No Bias. No Narratives.
Recap: Nice punch-fest between Tapedeck and Don Dollaz is only spoiled when Dollaz chokes in the 2nd round. However, with just enough fiery punchlines, piercing name flips and fluorescent gun bars in the 1st and 3rd rounds, Dollaz edges both to still receive the win.
Verdict: Don Dollaz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Don Dollaz – “After I hit him with the .5K’s, I’ll take his bread…I’m the best rapper of the tournament!”
Recap: J. Murda may be falling victim to taking on too many battles as when you’ve proven that you can beat the likes of JC, you shouldn’t be losing to a relative unknown like Tapedeck. But that’s the case here as even a stellar round 2 can’t save Murda from a slip-up prone first and a short, subpar 3rd. For Tapedeck, outside of some average bars that were clearly gassed, his overall more consistent flow and performance were pretty good, Add to that some nice punchlines throughout and he manages to pull off a mild upset over an opponent he really had no business beating.
Verdict: Tapedeck (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Tapedeck – “I’m the fucking man of all sorts, I draw over shorts, that’s Captain Underpants!”
Recap: After dishing a plethora of righteous (“It’s clear you’re pulling back scotch [Scotch] if you ever think I’d duck [duct] tape!”) name flips and hot punchlines to easily take round one, Mike P gets lackadaisical and pretty much takes the second off, while allowing Tapedeck to even things up with sizzling schemes/bars and some nice (“This ya last resort, big machine, you better grab your horse or it’s Swave Sevah versus Danny Myers what’s that?…two .40s going back-n-forth!”) comedic wordplay. After a solid turn by Tapedeck in the final round, Mike P gets back in his bag, dispensing steady heat along with pent-up (“This bitch give me lip, this smack coming with an 8-ball jacket!”) shiners to take the win.
Verdict: Mike P (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Mike P – “I told y’all I’m a step above Tape, so CD’s [see deez]!”
