Recap: A focused and undeterred Swave Sevah uses sizzling (“A demon is just a minion to the devil so…nigga, I’m a need to speak to your boss!”) name flips, raucous bully bars, fiery personals and a steady barrage of (“[BLOW!] oh the nigga got a slug proof?, [BLOW!] now he got a sunroof!”) heat to take out a (“Gather all of your family members in the living room….then tell them all they just ran out of living room!”) solid at times, but poor angle-drenched and too one-dimensional Tink Tha Demon in this battle from URL’s Born Legacy card. And tho Swave’s rambunctious, performance heavy (with an able assist from Th3 Saga) turn in round 3 (“Let any chump have it, semi’s, snubs, ‘matic’s, razor across your head like you 21 Savage!”) deservedly had the crown going bonkers, Tink’s understated wordplay, rich storytelling (“Mom left me in the streets like she was littering”; “As a child you took karate classes and played Sonic the Hedgehog, I was stealing work from my brother, busting traps, testing out a Mac on a dead dog, we play different!”) bars and step up in versatility was just enough to edge the round and avoid the 3-0.
Verdict: Swave Sevah (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Swave Sevah – “Pick one! Nigga choose wisely, let dude try me, trust me, this kid ain’t worried about nothing…Blue Ivy!”
