Recap: Damn. Does it get any better than this version of Th3 Saga during this long-awaited URL Quarantined: Sterilized 2 battle against B. Dot? Really now. Delivering 3 epic rounds of righteous heat, an also performance-heavy Th3 Saga leaves nothing on the cutting room floor (esp. during a flawless 2nd round) via a flexing arsenal of spitfire punchlines, scorching personals, scathing breakdowns on Black-conscious rap posturing, hitting name flips, earnest BLM shouts, bodacious wordplay/4-bar setups, fiery sermons/schemes and for the people in the back, some solid/witty Loaded Lux impressions. As for Saga’s opponent? Well, B. Dot certainly showed up. The Cali-wordsmith spouting a series of dope personals (esp. when it came to Saga’s old crew, NWX), rigid punches, fierce set-ups/schemes and piercing street/Black power narratives to keep ya head up. Still, as prepared and electric as B. Dot was at times, Th3 Saga just took it to another level here, taking it back to sublime efforts we’ve seen in the past against the likes of Snake Eyez, Tink da Demon and Swaze Sevah, while more importantly winning both the 2nd and 3rd rounds after a debatable 1st.
Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “For a brave protagonist, my second time on the roof to reclaim the savageness, I became a strategist, ‘cuz first I hit Cor’ [corps], then hit [smack] B. too [B2]…we playin’ Battleship!”
