Recap: Besides being somewhat lazy and antithetical to today’s era of battle rap, I don’t have too much of a problem with the use of recycled bars. After all, T-Rex is absolutely right when he states that back in the day, as dudes went from block to block to battle, using the same verses over and over was the norm. And yes, using recycled bars always beats stealing…always. Funny too how Rex’s proud usage of mixtape bars serves as some great self-promotion to yunno, go out and buy one of his mixtapes. That said, pretty clear win here for Jai 400 Block, the Newark battler basking in an aggressive assortment of rugged punchlines, flexing personals, lofty wordplay and rigid heat in this 1-round Social Distance battle to beat Rex’s shortened, gun-heavy and witty at times, but far less potent turn.
Verdict: Jai 400 Block (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Jai 400 Block – “Not the type of business that you conduct when looked as a vet, that shit ridiculous, you just out here taking free money like the stimulus!”
