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Mister Greco Recap: In this 3-rounder from Takeova Battle League, Danny Myers takes advantage of a mostly subpar Theory Truth and uses a bunch of fierce name flips, piercing punchlines, hitting rebuttals and rugged/twisted mayhem to take all three rounds for the win.
Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Danny Myers – “My pen is something you never seen before clearly, can’t even use my signature move…the parallel universe is a Theory!”
Recap: From West World Battle Rap, in a battle that was competitive throughout while featuring a gang of slick wordplay, blistering gun bars, savage boasts and scintillating set-up/punchlines, after the two split (had Rum Nitty edging round 1 before Yung Griz returned the favor in round 2) it’s a more bucket hat/personal-lit, condensed and haymaker-friendly Rum who takes the deciding 3rd for the win.
Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “If I send my shooters he fo sure dying, they get off the drugs and get more violent, before they go sliding, they probably sniff a little white girl…like Joe Biden!”
Recap: From Chrome 23, an intense 3-round battle that featured two fire rounds between a storytelling/wordplay/punchline/personal-lit 40 B.A.R.R.S. and a personal/witty/salacious (“Yeah, I like to suck dick, but you the one that be choking!”) Yoshi G (that they split with 40 taking round 1 and Yoshi taking the 2nd) gets turned upside down when the deeply rooted animosity the two battlers had for each other surfaced in the 3rd. Yoshi surprisngly (after getting off to a pretty solid start) choking away her final round and a clearly frustrated 40 choosing not to spit her last round after an unwitting security guard, oblivious to the nuanced decorum of competitive battling, touched off a tense back-n-forth with 40 for talking a bit while Yoshi rapped in ddition to the Boston vixen arguing with Yoshi (who blamed 40 for her choke) and getting a water bottle thrown at her. And while league-owner Remy Ma, as host of the battle, could’ve attempted to calm things down between 40 and Yoshi so both of them could get their verses off uninterrupted in the 3rd, one wouldn’t upser if these two did a rematch some time down the line.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “Bitch, you still want that status only legends is given, you wanted to climb on top and show your ass, reverse-cowgirl, what a clever decision, but you like backshots so why using doggy-style ain’t put you in a better position?!”
Recap: In this 3-rounder from Street Status, Yung Ill’s storied set-ups, slick wordplay and rich performance bars keeps him competitive and erans him a debatable round 1. But with the ability to hit all cylinders when it came to name flips in addition to a gritty punch game and a gang of piercing personals, it’s John John Da Don who handily takes both of the latter rounds for the win.
Verdict: John John da Don (W) 2-1
Favorite line: John John Da Don – “You washed up, the face of this gun?, I’m still popping, clip longer than a Netflix series…you still watching?!”
Recap: From Takeova Battle League, a 3-round matchup between up-n-comer Rizz and Nu Jerzey Twork goes Nu Jerooz’s way as Twork’s consistently spicy set-ups, spirited/reckless gun bars, flexing punchlines and steady calls for mayhem prove to be more than enough to 3-0 an opponent who while gritty throughout, just couldn’t usurp enough potentcy to his punchlines to keep up and compete.
Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Head shot, and that’s just for nice knowing you…say goodbye!”
Recap: While Chrome 23’s visual aesthetics and stage presense have improved quite a bit since its birth, Remy Ma may want to work a little on controlling her crowd’s as big man with the shades on (presumably from Kausion’s side) was way too comfortable being all up in the women’s space (and in the camera) during this 3-rounder featuring Kausion versus First Lady Flamez. That aside, a fire matchup between two Virginian’s gets won by Flamez who with a plethora of fiery gun bars, some impeccible wordplay, a bunch of sturdy name flips and flexing/aggressive punchlines takes rounds 1 and 2 for the win over an oppoenent who while competing hard with her bag of gritty punches, piercing street rhymes and potent name flisp of her own, couldn’t (till the 3rd round, which was a debatable) keep up to Flamez when it came to haymakers of steady efficiency in the opening rounds.
Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “Silencer on a nina, we ’bout action, nothing gets vocalized, so when I look at this I’m sending shots, it’s like getting pregnant by ya side nigger during summertime…I hope it dies!”
Recap: Featuring a bunch of fly rebuttals from a too cold Danny Myers and a versatile performance from up-n-comer Saflare Sole, this gritty 3-rounder from URL ends up as consequential as a debatable. The off-the-dome lit and more haymaker-rich Myers taking round 1 before (despite a small stumble) Saflare turned it up on the punchlines to force a tie against another rebuttal-lit (“Hey nigga, tonight you get slayed violent, they forgot to read that bitch Miranda rights, you got the right to remain silent!”) ..and mayhem-friendly turn by Danny. A battle that also spouted nicely-blended ‘Danny-ism’s’ from Sole throughput the match and some nifty wordplay from Myers would end up with Saflare earning a tie with another punch-crazy 3rd that coupled with a righteous Danny spending a little too much time pontificating, allows the newbie to edge the bout for a debatable.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Saflare Sole – “I’ll clap this bitch, stomach, leg, arm, bullets even his back get hit, he shot in a private location like an App event!”
Recap: From URL, a highly personal, but classic and superbly put together and righteous/irony-filled 3rd (which for whatever reason gained a lot of controversy online) coupled with a 1st and 2nd rounds that were both slightly more condensed and heavy on fiery schemes, sizzling wordplay and a variety of stinging punchlines gives Chilla Jones the edge in all 3 rounds of this Born Legacy 13 matchup for the win over a mostly punch-heavy, performance-lit and multifaceted Klutz, who outside of a few dry spots here and there, still made his mark and kept it competitive.
Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “In this game I’m really the one playa, like story mode!”
Recap: Outside of an opening round where a way more punch-heavy Jaz The Rapper handily earned the win, it’s a close Create For You 3-rounder here between Jaz and RX. The Compton, California native using a fire rebuttal and a plethora of hard-hitting/witty personals (while also taking advantage of a flow-challnged Jaz) to take the second round and tie things up,before a more versatile, righteous and consistently punchline-lit Jaz (who did this battle only a week after battling Charlie Clips) takes round 3 for the win.
Verdict: Jaz the Rapper (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Jaz The Rapper – “Then I’m a stab her and y’all gonna witness me poking her up, see my women’s intuition told me go with the gut!”
Recap: In this App-exclusive 1-rounder from URL, while Casino’s sterling trap talk and gritty storytelling were certainly a highlight. It’s B. Magic’s more variable schemes and name flips that included a gang of stinging metaphors and spicy themes coupled with the usual m.o. of rapid/hardbody punchlines that earns the more condensed EFB vet the win.
Verdict: B. Magic (W) 1-0
Favorite line: B. Magic – “Pac leaving Tyson fight, this the last time you seeing Casino!”
Recap: Absolute 1-round, URL App-exclusive punchfest between JC and Emerson Kennedy sees the more eclectic-punching and personal/set-up lit EK get the edge in what was a haymaker-drenched turn on both sides.
Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “This nigga plain, talking bar none, that Surf performance?, far from, the quality, nigga if you had started dancing, we thought you was gonna bar some…we thought you were supposed to end the wave, this nigga tried to start one!”
Recap: In this fire, App-exclusive 1-rounder from URL, a slightly more condensed overall, flow/wordplay-lit, punch-heavy, sizzling/wildly expansive when it came to food themes/metaphors and other salacious punches Jakkboy Maine manages to edge a Chef Trez, who while hellbent on delivering fiery tropes of mayhem, a gang of sturdy gun bars and a bunch of wicked punchlines, lacked enough firepower (and rebuttals, of which he surprisingly only had one) to keep up with the former Goonie’s efficiency and revelry.
Verdict: Jakkboy Maine (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Jakkboy Maine – “Them Christmas carols end with a scream, so my past, present and future Chef seen all 3 of them thangs!”
Recap: A couple of Philly’s finest, Reed Dollaz and Eazy The Block Captain, put on a close, competitive and dope show for 3 rounds to headline the latter’s “The Trenches” card. The veteran Reed gritty, braggadocius and hardnody as ever, kept it condensed and consistent throughout with a boatload of fire punches, fiery street themes, ill personals and stinging name flips. While the ever-confident Block Captain scored with a plethora of piercing trap talk, fire name flips and personals of his own, flippant boasts, steely/righteous punchlines and buoyant gun bars. Gripping throughout in front of a Philly crowd that was all-in from the jump, after a debatable round 1, it’s the slightly more haymaker-lit Eazy TBC who edges rounds 2 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Eazy The Block Captain (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Eazy The Block Captain – “I am not for play, I take pride in cooking up, even my pots is dishwasher safe!”
Recap: From RBE, a competitive Robin Rhymes makes her name heard with 3 elongated but pretty solid rounds that flexed her versatility (esp. in round 2, where despite a few hiccups when it came to flow, she was able to edge thanks in part to a gang of sublime personals/bars). But opponent QB, continuing to show off in what’s been a dope 2023 for her, not only takes advantage of Ms. Rhymes prolongation with a 1st and 3rd round’s that were moreso efficient, but with a rich palette of stinging wordplay, fiery/aggressive name flips/bars and crazy, hard-hitting personals (esp. during a classic finale) handily earns the win.
Verdict: QB (Black Diamond) (W) 2-1
Favorite line: QB (Black Diamond) – “Bitch your career will never prosper, off your petty drama, fucking nigga’s in sewer leagues, Robin rhymes more like Robin Williams ‘cuz she be hung on the wrong things!”
Recap: From Takeova Battle League, a hard-hitting and aggressive 3-rounder between Tay Roc and Jae Soldier goes the former’s way as despite a slew of mocking/piercing/witty personals and gritty punches from Soldier, a rebuttal-throwing Roc’s steady bag of rich metaphors, sturdy name flips, boastful darts and festive gun bars allows him to edge each round for the Gentleman’s 30.
Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Boy it gets tragic, you’ll see something from the side showing, ever seen a nigga get shot in the head?…it’s mind blowing!”
Recap: From the HowYouGonAct Network, not wasting a single bar and consistently dishing some crazy punches and sublime wordplay in round 1 (i.e. classic) before getting back to the basics and scoring with a gang of gritty name flips, mayhem-lit darts and dope set-up/punchlines in both of the latter rounds, O-Red shows that even without utilizing his notorious ‘transformer’ lines, the Jersey vet can still take it up a notch and deliver a 30 on a pretty solid-punching throughout, but nowhere near as steadily hitting Holmzie Da God.
Verdict: O-Red (W) 3-0
Favorite line: O-Red – “My style is the blueprint Holms [homes], you’re an outline to me, I could turn all ya thoughts into floor plans, you copy me?!”
Recap: From No Coast Raps, a pretty solid and gun-bar heavy on both sides 3-rounder between Ultimate Beast Primus and O-Red goes the Jersey Bet’s way as despite a trio of competitive, punch-heavy and gritty rounds from Mr. Primus, a condensed Red’s more consistent/efficient punch game, crazy set-ups, wily personals and hitting schemes/wordplay/off-the-dome zingers are enough to take each round for the shutout.
Verdict: O-Red (W) 3-0
Favorite line: O-Red – “Shoulder shot, his arm break off like a Voltron piece!”
Recap: A dope 3-rounder from iBattle sees Oppa with a gang of astute lyricism, standout wit and piercing punches keep it close. But with a slightly steadier and more condensed bag of head-ringing gun bars, gritty wordplay, crazy set-ups and obscene punchlines, it’s the veteran Rum Nitty who edges rounds 2 and 3 for the win after a debatable round one.
Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I’ll get dude smoked, acting like he one of them one’s, this muthafucka is a bum, have you ever seen a cokehead lining up a hit in their upper lip?, you just bumping your gums!”
Recap: In this close 3-rounder from No Coast Raps, veteran battler Ness Lee’s lyrical dexterity, mocking personals and at times effective punchlines keeps things competitive throughout. However, armed with his usual assortment of stinging one-liners, razor-sharp wit and gritty back-to-back punchlines while assisted a bit by Ness Lee’s up-n-down efficiency with the bars, it’s B. Magic who takes rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1
Favorite line: B. Magic – “If my people kill you, the shit didn’t end, the hospital bring you back?, we gonna kill you again!”
Recap: From RBE, a crazy and sublime round 1 filled with a bunch of bullish punchlines, some fire wordplay, daunting darts and righteous boasts coupled with a second rich with a gang of aggressive haymakers, hard street rhymes and witty personals gives Swave Sevah the win over a gritty and unorthodox, but up-n-down Remedy Loko. And while the 3rd round was a wash as far as determining the victor, it was still a stellar turn on both ends with a rebuttal-lit Loko connecting more and unleashing a plethora of fire punches to avoid the shutout even while a pontificating Swave lit up the blue room with a bunch of fiery shots at the ongoing RBE/URL drama as well as scoring too with some more stealthy heat.
Verdict: Swave Sevah (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Swave Sevah – “Boxing rules apply, why don’t you and I, hop in the right have a death match…win, lose or die!”
Recap: Who doesn’t love a dope style clash? And this 3-rounder from We Go Hard was ceratinly that as Chef Trez with ominous barrel of piercing gun bars, sublime off-the-dome heat and gritty punchlines faces off against the aggressive, personal-lit, witty and entertaining polemics of Gunpowder Patt. A close one throughout, despite a pretty solid and hard-hitting opening round from Trez (that was spoiled a lit bit due to Chef taking a bit too long to land the punch), Patt’s colorful angles, humorous stylings and clever/steely punchlines edges Gunpowder the round. And then the Chef got to cooking. Landing a boatload of fly name flips and a handful of fierce rebuttals to go along with a gang of raucous punches/gun bars, Trez would do just enough to edge round 2 over an opponent who cane with it when it it came ill braggadocius lines, more crazy wit and fiery street anthems. Tied going into the 3rd in front of a rocking WGH crowd, even while dialing back a bit on the rebuts, Trez would still score at will via a rich palette of robust punchlines, some hitting personals and well-finessed wordplay to take the 3rd and get the win over a G.P. who while still compettiive, just seemed to run out of steam when it came to landing as many haymakers as he did in the previous rounds.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Catch steel from Chef, you know what’ll happen at point blank if I squeeze bitch?, I’ll get blood on my gun, marinera falling off a chopper…it’s a cheese stick!”
Recap: Brooklyn vs. Brooklyn in this 1-rounder from the Gates. And while the lesser known June PZ ut frth a gritty and at times personal-lit effort, it’s the way more condensed Cortez’s spicy assortment of ripshod mayhem, glistening gun bars and piercing punches that earns the Murda Ave vet the win.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Cortez – “It’s another ‘W’ in store, that’s Walgreens, and don’t you know he’ll never be seen again after the scufflee…like Rawsteen!”
Recap: A 3-rounder from URL’s ‘Banned’ series sees Jae Millz arguably at this best since the Harlem vet made his most recent comeback to battle rap. The former Young Money signee dishing a trio of sound, quality rounds that while featuring his usual m.o. of earnest boasts and gritty lyricism, was also highlighted when the usually one-note Millz flexed his funny bone a bit and added some witty barbs to the mix. That said, outside of a debatable round 2, this one was all Cortez with the Brooklyn emcee spouting a bunch of hard street rhymes, stinging personals, bodacious punches/gun bars and feelgood name flips/wordplay that especially lit up the scoreboard in rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Cortez – “They say battle rappers can’t make music, well since you put us in that box I’m returnung the favor!”
Recap: Chef Trez versus Showoff. Security guard verssus security guard. ARP interrupting battles as usual…it’s all there for 3 rounds on RBE and it was a dope one. Showoff, aggressive, boastful and gritty as usual with his trademark ‘lingo’, delivered a standout performance with a gang of bodaciosu street raps, some sizzling wordplay, a couple of fire rebuttals, some straight ‘talking to’ personals (esp. in round 3) and a boatload of steely punches. While Trez, battling on RBE for the first time in awhile, came through with a shitload of fire punchlines, crazy name flips, hard-hitting personals, spicy schemes and of course, a handful of head-ringimg rebuttals. All in all, another ‘Blue room’ goodie, but at the end of the day it’s the more consistently-lit and haymaker-friendly Trez who manages to take all 3 rounds to score a shutout.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Quit bluffing, nigga all that tough seem fake, with that same blade I’ll pick ya side, we running screenplays!”
Recap: Against an A. Ward who was solid throughout, but not at his best when it came to overall punch prowess, the eccentric rhyme patterns of Emerson Kennedy, scoring with efficiency when it came to wordplay, boastful darts and mind-bending set-up/punchlines, even while surviving a slip-up early on during his turn, are enough to edge this 1-rounder from Mic Masters.
Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “I really had to sleep in a car while you was working on an image, if I clicked my heels 3 times I’d wake up in a Honda Civic!”
Recap: A mayhem-lit 3-rounder from URL’s ‘Banned’ series, Chess uses a gang of potent rank-n-file name flips, consistently raucous punches, a few solid personals, hitting wordplay and a boatload of gritty gun bars to take the first couple of rounds for the win. Before Tink Da Demon, earnest throughout with the caustic bars and name flips, but much less substantive overall with the punchlines, came back with gripping and steadily hitting 3rd to avoid the 30.
Verdict: Chess (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chess – “He walked in thinking he the shit, then realized he’s number two and that’s where he gets deterred!”
Recap: From RBE, against the introspective musings, mental health exorcisms and overall solid (bot often cryptic/nonsensical and elongated when it came to getting to the punch) verses/schemes from King Los, Ill Will stays consistent while scoring left and right with a shitload of gritty punchlines, witty barbs, clever puns, rich storytelling, slinging gun bars and hard-hitting personals to earn more than enough haymakers and take all three rounds for the win.
Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Ill Will – “I’ll put your whole family in an obstacle, I’ll make him box, Jamie Foxx, al that acting out his chest gonna put him in a hospital!”
Recap: From Bullpen Battle League, Georgia battler Clone does his thing, supplying a gang of gritty raps and fiery punches throughout this 3-rounder and make this matchup versus Ave competitive. But ever ready with a plethora of boastful punches, systematic haymakers that showed off his resilience, witty personals and stinging wordplay/name flips, it’s the Norfolk, VA vet who takes rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Ave (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Ave – “That’s probably why this bluffing shit hit you, so don’t survive a Rico to die from another government issue!”
Recap: Murda Mook versus Bigg K, a matchup that pretty much came out of nowhere, gets the royal, blue light treatment from RBE and deservedly so. K, arrogant and fiery as ever, but almost always able to back it up with his modus operandi of steely back-to-back punchlines, hard-hitting personals and charming wit, did his thing up until getting sidetracked towards the end of his 3rd round by a heavy-on-the-personals ‘cop’ angle that seemed to be based on hearsay rather than actual facts. While Mook, always sly and aggressive with his raps, pontificating, punch-lit for the most part, scoring with some solid metaphors and of course, well-dipped when it came to jaunty personals and predictable race angles, kept it close throughout. Unfortunately for Mook tho, despite a fly showing of his own in round 1, K’s more steadily hitting darts would edge the former the opener, before one too many subpar joints from Murda to go along with a pretty lazy ‘A-B-C’ scheme in round 2, would help a punch-crazier and scintillating Bigg K get that round too for the win, before a wittier, spicy storytelling and slightly more punch-heavy Mook took the final round to avoid the 30.
Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bigg K – “You was the best in the world when there was only 8 battlers!”
Recap: A dope punchfest for the first couple of rounds with Charlie Clips delivering a gang of sizzling set-up/punchlines, witty barbs and fire wordplay/schemes to edge round one before Clips efficiency punch-wise dips a bit in round 2, thus making room for Rosenberg Raw’s bullish punches, artful boasting and hard street lines allow the PA vet to take the middle round and split things up going into the 3rd. There it’s Clips’ (who before the battle had decided not to freestyle) ability to turn it up and spout a highly personal turn rich-deep in hardbody disses, mocking darts and gritty truth-telling that when matched with a hitting at times, but overall pretty pedestrian turn by Raw, eventually gets the Harlem legend the win in this spirited 3-rounder from RBE.
Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “I was mentioning burgers but thinking taco’s, ‘cuz we day from Cinco De Mayo, head shot, blood and puss, exit wound look like Pico de Gallo!”
Recap: A 1-rounder from iBattle features a pretty solid, punch-heavy at times and witty effort from home league fave Febou. But showing off once again that there’s levels to this shit, a turned up and a tad bit pissed off Geechi Gotti turns the tables on his opponent with a gritty barrage of hard-hitting personals, bodacious street raps, stinging punchlines, dope rebuttals and righteous haymakers to handily take the win.
Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Battling me this was a deathtrap, gun drawn under your chin it ain’t a neck tat, run down, pump and shoot…look like it was a step back!”
Recap: From URL’s ‘Outside 2’ card, in a fire and competitive battle with very little letdown and a shitload of gritty punchlines, fire gun bars, potent name flips and twisted wordplay from both battlers throughout, it’s a slightly more condensed and efficient Rum Nitty who takes the deciding (had the slightly more haymaker-lit Nitty taking round 1 before Saflare Sole reversed the V in the 2nd) 3rd round for the win.
Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I don’t know what the fuck he thought but I really dump shit off, I’m not the one at all, I’ll get a gun involved, you better go toy with somebody else Sole (soul), like a Chucky doll!”
Recap: Funny how after pushing Snake Eyez halfway across the stage, Coffee Brown expected you to hear whatever bar she uttered in the moment…like we weren’t a little distracted. Anyway, from URL’s ‘Outside 2’ card, while Snake dished his usual assortment of gritty lines and even stepped it up with a boatload of piercing/witty/wicked personals throught this 3-rounder, it’s Ms. Brown’s just as flexing personals, head-ringing gun bars, brash trap talk, hard-hitting punches (that included a dope mid-round rebuttal in round 2) and well-finessed name flips that earns Coffee the 30.
Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “If this nigga bump me, he better know what he doing, get [swipes at Snake’s arm] your shoulder cut off…that’s highway improvement!”
Recap: From Gates of the Garden, going to guess that there’s a lovely backstory between King Chi and that light-skin dude he was snapping at towards the end of the his round. Nonetheless, still a pretty solid effort from Chi in this 1-rounder, what with a bunch of spicy, unorthodox punches, some bodacious freestyles and sturdy wit comprising his turn to make things competitive. But with a gritty mix of hitting gun bars, bold street themes, flexing name flips and a gang of sublime punchlines that more than hit, at the end of the day it’s the storied vet Cortez who takes this one.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Cortez – “He’ll get beat with the handle if he touch Cort…that’s And 1!”
Recap: From Bullpen Battle League, outside of a so-so 3rd round Bad Newz turned it up here. The Atlanta vet keeping it competitive and standing toe-to-toe with Geechi Gotti with a consistent barrage of fire punchlines, aggressive street talk, some solid personals and stinging gun bars. But proving once again why he’s a mainstay on anyone’s top tier list, Gotti’s ability to steady serve up a bunch of fire rebuttals, fiery name flips, boastful barbs, witty personals, some killer schemes and his own parlay of grity gang talk loaded with hard-hitting punches and steely gun lines would just prove to be too much over the course of 3 rounds, whiel landing Geechi a Gentleman’s 30.
Verdict: Gechi Gotti (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Nigga you shoulda called off, ‘cuz ain’t no way you winnng this, even to save your life, even in the strip club the shit you spit gonna be the most ass we see on this stage tonight!”
Verdict: Swamp (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Swamp – “Catch you slipping in the mall or something and let you buy my lady J’s with your military discount!”
Recap: From iBattle, both Cortez and Sean Godda drop a gang of stinging gun bars, wild episodes of mayhem and gritty street bars in this mostly competitive 3-rounder. But it’s Tez’s more steadily glistening punches and fine-tuned name flips that adds to the mix and helps him take each round for the 30.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Cortez – “Move, I’m gripping a tool, and I’m blazing a Taurus, this El Chapo right out the cell, this a breakout performance!”
Recap: From the Gates, both Chess and Wise put on dope showings during a 1-rounder that featured more than enough sizzling street bars, fiery boasts and hardbody punchlines to keep things competitive. But via a more timely efficient and versatile turn when it came to haymakers, righteous bangers and a gang of stinging wordplay, it’s the Young Gawd who takes this one in the end.
Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chess – “Acting like you smart, but out here doing stupid shit, like calling yourself ‘Wise’, thinking you knew some shit, I mean you could know it all, but it ain’t effective if you don’t use the shit, ‘cuz knowledge is what you know and wisdom is what you do with it!”
Recap: From KOTD, after splitting the first couple of rounds with Real Deal, Loso’s choice to get extra sentimental (this battle took place on a memorial card for the late Pat Stay) in the deciding 3rd ends up leaving a punch-crazier R.D with plenty of room to handily take the final round for the win.
Verdict: Real Deal (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Real Deal – “I will curb stomp you on vaca, you getting brutalized in Bermuda slides!”
Recap: From URL’s ‘Outside 2’ card, a pretty good (and witty at times) 3-rounder between Stumbles and Swamp ends up with the latter taking it. As outside of a couple of hiccups here and there in round 2 (which helped a cleaner, crispy street talking and punch-lit Stumbles to score a debatable) it’s the more versatile, personal-lit, name flip spicy, rebuttling, boastful, gun bar-slinging and altogether more consistently crazy with the punchlines Swamp who would take the 1st round and handily take the 3rd for the win.
Verdict: Swamp (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Swamp – “Yoou standing in front of a real stepper…boy I can put creases in a pair of foamposites!”
Recap: From Any Body Can Die Battle League, a gritty and punch-heavy (“Is you too pretty to die bitch?, hell naw, you are drop dead gorgeous!”) effort from Badlifebird in this 1-rounder against Coffee Brown. But with a more steady mix of sterling gun bars, head-ringing mayhem, fiery wordplay and surly name flips, it’s the 1st Lady of San Bernadino who edges the win.
Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “Everybody died, they all get slumped, I ride with it tucked, turkey giveaway, I got bird in the back in the trunk!”
Recap: From URL’s ‘Outside 2’ card, a fire 3-rounder between Nu Jerzey Twork and Chef Trez features the latter utilizing a gang of rambunctious set-up/punchlines, stifling gun bars, witty/hard-hitting personals and righteous mayhem to make his mark. While the always-on-point Chef offered up a sizzling plate mixed with a boatload of piercing rebuttals, gritty (“Put a ratchet behind Twork, y’all know bitches like to dance with each other!”) punches, head-ringing gunplay and flexing name flips/wordplay to stay in the game. Close all the way though, a slightly more cohesive and less flow-challenged Trez would edge round 1 before an equally efficient punchfest from both sides would add up to a debatable 2nd round. The final 3rd round in a battle that never lacked for entertainment and crazy bars, would get edged by the slightly more haymaker-lit Twork thus making this one a debatable.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “You is a weirdo and a fucking fraud, wasn’t you just over there with RBE doing a bunch of cards?, he seen URL on Caffiene with celebrities & he said ‘What’s up with y’all?!‘”
Recap: A dope 3-rounder from URL’s —series sees Crucible alum Klutz go toe-to-toe with the always formidable JC. The former combining a bunch of witty puns/personals, stinging punchlines/schemes, storied name flips that were often pretty metaphorical/gripping (esp. during an emotional round 3) and boastful darts to make sure his opp and the crowd remembered who he was. However, despite a strong showing from Klutz (which was enough to force a debatable round 2), one too many pedestrian bars from the newcomer and a slightly more condensed/efficient JC, who with his shitload of mayhem-lit punches, crazy set-ups, steely gun bars, potent wordplay and fiery odes to death and demise, manages to edge rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: JC (W) 2-1
Favorite line: JC – “How everybody trying to act like Big Meech and his son can’t even play him right?!”
Recap: Flexing her vet card by taking on Loso in a 1-rounder on only 5 days prep (to replace Ms. Hustle), a versatile, consistently spicy and slightly more haymaker-lit Jaz The Rapper uses a steady barrage of hard-hitting personals, fiery punchlines, steely wordplay and hardbody braggadocious bars to get past an opponent who while just as fiery and multifaceted with the punches, suffered from one too many pedestrian bars and couldn’t keep up with Jaz when it came to efficiency and overall potency.
Verdict: Jaz The Rapper (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Jaz The Rapper – “This about to be a big body and I got the driev for it, I got my CDL, nah this gonna be a real body, I’m replacing a bitch that stole deposits for a BBL!”
Recap: All Things Battle ‘Writer’s Room’ 1-round ‘Rap Off’ between Jenks and Danny Myers’ goes the Bar God’s way as his deft usage of spicy rebuttals combined with a more steadier stream of gritty punches/schemes, bombastic personal disses and rich storytelling/braggadocious rhymes gets him the win over an opponent who while delivering a solid effort overall, cost himself with too many subpar punchlines and rehashed personals.
Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Danny Myers – “It’s a reason every bar hot, Bitch I’m an animal in these spaces like Starbot!”
Recap: From Body Bag Battles, a pretty good punchfest here between Danny Myers and Mr. Biscuit ends up going the Bar God’s way as despite his opponent taking it up a notch (after getting handily beat in round 1) in both of the latter rounds with some added wit and more sizzling punches, Danny’s continuously spicy punch game, sublime off-the-dome heat and exquisite name flips make the difference and gets him round 3 for the win after a debatable 2nd.
Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I should drop this man, rudely, with these knuckles I ended a few beefs, but y’all already know what comes with a Biscuit…a 2 piece!”
Recap: With his sturdy flow, flagrant set-up/punches and gritty rhymes Sheed Happens does his thing in this 3-round URL ‘Outside’ matchup. But a couple of slow starts by the DMV rapper combined with a more condensed/efficient Shotgun Suge who stayed on point throughout the bout with a bunch of bullish/braggart barbs, some stinging wordplay and flippant punchlines/gun bars, gets the NJ vet rounds 2 and 3 for the win after a debatable 1st.
Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “You know you talking to a nigga who live the online mode in GTA!”
Recap: From Body Bag Battles, a decade of sizzling performances onstage under his belt and Mr. Top Tier from the Proving Grounds is still at it, using a bunch of fiery schemes, piercing name flips and hard-hitting punchlines/gun bars to easily get past a gritty, but mostly subpar Mathias Da Great in this one-sided 1-rounder.
Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “Golden gun with an extended clip, this one round gonna feel like a 30!”
Recap: In this 3-rounder from URL’s ‘Outside’ card, with his plethora of speedy/gritty punch work, salacious metaphors/wordplay and head-ringing gun bars Real Name Brandon keeps it close all the way. But after getting edged to his just as efficiently punch-heavy, but a little more condensed opponent in round 1, a more flow-steady, witty and bar-lit T-Top edges the 2nd round to even things up before the more versatile Bear uses a roundhouse of a 3rd round, filled with a gang of fire name flips, storied street raps and even more hardbody punches to handily take the final round for the win.
Verdict: T-Top (W) 2-1
Favorite line: T-Top – “This ain’t right ‘cuz this ass-whooping was for Loso, but I got Brandon [branding] on a tee like a logo, I’ll put homie before the ratchet…it’s the bro code!”
Recap: Taking on all matters at hand, which in this case included adeptly expounding on his long absence from the battle rap stage, serving up a barrage of sizzling name flips, flexing with a bunch of righteous braggadocious raps and of course, reminding everyone that he’s still one of the best punchers in the game, with the help of an always gritty Tru Foe struggling with his flow throughout the battle (to the point of arguing with a fan in round 2 and choking in the 3rd), Ave handily delivers a 30 in this ‘Outside’ bout from URL.
Verdict: Ave (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Ave – “Boy you’ze a bitch, so miss me with this young nigga shit, I’m old school, I’ll sit and wait for who you wanna go get!”
Recap: Take out all the extra, dumb, almost-fighting shit on stage d you have a dope 3-rounder here between Stumbles and Tay Roc from URL’s ‘Outside’ card. Stumbles, with a gang of bullish punches, gritty street bars and witty personals (at Roc and his gf Lady Caution) kept it competitive the whole way. While the ever-aggressive Roc stayed lit with a steady barrage of steely lyricism, some crazy schemes, sturdy back-to-back punches, sizzling gun bars and potent name flips. Fierce and combative through all 3 rounds, outside of a debatable 2nd round, it’s the more steadily punch-heavy and haymaker-landing Roc who takes rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Rusty revolver, got fly symptoms, the nose dry, ya soul fly, get sent to the most high, pallbearers will carry ya coffin on both sides, how you wanna look in ya casket, Dirty Prep or bow-tied?!”
Recap: From BarYouTooDeath League, a pretty solid 1-rounder between Danny Myers and Vision Gvng with plenty of wicked gun bars and mayhem-lit punchlines goes the former’s way as the Bar God’s vociferous name flips and fierce off-the-dome heat during a more condensed turn helped him get the win.
Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Y’all gonna see me clapping him, soon as I spot him you’ll hear the .9 blown, I’m trying to put somethin’ in the middle of Vision head like the time stone!”
Recap: From Black Iec Cartel, against a boatload of gritty (that ‘Lil Mermaid’ line in round 1 was particuraly fire) punchlines and solid name flips from Killa B, a confident and slightly more condensed B. Magic hangs in there, survives a slight slip-up in round 2 and with steadier barrage of spitfuire punches, soem sizzling wordplay and sporty name flips/similes of his own, edges rounds 1 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1
Favorite line: B. Magic – “I’m a big dog, come get your shitzu by the spot!”
Recap: From Chrome 23, facing off against arguably her biggest opponent ever in O’fficial, Gun Titles queen Pristavia uses a plethora of fiesty schemes, some sizzling multiple entendre’s/wordplay, mayhem-lit punchlines and aggressive street raps to take the first couple of rounds and beat back the noted Bardashian gun bar slinger, who while competitive throughout, couldn’t keep to her opp when it came to consistently-heavy punches and was so-so overall when it came to personals (ironically a dub since Pristavia just alright on the personals too), although the slightly more punch-lit O’fficial did manage to edge round 3.
Verdict: Pristavia (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Pristavia – “Not everybody’s a gangsta, that say they hold heat or pole squeeze, I done seen parallel universe’s in close reach, knew a nigga that pulled his pistol and still got sent to the morgue, he backed out and got cold feet!”
Recap: Seeing as after the 2nd round, this KOTD battle between Hollow Da Don and Charron turned into a freestyle (with surprise guest appearances by Ill Mac and Jin(!) battle, wasn’t sure that it warranted a recap. But with the first two rounds holding true to battle rap form, we’ll just call this one a tie. What with the more efficient and punch-heavy (“We know you as that cheapskate homie, oh boy, if I met in a metaverse he wouldn’t loan me a Doge coin!”) Hollow taking the opening round, before Charron returned the favor in round 2 in a bout dedicated to the late Pat Stay that was littered with plenty of wily personals, off-the-dome heat and syrupy punchlines.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Charron – “See you telling Organik to call time, that’s insanity, the better the battle, the more pay-per-view buys, that’s reality, so what’s more imporant?, your pride or Pat’s family?!”
Recap: With Tsu Surf locked up and very little top tiers facing each other these days, the majority of talk around battle rap nowadays seem to center around whatever drama is going on instead of a potential goodie like Fonz versus O-Red for 3 rounds on URL. Nonetheless, with plenty of mayhem dished from both sides, the two vets still put on a quality show, round one serving as the best one what with Red and Fonz offering up a gang of gritty and bombastic punches that the slightly more haymaker-lit Landlord ends up edging thanks in part to a couple of dry spots from the Jersey capo. From there, while Red stayed solid and boastful with a few dalliances of the wordplay-lit/old Red from back in the day coming back here and there, it’s the more consistently punch-bent, witty and personal-lit Fonz who would take round 2 too for the win before a slightly flow-challenged Fonz would get edged by the cleaner an dmore bar efficient Red in the 3rd.
Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Fonz – “I’ll grab a gun with a beam and start clappin’ his hit, and it’s still transformeing ‘cuz when I’m done with the machine then it’s back to the whip!’
Recap: A real goodie here from RBE’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ card between B. Magic and Coach Corleone. Bagin bringing a shitload of killer 4-bar set-up/punchlines and crazy name flips, while Corleoen made his mark with a bunch of sturdy similes and relentless mayhem when came to the punches. Close and competitive throughtout, it’s a more haymaker-lit Corleone who takes the first round, before Magic turned it up when it came to steadier/hard-hitting punchlines (esp in round 3) to take both of the latter rounds for the win.
Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1
Favorite line: B. Magic – “Think this pump fake?, I don’t hesitate, I mean it’s really ‘fuck you cuz’ like Kevin Gates!”
Recap: That ‘Ike Turner’ line by Shotgun Suge in round 2 here was so fire. And so were a lot of other punches by the NJ battle vet. But with a steady-flowing, aggressive and versatile performance that might arguably stand out as her best 3 rounds ever, this URL ‘Kings vs. Queens 4’ matchup was all Shooney Da Rapper. The NY femcee using a blistering barrage of sturdy name flips, witty/hard-hitting personals, gritty punchlines and heated gun bars to take all 3 rounds and get a surprising 30 on an opponent who for the past year and change has been on the best run of his career.
Verdict: Shooney Da Rapper (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Shooney Da Rapper – “They say Shotgun is the baby Loc, well this shotgun is the baby sitter!”
Recap: In this 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden, Danny Myers (who pretty much battles every day now) uses a steady barrage of piercing wordplay, bruising punchlines, boastful barbs, grimy gun bars and dope personals/name flips to get the win over a gritty and solid, but oft-reaching and mostly pedestrian Prep.
Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I’m from a darker side, even without a can you’ll get it, I’ll pull up with my homie’s baby…Andrew Wiggins!”
