Recap: Loud Boys’ Bonus and Houston’s Statz G compete in what was dope and consistently fiery matchup on the URL Proving Grounds stage. Not that the efficiently (“To the niggas who said it ain’t about the bars, I’m through with you u guys, the only way I know it’s through the bars nigga…I’ve been institutionalized!”) wordplay-heavy and aggressive Statz did much of anything wrong, but the round 1 edge went to Bonus for a slightly more steady flow that backed up fluorescent (“Let me find out you getting that bread and I’mma need it often, get close to him while my eyes on that paper…like I’m cheating off him!”) rhymes that continuously hit their mark. Despite another solid (“Nobody is safe, I don’t care if you a white supremacist or screaming ‘Black Power’!, your bitch can still be the most gruesome unsolved murder in history…that’s the Black Dhalia!”) round by Bonus, the 2nd round was a clear vic for Statz, who when he wasn’t eloquently dissing (“No shot-clock violation, but you’ll get your head clapped, pull the pistol and make him sleep faster than watching a Cortez match!”) a well-known veteran in battle rap, used some crazy wordplay and braggadocio (“Beefing with me like the end of a pool stick, you better chalk it up before I break somethin'”) bars to easily take the round and even things up. Excellent final round from both (“I walk around with it on public, so I know y’all see my cig, trying to see how many shots can ya house hold…nigga I’ll shoot your whole house like T.I. crib!”) Statz and (“Man his whole career’s been up and down, every battle it’s the same game with him, you remind me of a layover, ‘cuz he started off plain, got off for a second and got played again!”) Bonus as each battler stayed hungry and reminded you why they were chosen for the PGs. However it’s Bonus, with more (“I’m Magic Johnson, I done got bigger after nigga’s found out how sick I was!”) haymakers, rich personals and more versatility with the bars, that outlasts his opponent for the win in the end.
Verdict: Bonus (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bonus – “I pop shit ‘cuz the lift of the gun look like mop stick, yeah we could dance, but everybody get hit, it’s like a mosh pit!”
