arsonal didn’t have to rely on biggest strength, disrespect, to win. Instead, the Jersey legend got on his A+++ game and brought a steady stream of ringing haymakers with him via searing punchlines, aggressive bully bars, steely (“Nigga, you gonna meet karma, my hand speed fast and my reach longer, I never went to prison, I stayed free so who really been on these streets longer?!?”) pontifications, witty barbs and of course, a wide range of ill-mannered (“Show up to the funeral, reach in the casket and grab ya sister butt, ‘cuz my first name ‘I Don’t’, last name ‘Give a fuck'”!) shiners. All that and some dope wordplay and an over-the-top, crowd-pleasing, mid-2nd round freestyle along the way and you’re left with Ars edging each round for a shutout over Geechi Gotti.
Verdict: Arsonal (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Arsonal – “I’m from a city where mothers die for sets, I really live what’s in my notebook pussy, my life a Butterfly Effect!”
