Recap: From URL’s “Bars Over Politics” card, a close and highly competitive 3-rounder between Hollow da Don and JC gets lost in acts from the latter that were both uncanny and frankly sanctimonious. That said, it’s JC who edges round 1, the ever-confident Michigan vet getting busy with a boatload of death-gripping raps, braggadocious darts and hard-hitting punches to score enough haymakers and take the round from a pretty solid and versatile, but a bit filler-prone Hollow. Ironically however, after JC daps up Hollow at the end of round 1 in an apparent gesture of congrats for an excellent turn, then proceeds to call da Don’s opening round ‘wack’ as he’s about to start his 2nd round, the battle would take a subtle, but very efficient shift. With JC sticking to a gameplan that challenged his opponent’s ‘legend’ status with a syrupy mix of boastful barbs and righteous personals, while the unorthodox stylings of Hollow stayed loopy when it came to potent wordplay, solid freestyles and rebuttals, some flexing punchlines and witty/mocking personals that even featured a round 3 modeling session on how to dress. Close throughout and a bit of a head-scratcher when it came to angles utilized by JC, it’s the slightly more versatile, methodical and haymaker-liit Hollow who edges rounds 2 and 3 for the win.
Verdict: Hollow Da Don (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Hollow da Don – “My nigga, your teeth been outgoing lately, they think they all that, they been coming out without your permission, tell them to fall back!”
