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Ryda defeats Mike P

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Recap: Before the recap starts, some friendly advice to up-n-coming battle rappers: never openly admit what your weaknesses are: whether that’s on social media, a popular podcast or radio show, anywhere…because as Mike P found out here, it will come back to bite you.

Now back to the battle…Ryda with a dope, punch/wordplay-heavier and more versatile 1st round and now what amounts to being a superbly-executed, all personal (and yes, hypocritical on Mike’s part to get all in his feelings here after what he did to Danny Myers in a previous battle) and now classic 2nd, clearly got this battle. No fault to judges Method Man and Iron Solomon for not being able decipher whether or Ryda’s 2nd round was real or just made up. But damn the 52% of fans that sided with Mike (who was really hit-n-miss with the name flips throughout the battle) on this one, much less the bloggers who had the audacity to question if Ryda went too far?!? I mean, it’s battle rap for chrissakes.

Oh yeah, for the record a more condensed and just as punch heavy Mike did manage to edge the 3rd.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ryda – “That y’all Street Fighter, that cap calm [Capcom], hearsay, y’all forgot I’m Scorpion I’ll swing the blade through the body and stop…midway!”

Viixen The Assassin defeats C Bri The Lyricist

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Recap: Viixen The Assassin solidifies her ‘Queen of the Midwest’ title with an absolutely brutal takedown of fellow Milwaukeen C Bri The Lyricist here in this 1-rounder from UBL Midwest. The aggressive lite-skin vet staying busy with a spicy palette of stifling punchlines, head-ringing performance bars, boastful barbs, hitting gun bars/wordplay and forceful vet talk towards a ‘newbie’ who recently went viral for all the wrong reasons. After her 8-plus minute onslaught, an emotional Viixen’s night would be capped by an overwhelmed C Bri choking away her round and the battle less than a minute in.

Verdict: Viixen The Assassin (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Viixen The Assassin – “Just ‘cuz I’m light skinned don’t mean I understand what a pig meant [pigment]!”

Holmzie Da God defeats Th3 Saga

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Recap: Taking advantage of an underwhelming and flow-challenged Th3 Saga in the first couple of rounds, but also some using solid punches, piercing personals and spicy religious-sliced darts, Holmzie Da God does just enough to edge rounds 1 and 2 (a punch-heavier Th3 Saga easily took the 3rd) and advance to the next round of this Ultimate Madness 2 tourney from URL.

Verdict: Holmzie Da God (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Holmzie Da God – “Random, but your Jesus was the biggest deadbeat of all-time, he told his kids he’ll back…2,000 years later they ain’t seen the nigger yet!”

Hollaluyah Jones and Budds [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: CT vs. NY, spitfire 1-rounder from We Go Hard sees the gritty, bullish at times and punchline-savvy bars from Budds go bar-for-bar with the oft-witty, performance-rich and (“Fat nigga with a smooth shot, kick like Ong Bak, clip sterilized…URL ain’t the only nigga shooting on a rooftop!”) wordplay/punch-lit styling’s of Hollaluyah Jones. Also featuring a raucous cameo from Bangz and a handful of over-the-top haymakers from each side, with each battler bringing an equal amount of versatility, efficiency and potency with their raps, the only winner here is the crowd that got to see this one up close.

Verdict: Debatable 

Favorite line: Budds – “Arm on an 80…I ain’t helping grandma cross the street!”

Bill Collector defeats Mike P

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Recap: That ‘choke’ in the 3rd round didn’t seem too sincere to me. But either way it happened. And in a deciding 3rd round vs. Bill Collector of a 2nd round Ultimate Madness tournament with $25k on the line, what a timely spot for Mike P (coming off a controversial ‘win’ over Ryda in the previous round) to all of a sudden get a visit from Earl. As for Bill Collector, dilly-dallying with some hitting personals, witty barbs and performance-rich hijinks throughout his 3 rounds? Well, at least he earned his paycheck and more importantly moves on to the next round.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “She said she was his music manager?, hey, Ash’, good way to go to the bluff, Yo’ last name Pulice [police], how the fuck you don’t know who to cuff?”

Jakkboy Maine defeats King H

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Recap: Back on his grind with that mischievous wordplay, flashy gun semantics and rich metaphors he’s known for, a more consistently spicy Jakkboy Maine dispenses with enough heat to take this 1-rounder from a gritty, but also topsy-turvy King H.

Verdict: Jakkboy Maine (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jakkboy Maine – “Lions, tires, bears, you think one of them the king of the jungle…nope, then I swing back ‘cuz the true King of the Jungle came from off the ropes!”

Tink Da Demon defeats Franchise

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Recap: Tink Da Demon’s return to battle rap is a successful one…but barely as with an able assist from the efficiency of opponent Franchise’s prolific gun bars lessening and lessening as the battle continued, Da Demon’s fabled tributes to debauchery, fiery schemes/wordplay and pointed personals do enough to edge the latter rounds (after Franchise took the 1st) of this Ultimate Madness 2 matchup and keep him in the tournament.

Verdict: Tink Da Demon (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tink Da Demon – “The reason you gonna die tonight is that ego, not knowing that I control whoever I mettle [medal] with like Magneto, get your soul lifted, pole shifted, you done shook the hand of every man that had a style you liked and went Rogue with it!”

Real Deal defeats Defron (Rematch)

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Recap: Solid turns from both Real Deal and Defron in this online 1-rounder from 1Outs NZ. But it’s the slightly punch-heavier and slicker with the wordplay Deal who gets the win here.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “Who wants beef?, go ahead and point him out like Henry Hill!”

Nunn Nunn defeats Loso

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Recap: Nice comeback in this Ultimate Madness 2 matchup by Nunn Nunn, who after a topsy-turvy 1st round that was easily beaten by a punch-heavier, uber-confident and more consistent Loso, upped his bar efficiency and religious wordplay adeptness in the latter rounds with a spicy mix of slamming personals, fiery schemes and flexing punchlines to take each round from a still aggressive and competitive, but not as steadily potent opponent.

Verdict: Nunn Nunn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nunn Nunn – “Y’all the fakest friends! I don’t give a fuck, if you was Christian, you’d tell Street Hymns that he sucks!”

Bill Collector defeats Young Kannon

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Recap: Solid showings by both Young Kannon and Bill Collector in this 1st round Ultimate Madness 2 matchup with plenty of mayhem, spirited gun bars, heard-it-all-before personals, some witty bars and aggressive/spicy punches. Close and competitive throughout with nothing too outlandish (outside of a sublime 2nd round by Bill that evened things up going into the 3rd), it’s a momentun-rich, more condensed and slightly punch-heavier B.C. who takes the final round for the win.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “Get your head wrapped ’round it, you losing tonight will make you Real Sikh [sick]!”

Prez Mafia defeats Philly Da Genius

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Recap: A 20-hour car ride to battle Prez Mafia gets Philly Da Genius…1 round as the latter’s dope, struggle-bar themed final round earned him the edge there. However, rounds 1 and 2 were all Prez as Mr. Woosah’s spicy punchlines, quality freestyle game and piercing name flips/gun bars came together to easily overcome what were mostly basic raps from Da Genius.

Verdict: Prez Mafia (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Prez Mafia – “I got a .9 to shoot when the drama pop, head shot ya man and then it’s back to you…like I forgot!”

Rum Nitty defeats LL Coogi

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Recap: Rum Nitty pulls an Illmaculate, battling twice in one day and doing what Nitty does best: a plethora of blistering gun bars and fiery name flips over the course of one round to beat back an also gun-heavy and pretty solid overall, but elongated and not as consistently punch-heavy LL Coogi.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Fuck a 30, I’m trying to drop a .40, like Caine in the liquor store!”

Mr. Wavy defeats Steams

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Recap: Mr. Wavy just kills it here. Battling against fellow We Go Hard alumni Steams in this 3-round Ultimate Madness 2 matchup, a turned-up Wavy unleashes a consistent barrage of raucous gun lines, mocking personals, flexing punches/schemes and other obligatory damage over the course of 3 rounds to easily beat back his punch-worthy at times, but mostly subpar opponent and move on to the next round.

Verdict: Mr. Wavy (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Mr. Wavy – “Weapon shoot, potato on a barrel, Steams [steam] vegetable!”

Loso defeats Chuck Book

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Recap: Hey, if you got the bread, why not guarantee yourself some views and pay to battle a big name battler? Then too, in this GOTG 1-rounder versus Loso, Chuck Book puts forth a pretty solid effort, deftly inserting religious themes into his punches to go along some witty barbs that often scored. Of course, the opposite effect of paying to battle a top tier is not only the fact that you didn’t earn the opportunity, but the chance that your opponent’s ego could be just a little bit inflated. And equipped with a gang of scathing personals, Loso was not only able to bring the bluster, but in addition a boatload of fiery schemes, piercing name flips and flippant wordplay to take this battle and prove his mettle.

Verdict: Loso (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Loso – “I know it’s doubtful, but if your goal is to make it on URL switch dreams, it’s a known fact that a Book never translates on the big screen!”

Danny Myers defeats Reepah Rell

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Recap: Dishing some fiery death-related lyrics in lieu of his opponent’s rap name, but also spouting plenty of unbridled mayhem and piercing punchlines/name flips, Danny Myers flexes with enough consistent heat and take the opening (tho he was helped a bit by a huge Reepah Rell slip-up in round 1) rounds and beat a solid overall, but also a bit elongated Rell in the opening round of this Ultimate Madness 2 tournament.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I’m on Long Island, where Reepah at?, I said I’d keep the beef intact, I let it sing, everybody from ya set die, and I can find Glee in that!”

Yung Griz defeats NXT

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Recap: West-coast, The Grizz Exam Battle League 1-rounder, of course warrants a battle from namesake Young Griz, who scores with more than enough gritty punches, boastful barns, righteous personals and piercing name flips to beat back a pretty solid, but not as steadily spicy run by NXT.

Verdict: Young Griz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Yung Griz – “You should be the man on the West already, never gave us what we need to see, how are you next [NXT]and we’re still waiting?, this ain’t the DMV!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats Glueazy

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Recap: Going at opponent Glueazy’s neck fresh out the gate, for 3 entire rounds Emerson Kennedy unleashes a firestorm of swift, dicey punchlines, flagrant name flips and stifling personals while also taking advantage of a slip-up prone Glu to catch a 30 and easily take this 1st-round Ultimate Madness 2 matchup.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “But they even criticized Jesus, don’t let that define my past, y’all even called Kobe a ball hog…until he passed!”

Danny Myers defeats Red Flag

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Recap: iBattleTV 1-round video battle between Danny Myers and Red Flag sees the versatile ‘Bar God’ use dizzying street missives, some quality name flips and a gang of fiery punchlines to beat what was a soundly derisive, but none-too-outrageous turn by Red Flag.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “I’m Kaepernick when I peel his skin, ‘cuz I’ll kneel over the body and never be seen in the field again!”

Yung Griz defeats Stuey Newton

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Recap: A couple of current day West-coasts elites, Stuey Newton and Yung Griz, meet up for the first time and while both battlers came with a ton of heat, it’s Griz who stands out a little more, using some hard-hitting personals, stinging name flips, a more consistently jarring punch game, rugged gun bars and a couple of flexing rebuttals to edge the latter two rounds after a 1st round draw.

Verdict: Yung Griz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Yung Griz – “[Bang!] [Bang!] till they both clicking,  that’s two sticks, like I’m crocheting and that was so different!”

Chef Trez defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: A witty at times, but mostly indifferent Bill Collector equates to another day at the office for Chef Trez, who uses a plethora of spicy gun bars, some fire rebuttals and a host of elite wordplay to knock out a 30 in this 3-rounder from The Battle Academy.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I’ll empty and load the clip again, shots knock him 6 feet back, we practicing social distancing!”

Ron Compton defeats Kid Chaos

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Recap: Pretty solid, fiery effort from Kid Chaos with his stunting schemes and mocking personals gets beat back by a consistently spicy, name flip/gun bar-savvy and versatile punching Ron Compton in this competitive 1-rounder from The Grizz Exam Battles.

Verdict: Ron Compton (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ron Compton – “I’m not a keyboard killer, but Command my respect!”

Aye Verb defeats Geechi Gotti

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Recap: Clearly bent on going vet mode and delivering a talking too to his less experienced, but quickly ascended opponent, after a sublime 1st round that he’d still only edge, Aye Verb is mostly helped by a Geechi Gotti who while crazy with the punches and street shit at times, just relied too much on redundant themes and personals towards Aye Verb that we’ve long heard before

Fonz defeats Jey The Nitewing

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Recap: In this battle for the championship of Ultimate Madness 1, neither Fonz or Jey The Nitewingare are able to bring their A-game. But its Nitewing who seems to suffer from the 2 weeks prep worse, as the West-coast battler was way less intricate with his raps and lackadaisical with his pen throughout his 3 rounds here. Leaving Fonz, bullish as ever, but not as punch-heavy as we’ve usually seen, but still with enough bite, moxie and rigid wordplay to his raps to edge the first two rounds and gain the $25K before a debatable 3rd.  

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1
  
Favorite line: Fonz – “Oh, he don’t use gun bars? so how the King legacy ‘posed to continue if he too afraid to raise and air [an heir]?

Mike P defeats Th3 Saga

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Recap: Well, it doesn’t any more convoluted than that as a confident Mike P not only out-punches Th3 Saga for the first 2 rounds here, but Th3 Saga, who’s been on a pretty good run of late….chokes, not once, but twice. And just when you think it just isn’t Saga’s day and Mike with the Bun from Yonkers is on his way to that rare bodybag, after yet another dope, loud, punch/scheme-heavy and raucous turn from Mike, Th3 Sgaa gets back on his grind, brings out a fake cop and in a startling turn of events proceeds to deliver a classic and scathing round on matters dealing with police brutality, current events and race. So yeah, with a little help from Saga’s surprising chokefest, Mike P gets the easy win. But outside of Mike’s fans, I’m guessing that more people will remember this battle for Saga’s epic 3rd.

Verdict: Mike P (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mike P – “I gotta be a higher power Saga, only God can judge you!”

Loso defeats Cosmo Kessler

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Recap: One-rounder from Champion offers some gritty, but somewhat monotonous tones from Cosmo Kessler, which easily gets beat back by a mayhem-dishing, personal-lit and righteously-bent Loso.

Verdict: Loso (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Loso – “You can’t talk about someone’s stock falling if it’s still higher than yours!”

Real Deal defeats Sobr

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Recap: Virtual one-rounder from 1OutsNZ sees Real Deal use a bunch of sizzling name flips, a variety of spicy New Zealand references, fiery 4-bar set-ups/punches and some stifling wordplay to easily beat back a lyrically solid, but subpar esp. when it came to name flips Sobr.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “I will turn your posthumous album into a CD coaster!”

Coffee Brown defeats Casey Jay

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Recap: West-coast park battle from the URL app saw a fired-up and punch-heavy Coffee Brown deliver 3 dope rounds of certified heat with a boatload of elicit gun bars, fiery personals, piercing name flips and stinging 4-bar set-ups/schemes mixed in to beat back a solid throughout, but too-name-flip-reliant and not as potent Casey Jay.

Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “I’m the ringleader of these clown bitches, I juggle better balls!”

E. Ness defeats J. Murda

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Recap: There’s gritty punchlines, unbridled boasts and mayhem galore in this fiery 3-rounder from The Battle Academy. But a crisper flowing, witty and rumble-rocking E. Ness throws up enough spicy darts to edge the first two rounds before the ever-gully J. Murda puts it all together with a sublime 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: E. Ness (W) 2-1

Favorite line: E. Ness – “I’m giving out trophies and this .9 is who I nominate!”

B. Magic defeats Chess

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Recap: With battlers choking and slipping-up left and right, lack of preparation has been a common narrative in 2020 battle rap. Well, now feel free to add Chess versus B. Magic to the mix. Granted, no actual chokes appeared here, but in a battle that saw Chess deliver some spitfire name flips/punches during a stellar 1st round (undoubtedly Magic, steady, punch/wordplay-heavy and solid throughout, had a dope 1st too, yet not as potent), but then struggle with his flow, slip-up here and there and end up having to shorten both his round 2 and 3, thus losing this match to a beatable opponent, is it safe to say that this one will also make the WTF?!? rants from both bloggers and fans alike?

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Magic – “Talking bad to O’fficial nigga’s, the Tek be out, this bitch fat, you get the picture…Chess [chest] be out!”

Riggz defeats Drugz

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Recap: Drugz and Riggz keep it pretty intense, competitive and personal in this URL/Smack App exclusive battle that took place outside somewhere in the Carolina’s. A tight one for 3 rounds that also featured a host of rigid punchlines. well-lit gun bars and fiery name flips, after splitting the first two rounds, a very close and exhilarating on both sides 3rd round is decided by one more haymaker and a bit less filler from the more direct Riggz.

Verdict: Riggz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Riggz – “You wanna get uploads on YouTube, I got another funeral to go to…we view different!”

Swamp defeats Zeke

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Recap: Solid and gritty, if not a little elongated effort by Zeke gets brushed aside by an aggressive, fiery with the punches, witty and personal/name flip/gun-savvy Swamp in this competitive 1-roudner from Zoo Battle League.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swamp – “You pussy, I keep smelling it, rat in the face muthafucka, keep telling shit, blade cross his stomach, now the bottom half drop…now he Zeke Elliott!”

Fonz defeats Spee Dolla

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Recap: A vet like Spee Dolla can serve up gritty rhymes for days on end. But in this BlessDaMic 1-rounder that also featured a couple of yahoo’s in the crowd who apparently missed out on the memo of not speaking during the battler’s round, one too many mediocre punches from an elongated Spee to go along with an also aggressive Fonz dialing up a consistently fiery turn of rich schemes, some formidable wordplay, plenty of graphic mayhem and bruising punchlines, adds up to another win for the Big Dawg.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Fonz – “I really spazz on bitches, blade to the face then slash through the eye like the password hidden!”

Loaded Lux defeats Tsu Surf

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Recap: Tsu Surf might have the bigger name, but battle rap politics aside, JC, who’s been calling out Loaded Lux for years, should’ve got this opportunity to battle him. And Lux probably had that in mind when he wrote his raps for this matchup. The veteran Harlem emcee getting downright flippant/personal with his pen, when he wasn’t kicking real shit about his place in the game to go along with spirited concoctions of verbal heat for 3 rounds. All the while, the ever boastful Surf, pride in his face and able to score at times with some hitting punches, still didn’t have the fortitude to avoid the occasional slip-up, no matter how many times he tried to run back his lines. A gritty offering on both sides with Surf coming at his best (and cleanest) in round 2, even a Lux who was never quite on his A-game, spazzes with enough consistency, drops enough intricate haymakers and with the help of an inconsistent opponent, delivers a 30.

Verdict: Loaded Lux (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Loaded Lux – “Dearly beloved, We are NOT gathered here today…for bullshit, when a dead man plan that’s usually a plot, right?, for the crypt, no, for the Crip, yeah, we came to see you off from the rip [R.I.P.]!”

Daylyt and Tay Roc [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: People that have followed Daylyt’s battle rap career close enough know he can spit. Just go back in the files and check out Daylyt versus Rich Dolarz or him versus Mike P to get the goods on Daylyt at his best. So seeing Daylyt ‘show up’ here in this URL/NOME X bout against Tay Roc and put forth his A-game really just comes down to ‘Lyt choosing bars over bullshit. It’s not complicated. That said, yeah this 3-rounder, to quote ‘Lyt was certainly ‘one for the books’ with nary a dry spot or misstep from either said. Roc, captivating in the Dracula outfit and sublime as ever with a gang of sizzling name flips, head-twisting gun bars, piercing punchlines/personals and some excellent wordplay, kept it competitive throughout the match. While Daylyt, who rarely battles these days, didn’t show an ounce of rust (except for being, at times, aimless with his raps) despite some long time off. Indeed, ‘Lyt’s 3 rounds were also on ode to versatility with the Quill man spouting a rapid, lyrically stunting, punch-heavy performance in round 1, before switching up a little to a (“Here we can learn the Flat Earth Theory confirm, or the man gifted, can’ lifted, hold up, scroll up, as I break Roc(k) right down!”) wordplay-heavy, solar system-friendly, metaphorical/God-centric and scheme-lit 2nd round before getting bar-heavy, witty and personal with Roc in a fire 3rd. Add some Dot Mobb (Daylyt’s still a member, while Roc infamously left a little while back so you know it had to be brought up) entries to the mix as well as plenty of ringing mayhem and you’re left with a spitfire battle with a more direct and versatile Roc edging the 1st round, a middle round tie and Daylyt edging the 3rd for a draw.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Thought you’d be the champ at King Of The Dot, ha, I had high doubts, nigga, black lives do not matter in that White House!”

Chef Trez defeats K.T.

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Recap: Here in this 3430 Studios 3-rounder, a rarely seen righteous and personal 3rd round from Chef Trez caps an overall sublime performance that contained a host of gritty 4-bar set-ups/punchlines, off-the-dome zingers and head-ringing name flips/gun bars that altogether were enough to beat pretty solid and at times hard-hitting punch-wise showing from K.T.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Sorry fat fucker, with the steel I could assist you with your death, I’m that gutter, catch you off the rebound and point…stat stuffer!”

Aye Verb defeats Geechi Gotti

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Recap: Hard to recall anyone outside of Nu Jerzey Twork that’s gone up the ladder in the URL as quickly as Geechi Gotti. And while the Compton, Cali emcee has certainly earned all of the accomplishments and accolades he’s garnered in the past 3 years , you’d think more of the vets in the game (outside of NJ that is) would’ve studied enough of the game tapes to beat Gotti. Well, enter Aye Verb. The St. Louis battler getting on some ‘God-tier’ shit and rapping his ass off for 3 salacious rounds, using mocking personals, plenty of lyrical stunting, some solid wordplay, boastful barbs and gritty vet talk on gang life to edge the 1st and 3rd rounds over a Gotti who while serving up his usual palette of hardbody punches, a wicked series of personals that challenged his opponent’s manhood and other assorted real street drama, came a little predictable at times and altogether couldn’t keep up with Verb’s comeuppance when it counted most.

Verdict: Aye Verb (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Aye Verb – “Aye, I’m confused a bit how you start yo’ rounds like, ‘You’se a bitch’, but you get flew out by dudes and shit, get a bag, go home and buy weave bundles…No, you’se a bitch!”

Swamp defeats Nu Jerzey Twork

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Recap: Long-awaited, much-hyped battle that’s even more enticing when you’ve paying enough attention long enough to know that these two guys, Swamp and Nu Jerzey Twork, really don’t like each other. Too bad for fans tho as even with a highly-billed match as this one, Nu Jerzey Twork fails to hold down his end, showing up unprepared yet again and ‘Jersey’-ing what was a pretty solid round 1 halfway through before choking away the deciding round 3 after dishing an incredible, hardbody 2nd. Meanwhile, while certainly not the best, punch-heavy Swamp we’ve seen, the South Carolina emcee still brought the heat, aggressive as well as getting personal throughout the match and making himself heard with well-executed bars that spoke to Twork’s former(???) Gooonie squad and delivered a talking too when it came to his opponent’s troubles in and outside the battle ring. Add to that some sizzling gun bars, fierce schemes and a spicy punch game, even if he was helped by his opponent’s shortcomings, considering all the drama that took place before this bout happened, for Swamp vengeance still had to be sweet.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Swamp – “My life is a movie, you need the script, you bang the .5, I bang and plead the 5th!”

Rum Nitty defeats Cortez

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Recap: Can’t help but think of what this battle would’ve been like had gun line feen Rum Nitty been around during Cortez’s Grind Time days, when the Brooklyn rapper was known almost exclusively for his rapid flows of mayhem. That might’ve been interesting. Nonetheless, an easy decision here as Nitty’s explosive punchline game, matched up with some stinging name flips and of course, a plethora of perpetually hazardous gun lines that always seem to be on a killing spree in the first two rounds easily beats a solid, but at times flow-challenged showing by Cort. A more versatile and punch-heavy Cortez did put together a clean and more potent 3rd round to avoid the shutout, but by then his opponent already knew he had it in the bag.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Check the scoreboard, Warlord, , fucking with the kid is suicide, you ever seen a Tek-9 Cort?!”

Real Deal defeats Lazy Eye

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Recap: Going after opponent Lazy Eye exceptionally hard with the personals, but also mixing in some nice punches, metaphors/similes and name flips here and there, Real Deal does enough to edge his 4-bar punch bent, but mostly pedestrian New Zealand foe and get the win in this virtual one-rounder from 1OutsNZ.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “You ugly as fuck, bitches be in a midlife crisis at a Crossroads and still wouldn’t let Lazy fuck!”

Danny Myers and Nu Jerzey Twork [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: A battle that was in the air for a couple of years, Danny Myers versus Nu Jerzey Twork, finally takes place in Danny’s West-coast stomping grounds and for the most part it was well worth the wait. The always excited-just-to-be-here Danny, does his thing with a wide load of eccentric gun bars, some righteous/mocking personals and flexing punches that outside of a angle-muddled 1st round, kept him in the match. For Twork, a sublime 1st round with a barrage of visceral (“I’m looking for the Target near me, like Google maps!”; “Everything come out his mouth bloody, like a British nigga!”) heaters and rousing schemes easily git him 1st, before a slightly more versatile, mayhem-dishing and personal-driven turn in the 2nd was able to equal a standout and more focused by his opponent. With Twork still up one going into 3rd, even without Danny’s use of a couple of dope freestyles/rebuttals, Myers’ steely pontificating, gripping vet talk and fiery punchlines/wordplay in the final round was more than enough to beat back a solid, but not-nearly-as-potent turn by Twork and thus, force a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Me on the big stage, no reason too, I ain’t never did Summer Madness because my bars ain’t seasonal!”

Swamp defeats Bakinsota

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Recap: Swamp survives a couple of stumbles and a pretty competitive and punch-heavy at times showing from opponent Bakinsota with a versatile display of fiery name flips, witty/mocking personals, some flexing punchlines and a spicy rebuttal to edge this 1-rounder from Pyrexx Battle League.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swamp –  “This bitch fucking timid, I’m on a mission, either I’m a get my commas up or I’m a get a fucking sentence!”

Ace Amin defeats Fonz

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Recap: Sometimes your reputation can proceed you and perhaps that’s why Ace Amin lost this battle on the judge’s cards in the building. Indeed, frankly speaking and even with an embarrassing 2nd round choke, when it came to material and performance, Ace’s was better overall than Fonz’s in both the 1st and 3rd rounds. And isn’t it just supposed to be about bars? Because for all of Ace’s silly tough guy tactics throughout this battle (as well as his choppy flow), the former Gooonie’s rapid punchline game, fiery bully bars, steely/witty punchlines and mocking personals in the aforementioned rounds not only had more bite than Fonz’s did, but also lost in the commentary concerning this battle was Fonz’s own struggle’s with keeping his flow together as well as the Cleveland battler using name flips we’ve heard before on Ace. But when you’re a battler rapper becoming more and more known for bumping opponent’s in battles, near-fight’s (including one here), interviews and slip-ups than your ability to rap, maybe it’s time to hit the reset button on your career, especially after you blew a chance to win $25K.

Verdict: Ace Amin (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ace Amin – “Me nigga, I play with Glock .9’s and hecklers, when your serial [cereal] scratch it’s because you changed your mind ’bout breakfast!

Jey The Nitewing defeats Ru Bando

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Recap: Delivering consistently piercing punchlines with doses of braggadocio heat, flagrant personals and deft wordplay, even with a pontificating/throwaway 3rd round, Jey The Nitewing still scores a 30 and beats what was opponent Ru Bando’s (his 2nd round was lit, but still had dry spots) best effort of this Ultimate Madness tournament.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “I ain’t Your Honor, this a different court pressure…adapt to it!”

Moon defeats Mr. Mills

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Recap: Nice 1-rounder from RBE’s Social Distance battle’s between Mr. Mills and Moon goes the ‘Old Man with the Cold Hands’ way as Mills’ standard name flips and ringing mayhem, while spicy throughout his turn, still didn’t have enough bite to beat back his opponent’s more versatile lines, piercing punchlines, righteous heat and visceral screeds.

Verdict: Moon (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Moon – “Act like somethin’s up, broad daylight you’ll have Moon on your block while the sun is up, the drum on the Ak is kill, this shit will turn Mills into a hundred bucks!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Chilla Jones

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Recap: In this competitive rooftop battle from URL/Smack, Geechi Gotti uses a consistent barrage of sublime and well-connected punchlines, belittling personals and flexing wordplay to edge the first two rounds over a pretty solid and name flip/personals-savvy, but less pointed, elongated and gun bar excessive Chilla Jones. Focused on the now contentious times that have led to so much civil unrest around the world, the normally 3rd round superior Geechi dedicated his final turn to current events instead of his opponent, leaving Chilla Jones with n easy chance to take the round, which he did with an aggressive and punch-heavy turn that worked with enough efficiency to avoid the 30.  

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Two .40’s, you get the ugly model…Grace Jones!”

Bill Collector defeats Kryponite

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Recap: Pretty much winging it when it came to approach, Bill Collector ends up utilizing a modest mix of potent gun bars, hitting punchlines, witty personals and jaunty off-the-dome theatrics to get past the abstract/self-deprecating, but topsy-turvy barbs from Kryponite on this 1-rounder from GOTG.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “You know what you and big bitches got in common?, y’all both struggle to put on your panties!”

Craig Lamar defeats AR-16

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Recap: Nice, gritty effort here by the-returning-to-the-scene and off-the-dome feen AR-16. But one too many pedestrian bars by AR, plus a heavily loaded with the heat and punch-spazzing Craig Lamar gives the latter a win in this 1-round, Social Distance battle from RBE.

Verdict: Craig Lamar (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Craig Lamar – “It’s nice of us to meet 16, I will show up to your daughter’s birthday party with a gun just to show ain’t about me sweet 16!”

Loso defeats JC

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Recap: Loso versus JC took awhile to happen, but for the most part ended up being worth the wait. JC, sometimes redundant and even a little stale with the mayhem, still solidified his name in the game with an extra dope, punch and wordplay-heavy 3rd round when he wasn’t scoring here and there with some piercing name personals and scathing religious knocks. But Loso, displaying brimming confidence from jump, was able to back up his mojo throughout the battle using a boatload of sizzling name flips, spirited punchlines and surprisingly, a plethora of scintillating personals to edge the first two rounds and add a huge win to his resume.  

Verdict: Loso (W) 2-1  

Favorite line: Loso – “Should I give him a single shot or let two can’s go?, nah you don’t even deserve the semi’s…Ru Bando!”

Kid Chaos defeats King Shadow

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Recap: Performance-heavy from jump, but also providing a spicy mix of mocking personals, head-ringing gun bars and rapid, but also gritty punchlines with slices of wit here and there, in this 1-rounder from Pyrexx Battle League, Kid Chaos serves up enough heat to beat back a solid and mayhem-dishing, but less versatile and not as potent as his crew would tell you King Shadow.

Verdict: Kid Chaos (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Kid Chaos – “I succeed, at everything, I am first…at everything, ever since I learned how to tie my shoes I realized I was not second-string!”

Scotty defeats E. Ness

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Recap: On visuals alone, Scotty’s music video backdrop gets this one. But creativity aside, Scotty also gains the vic bar-wise, using pointed punchlines, a gritty flow that encapsulated his rhymes and some hot name flips to beat back a mostly pedestrian, hallway rapping E. Ness in this 1-round Social Distance battle from RBE.

Verdict: Scotty (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Scotty – “I been killing rap nigger’s from A to Z, we talking alphabets but I remain a G!”

P.EZ defeats Reepah Rell

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Recap: On optics alone, you could tell P.EZ wanted this 1-rounder versus Reepah Rell more than his opponent. The We Go Hard mainstay rapping twice as long as his opponent with a gang of gritty punchlines, righteous heat, mocking personals and of course, a few shots at Reepah’s boy Gwitty, standing in back of him. On the other hand, little to no ‘Old Head Bars’, struggling with his flow and looking to be a little bothered by Gwitty’s pretty modest interruptions, we’ve seen the usually on-point Reepah come way better than this.

Verdict: P.EZ (W) 1-0

Favorite line: P.EZ – “I’ll off you clown, hammer send you to another world, tossing portal rounds, or pistol whip and beat the Reepah, that’s death-defying, I’, immortal now!”

Th3 Saga defeats Alias

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Recap: Th3 Saga’s been on quite a nice run of late, and his growing ability to break down an opponent’s game plan adds a welcome kick to this latest installment of himself (aka ‘Sensei Saga’). While Th3 Saga does struggle with a few elongated set-ups, here in this 3-rounder from GOTG against Alias, his punchline game itself is still terrifically effective. Add to that some ridiculous name flips and sublime wordplay throughout the battle (in braggadocios mode he was pretty solid as well), and if you’re left with a 30 over a strong at times and versatile opponent, who overall just could never match Saga’s potency.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “I’ll break ya chin, all that talking on Facebook had me more than pissed, your jaw get split, his head bop, with an unknown hook like ‘Who’s song is this?'”

Chef Trez and Qleen Paper [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: In the midst of a biting wind outside, a visually sound Qleen Paper still does a nice job playing up an underlying, moniker-friendly ‘Kitchen vs. Chef’ theme, using some solid (“What you cook is [kisses the air] what I cook is crack…the pot different!”) [wordplay and gritty angles to get his point across. However, Chef Trez, with a shortened and easygoing turn that he probably did on the way to the store, still dished out enough gripping punchlines and meaty name flips to earn a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “We miss the clean {Mister Clean] you used to be, now nigger’s mopping the floor with you!”

Real Deal defeats Randy

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Recap: Ok, I’ll admit to having no idea who Jonah Lomu was until I heard Real Deal mention his name here, which in turn is a credit to RD’s pen and research game. That said, not much of a contest for RD here in this 1-round 1OutsNZ virtual battle versus Randy as the KOTD champ’s flexing punch/wordplay game easily takes out his mostly subpar opponent.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “Your pen game’s super sloppy like David Tua’s body, so I’m killing dreams unlike that Philistine, I’m turning David to a body!”

Don Marino and Big Hann [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Having a hard time finding his grind of late, Don Marino gets back to basics, using consistently banging (“Child’s Play, when I was killing shit, I didn’t need y’all to put the batteries in my back!”) punchlines/personals with a little added wit, lofty gun lines, fire schemes and hitting, but also thought-provoking struggle bars to….force a draw here with Big Hann. Indeed, while Marino put on a show, so did Hann. The Philly capo matching his steely aggression with a wide load of blistering street shit, boastful metaphorical bangers, ringing mayhem and some gritty wordplay/punches/personals to edge round 2 (after Marino took the 1st) and force a tie in the deciding 3rd round.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Big Hann – “You know the truth, you wanna check my stats?, I’ll show the proof, I kept an eagle on me, I used to to pull up in a drop top and let a bird fly the coop!”

Big Kannon defeats Bankhead

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Recap: Bankhead with the sheer mayhem and fierce name flips makes for a bloody effort. But in this 1-round RBE Social Distance battle, Big Kannon’s short, but punch-heavy, witty, personal and slightly more versatile showing wins the day.

Verdict: Big Kannon (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Big Kannon – “Tell this fraud step or get jaw-checked, y’all think it’s Bank shot?, this a Social Distance battle, that means that it’s all net!”

Bill Collector defeats Frank Wit Da Grippaz

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from The Battle Academy, Bill Collector leaves the jokes and the Supa Dupa Scope at the crib and instead puts forth a brutal tongue-lashing on opponent Frank Wit Da Grippaz. The Norristown, PA vet unleashing a lengthy screed littered with blistering personals and righteous burners that were excellently mixed in with some spicy punches and blazing off the dome darts to handily beat back an aggresive and gritty, but not as consistently worthwhile showing from Da Grippaz.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “You see how I’m rapping right now on final notice?, this Bill past due!”

Glueazy defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: Can’t help but wonder how not having a crowd to watch (and sometimes perform with) effects a battle rap/showman like Bill Collector. Not that the part serious, part personal, part punching/free-styling/witty B.C. did a bad job here, but what’s a fully ready for action Bill Collector without being able to utilize his Super-Duper-Scope? A little subdued, to say the least. As for Glueazy, nothing much has changed even after leaving the Gooonies. The Carolina’s favorite white boy still delivering (outside of a half-hearted and shortened 3rd round) that rambunctious heat along with some rich storytelling bars and high efficient/clever punchlines to take the first two rounds for the win.

Verdict: Glueazy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Glueazy – “You wanna slap-box?!, my arm short, but my gat pop!”

Chef Trez defeats Money Bagz

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Recap: Punchline for punchline, the returning-to-battle-rap Money Bagz and Chef Trez are about even in this dope 1-round, Social Distance battle from RBE. But Trez’s addition of fierce personals, braggadocios shiners and more potent name flips in the long run gives the Chef the edge.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Well, let’s get this bread, class in session, I’m ripping lead, they asking if he’s black or white, sssshhhhit I just know the nigga dead!”