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First Lady Flamez defeats Kid Chaos

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Recap: 3-rounder from URL’s Lite Work card. Fire ‘Ginuwine’ bar from Kid Chaos in the 3rd, which in the midst of a boatload of stinging boasts/punchlines/set-ups throughout the match, got him the finale and made for a pretty solid showing overall. But with a bit of a quicker 1st step when it cames to the punches, in addition to some fire name flips, better transitions, spicy wordplay, righteous gun bars and zero reaches (unlike her opponent who had a couple) it’s First Lady Flamez who also lands a couple of more haymaker in each turn to edge both the 1st and 2nd rounds for the win.

Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “Nose up as soon as I walk in the door like I don’t like shit!”

Tsu Surf defeats JC

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Recap: From Summer Madness 12, a highly anticipated and long awaited style (‘pen’ vs. ‘AMG mode’) clash between Tsu Surf and JC ends up being a mostly one-sided affair after the veteran Michigan emcee got off to a hot start with a barrage of stifling personals in the 1st half of his opening round. And while it was a bit surprising seeing JC get so personal with an opponent, considering all the hype and back-n-forth yapping between him and Surf (well actually it was mostly Surf doing the promoting and shit talking beforehand) leading up to the battle, the EFB member’s change in tone and strategy seemed fitting. Yet stunningly it quickly went downhill from there as the usually boastful, wordplay-lit and God-centric pen of JC’s would succumb to a boatload of subpar punches.personals during the next two-and-a-half rounds that not only left him down and out, but had him pop-locking on stage. All the while Surf, already on an impressive run of 5 wins in a row against top tier opponent’s, would back up months of smack talk with a gritty, punchline-savvy, performance-heavy/crowd-controlling, metaphorically fire at times, street rhyme-lit and personally cold trio of rounds to handily get the win.

Verdict: Tsu Surf (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tsu Surf – “This must be another JC, it gotta be, the JC I know had me covered when they shot at me!”

Tay Roc defeats Swamp

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Recap: Even with the win, not sure what was going on with Tay Roc in during much-hyped Summer Madness 12 battle versus Swamp. And no, we’re not talking about all the ‘raccoon’ mention’s. First (and a bit surprisingly) there was a highly personal and stellar round 1 from Roc, who while always on point regardless of who the opponent is, usually saves his best rounds for the latter (more on that later) rounds. Then there’s the sheer bewilderment of seeing Roc continuously get into it over all the raccoon talk with a Charlotte, North Carolina crowd that was clearly prideful of their Southern culture. A move we’ve witnessed from Roc before (like against Geechi Gotti in Philly after he took a shot at Cassidy), but one that made zero sense back then and made zero sense here, especially when you consider the fact that the raucous crowd cheered for many of Roc’s bars and wasn’t showing Swamp (who’s from nearby South Carolina) any bias seeing as he got booed too. Lastly, even with just enough haymakers to edge the deciding 3rd and gain the vic (call it a moral victory for Swamp, especially after he came back to take round 2 after getting overmatched by Roc in the opener) in an aggressive battle knee deep in fiery gun bars, highly-spirited personals, solid name flips and gritty punchlines from both sides, the idea that Roc seemingly took Swamp for granted going into this matchup and thought his 1st and 2nd rounds would be enough for a clear win is a move any vet should be wary of making.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Talk to me nice or your jaw I’ma break, nothing’s impossible, God isn’t fake, I can’t take a lake in a swamp, boy but I can toss a Swamp in a lake!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Chess

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Recap: Where to start with this one? Well, that’s actually pretty easy. I’m in agreement with Bones Brigante and Jimz. If he hasn’t already Chess needs to make a doctor’s appointment and try to figure out WTF is going on–whether it’s acid reflex or anxiety or whatever–that’s causing him to freak out and throw up on stage. Forget that the fact that’s hindering his battles (to be fair, it’s only happened about 3 times that I can recollect), it’s Chess’ overall health that should be his number one priority. Moving on, a rematch from their competitive EBC battle back in 2018, this one was all Shotgun Suge. The Jersey-to-ATL vet taking advantage of a trio of unforced errors (i.e. breaks in play due to the aforementioned performance issues) by Chess (who did kick some spitfire bars during the opener) in round 1 as well as the frazzled Gun Titles member surprisingly stopping both his 2nd and 3rd rounds short with a steady barrage of stifling name flips, some fire wordplay, rambunctious punchlines, hard-hitting personals, witty barbs and hardbody gun lines/boasts to get a well-earned 30.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “What his life like?, I don’t understand who hyped dude, how you like dude, muthafucka we been following you since you was 15 and we never seen you graduate high school!”

Fonz defeats Real Name Brandon

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Recap: Fonz vs. Real Name Brandon (aka Ultimate Madness 1 tournament winner versus UM4 tourney winner) from The Riot contains a gang of stifling punchlines, spirited gun bars, lofty set-ups and graphic mayhem from both battlers in make things interesting for the 1st couple of rounds (with a maymaker-lit Fonz edhing round 1 before a 2nd round debatable). But thanks in part to RNB choking away his 3rd, it’s the Landlord (who also added some sizzling wordplay and fire name flips to the mix) what with another round of stealthy punches, who gets the win in the end.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “Bro stop it, acting like this nigga the one, no this nigga my son, but he not me, he Jaheim, this R&B nigga a bum!”

Adolph Jr. defeats Fonz

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Recap: In this close 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden, both Adolph Jr. and Fonz bring the fiery gun bars, ill boasts and hard-hitting punchlines to make thinsg competitive. But despite a near equal amount of haymakers to his opponent and saving himself from a choke by recycling a bar at the end of his turn, it’s a slightly less cleaner Fonz who ends up getting the loss in lieu of an impressive performance from Adolph Jr.

Verdict: Adolph Jr. (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Adolph Jr. – “You think I’m playing nigga?, Robert Downey, Tropic Thunder, just watch what you saying nigga!”

Cortez defeats Drugz (Rematch)

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Recap: A 3-round rematch between Cortez and Drugz from URL’s Lite Work card goes the former’s way as the veteran Brooklyn emcee not only takes it back to his old Grind Time days with a boatload of gritty street rhymes, but with an addition of a bunch of spicy name flips, some sizzling wordplay/Spanglish and more consistently hard-hitting punches manages to take rounds 1 and 3 (call round 2 debatable as a pretty and aggressive Drugz stepped it up there) for the win.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cortez – “Fuck I look like wrestling with drugs…Eddie Guerrero!”

Don Marino defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: Showing off more performance with his punches while flexing with a wide array of hitting bars, in this close 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden, it’s a slightly more haymaker-lit and versatile Don Marino who beats back a very witty (esp. when it came to the Mexican jokes), but mostly one-dimensional Bill Collector.

Verdict: Don Marino (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Don Marino – “When you move how I move you don’t have to fight, they lift the gat and they spark it, the clip got a curve like a neck on an ostrich!”

O-Red defeats Wise

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Recap: From Gates of the Garden, Wise who made a nice impression against Tay Roc sometime back, does the same here versus O-Red, using a bunch of fiery schemes, boastful barbs and gritty punchlines to make things competitive in this 1-rounder. But equipped with a barrage of stifling wordplay, rigid sports bars, potent set-ups, sizzling trap talk/gun bars and hard-hitting punches/name flips, it’s a more versatile and steadier with the handle Red who ends up getting the win.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 1-0

Favorite line: O-Red – “Fuck humble Red, you’ll get the cocky side, in them Philly streets with the Tommy gun…it get Rocky 5!”

K-Shine defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: Rare to see a battler go up against Bill Collector and stand out with a more performance-heavy round. But in this competitive 1-rounder from The Battle Academy, K-Shine uses some eletric storytelling, a bunch of witty barbs/personals, gritty punchlines/gun bars and stifling name flips to beat back a pretty solid (esp. towards the end of his turn) overall and punch-heavy at times, but less consistent and much less stage-lit B.C.

Verdict: K-Shine (W) 1-0

Favorite line: K-Shine – “Just like a nigga, put an extension on Bill right after I got paid!”

Nunn Nunn defeats Mike P

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Recap: Some white-on-white crime here as Nunn Nunn takes on Mike P in a battle from URL’s Battle in the Bayou card. A long anticipated bout that featured a plethora of local New Orleans’ references from Nunn Nunn, a gang of rambunctious/abstract punches from Mike P, a couple of solid rebuttals from both sides and as to be expected a bunch of aggressive personals from Mike and Nunn (tho the latter making use the now tired angle on Mike’s wife was a bit surprising). Both a crowd-pleasure, set-up rich and a close one throughout with Nunn Nunn taking round 1 and Mike edging round 2, despite a pretty solid and punch-heavy turn by Mike in the 3rd, it’s the more versatile and haymaker-lit Nunn Nunn who takes the 3rd for the win.

Verdict: Nunn Nunn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nunn Nunn – “Why take this pussy in New Orleans?!…it’s Mystikal!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Dizaster

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Recap: Highly anticipated, especially on the West coast, Geechi Gotti and Dizaster face off for 3 rounds (last round unlimited) on GTX and to the crowd’s delight, dish a trio of fiery, competitive turns littered with plenty of mayhem, boasts and aggressive punches. Diz in his 2nd battle back after a long hiatus, delivered on his usual checkpoints of graphic violence, fierce storytelling, slick talk and rigid set-ups/personals/schemes. While the versatile Gotti consistently brought the heat with a barrage of hard-hitting/mocking personals, witty barbs, potent street talk, stinging punchline, boastful gun lines and a couple of spicy rebuttals. Altogether a close one, still it’s a more haymaker-lit Geechi who takes rounds 1 and 2 for the win before an equally syrupy on both sides 3rd round debatable.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “We Crips, Bloods, Esai’s, Asian’s, listen you don’t be in them streets enough, I don’t give a fuck much languages you know, bitch you don’t speak for us!”

Chilla Jones defeats Quban

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Recap: While Chilla Jones versus Quban on OSBL can definitely be filed under those ‘Out of Nowhere’ matchups, this 3-rounder is still a fire battle nonethess. Indeed, a turned-up Quban would make his mark throughout the bout with a barrage of gritty punches (esp. in round 2 which he somehow edged after a dope turn by Chilla), graphic mayhem and hitting name flips. While Chilla was…well just Chiila, dishing a plethora of stinging gun bars, cold euphemisms, witty barbs/personals, sturdy name flips of his own, fly smiles and hardbody punchlines. Three competitive rounds provided by both battlers, it’s a slightly more condensed, haymaker-lit and consistently scoring Chilla who edges the 1st and 3rd round’s for the win.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “So get popped or get whipped back to back like gridlock!”

Chilla Jones defeats Dre Litez

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Recap: From Takeova Battle League, a bit of a memory lapse the second round (which he managed to freestyle his way through) cost Chilla Jones a debatable there, but a round 1 and 3 enriched with a steady barrage of sizzling 4-bar setups/punchlines, flexing mayhem, stinging name flips and spicy similes/wordplay handily gets him the win over an overall soild-puinching, but too drunk on the pontifications Dre Litez.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “But don’t worry, we’ll cheer [wheelchair] for you and give you a push [applause], see how I got this platform ramped up?!”

Chilla Jones defeats Heat

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Recap: Despite the rare sight of Chilla Jones struggling to remember his bars (as he does here in round 2 which would lead to him having to save face and freestyle his way through), in this 3-rounder from Alaska’s Sitka Battle League, Mr. Top Tier from the Proving Grounds’ well-finessed schemes, rigid punches and stinging name flips/boasts in rounds 1 and 3 would easily get past a cadence and aggressive-lit, but mostly subpar punching Heat.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “So do y’all mind that I tried switching?, cut out a whole round just to make this up for debate like ice fishing!”

Arsonal defeats DNA (Rematch)

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Recap: Remnants of the Grind Time era here with URL’s new ‘Lite Work’ battles, that will still feature 3 rounds, but with a minute-and-a-half time limits per round. A fly concept without a doubt, it’s only right that a couple of GT graduates, in this case Arsonal and DNA, set it off. And this rematch from their infamous Don’t Flop battle almost a decade ago was just as competitive and fiery with a slightly more punch-heavy and trap-talking Arsonal taking the first, before a personal and set-up-lit DNA returned the favor in the 2nd. The 3rd round while also close, would get edged to Ars here as his opponent’s penchant for taking a little too long to get to the punch to go along with da Rebel’s more steady/rapid punching power ends up giving the Jersey capo the win.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Arsonal – “Even tho I don’t get nuthin’ but head, I like Beavis!”

Pristavia defeats Ms. Ill

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Recap: Rapping over a trio of gritty, resounding beats during this matchup from Verbal War Zone, when it came to kicking sturdy flows/cadences, hitting street raps and stinging punchlines both Ms. Ill and Pristavia came with it. However, while her opponent did keep it competitive throughout the battle, with an extra mix of piercing name flips, wicked wordplay and a more steadier punch game it’s Pristavia who lands the 30 anyway.

Verdict: Pristavia (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Pristavia – “Nigga I’m nasty…Cortez, Yoshi box!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Stumbles

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Recap: Fire and competitive 3-rounder between Shotgun Suge and Stumbles from URL’s Down to the Wire card delivers on the fiery punchlines (both both battlers), slick street talk (esp. from Stumbles), grandular trap talk (esp. from Suge), descriptive mayhem and greasy personals. Close and aggressive throughout with a bunch of brash name flips, steely gun bars and flippant wordplay mixed in to spice up the haymakers, thanks in part to one many indirect bars (esp. when it came to a certain ‘wave’ from New Jersey) and a couple of dry spots, but mostly due to a slighltly more intricate (esp. when it came to his stinging usage of Stumbles’ slogan) Suge delivering a two rounds of seismic lines in rounds 1 (which he barely edged in lieu of a dope by his opponent) and 2, it’s Shotgun who gets the win before a more steady and haymaker-lit Stumbles took the 3rd to avoid the 30.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “What my life like?, I couldn’t wait to gun you, your life not mine’s? till I take it from you!”

Quban and Yunus [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: From Our Society Battle League, a dope 1-rounder between Yunus and Quban sees the former spice up the room with a versatile stream of crafty wordplay, fiending (“He’s dying, get rocked with long arms like the Beast Titan, military funeral, that’s a flag by the body, look like the menu for Street Fighter!”) set-ups/punchlines and hitting personals/metaphors. On the other hand Quban was able to rock the crowd with an aggressive/animated round of fiery punchlines, graphic/mayhem-lit darts and fiery boasts/personals in an equally efficient turn that scores this one a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Quban – “Crazy you the creative player but I’m the made nigga!”

Rum Nitty defeats A. Ward

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Recap: Who knows if the day will ever come that sees A. Ward grace us with his talents on a URL stage. But the feeling here is that if Ward (who’s clearly out to prove that he doesn’t need an appearance on the URL to solidify his battle rap career) continues to go after top tier ‘URL battlers’ (which he is wanton to do) his resume would warrant much more credibility if he did 3-round battles on the likes of Geechi Gotti’s The Riot league then say 1-rounder’s in front of a garage door. That being said, a dope 3-rounder here between Ward and Rum Nitty, littered with a plethora of sizzling punchlines, fiery gun bars, righteous name flips, filthy Godspeak and well-oiled wordplay by Nitty versus a gang of fiesty rebuttals/freestyles juxtaposed over the course of 3 rounds with some flexing punchlines/personals, witty barbs, aggressive schemes, rigid wordplay and stinging boasts/name flips from Ward (who did have reaches here and there) makes this a competitive matchup with the more haymaker-lit Rum taking round 1 before Ward, helped by his off-the-dome aptness, edged round 2. Tied going into the 3rd, it’s a more steadily hitting, intricate and innovative with the pen Nitty (despite a crazy latter half to his round from Ward) who takes it in the end.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Disrespect, I’ll shoot a Christian with a nail gun!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Rosenberg Raw

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Recap: Rim-rocking, competitive 1-rounder from The Battle Academy sees Geechi Gotti use a boatload of witty personals, some compact but stifling schemes, fiery gun bars/trap talk, fierce similes/punchlines and boastful barbs to beat back a pretty solid and mostly hard-hitting, but not as consistently scoring with the punches Rosenberg Raw.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Ugly nigga, your parents need to hold that L!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Drugz

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Recap: When you’re a straight gunner like Shotgun Suge, even against Drugz you ain’t staying away from the name flips. And in what was an altogether superb performance, a more consistently spicy Suge gets busy with a gang of potent ‘drug’-associated flips/storytelling bars/trap talk, punchlines and personals to handily get the 30 over an overall solid/aggressive with the punches/gun bars and witty at times, but less steady and too often indirect Gun Show in this 3-rounder from URL’s Battle in the Bayou card.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “He ain’t ever use a tuna top for a razor!”

Yung Riddick defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: From 7 Shark Cities Rap Battle League, steady and confident with his brash street raps throughout, that coupled with a mix of steely wit and gritty name flips/personals flexed his versatility, up-n-comer Yung Riddick manages to out-punch and edge a gritty, gun bar-lit and pretty solid Chef Trez (thanks in part to a trio of dem things Trez would edge the 3rd) in the 1st couple of rounds, earn the win and pull off an upset.

Verdict: Yung Riddick (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Yung Riddick – “I punch different, but bitch you better pray to God that I don’t come to you with open hands!”

Danny Myers and Jai400 [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Cali vs. Jersey, prolific with the interviews vs. prolific with the interviews, bald head vs. bald head, Danny Myers vs. Jai 400 from the latter’s HowYouGonAct Network league serves up a steady mix of graphic punchlines, aggressive personals (esp. from Jai), pent-up set-ups/boasts and spiteful mayhem to the consistent delight of a well-tuned in crowd. But after a sublime and steadily hard-hitting Jai took round 1, a couple of fly rebuttals, mayhem-slinging (“This is a movie right?, well this clip hold 16 Blocks…Mos Def!”) and more versatile showing from Danny in round 2 would tie things up before the 3rd, which with an equally syrupy display of punches from both battlers would end up making this one debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Jai400 – “Parallel universes is not enough, ‘cuz parallel is all I did to get them numbers just to line him up!”

Chess defeats Benji Lolo

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Recap: Competitive, fierce and aggressive 1-rounder from The Fight-Back Arena between the always entertaining Benji Lolo and Chess goes (despite an often witty, punch-lit at times and performance-spicy effort from Benji) to the latter as the Young Gawd’s more intricate name flips/wordplay, fiery gun lines, rare rebuttals, fire set-ups and vigorous punchlines combine to outscore his opponent and earn the win.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “Semi on my waist, I ain’t a Twitter nigga, I don’t like too many in my space!”

Arsonal defeats Philly Swain

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Recap: After witnessing Bigg K and now Arsonal do a compliment battle, all I need to see is the ‘Queen of Disrespect’ QB, Rosenberg Raw, Shotgun Suge and Active do one of these and that’ll complete the curiousity factor for me. That being said, despite the lack of disrespect, it’s an easy vic for Da Rebel here as the way more versatile punching, storytelling-lit and witty Jersey vet handily takes all 3 rounds from a ‘thankful’, but too redundant with the bars and seemingly a bit lost in the objective Philly Swain.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Arsonal – “He got the juice, he could turn a grape into a raisin, and what he saying will fully open eyes on an Asian!”

Danny Myers defeats Ade

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Recap: Ade proves himself formidable with a bunch of abstract, philosophical punches that featured some strong wordplay and stringent Danny-isms here and there. But in this 1-round CrowdShyt audio battle, it’s the Bar God’s surreal name flips, mayhem-rich punches, righteous personals/boasts to go along with a spicy rebuttal that gets Mr. Myers the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “You rap like you from a parallel universe where Carlton Banks went to public school!”

DNA defeats Dre Dennis

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Recap: Was there any promo for this one? If so, I must’ve missed it. Either way, despite a solid, gun-bar lit and punch-heavy at times effort from Dre Dennis, a bit of a struggle with his flow as well as one too many reaches and subpar bars from the Loud Boys capo to along with a more versatile and steady DNA unleashing a barrage of stifling set-ups/punchlines, fiery wordplay/schemes, pouty gun lines, boastful barbs and hard-hitting personals, gives the Queens, NY vet the win in this 1-rounder from The Rap Committee.

Verdict: DNA (W) 1-0

Favorite line: DNA – “Dennis you know not to play with DNA…Jurassic Park!”

Th3 Saga defeats MyVerse

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Recap: Judging from MyVerse and Th3 Saga surprisingly writing their 3rd round (thus, we’ll just call the finale a tie) together in this Barstool Compliment battle, I’m guessing that both of them could care less about getting the win. But it’s all about competition here and despite MyVerse doing a pretty solid job hyping up her opponent throughout rounds 1 and 2, it’s a little more original (esp. when it came to doing his research on his opp’s background), wordplay/name flip-lit, condensed, witty and punch-heavy Saga who edges both of the aforementioned rounds for the win.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “I would hate for this round to go flat and cause despair, but allow the leader of The Horsemen to uplift a queen like Charlotte Flair!”

Ryda defeats Kyd Slade

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Recap: Versus rising star and ‘Plug talk’ kingpin Kyd Slade in a gritty, gun bar-infested, punchline-lit and close One Off/3-rounder from URL’s Ultimate Madness 5 card, after the two split (w/ Ryda edging round 1 before Slade returned the favor in round 2) the first couple of rounds, a slightly more steady and punch-heavy Ryda adds in some mocking personals and witty barbs to take the 3rd round for the win.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ryda – “I predicted the future, the Silk one made waves, shit I know what it did, ‘cuz ever since I started fucking all these hoes, I knew eventually I had to come and talk to the kid [Kyd]!”

DNA defeats Tubbs

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Recap: Tubbs uses an impressive array of gritty punchlines and hometown references to make things close. But in this competitive 1-rounder from Houston Bar Code’s HOME 4 card, a couple of hard-hitting rebuttals to go along with a gang of stinging name flips, fiery 4-bar set-ups and mayhem-lit punches gives DNA the win.

Verdict: DNA (W) 1-0

Favorite line: DNA – “Remember last time I battled JC?, I said ‘razor’ since he super tough, but this time you get one star like the Uber sucks!”

Arsonal defeats LL Coogi

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Recap: Mostly abandoning the slew of disrespectful heat we’re used to seeing from him for a gang of sublime punchlines, real street talk and boastful bangers that impressed throughout, Arsonal handily beats back a gritty but topsy-turvy LL Coogi for the win in this 1-rounder from The Rap Committee.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Arsonal – “I be stepping stepping, lay him in Dawson’s Creek, see if his soul make it to 7th Heaven!”

Bill Collector defeats Dre Dennis (Rematch)

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Recap: A rematch of their highly entertaining Verbal War Zone battle from 2019, Bill Collector and Dre Dennis bring the wit, praiseworthy punches and other accolades to this 3-round ‘The Nicest’ Compliment Battle. Noteworthy too for the two being a part of the same ‘Loud Boys’ clique as well as a well-crafted together 3rd round that showed off their symmetry, a close battle what with a debatable 2nd and 3rd round is edged overall by the slightly more punch-lit Bill in the 1st.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “My homie tough, he got the underground battle game in a cobra clutch, teach a new player to the game how to soldier up, giving them a platform to battle they favorite and show they stuff, bro even Tay Roc would be amazed at all teh doors you opened up!”

Chef Trez defeats Kidd Nyheem

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Recap: A gritty and competitive 3-rounder from WarTown Battles filled to the rim with a host of flexing gun bars, real street talk and piercing punchlines, after a slightly punch-heavier Kidd Nyheem takes round 1, leave it up to a more condensed Chef Trez to add some fiery name flips and hard-hitting (including a dope one at the end of his 3rd) rebuttals to the mix to edge each of the latter two rounds and gain the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You hella light, I’ll let it ring and let off shots if you too amped, you’ll get hit teh wildest couple…Marriage Boot Camp!”

Calicoe defeats Fonz

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Recap: Old Midwest (Calicoe) meets up with new Midwest (Fonz) for a dope 1-rounder brought to you from The Rap Committee. And despite a pretty solid (outside some reaches and a few subpar punches here and there) effort from the always punch-crazy Fonz, it’s the Detroit vet, on his A-game throughout with a steady, subline (i.e. classic) and uninterrupted flow of gritty schemes, lyrical posturizing, boastful barbs, steely pontifications and stinging personals who earns the win.

Verdict: Calicoe (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Calicoe – “I’m trying to hit you and then fucked around and hit your man in the head, he got lead astray [led a stray]!”

Pat Stay defeats Dunsh

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Recap: Plenty of ‘lyrical’ dick jokes, reverent punchlines, funny impressions, nice rebuttals and clever zingers in this 3-round Barstool Sports Compliment Battle between Pat Stay and Dunsh. A close one throughout, it’s the more experienced austere of flattery (as well as a master at making his opponent feel totally uncomfortable) Pat Stay who out-punches Dunsh and edges the 1st and 3rd rounds (call the 2nd debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Pat Stay (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Pat Stay – “Bond forming tighter than his immaculate Windsor knots, I can’t even tie a tie, you probably practice it with your cock!”

First Lady Flamez defeats Lady Caution

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Recap: In this fire 1-rounder from Our Society Battle League, Lady Caution wigs with a gang of fiery gun bars, pent-up mayhem and hard-hitting punchlines/name flips. However, replete with a slightly more consistent and versatile plate of vicious schemes, stifling wordplay, wicked/cold calculated punches and jaunty name flips/personals of her own, it’s First Lady Flamez who edges this on for the win here.

Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “You had me fucked up for even taking this, sugar free , it ain’t sweet ’round here pimpin’, I’ll break a bitch, Napalm, Chloroform, homemade bombs, short list safer than me you should be playing with!”

Don Ladyii defeats Yoshi G

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Recap: While it’s common knowledge that the league didn’t start out that way, but from an aesthetics standpoint it’s still a little weird seeing QOTR putting on a battle that’s not in a boxing ring. That aside, a dope, competitive 3-rounder between Yoshi G and QOTR vet Don Ladyii, what with plenty of salacious sex talk, fiery punchlines/wordplay and piercing personals ends with (after a slightly punch-heavier Yoshi edged round 1 before Don Ladyii returned the favor to edge things up going into the 3rd) another close, hard-hitting and competitive 3rd, but with a slightly cleaner and versatile Don Ladyii edging the final round for the win.

Verdict: Don Ladyii (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Don Ladyii – “You the same bitch that let the state take her kids and blamed it on her mental health…that’s crazy!”

Chef Trez and Leo Bronze [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: In this crazy 1-rounder from League of Championship Kulture, an impressive performance by Leo Bronze, who with a barrage of sizzling punchlines, gritty street talk, fire similes, witty (Leo Bronze: “You don’t even got your own face, fake-ass Ja Morant!”) personals/angles and a fiery cameo appearance from his 7yo daughter, let you know that he came to win, gets measured up by a dope showing from Chef Trez. Who with a quartet of hitting rebuttals, piercing gun bars, well-armed name flips and plenty of stinging punches of his own, does just enough to earn a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “We all know about the law of attraction, and by naming yourself Bronze you already took away that number one spot!!”

Eazy The Block Captain defeats Goodz

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Recap: With Eazy The Block Captain on a hot streak of late and Swag King Goodz coming back to the big stage after a long hiatus, the two make for a highly anticipated matchup here on URL”s N.O.M.E. 12 card. And as expected the battle is a real goodie with Goodz dishing his usual assortment of boastful barbs, financial advice, snappy drug talk, nifty punchlines and mocking personals to mostly terrific effect. While a steadily aggressive Eazy TBC’s boatload of real street raps, steely angels (esp. when it came to utilizing some of his opponent’s more noted lingo against him), aggressive/gritty punches, rich similes and hard-hitting personals of his own showed why he is the most sought-after opponent for top tier battlers today. A close battle throughout that kept the Houston crowd fully engaged, it’s a more versatile and punch-heavy Eazt who takes the first two rounds for the win before a turned up Goodz edged the 3rd to avoid the 30.

Verdict: Eazy The Block Captain (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Eazy The Block Captain – “We already allowed you to call your cologne Gentlemen 30 and you never had one!”

Tay Roc defeats T-Top

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Recap: Damn, I guess Tay Roc really felt like he lost that virtual 1-rounder he had with T-Top awhile back. Because outside of the occasional grudge match, I can’t see any need to have hour longer (which in this N.O.M.E. 12 rematch on URL, had Roc clearly spouting the longer rounds) battles. Nonetheless, despite a mostly strong, gritty and at times punch/personal heavy run by Top (who was a bit hurt by some subpar punches and tedious angles along the way), it’s a 30 for the Gun Bar King. The Maryland vet dishing an elongated, but crispy and fiery 3 rounds of stinging gun bars, fire wordplay, stirring ‘AMG Mode’ rhythms, witty/rigid personals, grimy mayhem, boastful barbs, piercing punchlines and sporty name flips to easily earn some payback.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Smack, he don’t want smoke, he The Bear, he scared of fire!”

K-Shine defeats Real Sikh

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Recap: With about half-a-minute of audio being lost during K-Shine’s 3rd round of this URL/N.O.M.E. 12 bout Real Sikh, gonna go ahead and call round 3 a tie. And while that prevents the consistently performance bar-lit, name flip savvy, punch-heavier and witty Shine from scoring a 30 after handily taking rounds 1 and 2, considering that we hadn’t seen him on the big stage in quite awhile and the ever-rambunctious Sikh gave him a run for his money throughout, the victorious Shine still left quite an impression.

Verdict: K-Shine (W) 2-1

Favorite line: K-Shine – “Another New Jersey nigga with a death wish, taught my old gun a new trick…fetch this!”

Swamp defeats JC

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Recap: From the final round of URL’s Ultimate Madness 5 tournament, a multifaceted Swamp uses a gang of gritty punchlines, hitting personals, rugged street bars, witty barbs and a killer near-end round rebuttal to take the first couple of rounds and get the win over a morbidly-inclined, boastful and often wordplay/punch-heavy, but less versatile and less bar-potent JC in rounds 1 and 2, before round 3 saw JC step it up and get a little more savvy and formidable with the bars, which with an assist from a Swamp slip-up, gave the Michigan vet the 3rd.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Swamp – “What you about 4’2″?, shit I couldn’t bury you 6 feet if I want to!”

Nunn Nunn defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: From URL’s N.O.M.E. 12 card, slightly more direct with his bars overall while proving to his opponent that he can also spout a nice freestyle game, a turned-up throughout and pretty peeved Nunn Nunn unleashes a gritty and superb punchline troupe in round 1 to take the opener before getting edged in round 2 to an off-the-dome spicy, mayhem/storytelling-rich, slightly more condensed and punch-lit Danny Myers to split things going into round 3. The final round while close and equally lit when it came to rebuttals, gets edged to Nunn Nunn here as the North Carolina rapper’s witty/rigid personals, stinging punches and lofty wordplay/schemes manages to edge another boisterous, but less punch-heavy/potent turn by Danny for the win.

Verdict: Nunn Nunn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nunn Nunn – “Like the Last Supper, when they made me a plate with God I thought of Judas!”

Hollow da Don defeats Geechi Gotti

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Recap: In a virtuoso performance that featured a plethora of shrewd punchlines, ill style breakdowns, witty storytelling, hard-hitting personals, rigid wordplay and feelgood name flips that were capped by a dominant 2nd round, after getting edged by a sublime, real street talking and more punch-heavy Geechi Gotti in round 1, Hollow Da Don comes back to easily take the middle round before edging the 3rd with a more versatile and original-themed turn for the win in this highly entertaining and spirited URL/N.O.M.E. bout.

Verdict: Hollow Da Don (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Hollow Da Don – “You don’t even smoke, he said no but it’s some good tree and I stand behind it!”

Stumbles defeats Snake Eyez

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Recap: While Tsu Surf and all the drama that came with Midnight Madness deserve the majority of praise for getting Twitter Battle Rap Spaces popping since the beginning of the year. Outside of Aye Verb, there’s been a handful of lesser-known names who deserve their kudos too. Namely Stumbles and Snake Eyez, both of whom have recently taken getting online and talking shit, promoting upcoming battles and speaking on potential matchups with fans to new levels (and yeah that even includes Snake Eyez and his manager Tony Bro getting into it with Stumbles’ crew in person before a recent URL event). And while it’s always a stain on battle rap in general when fisticuffs between battlers get exchanged, now it’s only right that these two go at it on the big stage here for URL’s UM5 card. Unfortunately for Snake tho, if he thought he had an advantage coming with Stumbles becoming notorious for choking, that wouldn’t be the case here. As the Springfield, MA battler, clearly confident, stepping and motivated to beat his longtime adversary, was able to dish 3 clean and crispy rounds of slick punchlines, real street talk, witty/hard-hitting personals and steely gun bars to beat back a gritty-as-usual and aggressive, but in this bout, too often topsy-turvy Snake for a well-earned 30.

Verdict: Stumbles (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Stumbles – “I wanted the money, you wanted the belt, this is what you asked for, y’all had me fighting Jake the Snake in that ring…but I was worried about the bag more!”

Chilla Jones defeats Mike P.

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Recap: Blame the local plumber guy aesthetics or a narrative that goes way back to his JC battle, but I’ve never understood how the average battle rap fan who really feens for quality pens can continue to label Chilla Jones as ‘boring’ (or something to the like). Especially when he’s done such a great job at transitioning from an elongated, scheme-heavy puncher to one of the most versatile battlers in the game. Indeed, from displaying excellent wit to proving to be a deft angler to sporting a gang of stifling wordplay (esp. during a killer round 2 here versus Mike P), with over a decade in the game C. Jones doesn’t get appreciated enough imo. Thus while showing off the stark difference between mid-tier and top tier status, despite another pretty solid, rambunctious, punch/personal-heavy at times and earnest effort from Mike (esp. in the 1st and 3rd rounds), Jones ability to take it to another level with a barrage of stinging name flips, spicy angles within angles, over-the-top alliterations, well-equipped braggadicous darts, funny/mocking personals, piercing punchlines and sturdy schemes/gun bars while rarely missing a beat, earns him a 30 in this To Live & Die in L.A. bout from URL.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “If you ask me I think you a bitch…respectfully, so this angle is directed at you instead of she, I’m a flip P upside down and let her be [B]!”

Chef Trez defeats Alpha AR

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Recap: Able to withstand his opponent Alpha AR’s theme music intro, some serious Calicoe vibes when it comes to his raps and some out-of-nowhere personals that were just weird, outside of a close round 2, Chef Trez uses a gang of mayhem-rich punches, festive name flips, spicy rebuttals and stinging personals/gun bars to handily get the 30 in this 3-rounder from DHBL.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Bullets will go through AR abs like a Philly nigga!”

Charron and XQZ [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Another Compliment Battle from Barstool Sports ‘The Nicest’ card features Charron and XQZ trading a bunch of personals adulations (XQZ: “When people mistake me for you, I don’t correct them because that’s how I get into night clubs, award shows, my own family reunion!”), rich storytelling and witty punchlines to keep the crowd amused. A competitive bout on both sides with Charron adding a handful of solid freestyles/rebuttals to the mix, after the two split rounds 1 and 2, a 3-round bout that never wavered on entertainment fittingly ends up a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Charron – “Tee Grizzley told me you make some tugh music, you put out a track, my girlfriend cums to it!”

Swamp defeats D.O.T.

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Recap: From URL’s Civil War 2 card, against a D.O.T. who’s definitely prioritizing lyricism and aggressive punches (to a topsy-turvy effect as seen again here) these days over the exuberant, performance-rich hijinks of his more noted classics from the past, a consistently lit Swamp dishes a boatload of gritty name flips, killer set-ups/punchlines, bruising gun lines and stinging personals to handily score an impressive 30 in front of a hyped North Carolina crowd.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Swamp – “It really don’t matter where I choose to hit D.O.T. cuz’ wherever I choose to be it’s gonna be spot on!”

Cortez defeats Zay Smoove

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Recap: From GOTG, a pretty standard 1-rounder between Cortez and Zay Smoove sees the two deliver resident/aggressive bars in the form of hardbody street darts, feelgood gun bars, flexing mayhem and boastful punches with a few personals here and there to prove that the two did do some research on each other before the battle. That said, with much less reaches than his opponent, more intricacy to his bars and some gutsy trap talk to attest to a slightly more versatile plate, it’s Cortez who handily gets the win.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Cortez – “The twin 40’s smoking together ain’t peer pressure!”

O-Red defeats Scotty

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Recap: Seen thousands of battles over time and can’t recall a battler sitting down while he spits his raps as Scotty does for half the bout here. He’s different! Ok, but let’s not get carried away. As while the Houston vet did kick some gritty and brash punches here and there, it’s a multifaceted O-Red, armed with a bag of nimble translations, acute wordplay, sturdy punchlines, off-the-dome heat and flexing mayhem, who handily gets the win in this 1-rounder from Houston Bar Code.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 1-0

Favorite line: O-Red – “This fraud rambling, I done caught more bodies than Charles Manson, with a large cannon, headed to Texas like Arch Manning!”

Swamp defeats Murda

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Recap: Still teetering on the edge of losing some of these smaller league battles with his near slip-ups and lack of preparation, in this 1-rounder from Bars Over Bricks Battle League, Swamp survives yet another near choke and with just enough juicy personals, head-ringing gun bars and gritty punchlines gets past the rambunctious and wordplay-lit, but slightly less versatile and less consistent stylings of Murda.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swamp – “Newsflash, do you really want to know why we compare you to Twork?, butch cuz’ you ass!”

Bill Collector defeats Kang

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Recap: In this rare 3-rounder from Gates of the Garden, a versatile Bill Collector uses a barrage of piercing punchlines, witty anecdotes/personals, self aggrandizing darts, boastful barbs and solid off-the-dome theatrics to take the first two rounds and the win over a pretty solid, aggressive, angle-lit, punch-heavy and altogether competitive Kang who despite the loss impressed throughout.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “I’m willing to go off on whatever he own because that mustache is only good for two things…police work or 70’s porn!”

Ryda defeats E-Hart

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Recap: While the slick wordplay and fierce punches/name flips we’ve come to expect from E-Hart were for the most part there. In this 3-rounder against Ryda from Bring Ya Bars Battles League, the Bronx vet’s noted consistency and preparation weren’t, leaving the Maryland emcee, armed with a barrage of fiery punches, boastful barbs, scathing personals and flexing gun bars/name flips throughout the battle with a Gentleman’s 30.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ryda – “Save it bitch, one bullet will turn Hart foundation into Make-A-Wish!”

Oppa and Danny Myers [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: A blazing 1-rounder from TBG sees Danny Myers delivering a barrage of boastful (“My nigga’s asked me, ‘Are you done with OPP?’, yeah you know me for being treacherous!”) barbs, graphic mayhem, sporty personals and raucous lyrical darts to get his point across. But refusing to bow down in the midst of his opponent’s fiery comeuppance, Maryland up-n-comer Oppa, via a gang of mocking/hard-hitting personals, witty zingers and righteous set-ups/punches scores with enough bangers to make this one a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Oppa – “Danny Myers, father, battle rapper, two difficult roles you’re not balancing well, your son got a Danny Myers conversation at 22 and Lil Slap got a battle at 12!”

JC defeats Sheed Happens

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Recap: These time limits in URL’s SM5 tourney need to be fixed and can Smack, at the very least, pretend he’s listening to battles while they’re going on instead of talking up some hottie standing by his side on stage? That being said, Sheed Happens with the fiery illiterations, some sturdy, performance-lit punchlines and hitting personals (mostly in round 3) and JC with a gang of fire wordplay, boastful punch work and steely set-ups/similes makes for a dope semifinal bout as well as 3 rounds of competitive heat. But it’s the Michigan vet, slightly more potent and steady with the bars in both rounds 1 and 2, who gets the win here before Sheed saved face and edged the 3rd.

Verdict: JC (W) 2-1

Favorite line: JC – “Give me my flowers when I’m here or you gonna get yours when you’re not!”

First Lady Flamez defeats Stack

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Recap: Dope 1-rounder from Battle Rap Society sees Stack lay out a bunch of tough, gritty bars that not only kept him competitive, but more often then not kept the crowd lit. But proving once again that even on a small league stage she’s still a beast, First Lady Flamez’s steady barrage of stifling punchlines, fiending set-ups, hard street rhymes and rigid gun bars are more than enough to gain the win.

Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “Petty bitch, these tek’s [texts] will fuck your life and your mood up!”

Bigg K defeats 40 Cal

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Recap: By now the entire battle rap culture should know how strict Bigg K is when it comes to contracts and time limits. So to see a battler going up against K complain, after going past the decided time limit, about not being able to ‘get all his shit off’ just makes no sense to me. Nonetheless, with over a decade in the game, at times it can get a little formulaic with K, which in turn makes him seemingly unmotivated and worse yet beatable. But that wouldn’t be the case here as sometimes sheer talent just wins out. So indeed, despite a 40 Cal hitting and keeping it close (esp. in the latter two rounds) with some gritty/fire punchlines here and there (esp. that opening ‘Big L’ bar), a lack of consistency from 40 to go along with a bizarre (tho still funny) stretch that saw him totally jack T-Top’s infamous 3rd round ‘Walmart’ angle vs. Rum Nitty with a photoshopped pic of K for some personals that went nowhere as well as K dishing his usual assortment of spicy, rapid-fire punches, boastful screeds and hard-hitting personals to handily take round 1, before edging both of the latter rounds for the 30.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bigg K – “Keep saying Black don’t crack, what if I pistol whip it?!”