Recap: The shitload of head nods alone should tell you that this one was a goodie as Bad Newz and Chef Trez go at it for 3 spitfire rounds on the Bullpen Battle League stage. The edge goes to Newz in round one, who even after a bit of a slow start and a consistently cooking turn from his opponent, uses the latter half of his turn to deliver righteous haymakers what with fire (“I’m that athlete on the bench in the suit, I did not come to play!”) punchlines, stinging wordplay and some aggressive personals. And even with Newz continuing to dish plenty of fiery punches in the middle round, it’s Trez who takes the 2nd with raucous gun lines, loaded schemes and some more fly (“The best gossiper, Newz not safe with me!”) name flips. Split going into the 3rd, both battlers stayed on point, with Chef sporting an entertaining/personal-heavy turn that even featured a game newscaster impression as well as some nice (“I do shit he can’t do and honestly nigga it’s over with bars, peep his shirt, you see the league right, why you put this bull over the stars?!”) freestyles that might’ve beaten most opponent’s if not for Bad Newz coming right back with a hardbody, street-savvy and wordplay/punch-lit round that mixed in with a couple of his own freestyles, allowed for a draw to the match.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Bad Newz – “Young nigga, with a lot of .40s, I’m where the cougars at!”
