Recap: Bill Collector gets off to a superb start, using some nice (“We both play with the soda, [but] I use mine for pep see [Pepsi]? and make the coka colder [Coca-cola]”) wordplay, fresh schemes and rich (“Black Panther serious, let him know that I ain’t trying to play, so Bill tripping in half time, that goes beyond, say! [Beyonce]!”) performance bars to edge round one against ever-entertaining (“The way that you collecting germs is a skill, you probably use pick-up lines like ‘Herpes and chill'”) UK emcee E Farrell. But despite delivering some shiners (“The judge think I’m old games, but it’s True Crimes”) here and there, a too short 2nd round and a 3rd round choke eventually do in Bill, while leaving Farrell more consistent personals (“…well, yunno the slogan Billy, you can’t copy neglect!”) that hit, jocular self-deprecating bars and witty punchlines with enough punch for the win.
Verdict: E. Farrell (W) 2-1
Favorite line: E. Farrell – “Bad bars, that’s fire trash like the rubbish was lit, colostomy bag, i’m the type to dump from the hip!”
