Recap: Civil rights battler Ooops versus conscious rapper B. Dot had all the makings of a goodie and this 3-rounder from KOTD didn’t disappoint. B. Dot, with turned-up screeds on his opponent’s real life bouts with politics and activism, gave it all he had, dishing a plethora righteous schemes, a fire 2nd round rebuttal, pointed personals, plenty of nifty (“If I hear one gun bar, I’m a slap the pistol out your hand before you speak up on it, look you dead in your eyes, as soon as you blink I’m on it, grab your gun, don’t even know if it’s empty, but shit…don’t I always think I’m Loaded?!”) punchlines and fiery “woke” speak for all 3 of his rounds. Still, one particular note here and yeah we get it, it’s a battle. But considering all the work Ooops has done in the social justice field, does B. Dot go overboard with the personals (esp. politically) when these two share the same cloth when it comes to battle rap? That being said and perhaps motivated by battling a fellow ‘conscious rapper’ who happened to call him out, this is one of the best Ooops you’ll ever see. The St. Louis battler consistently spitting a wide load of blistering heat, fire-set-ups, crazy personals at B. Dot, scorching barbs on police brutality and a boatload of spitfire (“They say the revolution will not be televised, well thanks to us it’s getting You Tube’d!”) punchlines that lit the room. A competitive and fire battle throughout often makes for a tough call. But with B. Dot almost rapping twice as long as Ooops in both rounds 1 and 2, both dishing an equal amount of haymakers during the rounds and Ooops displaying more versatility and intricacy with his bars in each round, the edge here goes to Ooops. And while B. Dot again had an elongated turn in the 3rd, his straightforward, conscious, direct and potent series of polemics would be enough to beat a round by Ooops that while dope and determined in its own right, was mostly directed at Charron.
Verdict: Ooops (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Ooops – “Anybody that think I didn’t stand a chance, here’s the retaliation, they said onscreen I can’t touch Dot…well, I recalibrated!”
