Recap: As expected, plenty of vigor, steel-gripping lines and haymakers were dropped in this RBE battle between Show Off and Ill Will. First round sees Will score in bunches with plenty of neat name (“When that Mac pat him on the back, I ain’t showing Show showmanship!”) flips, bully bars, a stellar delivery and crazy performance (“If I go back behind my back two times, it’s gonna look like a Chris Paul meme”).lines. And while Show Off matched Will in performance, aggression (“On Big Mama, ya Soul Food, when it look like I pull from a round my Nia [need a] Long gauge”) and jaw-dropping (“I claim a .9 like it’s tax season!”) wordplay, his elongated round contained slightly more filler than his opponent’s as well as a couple of bars that didn’t hit quite as hard as they were delivered, giving the edge to Will. 2nd round saw Will continue to stay on top, mixing it up with steady hooks along with an added dose of witty (“Matter fact if anything pop off on this stage, I’m Qleen Paper after he get paid, I will knock [not] Show up!”) bars and rich personals. no doubt, Show Off dropped some (“I do dirt by my lonely, fuck a homie, 3 can keep a secret as long as two are dead”) gems during his turn, but too much roundabout pontificating and so-so-bars cost him any chance at winning the round. Crowd noise interrupted the final round, but still both battlers proved that they had plenty left in their tanks (Ill Will: “I told my young dog ‘Toy Story’, that mean lay everything down like when Andy walked in!”; Show Off: “I don’t just take ’em, i drop jewels”) while allowing Show Off to avoid a 3-0 sweep with more versatility bar-wise.
Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Ill Will – “You gonna die my the Smif, but we brought the Sub in for the kids like Real deal called in sick!”
