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Bigg K defeats Math Hoffa

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Recap: In layman’s terms, if Math Hoffa (understandably) is tired of hearing opponent’s use name flips on him, then veteran battle rapper that he is, he should certainly be able to understand white battle rappers who long tire of hearing lazy race angle’s used against them. Now onto the battle, Bigg K with steady (“It’s just me and the piece, I don’t meditate, bust his head to the white meat, that’s how I segregate!”) punches that landed well versus an albeit hard at times, but filler-prone turn from Math…took round 1. Raising his bar quotient with a better mix of more hard-body rhymes and fiery (“I still got that axe, I give nigga’s the grimy side, the scar will heal [heel] and bubble like an AirMax ’95!”) bully bars, Math evened things up in the 2nd by pummeling an up-n-down round by Bigg K. After that? All Bigg K. Saving his best round for the last, K just went straight in, putting aside his usual assortment of rapid punches for a most-likely embellished, but still entertaining, hard-hitting and (“You put the smack! in Smack, then the Knocked Out in KOTD!”) truth-telling round surrounding Math’s recent fight after his battle versus Dizaster that you could feel through the screen. And apparently, Math felt it too, stumbling to rebuttal K’s stirring personals at the start of his 3rd before seguing to his written’s that contained some nice struggle bars, but which if you’ve seen enough Bigg K battles versus black guys, when it comes to polemics concerning race, we’ve heard enough times before.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K –  “Ever since that happened, our conversations getting hell’a short, it’s like he mad at me ‘cuz I didn’t teleport!”

Mo Mula and Black Beard [Debatable]

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Recap: The man who made ‘Performance’ an official category in battle rap, Hitman Holla, would be proud of this one as both Mo Mula and (“I’ll leave Mula [moolah] in the streets like Assassin’s Creed!”) Black Bread make a note to put forth a sublime show to go along with oft-fiery bars and schemes. Of course, as far as who’s the better battler, a one-rounder never says as much as a three-rounder does, but both battlers kept it pretty consistent throughout their rounds–only slights being Beard misstepping a couple of times with his flow, while a couple of Mula’s set-ups took a little too long when it came to landing the punch. That being said, call it a split.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Mo Mula – “I’m about to body you, take this footage and flaunt it, but you still kinda get a win, that’s what you wanted, ‘cuz usually Black card’s get decline if Mula [moolah] ain’t on it!”

Glueazy defeats Minnix

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Recap: Dope battle between slick punchline fiend Minnix and the always punching up Glueazy. After Glueazy edges round one with a higher bar quotient, feisty (“Shot his neck, body on deck, we on a cruise ship!”) bars and more virtuoso performance (glasses and all), Minnix easily even things up with steadier (“Wet him up, I’m thinking how long I gotta wait for Glu to die!”) shiners that were doubled down by searing (“You got comfortable off other’s work ‘cuz you a freeloading prick, and you lucky I cut my beard down ‘cuz it would’ve 3-0’d your shit!”) personals. Split going into the final round, Minnix keeps throwing flaming darts and landing with some aggressive (“Where that gun’s supposed to come from, up from under ya tummy?, I’ll chase him up the block and rob him, give him a run for his money!”) bangers, however his last round is spoiled somewhat with a biteful of pesky filler and mediocre bars. On the hand, showing that he definitely came to win, Glueazy stays lit with lofty wrestling/guns bars, nicer performance and a more cohesive (“Why don’t you squares stop riding my wave, you’re not a boogie board!”) punch game to pull off the win.

Verdict: Glueazy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Glueazy – “And you not great, you mediocre, I bet you white squares pop up when you see a toaster!”

T-Rex defeats Marv Won

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Recap: Pretty much wasting his 3rd round, T-Rex still dishes just enough searing gun bars and hitting (“He trying to act all cocky and gimme some aggression, well I’ll map Quest [Qwest] like I’m looking for directions!”) personals to take the first couple of rounds and beat an often (“My nigga, you gotta learn to dress more appropriately for your weight gaining, that .8 bangin’, his whole middle disappear, that’s waist training!”) biting, but a little lush on the delivery and too misspent sermonizing Marv Won.

Verdict: T-Rex (W) 2-1

Favorite line: T-Rex – “The only reason Detroit respect you is because you flowed with Em, well I’ll have it so your next battle is with Soulja Slim!”

Holmzie Da God defeats Billy Da Boss Don

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Recap: Painting a fine scenery with pointed set-ups, all the while dishing his punchlines with consistent flair, Holmzie da God takes this one-rounder from a gritty throughout, but way less intricate Billy Da Boss Don.

Verdict: Holmzie da God (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Holmzie da God – “We 4 deep, van full of .9’s, it’s like a soccer mom!

Tapedeck defeats J. Murda

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Recap: J. Murda may be falling victim to taking on too many battles as when you’ve proven that you can beat the likes of JC, you shouldn’t be losing to a relative unknown like Tapedeck. But that’s the case here as even a stellar round 2 can’t save Murda from a slip-up prone first and a short, subpar 3rd. For Tapedeck, outside of some average bars that were clearly gassed, his overall more consistent flow and performance were pretty good, Add to that some nice punchlines throughout and he manages to pull off a mild upset over an opponent he really had no business beating.

Verdict: Tapedeck (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tapedeck –

Tapedeck defeats J. Murda

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Recap: J. Murda may be falling victim to taking on too many battles as when you’ve proven that you can beat the likes of JC, you shouldn’t be losing to a relative unknown like Tapedeck. But that’s the case here as even a stellar round 2 can’t save Murda from a slip-up prone first and a short, subpar 3rd. For Tapedeck, outside of some average bars that were clearly gassed, his overall more consistent flow and performance were pretty good, Add to that some nice punchlines throughout and he manages to pull off a mild upset over an opponent he really had no business beating.

Verdict: Tapedeck (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tapedeck – “I’m the fucking man of all sorts, I draw over shorts, that’s Captain Underpants!”

Pep defeats Chase Banks

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Recap: When he wasn’t spouting fiery schemes on his knowledge of ‘Martin’ during a terrific 3rd, Pep’s over-the-top dalliances with gritty browbeat lines and sterling gun bars offers up a palette that overall is way too rich for opponent Chase Banks at times, solid, but less heavy punchlines, inconsistent raps that saw a sordid end when he choked in the final round.

Verdict: Pep (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Pep – “Skinny nigger, I’ll moonwalk off the kickback!”

Cadalack Ron defeats Dre Vishiss

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Recap: Lyrically taking advantage of the ‘anything goes’ underlining of battle rap, Cadalack Ron (R.I.P.) goes there time and time again with racist bars on black people (women in particular) when he wasn’t spitting borderline xenophobic, but oft-witty personals and radical punchlines that would make your average redneck proud. Most of the crowd seemed to get it tho and Ron’s opponent, a solid, but slip-up prone Dre Vishiss (who ended up cutting his round short) seemed to take it all in stride. Notwithstanding a few dry spots from Ron, he gets the edge in thsi 1-rounder here for a tighter, longer and more consistent flow.

Verdict: Cadalack Ron (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Cadalack Ron – “I never had a baby mama that wasn’t a looker and I never fucked a black chick [female in crowd: ‘Couldn’t handle it’] that wasn’t a hooker!”

Loso defeats Fred Ease

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Recap: Sublime with the Godspeak, fortified with the personals and way better with the punchlines, a truth-spitting and steadily confident Loso easily takes out a mostly subpar Fred Ease in this 3-rounder from Enter The Dungeon Battle League.

Verdict: Loso (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Loso – “That’s why you can put me on any stage and I’ll beat odds, y’all got the nerve to put the Reach God against a person that can help you reach God!”

Ave defeats Mike P

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Recap: Too much! That best sums up Ave’s complete annihilation of Mike P here in this Proving Grounds matchup from URL/Smack. Granted, not a body as besides a wasted round 3, Mike hung in there with some nice punchlines and performance (“But War Report, couple y’all on there showing me what the bums like, funny, after tonight snake eyes gonna say I won twice!”; “When you rap why you think they go that hard, and don’t act bored? you got a style that the PG’s are programmed for!”) bars. But just to show you how dominant Ave, his second round, which was easily his worse, still had enough (“Boy that’s crack, fuck around, find P in a box, Pandora act!”) shiners to beat what was a solid turn by Mike. Consistently punching with wicked name flips, ill braggadocio (“‘Cuz y’all know, I’m way better, every phrase clever and I could fight, I’ll give Mike a mean right [write] like a hate letter!”) bars, fierce wordplay and rampant (“He lying, don’t nothing about this queer pass as gutter, but you see the hood in my face, that’s Illmatic cover!”) haymakers that’d literally make Nas grin, Ave more than proves that he’s graduated from the PG class…with honors.

Verdict: Ave (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ave – “Y’all seen how I get about vibes, it’s sort of like porta potties, I’ll make you hate to take the shit outside!”

Rum Nitty defeats Ratchet

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Recap: After getting overmatched by some wild gun bars, spicy (“I’ll hit the stage and wig off on a Ratchet like a Springer fight!) name flips and loud shiners in round 1, a supposed grudge match between Rum Nitty and Ratchet seems like it’ll be an easy win the 4th Quarter rapper. But to Ratchet’s credit, after a pretty pedestrian 1st, he steps it up in the latter rounds with some nice (“I’ll stand there, broad day, letting it ring like missed calls!”) shiners/wordplay to make things competitive. Still, what with Nitty’s pen staying staunchly consistent in the 2nd round, the match is already settled before Ratchet can bounce for a debatable 3rd.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Direct shit hit him, he’s getting more than grazed, try to run the medal popping off liek Forest leg’s!”

Bonnie Godiva defeats Looney Divine

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Recap: From Colorado Rap, could’ve went without the ‘Light work, bitch!’ line at the end of each round (besides, isn’t that Qleen’s slogan?) as a Bonnie Godiva on her A-game–as she was here versus a snapping-at-times, but flow-challenged Looney Divine–there’s no need to twist the knife in the back of an opponent you’ve already 30’d via a pristine, witty, gun bar-bent, personal-lit and punch/scheme-heavy showing for 3 rounds.

Verdict: Bonnie Godiva (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bonnie Godiva – “These twin 9’s is judge and jury when I make these hits, ‘cuz the second one will a peel [appeal] just in case this missed [dismissed]!”

Tay Roc defeats John John da Don

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Recap: To wit, the presumptuous idea that John John da Don gets nothing but hate from certain crowds or URL fans just isn’t true. Take his Wavy battle for instance, where JJDD had the crowd eating in his hands, thanks of course to an epic performance, but also because 9 out of 10 battle rap fans just love hot bars…regardless of who’s spitting them. Of course, there’s some hate here and there and yes, Tay Roc has his legion of stans, but so does every top tier battle rapper. Don’t believe me? Just take a few minutes and look at the comments section of any top tier battle rapper and you’ll witness stans who swear their guy (or gal) won, no matter how much the evidence points otherwise.

That said, hate didn’t cause a pretty solid (“I’m like a scammer with some fresh gift cards, my piece is hitting!”) JJDD to lose this battle, a more versatile, performance/punch-heavy, gun bar hitting and consistent Roc (who didn’t use as many gun bars as we’re used to seeing), one too many dry spells (esp. in the 2nd round) and JJDD’s penchant for stealing bars/themes (a winnable 3rd round gets taken away by a failed attempt at a rebuttal, wasted bars pontificating to Smack and because he used the same ‘nonsensical bars’ theme Rich Dollarz used in his battle with Tay) did. Thus, a superb 1st round from both battlers makes for a debatable, while Roc’s personal, witty and punchline-crazy 2nd easily beat a mostly pedestrian turn by JJDD, before JJDD also loss the 3rd due to the aforementioned reasons, but also due to Roc’s continued ability to stay more consistent and dish (“I’m the type to walk in your crib, don’t even speak to mama, smack the plate out of her hand, like miss, I don’t eat lasagna!”) haymakers.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “What’s this, light-skin vs. dark-skin?, well take Drake I Roc with Mill’s, tell the house nigga’s I rock with nigga’s in the cotton field’s!”

O-Red defeats Daylyt

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Recap: When you’re not shaking your head at Daylyt, who spends most of his time here splitting time between nonsensical filler, unrepentant reaches, deft (“The last nigga I pulled the nina out on, I told him I bet it sting, I treat that bitch like getting a call from ya side bitch when you with your main bitch, I silence her [silencer] than let it ring!”; “I’ll get a man chin [mansion] bigger than Quagmire!”) punchlines and actually pontificating somewhat sensibly (“It’s funny how all of these niggas got beef baking, but none of ’em willing to slaughter the pig!”) on matters concerning police brutality…appreciate the rebirth of O-Red. Segueing confidently between righteous (“That shotty have bodies looking like cheetah print, ya team ain’t cut too solid so when they see your Caesar split, ya C’s will split!”) gun bars, metaphorical (“”Reverse Kemp, that .40 bang after it point at him”; “I’m past nice, this hwere my bars School Daze [School’s Day’s], this G on ya head, Halfpint!”) wordplay, braggadocio (“I said I’m sick, when I write my three, my bars hit like a shotty begging, every word crafted for the kill, I’m speaking body language!”), conniving name flips and all-out (“Nah, matter fact fuck that [pulls back up ski mask] I could spit flame without the mask nigga, I’m Scorpion!”) personals throughout all three rounds, O-Red not only outbars Daylyt into a near submission, but puts his opponents on notice for 2016.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 3-0

Favorite line: O-Red – “If you try angles in your rounds you’ll get boxed, Red rounds over the top, I’ll pepperoni a pizza!”

Prez Mafia defeats Dre Dennis

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Recap: Spitfire for 3 rounds with a nice combo of vigorous and oft-times intricate/witty/braggadocios punchlines, Prez Mafia commands the stage while teaching a class on ‘How To Comeback From The Controversy Of Getting Caught Stealing Bars’ here in this 3-rounder from We Go Hard. Prez’s standout return not only makes for a dope and competitive battle against fellow PG-stepper and a very solid (esp. in the 2nd round) throughout Dre Dennis, but with his opponent’s penchant for a little too much filler and pedestrian bars, even with an almost equal amount of haymakers, a close and deciding 3rd round goes to a more consistent Mr. Hide My Bars for the win.

Verdict: Prez Mafia (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Prez Mafia – “I’m the biter?, this right will shook, let’s fight, and a life get took, an uppercut mixed with a little me, he gonna bite the hook!”

Charlie Clips defeats Ah Di Boom

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Recap: Ah di Boom once again proves his mettle, dropping an array of dizzying (“My bars are something that the streets desire, Statue of Liberty, Clips every time I reach it’s fire!”) haymakers and potent performance (“And I’m roaring with a [grips hand like gun] pistol in my hand like ‘You trying to play me my nigga?’, 80’s prom picture, everybody going [shoots hand at Clips] out with a bang!”) bars to make this a close one-rounder against the favorite Charlie Clips. Still, it’s Clips who displays a better overall delivery and is more concise with his rhymes, while dishing consistently gregarious bars, exquisite (“You dated my ex-girl, now you broke, so where the cash at?”) personals, righteous (“I don’t want to hear how you left URL and talking this and that, your career dead baby, I know your ass is missing Smack!”) schemes and excellent wordplay throughout his half and in turn, winning this battle of two of battle rap’s elite big men.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “I got a right hook that’ll wake you up and make your neck crack, I’ll body you and then bury your body in the same place that Rex at, that ratchet shit, a ratchet a bitch, first the finger [waves finger] wave and then your neck snap!”

Rosenberg Raw defeats E-Ness

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Recap: Slipping up twice in round 3 after splitting the first couple of rounds, Rosenberg Raw pretty much hands E. Ness a win. Indeed, all Ness had to do was spit a clear and decent round (after coming back with raucous (“”I’ll stuff your whole fucking head through a hub cap, take ya bitch and slide my debit card down her butt crack!”round 2 to even things out) and he would’ve scored a 2-1 dub. Yet, somehow the Philly battle rap vet not only slips up as many times as his opponent does, but ultimately ends up choking…and that was that.

Verdict: Rosenberg Raw (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rosenberg Raw – “Big shit, get ya wigs split, you Donovan McNabb, you always came close, but you ain’t never did shit!”

Quest MCODY defeats Math Hoffa

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Recap: From Detroit’s Barbarian Battle Grounds, after getting outscored by a punch-heavy and versatile Math Hoffa in round 1, a cadence-lit Quest Mcody gets busy and more substantive with the bars via stinging bouts of spicy lyrical warfare that with a few rigid personals and some flexing wordplay mixed in, allowed the Motor City vet to take rounds 2 and 3 for the win over an earnest, but much less hitting Hoffa.

Verdict: Quest Mcody (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quest Mcody – “You see these Tek’s [texts] book, this ain’t Borders bitch!”

Dizaster defeats Lil G

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Recap: Anyone with an appetite for dick jokes will love this battle as Lil G and Dizaster, to often hilarious effect, dedicate most of their punches to the wonder’s of the third leg. Still, judging from the over-the-top crowd reaction’s and some of Dizaster’s rebuts, Lil G’s obsession with his member is pretty well-known. And tho the little guy was also able to spit some fiery punches here and there throughout the battle, as often the case against lesser-known opponent’s, Dizaster’s ability to turn your own bars against you, freestyle, joke and aggressively punch with a tilt for fiery personals, gets him rounds 1 and 2 here for the win.

Verdict: Dizaster (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Dizaster – “Looking like a rat with whiskers, they got me battling with a fucking Master splinter, action figure!”

Lotta Zay defeats Franchise

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Recap: Even with a boatload of filler from both rappers, Franchise’s lack of bite to most of his bars as well as 3 elongated rounds from the Canadian spitter hurts him more in the long run. That leaves a more condensed and wordplay-heavier Lotta Zay with enough room to edge this one.

Lotta Zay: (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Lotta Zay – “This the intervention, but I can’t find the pussy nowhere…like that pic of Calicoe skinny-dipping!”

Dougy defeats Writtenz

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Recap: In this aggressive one-rounder from We Go Hard, B-more’s Writtenz came with a bunch of fiery (“I’m sick as can be, I’ll beat shit down your knee, I’ll rock ya, like Red Lobster..the biscuits are free!”) bars to make his mark. But a shortened turn by the visiting out-of-towner and a (“When it comes to flipping packs, I’m nice with it, I been fucking with them big O’s before Stedman!”) systematically dishing, performance and (“That last line?, hyped from an ugly bitch, you might get it, I’m a fuck him up, but I wanted this bitch to fight back…I’m Ike with it!”) punch-heavy Dougy would prove to be too much in the end.

Verdict: Dougy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Dougy – “My bitch got the grip, she always hold my arm…like she scared of the movie!”

Rum Nitty defeats Craig Lamar

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Recap: Well, that was quite a turnaround. Granted, he spit like twice as longer than Rum Nitty, but Craig Lamar’s 1st round was still superb, dishing lethal (“I got that fire arm and I’ll put the straps behind ya baby like I did the diaper wrong!”; “Nigga please, don’t make finger this llama like animal porn!”) punches and finessing on wordplay with repeated flair…more than enough to beat a (“You get the line, this nigga dying, you’ll see this finger wave at his baby hair like Ginuwine!”) solid, but not spectacular turn from his opponent. The momentum continued for Craig in the 2nd, more potent (“We burst slugs, bullets will be in the back of ya mind like ya first love!”) punches that were only fragmented by a couple of near slip-ups and an elongated round. However, those minor slights would be the difference as a more aggressive Rum turned it up, getting bent with steely (“This nigag trash, split ya mask, get the mag, arm in his face…[whoop!] hit the dab!”, “40 Glock, let the lemon squeeze at his neck like Corona top!”) haymakers, nice personals and fluorescent shiners in a more condensed round that evened the match up. After a heated round 2, it’d come down to who’s pen had the most stamina and the Writer’s Block would prove himself more than capable, withstanding another decent (“I grip quickly, so talk if you would [wood] like Stick Stickly!”) round from his opponent with more sterling (“9’s striking him, hit his bean with the Wesson or let one sing out the desert…White Iverson!”; “Split ya partna, but a dip for this bitch, kick, nigga hit the Ronda!”) gun bars and delicious set-ups that completed a ferocious comeback for the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Craig Lamar – “Aim sloppy, so I got to lean in with the arms like church hugs!”)

Bangz defeats Ab Eaze

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Recap: In this one-rounder Ab Eaze raps much longer and dished some hot (“You steering wrong, but this where niggas find out I love Google, that mean I never get rid of Chrome!”) lines/name flips during his turn. But too many pedestrian bars along with a couple of slip-ups versus a higher bar quotient and more heavy (“They you Bangz because yours ain’t never been pulled yet!”) punchlines from Bangz gives the kid from CT a win in the Colosseum Battle League.

Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0

Favorite line:  Bangz – “When I peel, you’ll hit the tile and all [Tylenol], army crawl what’s that?…Abs on the floor!”

Chef Trez defeats Mr 16

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Recap: Chef Trez dominates this one, using a variety of fire schemes, action packed gun bars, piercing name flips and a gang of rigid punchlines to easily beat a mostly subpar Mr 16 over the course of 3 rounds in this one-sided battle from ATL’s Cage Rap Battles.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “See, I’m past nice, on this battle scene this gonna be your last night, your father left you so I’ll pop you and leave…you lost your dad twice!”

Charlie Clips defeats Shotty Horror

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Recap: Well, that was interesting. Charlie Clips returns overseas to Don’t Flop to battle uber-confident, British rapper Shotty Horror and aside from losing a tag-in excessive turn that got a bit too uncomfortable for Shotty’s liking, this one was all Clips, who despite his opponent’s opinion, easily out-punched Horroh in the first round and withstanding the soon-to-be-retiring and well-researched Horroh using almost his entire 3rd round to make pontifications on the battle rap industry instead of direct shots at his opponent, Clips’ abundance of fiery punchlines, stinging wordplay and a host of comedic stylings to just as easily take the deciding 3rd.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “I said outside this country a lot of nigga’s don’t know who homie be, his career about to give out…Kobe knee!”

YaBoyClip defeats Jay Scott

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Recap: What Jay Scott lacks in delivery and performance, he shows here that he can make up for it with some hardbody bars. YaBoyClip however, pronounced as he is with his delivery and able to slip in some wit, nice schemes and performance to make up for not always having the best pen, manages to edge this one on versatility alone after splitting the first two rounds and taking the 3rd.

Verdict: YaBoyClip (W) 2-1

Favorite line: YaBoyClip – “Head shot, y’all gonna need a 1000 sheets to wipe the shit from Scott tissue!”

Xcel defeats M. Ciddy

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Recap: Good to see the underrated (“I’m a fan of Team Homi, but you mad wack, if you sign?, the deal won’t include mad stacks, they’ll pay you in Newports and doo-rag packs!”) M. Ciddy back in the ring, but too bad here against an always dangerous opponent in Xcel, the long layoff may’ve hampered him a bit as throughout this battle too many of his punches just didn’t hit with the usual flair and intricacy that we’re used to seeing. On the other hand, except for a pretty standard 2nd, Xcel shined throughout with righteous (“I swear, these pussies niggas grow beards and think they like that, but nigga you play Samson, I’ll test the strength in here [hair], you’ll get your life snatched!”) personals, witty anecdotes and searing (“While you was watching Pokeman, I was poking niggas for mine!”) invectives that were backed by a versatile and aggressive gameplan that he executed to a tee.

Verdict: Xcel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Xcel – “How you gonna win?, say I’m a bum, talk about how my apparel fits?, well since I’m bummy I guess it’s [only] right I keep the barrel lit!”

Madface defeats Omega

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Recap: For the first two rounds of this 3-rounder from Bar Bendas Regime, Madface’s piercing punchlines, witty barbs and heated set-ups/gun bars work together to beat back a pretty solid overall, aggressive and mayhem-dishing Omega, the latter salvaging the last round with more consistent heat then his previous rounds.

Verdict: Madface (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Madface – “Y’all should’ve seen me at his crib when he wasn’t home, laughing while I fucked his bitch, that was a funny bone!”

Presidential Dubz defeats Ddub

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Recap: Scoring at will with stifling (“You don’t move me Dub, I feel the tension in the air…take a shot to loosen up!”) punches, sizzling performance bars, dope personals and rapid (“Let him run in my crib tripping, I’m waiting in the kitchen, the boy will get shot, old school cereal style, I’ll whip the toy out the box!”) heaters that shook the room, Presidential Dubz out-punches a solid Ddub in the first two rounds to guarantee a win. A slightly more (“Right before I shoot, I scream Jersey!, get this Boom! behind bars like Free Ahdi!“) versatile and witty Ddub edges the 3rd to avoid the 30.

Verdict: Presidential Dubz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Presidential Dubz – “Before my battle Stylez called me the Icey Lady, that joke was very strong…let me turn it into a bar, since the battle it’s only been Mango and Coco…Cherry gone!”

Danny Myers defeats Caine Marko

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Recap: After putting up with 8 or so minutes of mostly average lines and definitive reaches from Indiana rapper (“Where I’m from, niggas like Gina from Martin, ‘cuz when they grab the biscuit, they know it’s Payne [pain]”) Caine Marko, Danny Myers literally gets biblical, handing down wild (“Read the letters, I’ll have his DNA leaking forward…AND backwards!”) haymakers, righteous name flips and prophetic (“I’m a sign of hope, see men [semen] wasn’t supposed to see me, but the condom broke!”) wordplay with enough moral fortitude that Mr. Marko may want to think about another hobby.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I’ll shoot your baby right in front of you, I’m with that action nigga, the pain for your child is in intervals….that’s a contraction, nigga!”

Tony D defeats Math Hoffa

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Recap: Despite some nice (“If it’s that personal, I’mma go to ya crib, scare ya mum while she cooking, [Bow!] put a hole in her fridge!”) punchlines here and (“These light-skin niggas man, I don’t want no beef, Drake got y’all niggas turned up, I ain’t trying to be no Meek”) there, Math Hoffa gets caught up in his feelings, allowing outside the ring drama to get in his head and induce some rare slip-ups as well as an off-the-dome rant that while allowing him to vent his frustrations with current-day battle rap, didn’t help his cause of being able to keep it professional in the ring. That, and what was mostly a consistently (forgive him for daring to mention the words ‘Humpty Dumpty’ in a battle) tight and personal (“You fell off, I remember days when you was a heavyweight, now you don’t cut the top tier like a wedding cake”) savvy round from the UK’s Tony D, allowed the Hollow da Don’s doppelganger to pull off a mild upset.

Verdict: Tony D (W) 1-0

Favorite line:  Tony D – “Bro, you punch rappers in battles, and then moan when you get punched and then moan more when your opponents in battles bring the shit up!”

DNA defeats Dirtbag Dan

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Recap: From KOTD, against the mean personals, ‘Bird bars’ and aggressive/witty punchlines from Dirtbag Dan, after getting edged in round 1, a more consistently-punching, rigid name flipping, personal-lit and wordplay/scheme rocking DNA handily takes each of the latter rounds for the win in this fiery 3-rounder.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Favorite line: DNA – “Danny Boy, I ain’t gotta be mad at you to send you where ‘Pac at!”

Arsonal da Rebel defeats JC

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Recap: Not to take anything away from Arsonal, who did pretty well here, using a plethora of fleeting (“I will stretch your mother pussy until it’s wider than Bonnie womb, then violate her like she off the pill and got left in Bill Cosby room”) personals, witty (“I kill niggas by the caseload, you just another asswipe to an a-hole!”) one-liners and bully bars to make this a competitive battle regardless. But in a battle with a couple of elite names that should’ve been staged on UDubb or Smack/URL in the first place, JC having gone on record to state that he ended his last two rounds early because of some alleged misfinances on the part of BOTB UK, should be taken into account here. Of course, that has nothing to do with Arsonal, much less showing up, being a professional and competing in full. Yet, the fact that JC almost never chokes, while edging a close 1st round with better wordplay and more consistent (“Well it’s cool because we creeping with the torch, got the ratchet looking for that joint, like Felecia on the porch!”) shiners, at the very least warrants a rematch…preferably in the States.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Arsonal – “I been a shooter, .30 on me, extended rugar, I got Edward scissors hand, knuckles sharp, I’m Nigga Kruger!”

Reepah Rell defeats Luck Dollaz

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Recap: Solid battle between Reepah Rell and Luck Dollaz is highlighted by Reepah’s fake slip-up in the 3rd round that was actually an acronym of his opponent’s name. Close match throughout, a more condensed and slicker with the wordplay Reepah takes the 1st before a pretty pedestrian turn in the 2nd allows for Dollaz to finesse his way to a tie. The deciding 3rd however, sees Reepah get back in his bag with more steely name flips and and jaunty punchlines to take it in the end.

Verdict: Reepah Rell (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Reepah Rell – “Y’all really thought I wasn’t nice with arms?, what the fuck he think?, I get excited if I hear bones shatter…this your Lucky break!”

Mo Mula defeats Ha Style

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Recap: With his rich comedic timing, cool kid confidence and searing performance bars, if he chooses to Mo Mula has the goods to go a long way in this battle rap world. Not to take anything for granted however, as Ha Style’s potent 3rd round here, an aggressive and delicious combo of grandiose (“Shit, I went up his projects steps and the chopper shined from the roof like Project X!”; “Dead body, what you see phew you [CPU] when I use the mac”!) wordplay and righteous gun bars showed that even the best up-n-comer can be beat. Too bad for Ha, his last round would end up being his best would only save him from getting 3-0’d as Mula’s aforementioned (“I got huge guns, that’s hi-tech, lasers beams in hi-depth [Ha death]…silencer on it [makes sound of bullet firing] got Ha thinking that hi-def [Ha deaf]” distinctive and highly {“Niggas said they clap nina’s and bang ratchets, but they ain’t bust a chicken head…y’all probably thought I had a chicken head [clicks] nope them chicken heads [Blak!] the kick back will have you doing the Chickenhead!”) entertaining style was on full display in the two earlier rounds, easily getting him the dub here over what was too many standard bully/braggadocio lines from Ha Styles.

Verdict: Mo Mula (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mo Mula – “It’s a privilege being this dope, like when you mix Henny and loud!”

J. Murda defeats Zur Money

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Recap: A more consistent flow with some fiery schemes and nice (“Me verse Murda should do numbers, because these new niggas love Money & Violence”) punchlines would normally beat most opponents. But despite a couple of early round slip-ups…overall J Murda’s bars were not only a little more clever, but had more (“I wanna know that he dead, a head shot? cool, but a couple will do the job, you ever been to the island?”) impact, allowing him to edge a close one over Philly’s Zur Money.

Verdict: J. Murda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: J. Murda – “He don’t answer private calls, I got him [points hand like gun] through the Pinger”

Hitman Holla defeats Bonkaz

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Recap: Hitman Holla doesn’t do much, withstanding some antiquated bars and even failing to do one of his noted remixes here against UK rapper Bonkaz. But thanks to some rich performance (“I’m on the 7 looking for him, bandanna on the scope, I’ll cook till you melt, I’ll get to flagging down whips like I’m looking for help!”) bars and frenzied schemes as well as a delivery-challenged, monotone opponent who didn’t offer much in the way of crazy wordplay much less dope bars, it’s a pretty easy one-round win nonetheless for Holla.

Verdict: Hitman Holla (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Hitman Holla –  “Man, I’ll play hide-n-seek with your body, it’ll b e ike World’s War tho times two, you’ll be so lost the cops fuck around and locate a dragonball before they fidn you!”

Yung Griz defeats XP

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Recap: AHAT brings you this one-rounder between Young Griz and XP. A competitive battle that saw both battlers bring some shiners along with some aggressive punchlines, less filler and more intricate wordplay from Griz ends up being the difference-maker.

Verdict: Young Griz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Young Griz – “Deep break in his skin, I’ll have him biting his lip, like prom selfies!”

Viixen the Assassin defeats Bonnie Godiva

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Recap: It’s an easy body for Viixen the Assassin as despite being given every chance to get her groove back, an unprepared Bonnie Godiva repeatedly stumbles, forgets her written’s and lamely attempts to freestyle before finally choking. For Viixen all that was left was getting through her round, which she impressively does, dishing delicious personals, infinite wordplay and piercing punchlines in this one-rounder from Go Hard or Go Home Battle League.

Verdict:  Viixen the Assassin (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Viixen the Assassin -“So tonight, let’s make this a clean fight, send her hoem with something to talk about…she getting hit with a bragging right!”

Charlie Clips defeats Gemini

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Recap: During their recent battle Hollow da Don schooled a lot of battle rappers on how to use personals when going up against Charlie Clips. But clearly not everyone is up for the task as UK up-n-comer Gemini displays here. Better when he flouted his hometown’s (“This a place where niggas go pen come out and go back in, they repeat the same sentence like a dyslexic reading!”) pedigree along with some rich punchlines instead of standard “School of Hollow” personals that mostly failed to land, Gemini’s round was simply no match for Clips combination of stifling performance (“I’ll grab ya baby mom’s to the roof and make her skydive, I was born in ’83, I was taught to Air Mac’s before 9 5!”) bars, easy name flip (“Now watch Gemin1 turn into a Leo, and start lying [lion] ’bout that full clip, if he say he shooting the Taurus, don’t worry that’s some bull shit”) schemes and rigid punchlines.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “I’ll pop a pill, take ya girl home. spend 9 hours in bed, I’m from America, she from London, so I made give me 5 hours a head [ahead]!”

Hollow da Don defeats Pat Stay

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Recap: Another example of why it’s so risky to book big battles on smaller/new leagues. In what should’ve easily been a 3-rounder, somehow two of the best battle rappers on the planet, Hollow da Don and Pat Stay, get their much anticipated battle reduced to a one-rounder. And to make things worse, Pat for some inexplicable reason, gets his one round cut short by the timekeeper despite attempts by the crowd and even his opponent to let him keep going. Call it sloppy, call it disorganization or even blame the rappers failing to get their terms straight before signing the paperwork. Either way, it’s always the fans who get the short end of the stick. As for the battle itself, It’s Hollow’s versatility, that included everything from wild gun (“When I was young, I was a heat blower, revolvers with speed loaders, now it’s a drum and tommy gun, look like I’m [swings hands] swinging a leaf blower!”) bars, to wicked ‘knife bars’ to crazy (“The steel will erase his [racist] thoughts like the old Pat!”) wordplay to dancehall riddims to fly off-the-dome personals that outshined what was mostly the usual stupendous (“He’ll watch a porn like, ‘this guy ain’t even a real plumber'”, “Hollow da Don?…What’s your mother’s name, Donna da Mom?”) jokes and standard bully bars from Pat Stay. Still overall, a huge disappointment for fans and a battle that demands a 3-round rematch on either URL or KOTD.

Verdict: Hollow da Don (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Hollow da Don – “Oooohhh I hope you get Aids and Alzheiner’s, so you can forget you have Aids till all your ex’s start dying!”

O-Red defeats J-Money

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Recap: In their recaps of their battle, J-Money says he won and O-Red calls it a ‘classic’. Well, we say neither as Red, using a gang of fierce punchlines, gritty name flips, a couple of cold rebuttals and fire gun bars/schemes easily takes the first two rounds from an opponent who used a boatload of questionable angles to his raps, when he wasn’t spitting mostly pedestrian bars. With the battle already in hand, Red uses the 3rd round to run through his battle resume and kick some very basic lines, allowing J-Money to salvage the round with a solid, scheme/personal-heavy turn that was clearly his best….by the way, couldn’t help but notice, but is that Jaz-O, the Originator, in the crowd looking on?

Verdict: O-Red (W) 2-1

Favorite line: O-Red – “Black navy with the sidewinder wheels, I’ll roll up with that Lincoln, in front of Money like a 5-dollar bill!”

Bonus defeats Statz G

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Recap: Loud Boys’ Bonus and Houston’s Statz G compete in what was dope and consistently fiery matchup on the URL Proving Grounds stage. Not that the efficiently (“To the niggas who said it ain’t about the bars, I’m through with you u guys, the only way I know it’s through the bars nigga…I’ve been institutionalized!”) wordplay-heavy and aggressive Statz did much of anything wrong, but the round 1 edge went to Bonus for a slightly more steady flow that backed up fluorescent (“Let me find out you getting that bread and I’mma need it often, get close to him while my eyes on that paper…like I’m cheating off him!”) rhymes that continuously hit their mark. Despite another solid (“Nobody is safe, I don’t care if you a white supremacist or screaming ‘Black Power’!, your bitch can still be the most gruesome unsolved murder in history…that’s the Black Dhalia!”) round by Bonus, the 2nd round was a clear vic for Statz, who when he wasn’t eloquently dissing (“No shot-clock violation, but you’ll get your head clapped, pull the pistol and make him sleep faster than watching a Cortez match!”) a well-known veteran in battle rap, used some crazy wordplay and braggadocio (“Beefing with me like the end of a pool stick, you better chalk it up before I break somethin'”) bars to easily take the round and even things up. Excellent final round from both (“I walk around with it on public, so I know y’all see my cig, trying to see how many shots can ya house hold…nigga I’ll shoot your whole house like T.I. crib!”) Statz and (“Man his whole career’s been up and down, every battle it’s the same game with him, you remind me of a layover, ‘cuz he started off plain, got off for a second and got played again!”) Bonus as each battler stayed hungry and reminded you why they were chosen for the PGs. However it’s Bonus, with more (“I’m Magic Johnson, I done got bigger after nigga’s found out how sick I was!”) haymakers, rich personals and more versatility with the bars, that outlasts his opponent for the win in the end.

Verdict: Bonus (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bonus – “I pop shit ‘cuz the lift of the gun look like mop stick, yeah we could dance, but everybody get hit, it’s like a mosh pit!”

Danja Zone defeats B. Magic

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Recap: In this punchline-lit 3-rounder from Black Ice Cartel, a spitfire freestyle at the end of his 3rd round serves as the coup de grace for a confident Danja Zone, who’s steady barrage of sizzling punches, rigid mayhem and boastful wordplay/name flips/personals is enough to beat back a solid/clever-punching, but less potent overall B Magic in each round.

Verdict: Danja Zone (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Danja Zone – “I slaughter nigga’s and you nothing like Carter, write harder, thinking Danja wack, I’ll bring the blade to Black like Wesley Snipes’ barber!”

Drugz defeats Ha Style

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Recap: One of those battles where you should definitely NOT be paying attention to the comments section as so many got Ha Style this one winning…easy. Yet, upon watching the battle itself, it’s really a much different story as Drugz albeit had a lot of one-dimensional street flair, still sparked remnants of authenticity and enough (“Get these pussies stretched, somebody get him some vinegar!”) action/wordplay to easily take the first round and hang in there for the rest of the battle. Moving on, Ha’s aggressive, old-school flow was uplifted when he went (“That’s your style? A nigga can hit your girl as long as she don;t suck it, you give em dap and a smile?!”) personal on his opponent and repeatedly landed with spot-on jabs to the middle round. 3rd close wasn’t the best for either battler, however, despite Ha dishing a couple of loud haymakers and Drugz mostly going hit-or-miss, ultimately it’s still Drugz edging the win with slightly better (“I’m that pissed, you never seen me that like this before, I guess you did get Cat-fished!”) consistency to his bars, unlike plenty of ample reaches, spectator bars and righteous filler from Mr. Style that got tended to get lost in his amped-up performance..

Verdict: Drugz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Drugz – “I’m a hype beast, white sheets, a fraud, it’s what you seem to be, those 7,000 views are not yours, so your chances of success without Roc are quite Bleek!”

Bigg K defeats Caustic

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Recap: Bigg K and Caustic make for a spirited, competitive and memorable battle with plenty of mocking personals, lyrical shiners, righteous punchlines, witty barbs and for Caustic, especially during his tension-filled, uber-personal 3rd round, a plethora of real-life drama that let you know he isn’t just about getting a laugh. Even tho his opponent clearly wasn’t impressed, a punch-heavy (“Like you wasn’t a nerd up in prison, I bet you got checked on sight like terms and conditions!”), funny and more consistent Caustic takes a close first round before Bigg K ups his punchline/personal game and easily takes out an elongated and sometimes-indirect turn by Caustic in the 2nd round to even things up. And while the aforementioned turn by Caustic in the deciding 3rd was an at-times emotional and notable one, K’s ability to ‘kick’ his opponent’s real-life struggles aside for a (“But I guess when you’re Mr. Disrespectful, that’s how you do things, walk around Oakland with a cat on a shoestring!”) hilarious, creative and mocking turn on Caustic’s cat, wins him the round and the battle.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K – “Razor to ya face, get severed in cold cuts, you soft, peanut butter and jelly with no crust!”

Presidential Dubz defeats Yella Mane

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Recap: Look! It’s Yella Mane, the guy from the ‘Best Gun So Big Bars’ video, finally up on the URL stage! Other than that, nothing much to see here, besides a hot jalapeno scheme and the bloody insides of Presidential Dubz slaughterhouse. Exquisitely (“I ain’t picky, I’m buying any gun they selling, my hood killer’s, that area cold, that area code start with 187!”) playing with words like your kid with Lego’s for all 3 rounds, Dubz’ consistently aggressive and fiery bars make quick work of the dude from Memphis.

Verdict: Presidential Dubz (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Presidential Dubz – “Him, being taller than me?, I ain’t concerned bout it, you from the South right?, good, that’s where these birds flying!”

Riggz defeats Street Hymns

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Recap: Two things can be true at once. So no, most of Street Hymns’ rhymes were not too advanced or ‘going over your head’, for the most part here in this Bullpen Battle League bout against Riggz, Street;s punches were subpar, his delivery was poor and a failure to adequately embrace so-called ‘nerd bars’ or being a Christian battle rapper showed time and time again as he was too focused on wordplay instead themes and schemes (ex. the excellent Genesismore in line with his in-ring persona. Then too, while hitting at times, yes Riggz was taking in a lot of gas from the crowd throughout this match, especially during the opening rounds, which coincidentally weren’t even his best (that’d be his 3rd). Still, a mostly one-sided battle regardless as while Riggz may need to take some time out to look up what ‘Repentance’ really means, his gritty gun bars, spicy Christianity retorts and flexing punches/personals scored him a 30.

Verdict: Riggz (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Riggz – “Let’s get back to business Streets, your bitch ain’t cha bitch, when you not around she be acting type iffy Streets, I would put you on but where I’m from we consider that snitching Streets, just know she don’t believe in ya God, that bitch be on my sack religiously [sacreligiously]!”

B. Magic defeats Mackk Myron

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Recap: Keeping up with B Magic’s punchline pedigree isn’t easy, but Detroit rapper Mackk Myron does a damn good job of doing so here. Almost matching Magic line for line with a fiery bowl of stirring (“Your name Magic, right? Well show me a trick besides your mama, you ain’t the magic type”) one-liners, feelgood jokes and even a couple of stupendous (“Its some niggas who hate Mackk and can’t stand him, niggas think they stand up [raises hand] niggas till we Lieutenant Dan em”) performance bars, Mackk’s rigid performance here should be warning to anyone facing him in the future. His only downfall? Elongated rounds that failed to match his opponent’s consistency. As for whether Magic was doubling down on the (“Will, your homeboy is dirty, tell him dress up, this nigga Mackk couldn’t come clean if he fessed up!”) personals, spouting some rich sneak punches or steady scoring with dazzling name (“You seen Player’s Club, St. Louis niggas is quick to put a Mack in the trunk”) flips, his overall tenacity was just too much to keep up with.

Verdict: B Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B Magic – “Last laugh nigga, Mackk ain’t a shooter, I’ll send you to meet your maker like Back to the Future”

D.O.T. defeats Uno Lavos

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Recap: In what you’d think would be a entertaining barfest, D.O.T. versus Uno Lavos is less engaging when interrupted by attention whores in the crowd. Yet isn’t helped either by Uno’s lack of verbal (“I was about to stab you then punch you, now that’s how you cross your T’s and DOT your I’s!”/”I’ll knock you the fuck out over a ceiling fan”?!?) consistency, much less oft-lame attempts at mimicking D.O.T.’s style. Still, while D.O.T.’s veritable army of braggadocio bars and witty gun bars aren’t always impressive, overall, they’re still (“This barrel hot like corduroys on the 4th of July!”) efficient enough to take rounds 1 plus 3 and walk out with a win here.

Verdict: D.O.T. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: D.O.T. – “Neck shot, will fuck up his posture, I twist scalps like rasta’s, I’ll send a Mexican shooter, she’ll come to ya casa, take out the familia…para nada!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Lucent

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Recap: Rapping casually like it’s just another day at the office, Jey The Nitewing uses a boatload of fiery, boastful punches and mocking personals to handily beat back a mostly subpar Lucent in this 3-round For Mcs By MCs tourney battle.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “Your pen is nice?, well my pen is Mormon!”

Pass defeats Arsonal

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Recap: In a battle filled with colloquial rhymes, scorching/witty personals, boastful darts, disrespectful punches (from Arsonal), some dope wordplay and telltale tests of manhood (from Pass), after the two split the first couple of rounds, a pretty righteous, Oscar Grant-elegiac and highly gripping turn by Pass in the 3rd gives the Bay-area vet the win in this competitive 3-rounder from KOTD.

Verdict: Pass (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Pass – “It’s a whole wave of nigger’s claiming to be Crip, but its just making us seasick [C sick]!”

E Banga defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from Traphouse Battle League, a barrage of spicy street rhymes and gritty punchlines from E Banga work their way to deliver enough static to get past a solid, but overall less substantial and repetitive flowing Bill Collector.

Verdict: E Banga (W) 1-0

Favorite line: E Banga – “Don’t die ‘cuz of pride, this ya man talking to you, I’d rather it be me than them cans talking to you, ‘cuz them fake chains gonna make nigga’s mad when they rob you!”

Chilla Jones defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: When you get a hands-down, spitfire bar-fest, does anyone really lose? But then what would people expect but a near-classic when the self-proclaimed “Kingpen” (aka Chilla Jones) goes up against the self-proclaimed “Bar God” (aka Danny Myers). A near debatable, what with a slightly punch-heavier, angle-lit and (“This what I do, the burner hold rounds like a disc maker, get Black buried over games like it’s Brick Breaker, you got me in my old zone, that’s big danger!”) wordsmith-spazzing Chilla edging the 1st round over Danny’s rampant lines of sheer mayhem, before Danny launches a seismic turn of unadulterated heat drenched with some fiery personals and sterling (“Banana clip hanging out of the K, you gonna meet with shots, you’ll see this half moon in the middle of the day, that’s an Equinox!”) haymakers to edge yet another fire, punch and scheme-heavy turn by Mr. Jones. The 3rd round would see Chilla get uber-personal and put forth perhaps the illest spiel on Danny’s infamous (and perplexing) decision to give T-Rex $12K for a battle, before switching it up and dishing a stinging roundhouse of exemplary punchlines that would edge a standout, rebuttal-swinging, but less versatile turn by Danny and give the Kingpen a hard-earned win…barely.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “I’m too hot, this is haymakers and quick jabs, they said you’d never take a loss to me [colostomy], now you getting your shit bagged!”

Bill Collector defeats Vic Hustle

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Recap: Yeah well, that was kind of weird. In a Colosseum Battle League 3-rounder that at times came off as a handicap match (what with Vic Hustle constantly tagging in his man’s throughout the battle) when there wasn’t frequent interruptions from the crowd (and the DJ) as well as Bill Collector strangely attempting to video tape himself during his final round, despite 3 gritty and solid turns by Hustle, BC’s more consistently lit punches, off-the-dome heat, spicy subliminals and spirited personals/wordplay allows hin to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd round debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “Vic stocky with no neck, that’s Benzino shit!”

Brooklyn Carter defeats Illanoiz

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Recap: Loud, bar-heavy, heat-ready, name-flip savvy, close and gritty PG battle between the rarely seen, but always on point (“I will shoot you in front of your son, you can crawl with him”) Illanoiz and lyrical barsmith (“City gave me my own platform to build a brand, that’s why I’m called Brooklyn!”) Brooklyn Carter comes down to the 2nd round, which a more condensed and consistent B.C. edges after also taking the 1st. An aggressive and pretty solid battle overall, even with B.C. getting the win early, peep a versatile and fire 3rd round from Illanoiz that’s riddled with haymakers.

Verdict: Brooklyn Carter (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brooklyn Carter – “This battle like Jazz walking away, it’s a flat body, but it’s still cool to look at!”

Head Ice defeats Midwest Miles

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Recap: After a potent first round that saw him use some nice gun (“I got a bunch a niggas outside with drums, it look like I threw a parade for you nigga!”) bars and aggressive personals to edge round one, Midwest Miles dated bars and crowd pandering catches up to him–allowing Head Ice, despite a few bouts with reaches and nonsensical raps, to stay more consistent on the storytelling front, nifty (“Man, what you doing with all these miles and ain’t got no direction? that’s why you stuck in the mid ‘cuz everything west from you don’t see no progression!”) wordplay and gritty street talk to come from behind and take the latter rounds along with the win.

Verdict: Head Ice (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Head Ice – “Know your places, I run through your team with an old forty-four, Ernie Davis!”

T Top defeats Eaze

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Recap: North Carolina battle emcee Eaze’s effort to pull off an upset against T Top are a mixed bag of predictable fat jokes, reaches and standard (“I came to put the can in Top, that’s a cabinet!”) bars with little to no impact. In other words, no match for Top’s relentless schemes, steady name flips and rich (“The blade  go either way [swipes arm in air], that bitch debatable!”) performance bars in this one-off from Rose Court Battle League.

Verdict: T Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “I’ll head tag him, watch him fall, leg drag him…I learned if you move the body it bled faster!”