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Recap: In this fiery 1-rounder from The Gates, Cortez utilizes a lyrical barrage of hard-hitting personals, gritty punchlines, damaging street darts and clever name flips to beat back the aggressive and often blistering, but not as steady or efficient rhymes from Ms. Ill.
Verdict: Cortez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Cortez – “Ain’t shit that she could do with me, a shot to the face and botox, this bitch better keep it cute with me!”
Recap: Must have been something really important going on for that dude in red to keep his back turned the entire battle. Either way, in this 1-rounder from GOTG, while a gritty Ms. Ill puts on a solid show, her opponent First Lady Flamez simply dominates. Richmond, VA’s finest using an exemplary barrage of fine-tuned gun bars, hard-hitting punchlines, slick wordplay and piercing similes/personals to score enough haymakers and earn the win.
Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 1-0
Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “It’s sickening when you weird shaped bitches disrespect me, ‘cuz I’d rather be slim forever tham thinking [thick and] correctly!”
Recap: In this Verbal War Zone 3-rounder, over three scorching beats, the blazing speed of O’fficial and Ms. Ill’s flows and the precision of their cadence compensate for a barrage of mostly pedestrian punchlines. But while lyrical finesse may have taken a back seat to a clash that seemed more suited the studio booth rather than the battle stage, O’fficial’s slightly more efficient darts allow the New Orleans’ Bardashian to claim the first and third rounds for a well-deserved win.
Verdict: O’fficial (W) 2-1
Favorite line: O’fficial – “Everybody killing everybody but Zimmerman!”
Recap: Rapping over a trio of gritty, resounding beats during this matchup from Verbal War Zone, when it came to kicking sturdy flows/cadences, hitting street raps and stinging punchlines both Ms. Ill and Pristavia came with it. However, while her opponent did keep it competitive throughout the battle, with an extra mix of piercing name flips, wicked wordplay and a more steadier punch game it’s Pristavia who lands the 30 anyway.
Verdict: Pristavia (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Pristavia – “Nigga I’m nasty…Cortez, Yoshi box!”
