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Ill Will defeats Show Off

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Recap: As expected, plenty of vigor, steel-gripping lines and haymakers were dropped in this RBE battle between Show Off and Ill Will. First round sees Will score in bunches with plenty of neat name (“When that Mac pat him on the back, I ain’t showing Show showmanship!”) flips, bully bars, a stellar delivery and crazy performance (“If I go back behind my back two times, it’s gonna look like a Chris Paul meme”).lines. And while Show Off matched Will in performance, aggression (“On Big Mama, ya Soul Food, when it look like I pull from a round my Nia [need a] Long gauge”) and jaw-dropping (“I claim a .9 like it’s tax season!”) wordplay, his elongated round contained slightly more filler than his opponent’s as well as a couple of bars that didn’t hit quite as hard as they were delivered, giving the edge to Will. 2nd round saw Will continue to stay on top, mixing it up with steady hooks along with an added dose of witty (“Matter fact if anything pop off on this stage, I’m Qleen Paper after he get paid, I will knock [not] Show up!”) bars and rich personals. no doubt, Show Off dropped some (“I do dirt by my lonely, fuck a homie, 3 can keep a secret as long as two are dead”) gems during his turn, but too much roundabout pontificating and so-so-bars cost him any chance at winning the round. Crowd noise interrupted the final round, but still both battlers proved that they had plenty left in their tanks (Ill Will: “I told my young dog ‘Toy Story’, that mean lay everything down like when Andy walked in!”; Show Off: “I don’t just take ’em, i drop jewels”) while allowing Show Off to avoid a 3-0 sweep with more versatility bar-wise.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “You gonna die my the Smif, but we brought the Sub in for the kids like Real deal called in sick!”

Ill Will defeats Big Kannon

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Recap: It takes an all-out, impressive performance to 3-0 the likes of Big Kannon and Ill Kill pulls it off here. Consistently impressing throughout with a fresh plate of aggressive gun bars, pristine (“You beating me, you gotta be Smokin’, stay off the grass, this is Stanley talking”) anecdotes, filthy wordplay, wicked snaps, and dope (“But if I’m hungry and starving and this fella be eating, this .40 going ‘Right On My Brother’ like a 70s greeting”) punchlines, a motivated and confident Ill Will reminds everyone in the building of why he was a UFF champion. And while Kannon no doubt cooked (“I got fire rounds, punches that’s gonna burn Will, I do a have a couple to take you out, in the 3rd wheel”) throughout, a little too much filler/name flips, a couple of weak rebuttals and a steady dose of Ill Will’s righteous heat just gave him little chance at winning.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I know how to make you and Gracie enemies like that, put a banana between y’all that’s Gorilla warfare!”

Ill Will defeats X-Factor

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Recap: Never a surprise to see a couple of Michigan heads get in the ring with each other regardless their stature in the game. And that’s a good thing as X-Factor and Ill Will put on a dope show for their hometown fans. Still, Will gets the 3-0, scoring more points in each round with feelgood (“You shouldn’t be talking about dumping the rocks, when them little niggas fought at our last event, you damn near jumped in my pocket…”) personals, stinging gun bars and fierce (“He scared to throw a bullet like Revis lurking”) punchlines to overcome a comedic and at times hard-hitting (“I got the .9 and before I bust, watch him straighten up, that’s a well alignment”), but too inconsistent with the bars, often elongated with the set-ups and (“I hate you so much that if you was a bitch I’d rape you”?!?) nonsensical X-Factor.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I done done shit that your ass don’t know about, he getting paid? I’m taking ‘x’ amount of dollars like I don’t know the count”

DNA defeats Ill Will

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Synopsis: DNA got this, but this definitely wasn’t a body as Ill Will more than represented (esp. in the 3rd) with his usual aggression, real talk and potent bars in front of a clearly biased crowd. Still, knowing full well the kind of arsenal DNA is equipped with (rebuttals, crowd control, quality bars, schemes, personals, freestyles and a rare ability to match almost anyone’s style), the idea that DNA would go as an underdog against any non-top tier battle rapper is just plain ass-backwards. No need for motivation tho, the kid is just gifted like that (despite reppin’ Queens while wearing a Brooklyn Nets shirt). And he showed it from the off-the-top butchery (“I’m glad you got the kush on ya shirt cuz’ we’d (weed) smoke you”) to mean haymakers (“…like the last Ill Will you gonna’ die under a Queens nigga'”) that’ll have you pressing the rewind button. It’s what he does.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Best line: DNA – “And I’m still looking, like what your crew gonna do? You got your man, I got my gun, let’s have a 2-on-2”

Ill Will defeats Sno

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Synopsis: Ill Will will never make an easier $10K in his life. I mean, what a time for Sno (who I was never really that impressed with from jump) to put in his worst performance: filler upon filler, tired “I fucked ya bitch” bars, inconsistent lines and basement bars. All the while the black guy from Yak-town was just put on another dope show with black history bars, biting personals and that real shit (“You from da Yac….I Am That!!!!”) that makes ya mouth water. As much as Swizz Beats (or anyone for that matter) should never be allowed to judge a battle by himself ever, ever again….Will’s beast mode vs. Sno not showing up made it an easy decision.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0

Best line: Ill Will – “But I can make a nasty scene, cum on your sister’s face and tell her it’s acne cream”

Ill Will defeats B. Magic

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Recap: Ill Will versus B. Magic is a close one throughout with the always punchline-heavy Magic dishing too much heat in taking the 1st round, before Will overcomes a bit of a slow start and returns the favor with a barrage of heated punches and potent schemes to outshine a less potent Magic, take the 2nd and split things going into the 3rd. With Magic still punching efficiently in the deciding round, but failing to meet the high barometer he set in the 1st, a more versatile with the bars, name flip savvy and witty Will does more than enough to take the round and the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “You nobody till somebody kill you, that’s what Biggie taught, think you could outrun these shells? that’s what Ricky thought!”

Tay Roc defeats Ill Will

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Synopsis: Roc all day. Ill Will is a dope up-n-comer, aggressive, bars, ability to rebut, do personals and make turn basic lines into memorable bars. But Roc’s a vet at this, with all the ingredients necessary to take on any comer. Plus, he’s been on such a tear lately that anyone could make a legit debate that he deserves Top 5 status. So with two similar styles (and undeniable tension), this made for a dope battle and for the most part it was. After a first round that you could edge to Will for the “banana clip” bar alone, Roc came through with a classic 2nd (“if we argue in the middle of ‘talking’ you get a ‘k'”, “head shots, he won’t remember a round, I’ll Yung Ill Will”) that put an end to any momentum Will built via his first. On the flip side Will clearly got a visit from Earl early in his 2nd (tho partly making up for it with the Lux diss was funny) and his 3rd, while alright, didn’t register much of a buzz (and really dissing Don DeMarco was lame). Meanwhile, Roc stayed consistent and aggressive throughout, which left the crowd hyped–to think Roc’s confidence has reached the point where he could even throw in a Charlie Clips diss. Bars over names indeed.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Best line: Tay Roc – “Niggaz die, I don’t change shit when I’m strapped on ’em, gun bar after gun bar ‘cuz I’m strapped on ’em, when I clap on ’em, it’s a wrap on ’em, since he from Yaktown, I’ll have his town pouring out gats on ’em”

Ill Will defeats Lotta Zay

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Recap: Ill Will moves on to the finals by winning UFF match, but his Team Homi brethren Lotta Zay made him earn it, stunting in the early rounds heavy with some bully (“This nigga pussy, am I the only one smelling the shit?, now who gonna get you out that pickle when that chopper make you relish the bits?”) bars and clever wordplay. But while Zay’s delivery and bar quotient faltered a bit towards the end, Will stepped it up with a steady mix of off-the-dome (“We in the same motherfuckin’ click, so how I’mma disrespect him to the core? Fuck you, I love the real niggas in the hood more!”) flexing, entertaining soliloquies and righteous street talk to earn the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “You from the hood where they wear those shirts that say ‘Stop Snitching’, I’m from the hood where they’ll take that same snitch, put him on a shirt go into a church and tell his mama to stop bitching!”

Ill Will defeats Danja Zone

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Synopsis: Danja Zone does remind you a lot of Chilla Jones, but I wouldn’t call him a clone as while he is scheme heavy, he has shown the ability to match his scheme quotient with fine performances and sublime bars. It’s just his capacity for filler and inability to build off momentum that makes for subpar performances. For example, he should’ve won this battle, esp. after a dope 1st round that saw Danja Zone take out Ill Will with keen wordplay (“You bowl and gutter, the only time you bold and gutta I bowled and gut the boy after I  Riddick Bowed his gut…”), ill jokes and dope schemes. But other than displaying that he has a nice impression game, Danja’s 2nd round was pretty blah and allowed Will to catch up with a dope rebuttal and crazy aggressive bars. Both came nice in round 3, but in the end Will’s continued haymakers (that ‘PG County scheme was crazy!) and personals edged it.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Best line: Ill Will – “Ever since Chilla came, these niggas been scheming more than R. Kelly at a middle school”

Ill Will defeats Johnie Alcatraz

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Recap: A strong, (“My hands nice, I keep a cannon tho, big ARs, small k’s, all different size like a ransom note!”) punch/scheme-heavy and sometimes (“Silencer on the toast, you don’t know who did it, it’s like a dog fart!”) stirring performance by Johnie Alcatraz is eclipsed by a mightier, (“Hey because, just let him know, he just keep coming with all that bullshit, fronting out his mouth, talking about some shit that he knows nothing about, I’ll cock back, wave the steel and throw of ya cousin’s in his mouth!”) personal/mock-heavy and wordplay (“We don’t bang nigga, but play sweet, I’ll take a red rag and crack ya head till you blue [blew] blood…now you Grape Street!”) crazy 3 rounds from Pontiac, Michigan’s Ill Will in this Proving Grounds matchup from Smack/URL.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “This little nigga talk militant, [but] he Huey from The Boondock, I’m Huey Newton from the rooftop!”

Ill Will defeats J Huggans

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Recap: Perhaps still upset at his sleep being interrupted too early about a prospective rap (“Why would you call me to even provoke me?!, and early in the morning!, nigga you don’t even know me!”) battle, Ill Will gets downright undignified, dropping crazy wordplay, punchlines, aggressive bars, personals and repeated haymakers on J Huggans to proceed with, execute, complete and toe tag a bodybag.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I will come to St. Lou and dismember your shit, Lay low the day before and plan on bombin’ ya building the next day…damn that’s similar to September the 10th”

Ill Will defeats Murdara Ron

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Recap: “You belong behind QP yelling ‘Say It Again!'” Even QP had to smile at that one as Ill Will flexes on his man Murdara Ron for three rounds and catches an easy win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I’ll show you how much weight a .357 can carry, and your boo can catch the k [bouquet] like she the next to get married”

A Oun defeats Ill Will

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Recap: 1-round freestyle battle between Ill Will and A Oun tosses any chance of intricacy aside for on-the-spot jokes, personals and boasts. And while Will did an incredible job during his turn of free-styling without a single stoppage or slip-up, his redundant lines of smack talk against an opponent who was not only witty, but condensed while landing more effective punches, gives A Oun the win.

Verdict: A Oun (W) 1-0

Favorite line: A Oun – “You got that Tyrone Biggums swag!”

Ill Will defeats Logic

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Recap: Gritty, hard-hitting punches and boastful shiners dominate this 3-round battle between Ill Will  and Logic, a bout that the steadier Will ends up winning as the Pontiac, MI spitter’s righteous personals and adaptable flow patterns helped him to take the opening rounds, before the aggressive and hardbody punchlines of Logic do enough damage to take the 3rd over a solid, oft-free-styling turn by Will.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Me fucking ya bitch, is no rumor nigger, every time I bless her with my presence [presents] she light up and she get heated…I consume her nigger!”

Squeeze defeats Ill Will

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Recap: Mostly free-styling throughout this battle with a couple of nice rebuttals mixed in, a gritty Ill Will still manages to keep it close in this 3-rounder from Mic Murdaraz TV. But opponent Squeeze, spouting a fly punchline game while also dishing some fierce name flips and personals here and ther, takes the first two rounds before a debatable 3rd, for the win.

Verdict: Squeeze (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Squeeze –  “I’m the type to boo you at ya show when you get your concert on, oh you a jackboy why?, ‘cuz that palm work strong?!”

Ill Will defeats Cash Eatin

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Recap: If you can get past the biased reactions and the clear fact that neither one of them did that well here, Ill Will geographically-suited freestyles easily surpassed Cash Eatin’s basic bars.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Running shit, manure company CEO”