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Quban defeats Steams

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Recap: From The Trenches, Steams and Quban get straight to it and engage in a 3-round lyrical barfest that stayed gritty and competitive throughout. Add in a bunch of solid name flips/personals, rapid gun lines and boastful barbs to the mix from both battlers to keep the bout buzzing, nonetheless for all 3 rounds it’s the slightly more efficient and haymaker-lit Quban who earns the 30.

Verdict: Quban (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Quban – “With me I like to keep things simple, last time I had a smoking gun [is] the last time I saw steams!”

Quban defeats Shooney Da Rapper

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Recap: From Takeova Battle League, after getting outpunched in what was still a competitive run, to the brash tactics of Shooney Da Rapper in round 1, Quban dials a bit to come back in the latter rounds, The Maryland vet spazzing with a quicker and more efficient punches in round 2, before getting busier with the wordplay, fire anecdotes, boastful barbs and set-up/punchlines in round 3 (while also taking advantage of two not-so-clean rounds from Shooney) to edge both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “The only thing better than a bitch is a bitch with friends!”

Tay Roc defeats Quban

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Recap: A.I. may frown on it, but watch any Tay Roc battle and you’ll witness just how much work that the Gun Bar King puts into practicing his rounds. What with Roc’s ability to run back his bars with ease, decipher and break them down them when necessary and jump right back into pockets with equal precision, shows you a man who’s serious about his craft. And as this blazing 3-rounder vs. Quban on OSBL shows us once again, no matter the tier of the competition, Roc never underestimates his opp’s either. Not that Quban is anyone’s slouch. The Maryland battle vet keeping it close for all three rounds here with a boatload of gritty punchlines, aggressive heat, syrupy set-ups and flippant personals/name flips. But ultimately, this was Roc’s show. The Gun Titles co-capo using a plethora of head-banging gun bars, flexing punchlines, versatile name flips, boastful barbs, witty anecdotes and sporty personals of his own to land a few more haymakers in rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before an equally potent 3rd on both sides makes for a debatable.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Say ya fucking goodbye’s, chopper dump on his ride, transformers whip into two, he thought it was a mirage!”

J Morr defeats Quban

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from Capital Battle Grounds, J Morr’s greasy rhyme patterns emboldened by a bunch of slick trap talk, gritty punchlines, boastful barbs, fiery gun bars and witty jabs are enough to score more haymakers and beat back the punch-heavy at times and lyrical, but too often pedestrian run by Quban.

Verdict: J Morr (W) 1-0

Favorite line: J Morr – “Nigga, let’s help ya crew, you next to move?, electric slide, I step with you, then [pulls hand out like a gun] back out last minute like I had something else to do!”

Danny Myers and Quban [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Quban and Danny Myers do the fair one for 1 round at the Battle Academy and it’s a goodie as a versatile Bar God scores with a gang of fiery, aggressive punches, while a gritty and set-up lit Quban raps his ass off to the tune of some delicious (“I know he think he too cold, but do that make you heat resistant!”) haymakers and righteous darts/schemes. And while Quban had a stronger ending to his round, an elongated run combined with one too many dry spots by the former Goonie coupled with Danny suffering from some subpar bars here and there makes this bout debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “My nigga Jonny Ice exposed Surf was fucking your baby mama, I ain’t even have to ask if it’s true, my nigga told me she gave him head, butt…like Jaz special move!”

Chilla Jones defeats Quban

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Recap: While Chilla Jones versus Quban on OSBL can definitely be filed under those ‘Out of Nowhere’ matchups, this 3-rounder is still a fire battle nonethess. Indeed, a turned-up Quban would make his mark throughout the bout with a barrage of gritty punches (esp. in round 2 which he somehow edged after a dope turn by Chilla), graphic mayhem and hitting name flips. While Chilla was…well just Chiila, dishing a plethora of stinging gun bars, cold euphemisms, witty barbs/personals, sturdy name flips of his own, fly smiles and hardbody punchlines. Three competitive rounds provided by both battlers, it’s a slightly more condensed, haymaker-lit and consistently scoring Chilla who edges the 1st and 3rd round’s for the win.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “So get popped or get whipped back to back like gridlock!”

Quban and Yunus [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: From Our Society Battle League, a dope 1-rounder between Yunus and Quban sees the former spice up the room with a versatile stream of crafty wordplay, fiending (“He’s dying, get rocked with long arms like the Beast Titan, military funeral, that’s a flag by the body, look like the menu for Street Fighter!”) set-ups/punchlines and hitting personals/metaphors. On the other hand Quban was able to rock the crowd with an aggressive/animated round of fiery punchlines, graphic/mayhem-lit darts and fiery boasts/personals in an equally efficient turn that scores this one a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Quban – “Crazy you the creative player but I’m the made nigga!”

Quban defeats Coy Gutta

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Recap: Gritty 1-rounder between Quban and Coy Gutta from Organyzed Cryme Battle League contains plenty of righteous street missives, spicy name flips and raucous punchlines. But it’s the slightly more versatile and steadier-hitting Quban who edges things at the end here.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban –  “I’ll rob him for everything, clean Gutta out…with a ladder to his roof!”

Ooops defeats Quban

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Recap: Just because you know what’s coming doesn’t mean that you can always prepare yourself for it. As Quban finds out here, what with the DMV battler (who altogether gave a dope effort with some sizzling name flips, rigid wordplay and gritty punches/personals throughout) sighing out load upon hearing the first few words from opponent Ooops in round 3, knowing damn well what was coming and still, after the two split the first couple of rounds, falling victim to another gripping, poignant and socially-conscious final round from an activist/battle rapper who’s made his 3rd’s a must listen.

Verdict: Ooops (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ooops –  “I get it, you did what you had to do and shit happens, Uncle Sam pointed and said he wanted you, but we know that was big cappin'”!

Bill Collector defeats Quban

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Recap: Bill Collector made it known online how disappointed he was in himself after his recent Big T battle and judging from this bout with a pretty solid, but at times lackadaisical Quban, he wasn’t kidding. ‘Ol Billiano getting busy, after a bit of a slow start, with a clean slate of punches/hot wordplay as well as a couple of hot rebuttals while spouting a bunch of gritty (and at times witty) back to back burners/name flips in the latter half of his turn during this Do Or Die Battle League 1-rounder, to gain the win.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 1-0

Favorite line; Bill Collector – “Thinking you a Don Qub?, till this A. [.8] Boogie you down, like the Bronx in the 80s!”

Quban defeats Trufoe

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Recap: Not saying its always been his fault, but Quban battles coinciding with shoving matches and or near-fights is not a good look for anyone. Still, and to be fair, is it time for Quban to get bigger plates? Most definitely, especially in light of dudes at or near Quban’s level (or from his class) already receiving their opportunity to shine on bigger cards. And even moreso when Quban delivers yet another quality effort here against a tough and gritty opponent in TruFoe on this Survivor Series card. The military vet from Maryland using a gang of performance-rich darts, sizzling name flips, plenty of flippant mayhem and extended dexterity with his punches to take both round 1 and 3 for a well-earned win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “I told Jakk, soon as this movie get to talking, the toolie get to sparking, one rulie with a larkin, kick the door, turn 4-bedrooms into a studio apartment!”

NXT defeats Quban

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Recap: If the URL wants to change its format on building newcomers, they might want to tap into both sides of the table, instead of one. In other words, while last year’s Crucible winner, NWT, has certainly warranted moving up the chain of more seasoned battlers, judging from Quban’s perspective here, it’s pretty clear that the former Goonie didn’t share the same feelings on facing his opponent, esp. considering all the work he’s done put in for Smack (my suggestion, why not test NXT’s moxie against a rarely seen vet like an M. Ciddy or Quest Mcody instead). Nonetheless, still a dope battle between the two here with a lot of lyrical stunting displayed on both sides to go along with plenty of mayhem, stifling wordplay and piercing punchlines/personals. The angle-lit (extra performance points on pulling out Quban’s “old vest”) and slightly punch-heavier NXT edges rounds 1, before the fledging West-coast spitter ups his bar proficiency and scores with more than enough haymakers (and a spitfire mid-round rebuttal) to also take 2 for the win. 3rd round was another spirited and crazy one that saw both battlers equally lit, thus forcing a debatable turn.

Verdict: NXT *W) 2-1

Favorite line: NXT – “3am, overnight shift, trying to maintain bars, Remember the Titms, I ran practice through a graveyard!”

Quban defeats Young Kannon

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Recap: Rookies vs. Vets battle between Quban and a solid throughout, but nothing momentous Young Kannon, what with a debatable 2nd and 3rd round, comes down to the 1st which saw a boxer’s robe-clad Quban deftly apply a pugilist mentality to his lyrics, bobbing, weaving and scoring with a bunch of stinging 4-bar setups, some fire wordplay, fly name flips and hitting punchlines to take the round and the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “I’m weighing in at 175 pounds and reach doesn’t matter when I’m walking ’em down!”

Quban defeats Reepah Rell

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Recap: Dope, iBattle, 1-rounder between Quban and Reepah Rell is edged by the former who with a slightly more consistent and well-crafted array of spicy punchlines, stinging mayhem and wily personals, after going 1st is able to hold on and sneak past a pretty solid, but less potent turn by Mr. Old Head Bars.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “The fans counted me out, so many times, they ran outta fingers and toes, but I’m snatching my respect, a robbery, you knows how this goes, any wrong move and an Operation…I’m a light up the nose!”

Squeako defeats Quban

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Recap: Taking advantage of an elongated Quban in the latter rounds, after surviving a blistering and gun bar-heavy 1st round from his opponent, a more condensed and forever witty Squeako uses a fire Gooonies scheme, some piercing personals, righteous struggle bars and a bevy of spitfire punchlines to edge the 2nd and easily take the deciding 3rd round for the win in this URL Survivor Series 3-rounder.

Verdict: Squeako (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Squeako – “So when I went broke, I turned mean after that, I served the feens so much soap, I turned clean after that!”

Swamp and Quban [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: 1-rounder from Body Bag Battle League sees Swamp beating back Quban’s braggadocio punches, fiery (“A big chopper, get y’all chomped, eagles and hawks, Lord Farquaad, I’m the reason there’s animals on Swamp!”) schemes/punchlines and menacing name flips with a more versatile palette of stinging personals, rich performance bars and ill punchlines…until he had a huge slip-up mid-round. And while Swamp was able to get his groove back and continue on with a wide assault of verbal hijinks, despite spouting better bars overall, it’s the aforementioned stumble that makes this one a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Swamp – “Now we only got one round in this muthafucka and bitch you gotta go early…38, Kevin Gates, they both pearly!”

Quban defeats Tori Doe

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Recap: Take out a minor slip-up that occurred due in part to his opponent talking through his round and Quban, flexing throughout with fiery name flips, righteous personals and stifling punchlines. manages to beat back a lyrically fierce, gritty and wordplay-lit, but not quite as consistent with the bars Tori Doe in this solid 1-rounder from Bring Ya Barz Battle League.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban –  “Synthetic weaves, your hair not real but you real…oh we gonna laugh at that, ‘cuz if I hold and spray, let’s see this will help keep ya wig intact!”

Quban defeats Daddy Mason

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Recap: Solid, gritty and name flip/punch-heavy effort by Daddy Mason still gets beaten by a more versatile, performance stunting, rebuttal-waving and wordplay/name flip/punchline-spazzing Quban in what turned out to be a nice, competitive 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “It’s a bare-knuckle brawl, I’m here to get rid of you, but he was talking wild, like he want me to show him what that ‘matic do, I’m a sit on the couch, the AR gonna tell it all…it’s a Vlad interview!”

Quban defeats Ru Bando

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Recap: Losing a 1-round battle after you were ahead on points is a rare occurrence, but it happens here as after killing shit with hardbody punchlines after scintillating name flips for 2/3rds of the battle, Ru Bando succumbs to a handful of reaches, some subpar darts, one too may shots at random peers in the crowd and an overall elongated turn that ended up being edged by a condensed, gritty, name-flip spazzing, gun bar-lit, visceral scheme-friendly and punch-heavy round by Quban.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “Glock 17 or 19, either way it’s the same Ru-tine [routine] in ya face!”

Quban defeats Ryda

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Recap: In this fire one-rounder from Do or Die Battle League, bar-wise, both (“‘But I like to name my guns!’, where I’m from you only name a gun after a nigga you used it on!”) Quban and (“Try to run, just know that I peel with focus, I’m an Adderall lover!”) Ryda deliver the goods with an equal share of killer gun bars, momentous punchlines, stifling performance lines and dope personals. Still, while Ryda might’ve came with a little more consistency with the bars and more versatile material, a couple of mid-round slip-ups and a surprising choke by Ryda hands Quban the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “If Brian got a gun, he better pull it, ‘cuz while he was busy trying to name it, I was busy writing your name on the bullet!”

GE defeats Quban

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Recap: As surprising as it is to see GE still in the PG’s all these years later, at least his rhyme patterns and skill set haven’t faltered any. Here against the up-n-comer (“This ain’t about who’s older or who’s younger, this a has-been vs. pure hunger, kill them all, count up the bodies, R. Kelly, Aaliyah, A-G-E [Hey, GE] ain’t nuthin’ but a number!”) Quban, the Wisconsin vet does just enough to pull out a tough one, coming back after a round 1 loss to edge the latter two rounds with a rapid set of fire punchlines, fiery set-ups, some flinching personals and loud (“Nigga, don’t play with me, you ain’t gotta wait and see, these chopper’s come out first…like baby teeth!”) gun bars. Indeed, while the battle stayed close and competitive throughout, a few too many pedestrian bars by Quban and a more consistent and wordplay-heavy GE in the deciding 3rd also settled matters.

Verdict: GE (W) 2-1

Favorite line: GE – “Fuck all that, I came to get my shit back, and I don’t black, I O.J.!”

Quban defeats Presidential Dubz

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Recap: Quban and Presidential Dubz go toe-for-toe, splitting the first two rounds with elite gun bars, some well-equipped personals and raucous punchlines/set-ups, before a deciding 3rd is edged by Quban, who kept the heat on his opponent with more hardbody punches and schemes, while a still aggressive Prezzy spent half of an elongated round taking shots at potential opponents instead of the guy in front of him.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “If shit escalate, we won’t even switch the plot, gender reveal, cut the Cake, let’s see if he a man or not!”

Quban defeats Kid Deph

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Recap: Plenty of mayhem, fire set-ups and potent gun bars in this Southern Invitational One-Off between Quban and Kid Deph, but while Deph certainly had his moments here and there, a slow start along with Quban dishing more consistency with his bars gets the CNC spitter the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “My nigga, what was you doing?, your buzz was ruined, he couldn’t stomach a Pep talk, but think he could handle smoke with Quban!”

Quban defeats Chris Dubbs

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Recap: Make every bar count. In a one-round punchfest between Quban and Chris Dubbs, the former’s ability to dish more consistent and versatile heat serves as the difference, as despite Dubbs’ handful of sublime moments, way too many pedestrian bars cost him any chance in the end.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “What a hoax, a fucking joke, you look you preach for Black rights, sleepwalker, fake woke!”

Mack Mel defeats Quban

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Recap: An aggressive (on both sides), tight and competitive Proving Grounds match between Mack Mel and Quban comes down to the 3rd round, where after a solid turn by Quban, a slightly more versatile and performance-driven Mel literally hoists a couple of righteous shots/personals at Cuban and his entourage that not only gets the crowd hyped, but prove to be the difference-maker.

Verdict: Mack Mel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mack Mel – “The ruger shoot, you Crip and you Crip right?, well [points hand like a gun] this can will turn C&C to Juicy Juice!”

Quban and Trey 30 [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: A tough one between Quban and Trey 30 with plenty of descriptive gun lines, stinging performance bars and gritty punchlines. Tied going into the 3rd, a spitfire turn by 30 is met by an equally potent turn by Quban and while 30 may’ve had a slightly more consistent flow, after somewhat of a slow start, Quban earns a debatable with some dope schemes and one more (“Oh, you street?, come and get a jumbo slice…then his head leak the sauce, yunno, the Mumbo type!”) haymaker.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Trey 30 – “Us battling makes no sense, like vegan’s beefing!”

Quban defeats Lu Castro

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Recap: Quban takes advantage of 3 solid, but elongated rounds from Lu Castro with more condensed turns of rapid heat, stifling metaphors and spitfire punchlines to edge rounds 1 and 3 in this compettive battle from Showtime Battle Arena.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “I’m a catch outside of the club, he get intimate with a .38…a cougar showing him love!”

Ha Style defeats Quban

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Recap: Steady aggressive bars throughout this one-round battle of raucous lines/wordplay from both Ha Style and Quban (“Knife work, I’ll leave it stuck in the middle…I’m still deciding!”), is separated by less filler, more variety, a Hulk Hogan impression and a tribute to ‘Radio Raheem’ by Ha Style.

Verdict: Ha Style (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ha Style – “Just know that the dot calm a nigga like a semi-colon!”

Quban defeats Drugz

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Recap: First, I love how Nu Jerzey Twork stepped in first and was like ‘We not doing that!’, basically doing what should’ve been the host’s job and preventing a fight during Quban’s round. Secondly, this battle was not only intense throughout, but lyrically fire all-around with there obviously being some history to these two battlers, thus sparking spitfire pen’s from both (“I came here for a clean body, Yusef, I’m trying to get drugs [Drugz] out your system!”) Quban and (“As far as nigga’s, we surrounded Quban’s [Cuban’s] just like the embargo line!”) Drugz that made for flexing personals, lofty punchlines, heated gun lines and some nice performance bars. Equal in haymakers and as close of a one-rounder as you can get without calling it a debatable, the feeling here is Quban, more potent with the set-ups and ever-so-slightly more consistent with less dry spots, gets the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quban – “But you gonna tell me how you wilding on the block, you J. Reed, you pretend to be something you not!”

Haixian defeats Quban

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Recap: Three scintillating, punch-heavy rounds by Haixian that were also delivered extra spicy when it came to wordplay, were enough to beat a solid and gritty, but also (except for round 3, where he scored a debatable) topsy-turvy Quban in this 3-rounder from Bar Bendas Rap Battle League.

Verdict: Haixian (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Haixian – “Like a razor blade in prison, I’ll sneak him in the mouth!”