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!”
