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Recap: Debatable 3rd round, but in this remote, Covid 3-rounder from The Word Sport Battle Groundz, a solid punching Novate proves to be no match for the fiery schemes, street rhymes and fierce punchlines/gun bars from Chef Trez in both of the opening rounds.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I don’t just rap, I [extends hand out like gun] draw and paint everything…I’m a real artist!”
Recap: From SYS Battle League, for three rounds a turned-up Chef Trez uses a steady barrage of off-the-dome wizardry, fiery gun bars, roundhouse punchlines/name flips, some gripping trap talk and fleeting braggadocios bangers to handily beat back a witty/punch-heavy at times and storytelling-friendly, but overall pedestrian Boss Jay.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Real shooter, caught him by surprise like the Melo trey!”
Recap: From IBattle, with only two days prep still a dope and competitive showing here between Drugz and Chef Trez. The two splitting the first two rounds (had the slightly more versatile punching Drugz edging the opening round before a mil-centric and gun bar lit Chef took the 2nd) and then a fiery and raucous 3rd by both battlers gets edged by the rebuttal savvy and set-up/brazenly punch-lit Trez for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Drugz you don’t hold weight for real, I can tell, I’m on a different scale!”
Recap: From IBattleTV, solid showing from Suni Talynt, who with some versatility to his punches and a little wit and off-the-dome heat, managed to score a debatable 3rd. Other than that, another day at the office for Chef Trez who reconciled his gov’t name getting made fun of with a gang of spicy 4-bar punches, some fierce name flips, boastful barbs, a handful of piercing rebuttals and the usual assortment of gritty punchlines/wordplay to handily take both of the opening rounds for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You my 3rd Hispanic opponent, but your stock low so [Loso] why BS around me!”
Recap: In this competitive 3-rounder from Major League Battles, the gritty, aggressive and unorthodox stylings of T Hurst were enough to consistently keep the heat on opponent Chef Trez. But dipped with a wide load of stifling wordplay, fiery name flips, stinging gun bars and fierce rebuttals/punchlines, the Chef would take both of the opening rounds for the win before a debatable 3rd.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I might get it shaking with this square, but he still getting holes in the end…let’s have a dice game!”
Recap: Brazen, mayhem-friendly effort from Noah, in this 3-rounder from WarTown Battles, while solid over all doesn’t hold a candle to the more intricate and consistently hitting, rebuttal spitting, name flip savvy and punchline/gun bar/personal-lit Chef Trez.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “They say the early bird get the worm first, but a desert eagle get the fucking opps!”
Recap: In this 1-rounder from Flatline Battle Grounds, the slightly more condensed, haymaker-lit and gun bar/name flip/punch-heavy Chef Trez gets the win. But still an impressive showing from opponent Hustle who with a wide variety of gritty punchlines/schemes and an ability to change his flow mid-round, gave Trez all he could handle and could be someone to look out for in the future.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You gonna swing on who, don’t be the guy to try, ‘cuz I’ll drop Hustle like it’s time to get a 9 to 5!”
Recap: Chef Trez might’ve looked at him as another no name to battle and get a bag, but in this 3-rounder from Underground Battle League, Larry Bull uses a gang of brazen punches and aggressive heaters to repeatedly score and provide some heavy comp. However, ever on-point and never known to take battler for granted, it’s a Chef armed with a bunch of head-ringing gun bars, stinging 4-bar setups, fire rebuttals and piercing punchlines/name flips, who edges each round for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez -“You the big dog on campus?, I put paws to lames, but if they wanna see dog break from the medal…it’ll be off the chain!”
Recap: From Bayou Battle League, in lieu of a gritty, off-the-dome-friendly, storytelling and sometimes witty showing from AMG Case, Chef Trez uses a plethora of piercing name flips, rigid rebuttals, spicy build-ups with the bars and flexing punchlines/gun bars to take each round for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I like revolvers, even tho some nigga’s say guns with the clips spray better, but I’m old-school, plus you can’t run from a .38, it’s a case catcher!”
Recap: Generous with the gov’t name flips with some added wit and fierce punches mixed in, Mike Bandz makes for a solid showing in this 1-rounder vs. Chef Trez from Body Bag Battle League. Consequently for Bandz, a notable turn would quickly be upended by his opponent, the Cave Gang general using a fourscore of spicy rebuttals to go along with a barrage of potent gun bars and stifling punchlines/name flips/4-bar set-ups to earn the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Everything I jot elite, like exotic weed, I’m in a creative bag!”
Recap: Battling at a prolific rate that would make Dre Dennis envious, this time around Chef Trez uses a barrage of fiery punchlines, rich set-ups, stinging gun lines, some fire rebuttals and fierce name flips to handily beat back the gritty, but mostly pedestrian raps of Reggie P in this one-of-a-kind, off-beat/on-beat 5-rounder from MC War.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 4-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You’ll catch a .30 like eviction’s and I got the notice!”
Recap: A few bouts with slippage cost him the 1st round. But assisted by a gang of killer rebuttals, a bunch of gritty punchlines/gun bars and some hard-hitting freestyles, Chef Trez gets his shit together and gathers himself enough in the latter rounds to take them both and beat back a what started off as punch-worthy, but over time slackened effort from Eddy I. here in this 3-rounder from IBattleTV.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Fast-rapping bitch, let him tell it he the wildest nerd, well he could go from Eddy I to Eddie Murphy…and get a whole clip with a thousand words!”
Recap: From GOTG, coupled with a boatload of heated gun bars, Big Chauncey incorporating Chef Trez’s online love for the stock market, showed some initiative and helped keep things competitive in this 1-rounder. But the Chef, by now an expert when it comes to these one-rounders, but still taking nothing for granted what with a gang of sturdy punchlines, rigid name flips, spicy personals, a couple of solid rebuttals and stifling gun bars, is the one who earns the win here.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I tuck a .4, I stay on point when I aim weapons, I gun butt, fuck his features up, we on the same record!”
Recap: Not as nice with the metaphors, but with a rapid flow and cadence that reminds you of M. Ciddy, a straight punching Wrist God puts up a solid showing in this MLB 1-rounder. That said, when you’re an up-n-comer and the replacement for your opponent’s last-minute no-show is Chef Trez…well, it’s just not fair as the Chef Life boss uses a barrage of stifling name flips, stealth gun bars and piercing punchlines to handily gain the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Arm’s squeeze, I could beat you the fuck up or have the mag airing, but I don’t shoot I’ll grab Wrist and drag him like a mad parent!”
Recap: Two vets in the game, Lotta Zay and Chef Trez, battle like you’re supposed to when there’s $50K on the line: sheer, aggressive intensity to go along with a gang of blistering punchlines. And while a boatload of spirited name flips, boastful barbs, steely wordplay and righteous heat also played a huge part in this KOTD Grand Prix tourney 1st round matchup, after the two split the first two rounds, it’s a slightly more haymaker-lit Trez who takes the deciding 3rd for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I get the mill and clean house like a single parent!”
Recap: Gotta come clean on these Verbal War Battles and despite having some harder bars overall, Chef Trez’s inability to ride the beats better than his gritty, name flip/mayhem-rich and uber-confident opponent C Double costs him the win in the latter two rounds after a debatable 1st.
Verdict: C Double (W) 2-1
Favorite line: C Double – “Look at the Chef, mill got him frightened, make the wrong move I’ll air him firing!”
Recap: From LetsTalkAboutIt Tv, gritty, gun bar-blazing and impressive showing here from Celly Cell (esp. that ‘Get 30 with a .40, that shot kill more nobodies than Dre Dennis’ line in a debatable round 1). But a condensed Chef Trez (without a single rebuttal btw) ever-steady with the gripping punchlines, dope set-ups, stinging name flips and rim-rocking heat throughout this battle, manages to edge both of the latter rounds for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “If I lift iron [BANG!] Grid Iron Gang, don’t let you being tough get you rocked in the field!”
Recap: From Underground Battle League LLC, Smoove Da Juugman’s boatload of bruising (esp. liked the Quavo line) punchlines do manage to wreck some serious havoc here and there. But a more set-up lit, consistently rigid with the punchlines, gritty with the boasts/mayhem and freestyle/rebuttal savvy Chef Trez does more to earn the win in this 1-rounder.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “It’s smooth sailing, who you scaring?, you’ll swing on who?, I double-dare him, for all those threats do I look like a white woman?, you think I’m Karen?!”
Recap: So what if Kaboom and some in the crowd couldn’t always tell the difference between a freestyle and a rebuttal? Showing off some solid off-the-dome heat, taking full advantage of his elongated rounds, dropping some witty barbs, out-punching and displaying more versatility with his bars in the opening rounds, a smoking (literally and figuratively) and name flip/personal-savvy Kaboom edges round 1 and 2 of this Battle Academy 3-rounder for the win, before a condensed, gun bar waving, punch-heavier and more bar efficient Chef Trez (who also came through with some quality rebuttals/freestyles throughout the match) edged the 3rd to avoid the shutout.
Verdict: Kaboom – (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Kaboom – “Shit real, he fake beefing…Impossible Whopper!”
Recap: Against a righteous at times, but flow-struggling and filler-prone Panama Puma, Chef Trez has an easy time of it, using a shitload of gritty gun bars, rigid name flips/trap talk and bruising punchlines to take the win in this 1-rounder from The Kool Nerds Podcast.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Hold on, I’ll tie him up, he got 30 minutes to talk, that’s a big glock, either make time or go viral, your death sponsored by Tik Tok!”
Recap: 3 minutes of nothing but fire freestyles and rebuttals to start his turn once again proves Chef Trez’s mettle before the ATL vet proceeds to drop a boatload of fierce gun bars, witty personals and piercing 4-bar setups to gain the vic over a solid and name flip/mayhem-rich Black Aladdin in this 1-rounder from Black Elite Battle League.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “The shot excellent, right on target, my shooting legit, the shit land perfect, Snoop and Pharrell, it was a Beautiful hit!”
Recap: Well, that’s a bit surprising. 90-plus battles in his career and Chef Trez hadn’t battled a female yet, waiting till this Bloody Scene card to do a 1-rounder with Diablo. Either way, despite a solid and gritty effort from his opponent, the Chef makes easy work here, mostly staying away from the sexual exploits and instead using a gratifying barrage of stinging mayhem, fiery gun bars, some nasty wordplay and stifling 4-bar setups/punchlines to gain the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I been dope, GTA mission, I’m looking for big smoke!”
Recap: An admiration for fervent gun bars and residual mayhem made for a dope round 2 from King Beanz. But even Beanz best turn wasn’t enough for the litany of piercing punchlines, rigid name flips and sizzling set-ups/gun bars/wordplay from a Chef Trez who in this 3-rounder from GOTG and despite going 2nd, surprisingly enough came with very little rebuttals and won handily anyway.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Fuck the talk, let’s get to action like we playing Charades!”
Recap: Competitive 1-rounder from Smoke Room Battle League sees both Chef Trez and KD deliver fiery performances that were matched by plenty of piercing punchlines/ However, a more wordplay-heavy, mayhem-rich and slightly more versatile Trez earns the win despite going first and not being able to drop any rebuttals (a fact that was hilariously noted by KD after the coin toss).
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “This a horror movie, this round I brought was sick, I’ve been writing fire, Michael Myers off the jump you know I’m cut for this!”
Recap: Showing off his funny bone amongst a boatload of fiery gun bars, persistent mayhem, mocking personals, dope rebuttals and gritty punchlines, Chef Trez scores a 30 in this IMBL battle against a solid and witty at times, but flawed when it came to punches, Jajo.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Show him the small clip, it’s a sneak peek, gun under his chin, separate everything, it’s a neat freak, I press the button, push everything to the top…it’s a retweet!”
Recap: Close 1-rounder from The Battle Academy between Chef Trez and E. Ness is lit with boastful zingers, fiery 4-bar-set-ups, rigid gun bars, piercing name flips and gripping/witty punchlines. And while the old-school performing/beat-friendly stylings of Ness made for a solid show, a couple of more haymakers and a paid of dope rebuttals by Trez gets the Chef a win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But this the wrong match, I’m a show you that fame is boring, y’all seen me put Smack down and still be a legend killer…I’m Randy Orton!”
Recap: ATL’s Chef Trez visits the West-coast for a Riot Network battle against Real Name Brandon and for the most part doesn’t miss a beat, using a boatload of fiery gun bars, gritty set-ups/punchlines, some dope rebuttals and fierce wordplay to take both of the opening rounds for the win, before an top-to-that-point topsy-turvy RNB puts it all together with a stirring, punch-heavy and mayhem-dishing 3rd to avoid the 3-0.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Why you after me? I’ll put a glock to him, send shots to him, fuck it I’ll just box with him, we in Cali, you’ll get a hook like Nate, but in the end he gonna look like Robinson!”
Recap: From Zoo Battle League, before giving way to some dope freestyles in round 3 just to show off the arsenal, Chef Trez uses a boatload of fiery gun bars and stinging set-ups/punchlines to easily beat back an earnest-punching, but mostly pedestrian Kidd Galxc.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But at the same time I’m too humble, low key I’m ready to smoke this Kidd…I’m the cool uncle!”
Recap: Not quite sure what happened here, but in a judged battle where the always excitable Bankhead kicked a boatload of pedestrian bars, the Cartel League vet still manages to dish enough spicy punches/name flips and pull off a minor upset by edging the first two rounds against a lackadaisical and perhaps worn out from battling too much Chef Trez in this bout from RBE. Ironically, when the Trez we all know finally did show up in round 3, while he still wasn’t at his rebuttal and gun-lit best, he’d win the final round anyway thanks in part to another underwhelming turn by his opponent.
Verdict: Bankhead (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bankhead – “…what other fucking reason you think I’d be here talking to a Chef?…nigga I want you to know [click click] this mil [meal] nasty!”
Recap: Dope 3-rounder from RBE finds Chef Trez and O-Red doing what they do with mostly fiery results. The Chef, after getting edged by a more potent Red in the 1st round, steps up his recipe game in the latter rounds, using a spicy mix of flexing rebuttals, hitting gun lines and stirring/braggadocio (“I took your spot, it’s mine’s now, give me your honors, you removed the ‘locks, I grew the ‘locks, I was more fit for the roster [Rasta]!”) punchlines to make for a debatable 2nd round, before edging the 3rd over his ever-confident opponent, who while consistently spicy/personal and wordplay-lit throughout the battle, fell a little too hard on cuisine-related punches and rebuts that fell a little flat, which in turn helped to cost Red his edge as the battle proceeded.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: O-Red – “I’ll throw a left hook that’ll floor a pup, then the four will bust, head shot, ringing a Chef bell like ‘Order up!'”
Recap: In what turned out to be a stirring and competitive 3-rounder brought to you from Gates of the Garden, Chuck Book dishing off enough gritty and sometimes witty lines to make for a debatable 3rd round. However, even without the ability to produce the amount of rebuttals we’ve normally witnessed, Chef Trez’s prolific usage of stifling gun bars, boastful darts and head-twisting punchlines were too much for Book in the opening rounds, giving the Chef Life capo another win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You think Corona gonna stop us from being in the streets spinning?, the NBA might’ve cancelled their shooters, but we didn’t!”
Recap: Remote, one-round Covid-19 battle from ROBR between Chef Trez and Acezero goes the Atlanta vet’s way as the Chef Life capo gets busy with an insurmountable amount of spicy gun bars and flexing wordplay to handily beat back an earnest rapping, but mostly indirect and overall pedestrian Acezero.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Do the math, if I shoot you two times Zero, it won’t be nothing left!”
Recap: Naw’lins up-n-comer Boogie impresses throughout this 3-rounder, spouting a boatload of fierce rebuttals, some ill personals and raucous punchlines to keep things competitive here in this Bayou Battle League match against Chef Trez. But after a fire, debatable 1st round, the Chef pulls away from his opponent in the latter rounds, using some spicy rebuttals/freestyles on his own, piercing name flips and a barrage of hard-hitting punches/gun bars/4-bar setups to take the 2nd round before edging the 3rd for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I don’t fuck with you, get every accomplishment from your past tooken, you the type that like to explain yaself, that’s bad looking, start talking and get shot, fuck a ass-whupping, all that extra lip will help you catch a AR…like Vlad footage!”
Recap: Shotz Fired Battle Rap League matchup between Chef Trez and Scopes sees the Chef beat back the hardbody and gritty styling’s of his opponent with a gang of head-ringing name flips, piercing gun bars and fly rebuttals/punchlines/schemes to take both of the opening round’s, before a more condensed Scopes delivered enough raucous darts to equate with Chef’s vigor and make for a debatable 3rd.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Squeezing tight till my hand’s is thumping, blood everywhere…but just scoping the scene like I’m planning something!”
Recap: Gritty and solid effort by Chaze Banks in this 1-round BattleRap Society match gets beat back by a rebuttal-lit, name flip spazzing, personal-bent and punchline/gun bar potent Chef Trez.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I got real G homies and they be wilding, and ain’t shit to send a G Banks way like I’m depositing a thousand!”
Recap: Well, you had to know that was coming. After an uber-gritty and aggressive Bandit Montana dished his best bar of the night, a dope, 2nd round, 4-bar set-up that ended with an emphatic ‘…barber chair’ punch, you just knew that Chef Trez was plotting an even flyer rebuttal. And that he did with a raucous ‘since they wanna boost a nigger, I’ll keep the baby in the seat’ dart that along with a gang of head-ringing gun bars, other feisty rebuts and piercing name flips/punchlines, gave the Chef a 30 in what was still a mostly competitive battle from GOTG.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Don’t run, these bullets ain’t seen you in a minute…they good for catching up!
Recap: A witty at times, but mostly indifferent Bill Collector equates to another day at the office for Chef Trez, who uses a plethora of spicy gun bars, some fire rebuttals and a host of elite wordplay to knock out a 30 in this 3-rounder from The Battle Academy.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I’ll empty and load the clip again, shots knock him 6 feet back, we practicing social distancing!”
Recap: Here in this 3430 Studios 3-rounder, a rarely seen righteous and personal 3rd round from Chef Trez caps an overall sublime performance that contained a host of gritty 4-bar set-ups/punchlines, off-the-dome zingers and head-ringing name flips/gun bars that altogether were enough to beat pretty solid and at times hard-hitting punch-wise showing from K.T.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Sorry fat fucker, with the steel I could assist you with your death, I’m that gutter, catch you off the rebound and point…stat stuffer!”
Recap: In the midst of a biting wind outside, a visually sound Qleen Paper still does a nice job playing up an underlying, moniker-friendly ‘Kitchen vs. Chef’ theme, using some solid (“What you cook is [kisses the air] what I cook is crack…the pot different!”) [wordplay and gritty angles to get his point across. However, Chef Trez, with a shortened and easygoing turn that he probably did on the way to the store, still dished out enough gripping punchlines and meaty name flips to earn a draw.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “We miss the clean {Mister Clean] you used to be, now nigger’s mopping the floor with you!”
Recap: Punchline for punchline, the returning-to-battle-rap Money Bagz and Chef Trez are about even in this dope 1-round, Social Distance battle from RBE. But Trez’s addition of fierce personals, braggadocios shiners and more potent name flips in the long run gives the Chef the edge.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Well, let’s get this bread, class in session, I’m ripping lead, they asking if he’s black or white, sssshhhhit I just know the nigga dead!”
Recap: When you’re as prolific as Chef Trez is when it comes to battle rap, 1-round, Social Distance battles like this one are pretty much a walk in the park. Indeed, as seen here against rising female battle rap star Blve Cocaine, the Chef dishes out 2 minutes of exquisite mayhem, fierce names flips, stinging 4-bar set-ups and piercing personals/punchlines with ease, beating back a solid, angle-savvy turn by his opponent that while also penetrating with the visuals, overall still lacked the potency of the Chef’s more versatile composition.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You ain’t hurting me, I’ll do you to the worst degree, dead people get the best promotion?, now Blve’s [blues] everywhere…Bourbon Street!”
Recap: Being under quarantine hasn’t seemed to slow down Chef Trez, who’s still battling as often as a B. Magic punchline. And here against KP, even without the opportunity to spin a rebuttal, the Chef still manages to cook, using fierce name flips, head-ringing gun bars and spicy schemes/punches to easily beat back an elongated, old head-ish and mostly pedestrian turn by his opponent.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I give you props for trying to stand and face this, but there it’s a difference in levels, no question…fam you basic!”
Recap: Chef Trez versus Charron for 3 rounds (not counting the added freestyle round at the end here) on the RBE stage, goes about as expected with 3 high quality rounds of spicy rebuttals/freestyles (hey, there’s an idea, with their noted acumen for dope freestyles and rebuttals, maybe Trez and Charron should form a tag-team?), piercing mayhem/punchlines and spitfire personals. Still, outside of a 1st round that Trez was able to equate in potency thanks in part to his ability to dish 3 of them thangs, an almost flawless, versatile, punch-crazy, racially transparent and off-the-dome superior 2nd round by Charron got him the lead in the battle, before a just-as-crazy 3rd round with near the amount of robust bars as the previous one won him the battle while at the same time beating back two pretty solid and rebuttal happy, but not quite as consistent turns by Trez.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Charron – “Have him see through when I’m rolling up, try to creep, slow as fuck, even when I’m sleeping I got a can on me…Homer’s gut!”
UPDATE: Changing the outcome of this battle to a ‘Debatable’ after Charron was caught stealing bars in the 2nd round by DNA Tooth, thus losing the 2nd round to Trez.
Recap: Steely with the real-life street narratives, banging with the gun bars, repping his Chi-Town hood with livid polemics and steady hitting with gritty punchlines/wordplay, Heavy Half scores with enough heat to edge a strong, but not quite as potent turn from the always reliable Chef Trez in this 1-round Social Distance match from RBE.
Verdict: Heavy Half (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Heavy Half – “If I’m black and always surrounded by the white, well does that make me a token?!”
Recap: Put aside the requisite stinging rebuttals and glistening gun bars for a second and spotlight an exquisite punch game from Chef Trez here against a pretty solid and hard-fought effort from ShowStoppa in this 1-rounder from No Coast Raps. Indeed, with the ability to also mix in some fire name flips and head-ringing set-ups, for the Chef this versatile and flexing round would turn out to be just another day at the office.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I wanted smoke with Killer B, I feel it’s about time, and now it’s ShowStoppa I gotta out shine, but a known fact, when you beat up on the little bro it always makes the big brother come outside!”
Recap: Real solid effort from Mark Anthony who came with a host of piercing punchlines and rich self-depreciating bars to stay competitive in the first two rounds before struggling with his flwo and having to shorten his 3rd. But Chef Trez being Chef Trez, with a host of sizzling gun bars, fire rebuttals and rapidly hitting punches still takes this one, pretty handily.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But on the other hand, what I’m squeezing sick, it’s a big 9 like…what you been feeding it?!”
Recap: Forgive us for wishing the likes of Chef Trez versus 1st-timer-to-RBE Quantum Physics could happen on a big stage (and maybe one day it will) instead of a 1-round Social Distance battle. But in some abnormal times, you have to take whatever you can get. And both QP and the Chef still showed up with the latter dishing plenty of resident heat, some spitfire punches and fiery requisite name flips, while a wordplay-spazzing, pointed, punch-lit and performance-heavy QP made for a crazy dope debut. That said, with a little less filler in a battle that was pretty equal on haymakers, the edge here goes to QP.
Verdict: Quantum Physics (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Quantum Physics – “He got a extra round in the funeral home for trying to rebuttal in the casket!”
Recap: Even during a pandemic, the Chef be out here cooking. This time using prolific gun bars, stunted vet talk, a couple of flexing rebuts and some fierce wordplay/punchlines to beat a pretty solid punching, but not as consistent with his handle Cosmo Kessler in this 3-rounder from 15 Minutes of Fame.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I blaze guns, Trae Young, I’ll shoot as soon as I cross the line!”
Recap: That “Pillow on the barrel, just to keep the baby quiet!” line by Ghostt was extra mean and the confident up-n-comer also impressed here with a boatload fly rebuttals, dope punchlines, an ability to freestyle, a gang of daunting gun bars and quality personals (against Trez as well as battlers within his home league). That said, another element of being a top tier vet is never taking your opponent for granted. And the Chef makes sure not to do so here, taking away any chance of an upset with his own barrage of spitfire rebuttals, fierce name flips, some fine wordplay, an armory of head-swinging gun bars and enough hard-hitting punchlines to take rounds 1 and 2 before his less punch-heavy, but more versatile opponent earned a debatable 3rd.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “My dog’s say you got a thousand flips for the nigger’s name, I said shit I would have zero if his dumb ass ain’t pick the name!”
Recap: Not sure why a mostly mayhem-dishing, fiery and name flip-spazzing Holmzie Da God would also go after Chef Trez’s rebuttal game as it takes a special skill to rebuttal and the Chef is one of the best at it. But other than one questionable angle and a slow start to both his 1st round (which he lost) and his 3rd (which he won), it’s a flexing and top-notch showing by Holmzie, who takes advantage of a bit of a lazy pen/flow from the usually more consistent Trez to out-punch and out-perform his opponent in the latter rounds for the win.
Verdict: Holmzie Da God (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Holmzie Da God – “I pull it out, the mag clap, you better duck, Aflac, a small cap will leave this brim bit like a dad hat!”
Recap: In this Black Ice Cartel battle versus Chef Trez, noted puncher Danja Zone turns it up a bit and grinds hard enough to force a debatable 3rd round. But before that, too many dated bars/schemes by Zone as well as punchlines that were a little meh at times obscure an otherwise solid showing. Then too, with the Chef dishing more consistent mayhem, gritty punchlines, fiery name flips, a couple of fire rebuttals and genuflecting gun bars at random during the 1st and 2nd, this battle was already was already in the bag before the final round.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I would say we could line it up in the streets, but I know you don’t trust that, so we could do a cage fight, fuck rap, jab, hook then let a knee in Zone…touchback!”
Recap: In addition to A. Ward supplying a just-as-fire rebuttal game, a versatile and punch-heavy Chef Trez has his work cut out for him for the first two rounds in lieu of the Christian rapper also dishing a host of fiery punchlines, witty barbs, jaunty name flips and some stinging mayhem to match his opponent’s potency and points on the scoreboard. But after the two battlers split the opening rounds, helped a bit by Ward’s solid, but 1/3rd pontificating and filler-bent turn, it’s a still cogent with the punchlines, gun bar swinging and fly with the schemes/punches Trez who takes the deciding 3rd for the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Who cold as this?, no matter where I go my opponent’s get slaughtered, I haven’t seen a person this year who went harder, so fuck talking about who pen harder, ‘cuz I write nothing but nice shit…like a kid’s author!”
Recap: Chef Trez had to earn this one as Sway’s gritty trap talk and piercing punchlines not only made their mark, but kept him in the battle throughout. However, a couple of nice rebuttals in the opening rounds, along with some fierce wordplay, a boatload of stinging punches, ill similes/personals and a bunch of ever-reliable and visceral gun bars, allows the Chef to edge the opening rounds before a slightly punch-heavier 3rd by Swav kept Trez from pitching another shutout.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You supposed to be on URL with me representing the South, you heard that?, I should backhand you for leaving me hanging…give you your Smack!”
Recap: Open question: when Chef Trez does a 1-round battle, how much does his opponent’s chances of winning go up, knowing that if Trez loses the coin flip, they can take away his rebuttal game by picking him to go first? An opponent confident enough in his pen would probably disagree, but I’d say it does. That said, putting aside the crowd-pleasing moment of Brizz Rawsteen coming to the stage just as the ever brazen Snake Eyez just happened to mention his name, there really wasn’t much to see here as even without the ability to dish any of them thangs, assisted by Snake starting his round off strong before it became too Tay Roc-centered (and lyrically subpar towards the end), a way more versatile, gun bar-slinging, punch/wordplay-heavy, personal-lit and consistent Trez takes this one easy.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “And you could miss me with the stories about how you was eating in jail, ‘cuz I was locked in like a SIM card, calling shit, the most important piece in a cell!”
Recap: Proving himself able to handle the big stage, but not really really wilding out on the eccentric gun bars, punchlines and rebuttals like we’re used to seeing, a B+ overall Chef Trez still manages to out punch and edge a rambunctious throughout, but less potent for the first couple of rounds Shotgun Suge. And while the Jersey rapper, performance-heavy throughout with a nice dunk on the whole Cave Gang midway in the 2nd, was able to put forth enough consistent darts to make the 3rd round debatable, besides getting beat by his opponent’s more potent display of lyricism, Suge’s inability to take full advantage of his own angle’s and personals hurt him here as well.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “He think he could kill with the post moves?!, he’s wilding, pull a box out, I’m rebounding, machete, Hack a Shaq like I keep fouling!”
Recap: Each battler living up to their top tier status in the game, Chef Trez and Ill Will put on a spitfire display of bar efficiency in this 3-rounder from RBE. The Chef, after a pretty solid, gun-centric and punch-heavy showing in the first round that only gets beat by a turned, set-up lit, (“I’m the stupidest one, two arms to both sides of Chef, like he waiting for the food to get done!”) performance-stunting and name flip/heat-a-blazing turn by Will, edges the 2nd round with else?…a fiery, room-shaking toss of 3 of them thangs, plus more eccentric (“Let him play, fuck all the hype games, knife swing, dirty blade…something rusty around Will, old bike chain!”) punchlines and other sizzling polemics and personals that in lieu of yet another fire turn by Will, he’d need to tie things up going into the 3rd round. Both battlers would dish plenty of stinging mayhem, searing punchlines and well-loaded (Trez: “When I cook, I’m too seasoned, hope you wasn’t expecting a lazy Chef ‘cuz now you gotta face the Chef, I’ll blaze the Tek, bullets at this leg, got him taking baby steps!”) gun bars in the deciding final round, but with an equal amount of heat from both sides, this altogether fiery and competitive matchup would end up as a draw.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Ill Will – “But the 5th will twirl, Nick ya son, hit ya girl, once I get in the range, miss the games, send the Chef to a different world!”
Recap: An aggressive, focused and bullish Ell Oh Ess displays a nice freestyle game, but elongated rounds littered with tedious schemes/punches and a condensed Chef Trez, a little spent at times, but still on his game with staunch punchlines, flippant gun bars and piercing personals/name flips.similes adds up to a quality 30 in this 3-rounder from Bar4Bar Battle League.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Keep it rap because these [balls up fists] come two at a time, you could get beat, punched or hooked…we got studio vibes!”
Recap: Took him a round to get it together, but after a couple of hiccups in an opening round that also saw the challenger struggle with their flow, yet Chef Trez still edged thanks to scoring more haymakers, Trez proceeds to ride the remaining beats in the latter rounds of this Verbal War Zone battle versus Casino PA with a steady, uninterrupted flow, while dishing a sturdy amount of spicy 4-bar setups, rigid punchlines and fiery name flips to easily beat back his punching, but much less intricate opponent and score a 30.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Many opps, that’s why I’m quick to let a semi pop, machine putting rounds in a Casino, now he a penny slot!”
Recap: Against a mostly persistent but inconsistent display of flashy gun bars from Kid Deph, in this 1-rounder from GOTG, Chef Trez not only goes ham with a roundhouse of stinging name flips, but spouts his versatility with a boatload of ringing punchlines/schemes, some feisty wordplay, pointed personals and his own host of searing heat to get the win.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Now I’m for the culture, besides, I’m too humble, I mean I’m here, giving Kid a shot…I’m the cool Uncle!”
