Recap: The much-hyped, Bullpen Battle League matchup between Loso and B. Dot turns out to be a winner as both battlers not only reach deep down to challenge each other on who’s theology is actually making a difference on others. But the battle is also highlighted by a series of lyrically-bent schemes, ill personals and haymakers laced with each battlers own personal belief system. 1st round was a fitting set-up for the entire match with the ever-confident Loso going right at his opponent with an adept research game that made for plenty of dope punchlines, screeds on hypocrisy and frenzied (“Y’all could adore this Blood of you want, but I’m still not gonna let him Pass over [Passover]!”) wordplay. And while a spazzing B. Dot came through with a solid, personal-drenched 1st round that hit hard at times, overall his turn just wasn’t as heavy-hitting as Loso’s. In the 2nd round Loso again went straight as B. Dot with deft (“Any little bot could sleep with a hundred women, a real man gonna give one woman a hundred percent!”) personals and some nice punchlines that were only weakened by a round that went too long. On the other hand, after getting edged in the 1st round, B. Dot went ahead and got ‘surgical’ with his, spitting rapid fire creed’s with startling effect, all the while dishing a set of rich schemes and flexing personals surrounding (“I told him I was Heaven sent [scent] and ever since he been sniffing around trying to pick up my fragrance!”) allegations of an opponent stealing his style. Altogether, enough heat by B. Dot to take the round and split things going into the 3rd. The deciding final round saw Loso continue to mock B. Dot’s style and modus operandi, but with boastful darts that were both hit and miss. However, with plenty of momentum coming into the 3rd, B. Dot would get even more potent with his bars, hitting hard with more Christian rebukes, dispensing some stifling (“A nigga worship a God that saved Saga from masturbation and jerkin’ his chicken, but can’t save blacks from mass incarceration gettin’ jerked by the system?!”) punchlines and spouting his Kemetic science/Black Afrikan knowledge with splendid enough results to take the round and earn the win.
Verdict: B. Dot (W) 2-1
Favorite line: B. Dot – “And me, King? I got a deep lens, What good is a sacrifice if you get it back?, See how they pretend?, He died on Friday, came back Sunday…that nigga took off the weekend!”
