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Charlie Clips defeats Phara Funeral

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Recap: Even if the backdrop on this battle is Phara Funeral only getting a shot at Charlie Clips due to her popping name, the hype around these two going at it alone still makes for an entertaining battle. And that turns out to be the case as while at times struggling a bit with her flow, Phara’s overall pallette here of spiffy (“We pass words, you push my buttons, now ain’t nuthin’ safe!”)  punchlines, sporty gun bars, lofty personals, witty barbs and even a nice rebuttal game prove to be competitive, appealing and a kind reminder that Ms. Funeral isn’t just eye candy. That said, this is still Charlie Clips we’re talking about and a Clips who takes a battle seriously is almost unbeatable. So yeah, thanks in part to a Hitman Holla tag-in as well as Phara’s comeuppance in the 2nd round that allowed her to edge that round, Clips being Clips what with well versed schemes, rich storytelling yarns that had (“Two dog hoes splitting Fettuccine like Lady and the Tramp!”) Phara’s bestie extra tight, fiery punchlines and a host of scintillating personals throughput his 1st and 3rdd rounds, gets Charlie the win.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “And your pussy is chemically unbalanced, there’s a funny smell every time Phara moan!”

Ms. Fit defeats Phara Funeral

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Recap: Controversial battle between the returning-to-the-ring-after-a-4-year-hiatus Ms. Fit and Phara Funeral features 2 spirited and competitive rounds (I had a debatable 1st before Ms. Fit edged the 2nd) that were highlighted by a wide load of fiery personals and piercing punches from Fit, while the bar-heavier Funeral stayed lit with some dope wordplay, gritty punches and hitting name flips. In lieu of an unsportsmanlike conduct that should’ve been called on Fit for distracting her opponent and throwing money down on the floor while she rapped in round 1, round 3 is where things got hectic and tensions started to appear above the surface as a consistently aggressive Fit used the final turn to deliver one of the most well-crafted, personal, witty at times and scathing turns we’ve seen from a female in battle rap (making it a classic) history. But with the mention of Phara’s mother (although there really wasn’t any direct shots taken) in a handful of her bars, Phara would allege afterwards that her opponenet broke a stipulation in the battle contract, leading to Ms. Funeral choosing not to spit her 3rd round and therefore handing Fit the win.

Verdict: Ms. Fit (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ms. Fit – “All the nigga’s you done smashed [Aaawww!], can’t even keep track of your bodies…till we read the Smack card!”

Mo Mula defeats Phara Funeral

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Recap: Deftly transitioning from ‘shooting his shot’ smooth playa linguistics to straight-up utter disrespect and mayhem, in this 1-rounder from We Go Hard, a way more versatile and hitting Mo Mula beats back a bedlam-ringing, but also flow-challenged and too cameo-friendly (tho Shoonie Da Rapper’s appearance was pretty banging) Phara Funeral.

Verdict: Mo Mula (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mo Mula – “They only offer you carry catchers and Olive Garden dinners, we would’ve did a picnic…then I send you dick pics, hey you getting the larger picture?!”

Phara Funeral defeats Casey Jay

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Recap: One too many mediocre punches by Casey Jay in both of the opening rounds along with a condensed, punch-heavy, name flip-lit and wordplay-nice, witty and brazen bar spitting Phara Funeral gives the latter the win in this highly-anticipated QOTR matchup, before Casey gets back on her A-game with a fire, hard-hitting and consistently spicy 3rd round that handily beat a flow-challenged turn from Phara to avoid getting 30’d.

Verdict: Phara Funeral (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Phara Funeral – “This battle is like your lace front, Casey you ain’t gonna edge a round!”

Phara Funeral defeats Couture

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Recap: Snoop Gladiator School 1-rounder between Couture and Phara Funeral features plenty of illicit gun bars, residual mayhem, salacious personals and piercing punchlines. A goodie all the way through that kept the crowd engaged, a slightly more cleaner, scheme-heavy and haymaker-lit Ms. Funeral gets the win.

Verdict: Phara Funeral (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Phara Funeral – “This reach…God [Gawd] I’m about to hit her with the ‘Urn’ and ‘Ash’!”

Phara Funeral defeats QB (Black Diamond)

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Recap: Female battle rap is so drenched in ‘who’s screwing who’ semantics and ghostwriting allegations that when it comes to originality and genuine personals the lines can often get blurred. That aside, as a re-capper who only cares about who rapped better, the idea that Phara Funeral can’t spit her own shit (as QB claims time and time here) just doesn’t hold much weight when you look at some of her past battles (her Viixen The Assassin battle being the best case). Instead, Phara’s main flaw has been a lack of preparation (hence, past chokes and slip-ups). Yet QB, while also dishing her usual m.o. of disrespectful zingers, boastful barbs and resident mayhem, went there with the wordmonger stuff repeatedly, which makes you wonder if that was about ego or the idea that she didn’t pay enough attention to why she lost the Jaz battle. Because lyrically speaking Phara Funeral won this battle. The Bronx emcee taking a page from the Jaz playbook (and also taking advantage of two elongated and often redundant rounds from QB) and using fierce schemes, pretty solid wordplay, fiery gun bars, piercing punchlines and some grating personals to edge rounds 2 and 3 (with nary a slip-up after a debatable 1st) for the vic.

Verdict: Phara Funeral (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Phara Funeral – “The wrong word will get you shot, them slugs burning you out, my shit clickin’, if I’m lickin’, no studs turns turning you out, I send my chicks in to get the kids and my nigga’s fuckin’ ya spouse, everybody will be trading places if gotta usher you out!”

40 B.A.R.R.S. defeats Phara Funeral

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Recap: QOTR 3-round main event between Phara Funeral and 40 B.A.R.R.S. had its moments of addressing rumors, spicy personals, fierce schemes and punch-heavy linguistics here and there, but for the most part settled into a solid bar-fest with a kill switch that surprisingly was never turned on when considering the seeming dislike these two had for each other. And while a sometimes prone to missteps Phara performed straight through without any unforced errors, a couple of elongated rounds and one too many aimless spins would help an aggressive, gritty and more steady with the heat 40 handily take both of the opening rounds for the win before a 3rd round debatable.

Verdict: 40 B.A.R.R.S. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “How you a pioneer?, it only took me a year for me to get to P, that’s ‘cuz I’m raw, Salmonella, common codeine ain’t as sick as me!”

Phara Funeral defeats Viixen The Assassin

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Recap: Both Viixen The Assassin and Phara Funeral bring a gang of assorted mayhem in this fiery 1-rounder from G.H.O.G.H. Battle League. But a smoother flow plus a series of piercing schemes, righteous 4-bar set-ups, ringing gun bar sound effects and braggadocios punchlines by Phara gives Ms. Funeral the win.

Verdict: Phara Funeral (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Phara Funeral – “I’m a Trini girl, yeah my dad was a Rasta, but they I’m Italian ‘cuz I stay with them shells and I ain’t talking about that pasta!”