Recap: As challenging of a performance that Tsu Surf put on here, overall, Hollow da Don used experience and plenty of variety to do did him one better. But then that’s you’d expect from Hollow, nevermind the long absence, in this battle Hollow not only proved that he still has it, but that he belongs in anyone’s Top 5. More importantly, Hollow easily proved that he deserved a shot against Loaded Lux at the next Summer Madness. Sure, the first round was fire on both sides, with Hollow making a statement and spitting some ill bars (surrounded by some aggressive filler and weird moments like the ‘making it rain here’ show and literally sniffing on his opponent to make a joke), but the edge here goes to Surf what with an ill freestyle to start things off coupled some mean (“Your mom probably was a whore and your daddy didn’t love her, kids by a another nigga, so your brother probably wasn’t your brother, walk up in her room dumping, shooting straight for the cover, [makes like he’s fucking] I felt just as bad as your father…putting a hollow in your mother!”; “A thirsty nigga in the club, I’m trying to hit everything standing, it got a kickback when it shoot, so when it aim you gotta slant it, want your life?, crawl for it, trying to see the gates and access granted, on the block with something Deandre size, one way to explain that night?…Brandon!“) schemes, personals and punches that all landed hard. Still, Hollow’s 2nd and 3rd round clearly gave him the win here. In the 2nd da Don stepped it up and just bodied an (“He ain’t about that Gunplay, so why lay [Wale] hands on him?”) alright, but mostly underwhelming turn by Surf with feening (“Damn, you was locked like Pac, but Surf wasn’t there to bail you out?!”) personals, ill (“I said anytime, it’s an open invitation, you could come to a nigga’s hood, my address is 19 22 I Wish A Nigga Would!”) set-ups, crazy name flips and standard jokes. While in the 3rd, it was just more (“Every day I’m in the hood, tapped up with the cop, KD/Dwayne Wade…I wake up to the block!”) haymakers from Hollow, complete with battle rap 101 bars and stinging punchlines/personals that easily beat another solid, but not-nearly-as-nice round from Surf.
Verdict: Hollow da Don (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Hollow da Don – “But since his man gave him the charge he’s been on the low, dodging imprisonment, hoping it gets better playing Chris Webber trying to forget about that timeout in Michigan!
