Recap: With a boatload of vigor, fire name flips, sterling (IW: “They wondering how much that belt cost, I’m wondering of it’s bulletproof!”) punchlines, dope (Red: “I got options, I could turn this to an O.J. scene or just hang Will [wheel] from a tree, like a homemade swing!”) wordplay, stinging personals and visceral heaters, through 1-and-a-half rounds Ill Will versus O-Red displays the potential to be a classic. But then the inexplicable happens and Red literally loses his voice mid-battle and eventually has to forfeit the middle round (a round he probably would’ve lost anyway when considering Will’s haymaker-drenched turn) after multiple attempts to get his vocals back. That would cost Red the battle after one or two more haymakers by Will in the 1st gave the Michigan battle that round. And while to his credit Red would get enough of his voice box back to dish a versatile, sizzling (and winning) 3rd round (with verses from his 2nd), by then it was too late.
Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Ill Will – “Give his head a shot, you ain’t gotta ask if he dead or not, mama viewing the body as if she colorblind, don’t know if it’s Red or not!”
