Recap: The first battle between Tay Roc and K-Shine was close and as it should be, so is the rematch. Stellar efforts from both of these vets with a versatile, witty, (“Fuck the Cave, I got 200 in a milliliter like a half pint, strap jaw, I get my clap on [claps], that’s light!”) performance-stunting and punch-heavy Shine edging the 1st round over a ridiculously gun-heavy, but slightly less potent (and too DNA-centered) Roc. It was Roc’s turn to mix it up more in the 2nd round, a sublime and well-executed turn that saw the Cave Gang captain light up the stage with more armored mayhem, but also flex with a gang of spitfire wordplay, piercing name flips and astute punchlines to beat back a pretty solid, but not as haymaker-friendly round by Shine. And just in case you wondered what got Roc so tight when Shine accused him of once being a member of his “Zip ‘Em Up” clique (an allegation that would spark their infamous brawl during the 1st 2-on-2 between Shine and DNA vs. Roc and Tsu Surf), Tay would address the issue in the 3rd. The former Dot Mobb soldier delivering a plethora of scathing (“When I got wit’ the Dot’s you was wild hatin’, I took ya spot then put the Dots on my back…Dalmatian!”) personals to address past beefs to go along with some spicy name flips/punches that worked together to beat another aggressive, scheme-friendly and gritty, but at times redundant round from Shine and give Roc the win.
Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Who brave? You’ll get ya wig split like I do braids, I’ll dig you a new grave, he won’t know if me or Surf cooked him, ‘ause when he saw Tay [sauté)] he got souffléd!”
