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Snake Eyez defeats Times

Recap: Pretty much taking round 1 off to kick back, get his feet wet and let the Detroit crowd know that he’s in town, Snake Eyez quickly gets back to form in the latter rounds while using a consistent barrage of fiery name flips, some stinging wordplay/schemes, steely punchlines, witty personals and boastful barbs to take both turns and get the win over a raucous and consistently hitting in the opener, but topsy-turvy with the punches in the proceeding rounds Times.

Verdict: Snake Eyez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Snake Eyez – “How our stats natch?, you already failed with errors, it don’t matter how hard you hit, you ain’t gonna take Detroit to the promise land…you Miguel Cabrera!”

Viixen The Assassin defeats Shooney Da Rapper


Recap: Viixen The Assassin still needs to work on finishing her rounds better (or sometimes earlier) and Shooney Da Rapper’s bout with stumbles still serve as a detriment to an otherwise solid battle career, but other than that this QOTR matchup was fire. Like, all the way, with both battlers staying competitive for 3 rounds with a gang of hardbody punchlines, aggressive name-calling, scintillating personals, sizzling gun bars, rigid name flips and fiery set-ups/wordplay. Yet while Shooney gave a blazing effort throughout, it’s the more haymaker-lit (esp. during round 1) Viixen who edges each round for the women’s 30.

Verdict: Viixen The Assassin (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Viixen The Assassin – “I know it’s a fact y’all, Puerto-Rican bitches is crazy, they keep blades in they cheeks, you think I give a fuck folks?, I’ll choke this bitch out till she swallow the blade…let’s really see who cut throat [cutthroat]!”

Chef Trez defeats Mike Bandz

Recap: Generous with the gov’t name flips with some added wit and fierce punches mixed in, Mike Bandz makes for a solid showing in this 1-rounder vs. Chef Trez from Body Bag Battle League. Consequently for Bandz, a notable turn would quickly be upended by his opponent, the Cave Gang general using a fourscore of spicy rebuttals to go along with a barrage of potent gun bars and stifling punchlines/name flips/4-bar set-ups to earn the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Everything I jot elite, like exotic weed, I’m in a creative bag!”

Young Kannon defeats Chuck Book

Recap: In this 1-rounder from GOTG, Young Kannon’s steady barrage of daunting name flips, fiery gun bars and gritty punchlines easily beats a lackadaisical effort from Chuck Book, who while hitting at times, overall relied on way too many overused personals on his opponent that in turn made this a mostly a one-sided affair.

Verdict: Young Kannon (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Young Kannon –  “I’ll air the Uzi, do a nigga wig bad like a Tyler Perry movie!”

Big Hann defeats TruFoe


Recap: In a bout loaded with hardbody street missives, some fierce name flips/personals, roundabout mayhem and aggressive punchlines, backed by his knack for rigid wordplay, it’s the more consistently hitting Big Hann who takes the first couple of rounds of this URL Close Quarters 3-rounder for the win over TruFoe before a slightly more bar efficient and condensed Foe edges the 3rd.

Verdict: Big Hann (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Big Hann – “You bang right?, well the minute you get to twisting shit up, you going paraplegic!”

Chef Trez defeats Reggie P

Recap: Battling at a prolific rate that would make Dre Dennis envious, this time around Chef Trez uses a barrage of fiery punchlines, rich set-ups, stinging gun lines, some fire rebuttals and fierce name flips to handily beat back the gritty, but mostly pedestrian raps of Reggie P in this one-of-a-kind, off-beat/on-beat 5-rounder from MC War.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 4-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You’ll catch a .30 like eviction’s and I got the notice!”

Zay Smoove defeats Bangz

Recap: If they haven’t battled already, would love to two freestyle heads, AR-16 and Bangz go at it some day. That said, in this 1-rounder from GOTG, the exclusive off-the-dome heat from Bangz scores with banging results here and there. But one too many subpar punches and a raucous Zay Smoove never taking his foot off the pedal when it came to handbody punches, leaves the big man from Queens, NY, with the win.

Verdict: Zay Smoove (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Zay Smoove – “Rusty kicks, dead stock, no silencer, he got stuck with a ring…wedlock!”

NXT defeats Murda


Recap: In an animated battle that was littered with plenty of mayhem, mocking personals, gritty punchlines/wordplay and stifling name flips, the more consistently-lit NXT delivers enough heat to take both of the opening rounds of this competitive URL 3-rounder and get the win over a mostly solid Murda, before a 3rd round debatable.

Verdict: NXT (W) 2-1

Favorite line: NXT – “I would think that your team wiser, 6 feet, behind a fake killer, it’s a police lineup!

Gwitty defeats J. Murda

Recap: While J. Murda showed off a nice rebuttal game, offered up a dope cameo from Showoff and added his usual assortment of gritty bars/wordplay to the mix, in this 3-rounder from Kill Switch Battle League, Gwitty did something that’d probably guarantee him bigger plates in the future: unleash 3 consistent rounds of fierce name flips, entertaining wordplay, flexing gun lines and piercing punchlines to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Gwitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Gwitty – “My beams, only seen on DVD, they blue ray!”

Cityy Towers defeats Da Kid Klutch

Recap: In what was a competitive and gritty 3-round punchfest from Hit List Battle League, after the two split (got Klutch edging round 1, before Towers edged round 2) the first couple of rounds, both Cityy Towers and Da Kid Klutch (both of whom had some killer name flips along the way) struggle with their flows in the deciding 3rd. However, Towers’ more complete turn and longer stream of haymakers gets him the win here.

Verdict: Cityy Towers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cityy Towers – “You in the field throwing flags, but you ain’t a player, you a referee, it make sense, your name’s Klutch, you ain’t shit but an accessory!”

Tia S. defeats Pristavia

Recap: From QOTR, cleaner with her flow throughout the match while scoring left and right with a slew of aggressive bully bars, filthy gun bars, rigid/witty personals and fiery punchlines, after a debatable round 1 Tia S. edges both of the latter rounds for the win over an often punch-lit, but indirect at times and not as consistently hitting Pristavia.

Verdict: Tia S. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tia S. – “Y’all peep this?, another Christian wilding on cam…welcome to Freaknik!”

Dre Dennis defeats Quantum Physics


Recap: The most prolific battle rapper in the game, Dre Dennis, makes a return to URL on a Survivor Series card, and drops a hammer on Quantum Physics. The Gates of the Garden co-founder using a barrage of hard-hitting personals, stifling name flips, fiery gun bars and some fierce wordplay/punchlines to handily take the first couple of rounds before the SONS vet, inconsistent with the punches in the earlier rounds, puts it all together in the 3rd with a steady gang of sublime jabs to edge a righteous and heavy-handed turn by Dre and salvage the closing round of this App exclusive.

Verdict: Dre Dennis (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Dre Dennis – “Them long schemes got us kinda lost nigga, 8-second violation…you need to get your point across quicker!”

Danny Myers defeats E. Ness

Recap: From Philly’s The Battle Academy, Danny Myers and E. Ness enlist in a competitive back-n-forth for 3 rounds that not only featured a host of fiery 4-bar set-ups/punches, but a nice Ness impression by Danny too. Yet while Ness entertained his home crowd with an assortment of witty barbs and some gritty bomb-throwers, it’s the more condensed, steadily efficient with the bars, rebuttal-drooping and gun bar/wordplay-savvy Myers wo earns the 30.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I’m 41, you 43, shit, you gotsa know your worth, all that’s telling me…you gonna see the .44 first!”

Rosenberg Raw defeats Showoff

Recap: Against a brash, but highly perplexing and inconsistent Showoff who clearly came into this RBE battle with the wrong game plan, Rosenberg Raw spouts a gang of bullish barbs, mocking personals, righteous mayhem/gun bars and stinging storytelling bars/punchlines to score a 30 in a bout that was pretty one-sided from jump.

Verdict: Rosenberg Raw (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Rosenberg Raw – “Wasn’t Ah Di Boom your best friend in the world?, that’s unbelievable, he said he wasn’t a snitch then called him a snitch when it inconvenienced you!”

Rum Nitty defeats NXT

Recap: Much anticipated 3-rounder from West Coast Elites between Rum Nitty and his younger, lite-skin, performance doppelganger NXT lives up to the hype with both battlers sporting an aggressive variant of fierce punchlines, tough name flips, popping wordplay and head-ringing gun bars. Add to the mix a mutual respect for fire bars and some worthy personals, a competitive bout gets edged by the more condensed and more consistently punch-lit Nitty who takes both of the opening for the win before NXT serves up a nasty and seismic 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Run Nitty – “I give a fuck how you spell your name little nigga, you will not ease [E’s] your way outta this!

Chef Trez defeats Eddy I.

Recap: A few bouts with slippage cost him the 1st round. But assisted by a gang of killer rebuttals, a bunch of gritty punchlines/gun bars and some hard-hitting freestyles, Chef Trez gets his shit together and gathers himself enough in the latter rounds to take them both and beat back a what started off as punch-worthy, but over time slackened effort from Eddy I. here in this 3-rounder from IBattleTV.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Fast-rapping bitch, let him tell it he the wildest nerd, well he could go from Eddy I to Eddie Murphy…and get a whole clip with a thousand words!”

Ill Will defeats Chris JR

Recap: Some nice set-ups and gritty punches from Chris JR. But in this competitive 1-rounder from Organyzed Cryme Battle League, Ill Will’s greasy combo of boastful barbs, hitting name flips (which included some spicy usage of his own moniker), raucous punchlines and flexing wordplay/gun bars are enough to earn the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “You know you can’t fuck with me, Everybody Hates Chris, but it’s backwards, little dude from across the street gonna get a buck from me!”

Gwitty defeats Prez Mafia

Recap: From We Go Hard, a dope 1st round by a punch-heavier Prez Mafia is met with the same treatment by a punch-heavier Gwitty in round 2. The deciding 3rd however, while it had its moments, ended up being pretty mediocre on both sides. But with Prez struggling to remember his bars and then deciding to end his round early, it’s the more dependable and cleaner Gwitty who outlasts his opponent for the win.

Verdict: Gwitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Gwitty – “Ratchet on a President, Olivia Pope, this is a Scandal!”

JC defeats Albo

Recap: An opponent no-showing still doesn’t prevent JC from doing JC as the Pontiac, MI, wordsmith uses a gang of boastful barbs and fiery punchlines to beat back a gritty, but much-less-potent effort from last-minute replacement Albo in this 1-rounder from Organyzed Cryme Battle League.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – “See, this something only we could change, no use of bringing town news, around you, nothing hip…like Tisha Campbell, straight body!”

O-Red defeats Montro

Recap: Way too many mediocre name flips from Montro plus an O-Red on point throughout his turn with some blazing wordplay (some so spicy, that he was kind enough to break them down), fiery gun bars and boastful punches, equals up to the Jersey vet getting an easy win in this 1-rounder from Organyzed Cryme Battle League.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 1-0

Favorite line: O-Red – “Random…why your face look like that V for Vendetta mask?!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Bandit Montana


 

Recap: Main event 1-round battle from GOTG sees Bandit Montana and Nu Jerzey Twork trade a bunch of raucous street missives throughout their turns. But while Bandit kept it a bit entertaining too, pulling out a ‘old lady’ stunt double in lieu of Twork’s alleged robbery days, a lack of consistent heat from Montana and a gang of stifling name flips/gun bars by NJT ends up being the difference here.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “You ever seen the bullet would of a double-barrel?, it look like a Ferragamo belt!”

Bill Collector defeats NBA Milz

Recap: Give NBA Milz some credit, because judging from that ice grill he managed to keep on his face for near the entire time he rapped, even while being unintentionally funny with his lines and laughed at by the crowd and his opponent Bill Collector, the guy was pretty serious about those bars. That said, an easy win for BC, who when he wasn’t adeptly freestyling and dishing a bunch of mocking personals during this 1-rounder from GOTG, scored left and right with a gang of hitting gun bars and stinging punchlines.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “This nigga look like Cassidy and Tiger Woods mixed together!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Belair Beezy

Recap: Dope 1-rounder from Organyzed Cryme Battle League sees relative newcomer Belair Beezy impress with a gang of versatile punches/themes that for the most part were consistent with the heat. Yet, if you’re going to point out Nu Jerzey Twork’s habitual lack of effort in battles (as Beezy did), you gotta remember that a prepared Twork (as seen here) can take things to another level, which he does here with a condensed and aggressive barrage of filthy punchlines, sizzling name flips/wordplay and persistent mayhem to earn the win.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Back in the day I used to alter my report card so you know I know how to turn FN into Beez [B’s]!”

Chef Trez defeats Big Chauncey

Recap: From GOTG, coupled with a boatload of heated gun bars, Big Chauncey incorporating Chef Trez’s online love for the stock market, showed some initiative and helped keep things competitive in this 1-rounder. But the Chef, by now an expert when it comes to these one-rounders, but still taking nothing for granted what with a gang of sturdy punchlines, rigid name flips, spicy personals, a couple of solid rebuttals and stifling gun bars, is the one who earns the win here.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I tuck a .4, I stay on point when I aim weapons, I gun butt, fuck his features up, we on the same record!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Danny Myers

Recap: From URL’s Born Legacy Northwest card, putting on a movie for a lit Seattle crowd that was into the battle from jump, Danny Myers and Jey The Nitewing give the fans their money’s worth with a gang of gritty punchlines, spirited mayhem and boastful barbs that kept the battle close and spicy throughout. However, while Danny added some solid rebuttals to the mix, for the first couple of rounds Jey’s hard-hitting/mocking personals, fire metaphors/analytical schemes and slightly more consistent darts would be the difference, allowing Mr. Nitewing to take the first two rounds for the win before a stellar and more punch-heavy turn by Danny in round 3 would prevent the shutout.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “I gotta answer to these people, you don’t, that’s the difference between being a God and a King!”

D.O.T. defeats Coy Gutta

Recap: From Organyzed Cryme Battle League, another gritty, street missive-laced and solid effort from newcomer Coy Gutta (who was impressive enough to score an upset and beat New Jerzey Twork in his last battle) this time gets beat by the more versatile, performance-nice, witty at times and punch/personal/name flip-lit D.O.T. in what was a competitive 1-rounder.

Verdict: D.O.T. (W) 1-0

Favorite line: D.O.T. – “Bust-It challenge, as soon as this bitch hit the ground I gotta change clothes!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats Sauce

Recap: From State 2 State Hip Hop, Emerson Kennedy continues to kill shit on the independent circuit in 2021, this time around using an aggressive set of ill set-ups, rigid wordplay/name flips and piercing punchlines to beat back a versatile-punching and momentous at times, but elongated and filler-prone turn from Sauce in what was still a solid 1-rounder.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy –  “The truth is I’m a sniper, really used to upping things, been looking through a scope so long I could drop a submarine!”

Mackk Myron defeats Rocky Kold Hearted

Recap: Dope 1-rounder from Raw Talent Battle League sees a long-winded with a little bit of filler, but versatile and personal/punch-savvy effort from Rocky Kold Hearted get edged by the rollickin’, condensed, personal/name flip-lit, witty and more bar efficient Mackk Myron.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “I heard Rocky was a vegan, oh you that kind of nigga?, you might of stopped eating meat but ya mama didn’t!”

Saynt defeats Marv Won

Recap: That Iverson line by Saynt in round 3 was crazy as was Marvwon’s spicy rebuttal in the opening round. Other than that, despite some stiff competition from his veteran opponent, this KOTD Grand Prix 2020 championship final round handily went to Saynt as the young West-coast battler kept his foot on the neck of the Marvelous One with an energetic and steady stream of stinging punchlines/gun bars, some excellent wordplay/metaphors and hard-hitting/witty personals to take the latter two rounds (after a 1st round debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Saynt (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Saynt – “Now since Covid we’ve seen a slight change in the program, we got small crowds, but you be sweating liek it ain’t no fans!”

Chess defeats Spaz Mayweather

Recap: Expanding the vocabulary and the metaphors, while delivering a righteous round of flexing punchlines, ill set-ups, some spicy name flips and rigid wordplay/personals/gun bars, Chess does more than enough to take ouyt a gritty, but mostly mediocre punching Spaz Mayweather in this 1-rounder from Organyzed Cryme Battle League.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “Extendo’s…I put that on every toy like ‘Made In China’!”

Real Sikh defeats Danny Myers


Recap: Champions of the Year don’t quit. And unless your name is Dre Dennis, you shouldn’t be battling every week. Those are two factoids that Danny Myers had to fond out the hard way as a week after beating Shotgun Suge in a sometimes grueling 3-rounder, the Bar God (who’s long been criticized for never saying no to a battle) decides to take on a rising up-n-comer in Real Sikh and literally gets his ass handed to him in a brutal showing that saw Sikh’s highly intense, but versatile array of hardbody punchlines, grungy wordplay and hard-hitting personals light up the scoreboard. And in a sight we haven’t seem since he battled Stuey Newton a couple of years back, a verbally fatigued Danny not only chokes in each of the opening rounds (it should be mentioned that he did have a pretty solid, but flow-challenged round 1 that he almost it through before forgetting his bars near the end), but flat-out quits without spitting a single bar for his round 3. So while Sikh, who was sensational here, gets himself a rare bodybag, you know he didn’t want to get the win this way. On the other hand, putting aside his supposed undefeated round streak being broken as well as him being out of the COTY contention with this awful performance, maybe Danny Myers will learn a lesson from this (tho I highly doubt it), take a break from battling for a couple of weeks or so and get back on his grind. Either way, a kind reminder all battle rappers: unless your name is Dre Dennis, you really shouldn’t be battling every week.

Verdict: Real Sikh (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Real Sikh –  “So what if he the G.O.A.T. [goat] my people make curry outta that!”

Lu Castro defeats Mike P


Recap: Dope, competitive N.O.M.E. 11/URL bout between Lu Castro and Mike P is highlighted by the versatile punches, Caucasian clutch-holding and wily set-ups from Mike as well as lively action bars, brazen punchlines, rich set-ups and scintillating gun bars from Lu. Close enough to register a couple of debatable rounds in the 1st and 3rd, it’s a standout and slightly more haymaker 2nd that gives Castro the win.

Verdict: Lu Castro (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Lu Castro – “The 5th bring a, I’ll pull a piece out slow…this Jenga!”

Tay Roc defeats Chilla Jones

 

Recap: Not a Chilla Jones we’re used to seeing and we’re not just referring to trading in the usual baseball cap with a white towel over the shoulder for an open bald head and a pair of sunglasses. New aesthetics aside, one too many darts surrounding Tay Roc’s Gun Titles partner Tsu Surf, personals that might warrant further inspection and a surprising lack of substantive schemes from Mr. Jones were also befuddling. Yet in this long-awaited N.O.M.E. battle as a testament to his mettle, the 2020 COTY still managed to keep thing close with some steady punching power here and there as well as a gang of fire name flips throughout the bout. That said, outside of 3 prolonged rounds, go figure that Roc would adjust his game plan and still provide enough consistent heat to get the 30. The B-More vet flexing his versatility with a mix of fiery schemes, gritty name flips, stinging gun bars, dope personals, some lyrical showmanship (esp. in round 1) and potent street missives that with concise execution edged him all 3 rounds for the 30.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Somethin’ ’bout me might, pick up a ladder, my main squeeze, fill him with lead, hit Chill’ in the head: brainfreeze!”

Ave defeats Jey The Nitewing

Recap: In what was a crazy punchfest throughout (the only interruption being JTN slipping up a couple of times in round 1, tho he’d get back on his grind and take round 2), after Ave and Jey The Nitewing split the first two of rounds, a sublime 3rd rounds by both battlers gets edged by the slightly more condensed, at times righteous and name flip-savvy Ave to take this altogether dope N.O.M.E. XI 3-rounder.

Verdict: Ave (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ave –  “Oh what, he seem clever?, ‘cuz I honestly seen better, his rhymes $2.99…how the fuck Wing’s special?!”

Loso defeats Jerry Wess


Recap: A matchup that wasn’t high up on the URL N.O.M.E. card, but still turned out to be a competitive goodie regardless, Jerry Wess vs. Loso featured a boatload of spirited personals, colorful punchlines, witty soundbites, rigid (almost exclusively from Jerry) gun bars and feelgood punchlines/schemes. A close bout throughout, after a well-themed, but elongated turn from Loso cost him round 1 to his more condensed and punch-heavy opponent, the Christian rapper would pick it up on bar efficiency, set-ups and angles to edge both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: Loso (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Loso – “And of course Nitty gonna put you on…you fake J!”

Fonz defeats JC

Recap: After getting out-maneuvered lyrically in round 1 to a more condensed and spicier-punching JC, in this NOME XI battle from URL, Fonz ups his bar efficiency, ignores the JC mind tricks and uses a steady barrage of rigid punchlines, fierce wordplay/heaters, witty/hard-hitting personals, daunting set-ups, aggressive boasts and fiery name flips to edge the 2nd round and take the deciding 3rd over an opponent who while still serving up a gang of potent darts to keep the bout close, theme-wise was a little redundant in the latter rounds, spouted a few pedestrian bars here and there and dare we say it, was even a bit predictable with his punches at times.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “I’m on this Smack stage causing Terror next to Troy, the shit look like a PG event!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Rum Nitty (Rematch)

Recap: Both a part of the EFB battle crew, for the second time in 3 years Rum Nitty and Geechi Gotti put their friendship aside for 3 rounds of hardbody punchlines, sick gun bars and gut-wrenching/witty personals. With the two meeting up this time for the URL/Ultimate Madness 4 tournament crown, both West-coast battlers would put on a fire show that was drenched in haymakers. However, outside of a debatable round 1 that deftly set the tone for what’s to come, it’s the slightly more consistently-lit and versatile to go along with righteous-bent Gotti (who also added a dope freestyle in the top of the 3rd) who edges both the 2nd and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geecho Gotti – “Listen, I don’t give a fuck if you the best puncher in the world, that aint something I wanna hear, nigga your job’s at Walmart made that very fuckling clear!”

Saynt defeats Dizaster

Recap: Dizaster’s controversial run in this KOTD Grand Prix tournament finally meets its end as the consistently bubbling punchlines, spicy personals and head-ringing wordplay from Saynt in both of the opening rounds are enough to take each of them for the win over an opponent who struggled with his flow in round 1 and came better with the personals than the punches throughout the match (tho he had a dope 3rd, which he edged).

Verdict: Saynt (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Saynt – “The 90 got him thinking why would he try me, he ain’t know I could draw down, like I’m writing in Chinese!”

Eazy the Block Captain defeats T-Rex

 

Recap: From URL’s N.O.M.E. 11 card, after watching this performance, is it safe to say that a battle rapper who can combine brazen trap talk with banging street missives/punchlines like Eazy the Block Captain does, can guarantee us this version of T-Rex? Yunno, the boastful, uber-gritty, cap-dropping, back-to-back punching and gun-slinging Rex that we’ve all come to know and love? With 3 seemingly original rounds to boot? If so, I’m all for it, even if it’s only once a year (hell, Rex’s legacy would probably appreciate it too). Still, credit to Eazy for calling Rex out in the first place. They’re styles match up, Eazy has a great promo game, a win over Rex on anyone’s resume is a good look and me things Eazy knew he could bring the best out of the Harlem legend. That said, even with Rex adding some wit and spicy personals on Eazy’s gf to the mix to make it a competitive battle, Da Block Captain was just too much here, unloading on his opponent with that righteous slick talk, mocking/heavy-handed personals, fiery haymakers, graphic street narratives and steely punches/wordplay that consistently hit to take all 3 rounds (including a classic round 2) for the win.

Verdict: Eazy the Block Captain (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Eazy the Block Captain – “What’s the protocol when you got bad work?, nigga, I been through all that, bag it up the same, don’t say nothin’ ’til they complain or call back, I done took losses: bought a 7, whipped it and only bought a ball back, finger-tipped the shake in the bag ’til I got all that, I done bagged up sheetrock, I got holes where my wall at!”

DNA defeats B. Dot

Recap: After getting edged in round 1 due to gang of sizzling personal breakdowns and rigid heat from his ever conscious opponent, DNA uses a plethora of righteous haymakers, aggressive wordplay, fire set-ups, pointed personals and brazen punchlines/name flips/schemes that with a bit of help from a still pretty solid, but not as consistently spicy B. Dot (who was hurt by a round 2 slip-up and one too many Charlie Clips bars) edged the NWX capo the last two rounds for the win in this URL/NOME XI matchup.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Dot – “I seen you link with shorty on Queens vs Kings 2, nigga I peeped the flip, but you trying to battle a woman who promotes thot bars, I couldn’t believe the shit, but then I said of course we’ll see Dot egging on Yoshi…it’s an easy lik!”

Marv Won defeats Times

Recap: In this semi-final, KOTD Grand Prix tourney matchup, yet another strong, mayhem-lit and versatile (esp. with the personals) performance by Times gets beat back by his fellow Detroit homie Marvwon, who outside of a flow-challenged round 2, made his mark with a gang of consistently fierce punchlines, strident vet talk and boastful barbs in rounds 1 and 3 to earn the win.

Verdict: Marvwon (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Marvwon – “I’m up here playing games with Times like The Legend of Zelda!”

Qleen Paper defeats Reed Dollaz

Recap: Reed Dollaz may be wary of all the name flips his opponents throw at him, but I can’t think that he gets any worse than say Drugz (who hears his moniker flipped even more considering he battles way more than Reed does). Either way, in this gritty Orgamyzed Cryme Battle League 1-rounder vs. Qleen Paper, while Reed’s hardbody punches would make their mark here and there, a more consistently cooking Kitchen Qleen equipped with more than just resounding name flips, but also scoring with fierce set-ups, witty barbs, fiery street missives and flippant boasts, would get the win.

Verdict: Qleen Paper (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Qleen Paper – “See, nigga’s be talking that big hustler shit and they really be clowns, window drapes, up all Summer, but in the Winter he down!”

Tink Da Demon defeats Big Kannon


Recap: Bars littered with plenty of graphic mayhem everywhere you look, but also throwing off the competition with some hard-hitting personals and flexing punchlines, Tink Da Demon takes a solid at times, but overall inconsistent Big Kannon to task with a bunch of hardbody rhythms to take rounds 1 and 3 of this Close Quarters/URL matchup for the win.

Verdict: Tink Da Demon (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tink Da Demon – “Fuck Jesus and a pendant, you gonna need him in attendance, shotty spitting, the ghost up but the body didn’t meet him at the entrance!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats MT$

Recap: Spouting a fire freestyle game to go along with a gang of consistently spicy punchlines and hard-hitting personals, before getting handily beat by a righteous and effervescent turn from the normally loud and raucous MT$ in round 3, Emerson Kennedy takes both of the opening rounds of this 3-round Skytier Northwest battle for the win.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “You put more dollar signs in ya name than you put in your history!”

Times defeats J. Murda

Recap: If you thought J. Murda was in trouble when he pulled the phone at the start of his round 3, you called it right as after Murda and Times split the first couple of rounds of this aggressive, gun bar heavy, name flip crazy and mayhem-drenched KOTD tourney battle, a still on a killing spree, but cleaner flowing Times takes the deciding 3rd over his slip-up prone opponent to earn the win and move on to the next round.

Verdict: Times (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Times – “They said Times vs. Murda gonna be Geechi, now he getting clowned on stage like Jezzy!”

Marv Won defeats Xcel

Recap: A couple of slip-ups cost him round 1, but here against a gritty, versatile and pretty solid effort from Xcel, the rest of the battle is all Marvwon as the Detroit vet’s consistent barrage of righteous zingers/gun bars, stinging name flips, piercing punchlines and hard-hitting personals gets him rounds 2 and 3 for the win in the 3rd round of this KOTD GP2020 tournament.

Verdict: Marvwon (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Marvwon – “I say dig, I’m a great shooter, I’m always [raises arm’s like holding a rifle] lifted [Lyft-ed]…I hate Uber!”

Don Marino defeats Your Honor


Recap: Granted, a few slip-ups, coming off less witty than usual and a couple of oft-tilt themes by Your Honor certainly didn’t help his chances. But altogether, a focused Don Marino, spouting a series of rich name flips, captivating struggle bars, piercing personals and fiery punchlines/gun bars/self-deprecating lines, while a bit on overkill at times, still manages to put forth enough steady heat to earn the 30.

Verdict: Don Marino (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Don Marino –  “They gave the Honor to a Mexican like Cinco De Mayo!”

Family Man Hays defeats Dizaster

Recap: In another tourney battle from KOTD, Family Man Hays (fka Syahboy) uses a flexing array of spicy punchlines and piercing personals in the deciding 3rd round (had Dizaster edging round 1 and FMH edging round 2) to gain the win and beat back a pretty solid overall, but slightly redundant and not as consistently hitting turn from Dizaster.

Verdict: Family Man Hays (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Family Man Hays – “They gave you six battles in California?!, this shit easy as shit, they even bringing you grapes, nigga LeBron ain’t got treatment like this!”

Danny Myers defeats HNH Zeek

Recap: From GOTG, frequent bouts of glistening mayhem, some sizzling wordplay, witty personals and steady stream of raucous punches gives Danny Myers the win in this 1-rounder over a gritty, punch-heavy at times and versatile, but not as consistently spicy effort from HNH Zeek.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “They said H is the new wave, that got me more calm, the last nigga that tried to 80 off a peel is a oxymoron!”

Pristavia defeats Lady Caution

Recap: Getting busy with a gang of spicy punchlines, thematic bars on Christian rappers with gun bars, brazen personals and slices of lyrical warfare just in case you don’t appreciate her pen, Pristavia beats back the hard street rhymes and festering mayhem from Lady Caution to take rounds 1 and 3 for the win in this 3-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Pristavia (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Pristavia – “Caution tape the scene, I outline ’em like a syllabus!”

Bigg K defeats Clone

Recap: From RBE, while he definitely served up some mediocre raps, 3 rounds with zero stumbles to go along with some gritty/dope punches/name flips here and there (esp. in round 2), all the while performing on one week’s prep: I’d say that as a last-minute replacement for Serius Jones, Clone did pretty well. Yet, for a Bigg K who’s almost never impressed by anyone or anything besides himself, backed here by a gang of flagrant personals, dismissive/bruising punchlines, a plethora of stinging wordplay and even a rarely seen rebuttal in the 2nd round, while The Dawg wasn’t quite on his A-game either (surely, Jones backing out like he did was going to effect both battlers) what with some low-grade punches of his own, overall he still manages to edge each round and make it a 30 nonetheless.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bigg K – “You less than poppin’, second option, I ain’t ask for you homes, my other opp can’t travel, he ain’t ask to be home, he gotta see 3 PO’s [C3PO], now it’s the attack of the Clones.” !”

Marv Won defeats Charron

Recap: Agree with the decision here as a slightly more consistently hitting, witty/righteous when need be and personal-lit Marvwon takes both of the opening rounds for the win in this KOTD tourney battle over a flow-savvy and punch heavy at times, but not as steadily-biting till the 3rd Charron.

Verdict: Marvwon (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Marvwon – “You’ll never be the champ ‘cuz real goons take chains off’a nerds!”

Zay Smoove defeats Cali Smoov

Recap: All the battle rappers with ‘Smoov’ in their names will have to run into each other eventually. But in the meantime credit to Dre Dennis, Zay Smoove and Cali Smoov coming together in ATL and doing it first here in this 1-rounder from GOTG that the gun bar/mayhem-lit and more consistently hard-hitting Zay wins over an opponent who was much nicer with the personals than the righteous talk.

Verdict: Zay Smoov (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Zay Smoov – “I blast the tools right with a 3:15 on the dot…like after school fights!”

Nunn Nunn defeats Quest McOdy


Recap: While a spitfire 2nd round from both battlers highlights this URL barfest between Nunn Nunn and Quest Mcody, the more versatile (tho he was a little elongated with his rounds) Nunn’s ability to score with the boasts, wit, fiery personals, wordplay, set-ups and punchlines at a steadier level and even go off-the-dome when need be, allows him to take both the 1st and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Nunn Nunn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nunn Nunn – “I wanted Marvwon [one] and they gave me Marv 2!”

Ryda defeats Alex Diamond

Recap: Never seen Alex Diamond before, but he’s definitely got a collection of gritty bars that combined with consistent aggression could make him a problem in future battles…if he can work on his sportsmanship what with all the touching and talking through his opponent’s rounds as we saw here during this Capitol Battlegrounds 1-rounder vs. Ryda. But battle vet that he’s become, despite the disrespect, The Silk Shirt kept his cool and with a gang of stifling name flips, rich storytelling bars, righteous darts and fierce punchlines/gun bars, It’s Ryda who handily took the win.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ryda – “You only get one life, you won’t live again, they gonna find Diamond with the fishes, it’s all about the Benjamins!’

Xcel defeats Head I.C.E.

Recap: After surviving a gritty patchwork of rudimentary rhymes by Head I.C.E. in round 1, a boastful Xcel gets in his bag of wicked 4-bar set-ups, fiery wordplay, rigid name flips and hard-hitting personals/punches to take both (with a little help from I.C.E. slipping up a couple of times in round 3) of the latter rounds, win the battle and move on to the next round of this KOTD GP2020 tourney.

Verdict: Xcel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Xcel – “I’m Heisenberg, I’ll show y’all the method for cooking Ice!”

J. Murda defeats Showoff

Recap: 2nd round KOTD Grand Prix tourney between two battlers, Showoff and J. Murda, who happen to close friends outside the sport, doesn’t quite live up to the hype (the personal’s weren’t as detailed as one might’ve liked), but does stay competitive with Show’s aggression and rigid wordplay (esp. in round 2) matching the heat from Murda’s gritty name flips and hardbody punches enough for the two to split things going into the 3rd. And while the final round was a bit underwhelming as well, it’s the rebuttal-tossing, ever-wily and more punch-heavy Murda who handily takes it in the end.

Verdict: J. Murda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: J. Murda – “You said I was the devil on ya shoulders Show, and that’s why you fuck with me, then turned around and told nigga’s flight your demons, so they threw you in front of me!”

Danny Myers defeats Shotgun Suge


Recap: Already having a crazy 2021 that has him in the Champion of the Year contention, Danny Myers continues with his onslaught of intense, sublime rounds versus a Shotgun Suge the Bar God has held a grudge against, going back to Suge’s battle vs, Rum Nitty where an onlooking Danny got famously dunked on by the Jersey spitter. And while Suge, for the most part kept his flow together and showed up with 3 versatile, personal-lit and raucous/punch-heavy (esp. in his 3rd which he edged) turns to keep things competitive, a spitfire round 1 rebuttal to go along with a steady stream of bruising punchlines, some stifling wordplay and head-ringing personals/verbal warfare in both of the opening rounds gives Danny yet another win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “You lost all that weight riding bikes and you still can’t handle bars!”

Drugz defeats Prep


Recap: Considering them both repping the DMV as well as the brouhaha they had some years back when Prep battled Spanish Harlem, one would’ve thought that Prep and Drugz would’ve met up on a battle stage awhile ago. That said, the wait was worth it. An aggressive bout lit with a plethora of hard-hitting personals, for 3 rounds each battler would rain down haymaker after haymaker to compete for battle of the night. And while Prep lit up the scorecard throughout the match with a variety of revealing idiosyncrasies on his opponent to go along with mocking jokes and a gang of NJ Twork comparisons, outside of a minor round 2 slip-up, the more consistently hitting, angle-savvy, name flip-rich, original and witty Drugz edges the 1st (a superlative turn for sure) and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Drugz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Drugz –  “And I don’t give a fuck if you in your feelings because salt is how you kill a leech!”