Recap: Rarely seen judged battle on the RBE stage is a dope one between Big Kannon and Mr. Mills. 1st round was Kannon’s…clearly, a combo of nice punchlines, hard name flips and excellent (“But Gracie say ‘Don’t battle him bro’ yunno, trying to save the day, well pray before Mills [meals] get ate, you know what I’m saying, Grace”) wordplay that stayed a step ahead of Mills aggressive personals and rigid (“We been killing over Jordan’s and I send my prayers to heaven, ‘cuz if it was 12 new bucks pointing infrared shit, I probably bred 11!”) bars that got restrained a bit by elongated set-ups and some filler. With a tighter delivery, killer wordplay and a steady stream of (“Try to run up on me, you gonna fail B, before they see you beat my ass they gonna see hell freeze, a right-left combo will have your face looking worse than NuNu Nells knees!”) haymakers, Mills took the second despite a solid (“It’s like a halo, even my light rounds go over heads”) go from Kannon. Tied after two, the always confident Kannon went back to basics, earning the win with airtight (“This 3rd round sure to be crazy, if y’all don’t know what I have in for Mill, peep the formula baby!”) rhymes that had the crowd spazzed, a frenzied performance, more delicious name flips and wicked (“You know what? you rap and you fat, you got my life, he has no talent until he in another nigga’s shoes, that’s why I don’t Like Mike”) schemes that spoke to Kannon’s prestige. Mills’ made it close with dope screeds on Kannon’s authenticity and his own real-life (“See, I handle my business on the inside, that’s how I can get you clapped on the outside if shit get insane, even in New York I could have nigga’s on the inside place your body in the attic ‘cuz niggas in Attica love my [slashes neck] love my pen game!”) urban theatrics, but a little too much pontificating combined with Kannon’s overall potency and delivery, got him the loss.
Verdict: Big Kannon (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Big Kannon – “I’ll let that bitch peel, aim at his shit and he’ll get killed, blow the pump bullets are going dutch, they split bills!”
