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Chef Trez defeats Sleepy Haze

September 21, 2021November 6, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Good thing a consistently (“You asked for this shit, now you killed by your dad, a sleepy nigga tried to cross the road and got killed by a jag!”) nice with his Chef Trez got to go first in this one-rounder from Spit Dat Heat, as Sleepy Haze’s lackluster bars would’ve literally had everyone in a slumber by the time it was Trez’s turn. That said, props to Milton Bloe tho for making Haze feel like he even belonged on the same stage with his clearly superior opponent.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Now I ain’t saying you light, but as far as you being nice, I’m ain’t convinced at all, I’ll split his jaw, stand up and lean Sleepy like I’m drifting off!”

Charlie Clips defeats Illmaculate

September 21, 2021November 3, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: A pretty beatable Charlie Clips, free-styling half the time with mostly B-grade punchlines/name flips along the way, still lands enough haymakers here and there to beat back a drawn-out-with-the-schemes and outside of a salacious, breakdown-heavy 2nd round, mostly pedestrian Illmaculate in this underwhelming 3-rounder from KOTD.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “I don’t talk about pulling guns out on Twitter because these ain’t the shots to follow, I’m on Eastern time, I kill him tonight that mean he died tomorrow!”

Teewhy defeats Zigzag

September 21, 2021November 2, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Traphouse up-n-comers Teewhy and ZigZag duke it out for 3 salacious rounds with Teewhy more whimsical (“He food, he brake fast [breakfast] then a [dinner] nigga was ate!”; “I’ll never lose to no faggot, and we all know zigzags ain’t straight!”) bars and less filler edging the 1st round (despite some dope [“You’ll get the shotgun, but this here Bud, when I squeeze, it’ll pop seeds like I’m feeding the lawn!”] performance bars from his opponent) and a more charged-up and (“You don’t pay attention, so I ain’t register nothing!”) pronounced ZigZag taking the 2nd. Solid round by both battlers in the 3rd, but Teewhy gets a dub with continuously aggressive wordplay upstaged with a better consistency.

Verdict: Teewhy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Teewhy -“I’ll pop chins like a Chinese father, nigga…apparently!”

Born defeats Brixx Belvedere

September 21, 2021November 1, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Funny how dudes still got Born stuck in that “choke artist” era, esp. considering all you have to do is pick any battle of his within the last year or two to see how much his flow and bargame has greatly improved. Indeed, the name change isn’t the only evidence of Born’s progression and yes there was a time where you wouldn’t be hard-pressed to guess this matchup would be a layup for a vet like Brixx Belvedere. But unfortunately for Brixx the 2014 version of Born is officially a problem and despite a really good showing (the name flips: “Have Nuborn [newborn] in a suit, that’s The Carter 3” were at times lethal and bars like “It’s like texting and driving, cuz’ nigga we dying to get a half a message” were straight fire, but there was too much filler at times esp. in round 1) from the S.O.N.S. troupe here, Born’s versatility, crazy (“I battled Con before, now I gotta battle Con heir too [two] sounds more like a shitty sequel”) wordplay, rebut game, (“I’ll leave this loser hurting, the .40 scope a young nigga out like a cougar lurking”) punchlines, hard-hitting (“Head shot, leave a numb skull like a stupid person”) bars and personals were just too much to overcome here. Give Born rounds 1 and 3 here (tho that ill ‘Daisy’ rebuttal in round 2 was almost enough to make this a 3-0) easy and let’s officially put future Nuborn opponents on notice if they continue to underestimate him.

Verdict: Nuborn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvedere – “Ain’t no vouchers for Nuborn? Well then get WIC nigga!”

Nov defeats Diesel

September 21, 2021November 1, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Dishing confidently and collectively with fiery gun bars, fire punchlines, cold name flips and some able wit, a more condensed and versatile Nov edges rounds 1 and 3 to take this one over a solid, but less potent and consistent Diesel.

Verdict: Nov (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nov – “You dumb, you supposed to get smoked, stop acting sour Diesel!”

Swave Sevah defeats Street Money

January 27, 2022October 30, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Displaying the skills and confidence of a schooled vet, Swave Sevah drops a stream of brash (“Burn through your whole faculty, he won’t save y’all crew, i’ll slam Streets on the streets, give him de ja vu”) punchlines, bully bars, gripping schemes along with able name flips to take out an earnest (“Bitch nigga, Harlem full of snitch niggas, ya mam had three boys and you the bitch sister!”), but unprepared opponent in Streets and win this one-rounder.

Verdict: Swave Sevah (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swave Sevah – “You? Choose your words wisely, this Sevah you facing, [or] I’ll leave marks on Money like a federal agent!”

Shotgun Suge defeats T-Rex

September 21, 2021October 30, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: T-Rex AND UDubb can do better than this. I mean, the idea that a legendary battle rapper doesn’t spit a full round and is literally arguing onstage during a match with a league owner because he supposedly doesn’t know how many rounds he was supposed to spit or his opponent gets cut short during his round because of a supposed time limit (which he clearly didn’t break even if it was two minutes) just speaks to sloppy business practices. But then after the debacle that was his URL match versus Cortez, it’s Rex that will get most of the blame for this mess and rightfully so. Then too, since I’m of the opinion that spitting a mixtape verse is way better than choking, Rex could’ve been a professional, said ‘whatever’ and just spit another one for the sake of the fans and worked out whatever issues he had with Arsonal/UDubb later on behind the scenes. But he chose not to do so and while he still remains a legend, it’s still a knock to his mantle and another bad look for 2014. Either way, Shotgun Suge did nothing wrong here, kept spitting despite all the nonsense going on around him and earned the win with better overall bars regardless.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “I’ll kill you and your son, any day, head shot, ‘cuz he a future snitch, anyway”

Kid Chaos defeats Young FM

September 21, 2021October 29, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: While Kid Chaos (who has some of the best reactions to opponent’s bars that you’ll see in the game) may indeed need to work on his temper (including here, we’ve seen him go there in a couple of battles now) during battles, being equipped with a unique pen game that stresses performance, rigid schemes and some nuanced wordplay makes for easy win (Chaos also had a gang of mocking personals and hitting name flips) here versus a witty at times, but otherwise pretty mediocre Young FM in this 3-rounder from Barbarian Battle League.

Verdict: Kid Chaos (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Kid Chaos – “Number 2, he wear pants that he gotta sag to fit after a chick told him he got mothering hips!”

Charlie Clips defeats T-Rex

November 16, 2021October 29, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Has Harlem vs. Harlem on the battle rap stage ever been a let-down? Making up for opponent and fellow Harlem-nite T-Rex’s mayhem-lit, but shortened opening rounds with a brutal annihilation that contained 3 rounds of flawless execution (we’ll call both the regimented, punch-lit and consistently piercing 4-bar set-ups of round 1 and the highly personal, spicy rebuttal-driven, haymaker-drunk and over-the-top performance-wise 3rd round both classics), Charlie Clips delivers a hardbody 30 while spouting one of the most epic showings in battle rap history (hell, Cassidy’s reactions alone could tell you how this one went) and taking out Rex and his entire Dot Mobb crew at URL’s Summer Madness 4.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Jesus! One of my lines could make an Atheist say ‘Christ!’, if you wanna get Rex to chill all you gotta do is say I.C.E., we’ll discuss that a little later, but with these tho, I’m way nice, give him a choice in the elevator, you want the Solange or the Ray Rice?!”

Mike P defeats Merrick City

September 21, 2021October 28, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Plenty of hardbody punches from both Mike P and (“This ain’t the Surreal [cereal] Life, but I’m putting Mikey in a box!”) Merrick City in this close one-rounder from ENJ Battle League. Still, with slightly more haymakers, a more potent mix to his (“Your AK long? well I got Trey [.3] Songz, I’m a nice singer!”) bars and some dry spots by Merrick, it’s Mike who edges it in the end.

Verdict: Mike P (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mike P – “Jaw broke, you talk through the wire, your phone tapped, you get your back and a stiff arm at the same time, I’m Bo Jack!”

Aye Verb and Danny Myers [DEBATABLE]

September 21, 2021October 27, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: A lazy 3rd round by Aye Verb allows Danny Myers to get a draw in this 3-rounder from KOTD. Indeed Myers, for all the energy and at times spitfire (“I’m appalled at the thought that this bitch would play me, ironic your name is Chaz ‘cuz you gonna hear that [Shhh] (Ch) in AZ!”) bars he could sap up from a raucous crowd that was really into the match, could never hit with any consistency on his punches to get ahead in this one. Yet Verb, after a dope, witty with the personals and hard-hitting 1st round and a pretty nice start to his 2nd (just ask Daylyt), just made for a lackluster effort during the rest of his turns, getting edged in the middle round and forcing a draw in the deciding final one with a shortened run.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Aye Verb – “Ride up, reverse it, shirts get rang out; that’s a purchase, do a nigga greasy for that chicken…that’s Churches!”

Young X defeats Rio

September 21, 2021October 27, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Filthy (“I heard ya mama gave the best head…back in the day!”) jokes, rich storytelling/performing bars and wild punchlines versus a unpoised battle rapper who had little to offer besides some righteous filler and ok jokes? As Young X aptly summed up: ‘This battle was a breeze!’

Verdict: Young X (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Young X – “You like a unknown porn star, who da fuck are you?!”

True Maserati and J. Murda [DEBATABLE]

November 11, 2021October 26, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: From TrapHouse NY, aggressive, mayhem-lit and gritty punch-fest between J Murda (“That’s word to Sara Lee, you’re a corn muffin, Mase can get the ox to his side like Paul Bunyan!”) and True Maserati comes with an at times heated barrage of sizzling street missives, righteous showmanship, fierce name flips and hard-hitting personals (esp. in round 3). A fealty too for witty bars on each other’s crew and Spanish-laced hijinks, after the two split the opening rounds, it’s only right that a blistering 3rd by both battlers makes this one a draw.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: True Maserati – “I got the grip, but I’m Spanish, I rather put the knife to his spine, then hang him from the top of the track…now ya life on the line!”

Teewhy defeats Aslan

September 21, 2021October 25, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: With ‘weed money’ on the line in this judged battle, both Teewhy and (“After my last battle some bitch texted me, she said ‘ you did your thing, who ya got next’, I said ‘Teewhy [TY]’, she said ‘ya welcome'”) Aslan came with some pretty nice bars. However, split going into the last round, while each battler delivered a solid turn, it’s Teewhy who despite being a little lethargic at times, comes out on top and edges it with a little less filler along with a better flow in the 3rd.

Verdict: Teewhy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Teewhy – “Y’all got me battling a nigga who use a Yugioh card to promote battling?!, well since this nerdy nigga like Yugioh, I figured I’ll use it to dismantle him!”

Anubis defeats Xcel

September 21, 2021October 25, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Nice UFF battle between Xcel and Anubis as both came hungry and represented with plenty of bars, schemes and wordplay. Gotta agree with the judges here tho as Anubis’ dope punchlines and hard bars were too much for Xcel’s somewhat light (took too long to get to his punches) and filler-drenched round 1. Xcel came harder in round 2 with a more consistent flow, gritty (“You could be in the Caribbean van and wouldn’t bang steel”) bars and crazy wordplay, while Anubis fell a little flat with too many average bars. With round 3 deciding the winner, Anubis would take it with dope performance bars, cold personals, a hard rebuttal and fierce (“I had you bringing people to pay me, this a pyramid scheme”) punchlines against a good round from Xcel that had plenty of aggression and punches, but not enough potent bars to match his opponent’s heat.

Verdict: Anubis (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Anubis – “I don’t lose position, I write shit that make God himself lose religion”

Rone defeats Pat Stay

September 21, 2021October 25, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Take away the annoying and way-too-involved host and you have an epic and hilarious “Compliment” battle brought to you from KOTD between Pat Stay and Rone. A welcome respite from the usual insults we see battle rappers hurl at each other, this 3-rounder was entertaining as hell with Rone and Pat doing their best to out-praise their opponent, using witty storytelling/schemes, silly anecdotes, whimsical gay innuendos, amusing personals and some deft, but still hysterical wordplay to do so. However, after an equal amount of humorous barbs in the opening rounds made for two debatable turns, it’s a more consistently comical and performance-heavy (presents included!) Rone who outlasts his opponent in the deciding 3rd for the win.

Verdict: Rone (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rone – “I felt trauma cause I was ostracized for all of my life by the popular guys, but your positive vibe, your positive vibe, whoopsies…I just forgot all my lines for a second right there cause I was lost in your eyes!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Tactic$

September 21, 2021October 21, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Early Jey The Nitewing and the Loaded Lux influence on his stage presence and delivery are pretty evident. Still, in this 3-rounder from AHAT, it’s a lay-up regardless as Jey’s witty barbs, piercing punchlines and hitting personals/wordplay easily beats back an opponent in Tactic$, who clearly can rhyme, but with such a soft pen, might be better off taking his notebook to the studio.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “Tactic$, the irony of that name, online playing Call of Duty is probably the only you take that name to prime, but this ain’t ya mommy’s house Tactic$!”

Jai 400 Block and Dan Barz [DEBATABLE]

September 21, 2021October 21, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Up against the hardbody, often cold and bullish raps of Dan Barz in this 3-rounder from Udubb, Jai 400 Block is still able to deliver a wide stream of solid name flips and piercing punchlines to take round 1, before Barz spouts a scheming, boastful and surprisingly (“…you love her, I’m trying to duck her, say that you trash in the bed, she say I’m cuter, ‘cuz you [puts hand over Jai’s head] look like Dame Dash in the head!”) witty 2nd round to even things up going into the 3rd. With the final round deciding the winner, both battlers were able to cue up an assortment of steely personals and widespread mayhem during their turns. But with a minor slip-up from Jai to go along with Dan wasting some bars on Shotgun Suge, an equal amount of haymakers and bar efficiency in round 3 makes this one a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Jai 400 Block – ” I already arm-stronged Lance nigga, so you know it’s gonna be easy for me to handle Barz!”

Charron defeats Shotgun Suge

January 23, 2022October 21, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Sorry Charron, tho you definitely got the win, this was not a 3-0 as Shotgun Suge had a pretty (“But fuck that, I step in his house like ‘Where the killers?’ [looks around] nah, I hit white boy family with the pounds like We’re the Millers”) mean, (“He want to rap. I need too”) real and (“What your life like nigga?, size 12 with a 13 cuz’ the snub don’t fit in the Tims”) gritty 3rd round. Still, despite the resident pocket-check and a nice 1st round by Suge, using plenty of self-deprecating jokes/anecdotes, easy rebuttals, hot (“I would be amazed if he put up a good fight, Chris Brown’s VMA’s, I’m fucking up Suge night [Knight}]”) bars, ill personals and dope (“You haven’t been seen since you choked on Bill…Monica Lewinsky!”) one-liners, Charron uses his first URL appearance to take another off his Jersey hitlist.

Verdict: Charron (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charron – “You wanna bully a cracker, oh you thought were cool?, this is Columbine, a white boy’s taking a shotgun to school!”

Cortez defeats Young Kannon

September 21, 2021October 18, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: It’s battles this like where just when you think he’s falling off Cortez reminds you of why he belongs in the top tier. Consistent with the aggression, spitting humbling (“Honestly you like the can, you’d suck a mean cock for a loosie and a Sprite but damn, he play for the D, ain’t that a coincidence he likes to Ram?, that’s why faggots get cut quicker than Michael Sam”) jokes, punchlines, gritty gun bars and confident with his (“I’m quick to get it shaking outside the ring, Freddie Roach”) metaphors and heavy wordplay, Cortez takes out Young Kannon, who brought plenty of (“Hell you beat Tek and Ill on Smack, but then the Vault 3-0’d you!”) heat, nicely rebutted Tez’s lines about that spelling error (“I left the ‘L’ off the shirt so I could give to you”) in his blog and spit some dope schemes with his usual moxie, but overall overplayed some angles/themes and failed to match his opponent’s efficiency and sharp assortment of bars.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cortez – “You, you just need to grind, your career?, it stays here, there’s no peak [just] decline, what the fuck I gotta spell it out?, oh he don’t see the signs?, well, it’s obvious, even Floyd could read between the lines”

Brizz Rawsteen defeats D.O.T.

September 21, 2021October 17, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Hard to believe that with $10,000 on the line any battle rapper would go so light as D.O.T. did in his 3rd here against the forever-on-Beastmode Brizz Rawsteen. Could’ve cost him as indeed this was a pretty close battle through two rounds, but Brizz ran away with this UFF matchup in the 3rd with better wordplay, (“You crazy bro?, You smoke crack, dont’cha? well try this Lean On Me, [but] I ain’t Crazy Joe”) personals and crazy performance bars.

Verdict: Brizz Rawsteen (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brizz Rawsteen – “You still think eating pussy gonna give you facial hair”

Saint Mic defeats Chess

September 21, 2021October 17, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Besides Chess managing to edge the second round with some fiery punchlines and sizzling (“Nigga, we ain’t really friends like that, he said Chess ‘we ain’t cool no mo…nigga, it been like that!”; “Have him leaning over the shot like he ain’t bent like that!”) haymakers, this one is pretty much all about a consistently nice Saint Mic who uses gut-drenching wordplay, pointed schemes and potent (“The only thing on the front page of the paper view’s is you trying to save your shoes while getting your ankle bruised…what’s that? Breaking News!”) punches of his own to take the 1st and 3rd, the win and I’m sure a ‘good job’ from the legendary Kid Capri.

Verdict: Saint Mic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Saint Mic – “I’m gonna put Chess to sleep at a record speed, and whoever roll with ‘bru, can get folded up, Cakes down, chest to knees, better 3rd arm, nigga my shirt don’t come with no extra sleeve!”

Referee defeats Real Deal

September 21, 2021October 14, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Possible that Real Deal underestimated his opponent Referee (aka Bigg K lite) here as even his best (“Judging by your size advantage…they gonna need a giant bandage”) bars didn’t match Ref’s more consistent (“See, I could do comedy too, on some Dumb and Dumber shit, but I rather drag you Step by Step on some Suzanne Somers hit””) quips, personals and (“He get shook when it’s time for some scuffles, Real Deal never swings like monogamous couples”) one-liners, all spat with ample ease to take the win.

Verdict: Referee (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Referee – “You’re a 30-year-old school teacher still paying off school debt, midlife, asking his wife is it in yet”

Daylyt defeats Arsonal da Rebel

September 21, 2021October 14, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Arsonal’s reputation for subpar performances on his home stage continues as Daylyt inserts a blue pill and goes back to basics here, reeling off bouyant (“Niggas feel like the gimmicks only get tired?, liar, I’m Tony the Tiger to the world I will forever be a great cat”) zingers, stifling personals, an ill performance and wild (“I’m a monster, Sasquatch, we swing arms with the open hand, you’ll get slap-boxed”) punchlines with steady ease. Against Arsonal’s mostly lackadaisical rhymes (granted the “I’m like a blind man reading, I done put hands on a lot of Dot’s” line was fire), recycled bars and all-too-familiar filler, it’s an easy win on the road for the kid from Watts.

Verdict: Daylyt (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Daylyt – “Box for what nigga? Who’ll get a box, choose your casket, I’ll remove a bastard, you will Sho’nuff take bullets to the mouth, Who’s the Master?”

Tsu Surf defeats Hitman Holla

January 1, 2022October 14, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: From URL’s Summer Madness 4 card, with what included a fight between the two in the days leading up to the battle, Hitman Holla versus Tsu Surf had to be the most anticipated battle of 2014. And while the battle featured two classic rounds (Hitman’s electrifying 1st round that featured one of his best Showout-assisted remix’s to go along with the 1st non-verbal rebuttal, which he claimed by simply taking his hoodie off in response to a bar Surf said in his opener and Surf’s highly personal and superbly executed punchfest in the 3rd) as well as enough moments (good and bad) to ensure that it’ll be more than just a footnote in SM battle rap history, outside of the opening round (which while a bit short, was still pretty hitting), thanks in part to a bunch of pedestrian bars and some questionable moments by Holla (the lame attempt at a 2nd remix in round 2, the subpar Michael Jackson bars and one too many shots at Shotgun Suge), Surf’s consistent ability to hit with some standout wordplay, witty barbs, fire set-ups (including another dope use of his signature ‘Lock pick the door, Errrrhhh!’ screed) and hard-hitting personals/punchlines was just too much here. The Jersey native taking both of the latter rounds handily (tho Holla did spout some lyrical bangers here and there) to come back and win the battle.

Verdict: Tsu Surf (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tsu Surf – “Your mother was at the game, cardboard colors, fresh signs, my mother was in pain ‘You wanna speak to the inmate, press 9!'”

Chef Trez defeats Fliiko L

September 21, 2021October 13, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Figuratively speaking, Chef Trez versus Fliiko L is almost like a mirror match, what with both battlers love for salacious (Trez: “I’m talking about when I cock it, it look like I’m pulling on a stuck drawer!”) gun bars, steely aggression with ethir punches, (Fliiko L: “Nigger, you a rookie, I’m a vet, remind me of a little ass girl…ain’t get a body yet!”) boastful shiners/personals, similar builds and dark complexions. The outcome of this competitive 3-rounder, however, wouldn’t be a debatable as Trez’s more intricate bars, well crafted angles/schemes, richer performance and consistency with the heat would get him the 1st and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Look bitch, I ain’t trying to wrestle, but you better clutch your toast, but with a beam, I’ll put a bright dot on black…that’s Dusty Rhodes!”

Skates defeats Barz Major

September 21, 2021October 8, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: With $3k on the line, this should’ve been an easy decision as Barz Major’s attempts at free-styling and witty barbs essentially go nowhere, leaving the way for a more disciplined, bar/scheme-heavy and consistently gritty Skates to leave with a 30.

Verdict: Skates (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Skates – “Them guns in sync [N’Sync], I Swear, you’ll get ’em, All For One!”

YaBoyClip defeats Nico da Don

September 21, 2021October 7, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Can’t lie, it’s funny how even in the face of YaBoyClip’s fiery punchlines/personals, his own slip-ups, loud banter from the crowd and having to freestyle for most of this match, throughout this battle Nico da Don’s facial expression never changes. Yet, as unintentionally funny Nico is at times, YBC, who while potent with the punches here and there, never quite matched his A-game, but still does enough to score a 30, thanks in part to the mostly subpar bars from his opponent.

Verdict: YaBoyClip

Favorite line: YaBoyClip – “I just showed nigga’s I’m more than rap, LeBron James, I put in that show with the Heat to get back where I started at!”

GE defeats Brizz Rawsteen

September 21, 2021October 6, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: Pretty dope battle between GE and Brizz Rawsteen, but yet another reason to hate one-rounders as these two competitive juices more than flowed, thus enhancing the chances it would’ve stayed entertaining throughout. That said, the edge here goes to GE. Brizz defeinitely had his (“In Milwaukee you’ll catch crazy shot in your projects from a Coo Coo Cal!”) moments and came with his usual aggression, but some bars fell a little flat and there were a couple of minor slip-ups. While GE’s wordplay/punchlines was at times sick, he also executed (“Now who gonna stop me?, no you, you ain’y all that seasoned, Set It Off tho and you’ll die like Stoney brother for doing all that reaching!”) nicely, spit some potent performance (“These pair will echo, cannon on the right, cannon on the right, like Rafael De La Ghetto!”) bars and stayed way more consistent in his round to get the dub.

Verdict: GE (W) 1-0

Favorite line: GE – “Two arms up, 12 o clock, you know the time, your nigga watch, point one at him, now it’s 12:05”

Cortez defeats Spoke In Wordz

September 21, 2021October 5, 2014 by Mister Greco

Recap: “Now you battling no-names cuz you need more bread?” was easily the best and realest bar that Spoke In Wordz spit in this rout of a match against Cortez. In other words, think about the difference between the NBA and the D-League to get an idea of the difference in talent here: (Cortez: “Words will get exposed, hidden texts”; Spoke In Wordz: “I’m Magic, pulling B-Magic out the hat, presto!”). Yeah, there’s different levels to this shit indeed.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-0

Favorite line: Cortez – “Dyslexic, I’m right with the words, but words can’t write”