Recap: Putting aside the constant irritant of a seemingly drunk Smack interrupting the battle time and time again, it’s a fire 3-round battle from URL’s “Outside 3” card between Yunus and Rum Nitty. The former, utilizing some exquisite wordplay, fire punchlines/schemes, multiple cadences, stinging metaphors/name flips and witty/feelgood personals to stay in the mix. While the ever-confident Rum matched his opponent’s flex with a steady barrage of hard-hitting gun bars, gritty punches, wily (“Against Hansel you really did that, you was up there wilding on him, styling on him, but you’re an African, of course you had to go the extra mile for Water!”) personals and fiery wordplay/similes. Add to the pot some fly off-the dome darts by Yunus and you’re left with three rounds that were all close. Still, it’s the slightly more condensed and haymaker-lit Nitty who edged the opening round before an equally potent and debatable 2nd round which was then followed by the slightly more punch-crazy Yunus taking the final round for an overall tie.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Yunus – “You can’t turn up when I turn up, Dr. Jekyl, mister hiding, he thugging, piece booming, speed often, squeeze to him, like a Maury cameraman, you keep shooting!”
