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Mister Greco

Battle rap enthusiast living in Timbuktu

Awthentic defeats Gwitty

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Recap: From WeGoHard, Long Island, NY versus Long Island, NY aka Gwitty vs. Awthentic stays close for a couple of rounds before a sublime 3rd by an already up 2-0 (thanks to a couple of steadier-hitting and more efficient turns in both of the openers) Awthentic, via a gang of intricate/boastful punches and that more than sizzled with its stream of killer wordplay/similes serves as the coup de grace over an opponent who while clearly prepared with a steady bag of crowd-pleasing euphemisms, gritty street tales and other performance-rich darts, was way too pedestrian overall to keep up.

Verdict: Awthentic (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Awthentic – “3rd round, it’s time to show the nigga he not tough, I’ll put a taser ro this Grape and turn Watts’ up!”

Th3 Saga defeats Bandit Montana

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Recap: Solid, gritty and mocking effort by Bandit Montana gets beat back by a more consistently spicy, name flip-lit, mayhem-dishing and wordplay/set-up heavy Th3 Saga in this competitive 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “So can I please get the respect I deserve?, after this round, or is there shade when I wig on Ban…I’m trying to skip town!”

Bill Collector defeats Arsonal

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Recap: In what was a close and competitive, but also gritty and highly personal at times 1-rounder from The Battle Academy, a performance-heavy Bill Collector’s mostly rambunctious punchlines along with a trio (1 crazy dope, 2 solid) of rebuttals edges what was a brazen and disrespectful, but also flow-challenged turn by Arsonal.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “I wanted to give you different pieces out of the magazine like a ranson note!”

JC defeats Franchise

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Recap: Matching his opponent’s consistent love for gun bars with plenty of piercing heat of his own, while also adding a gang of mocking personals, rigid name flips and fiery punchlines/wordplay to the mix, JC does enough in each round to score a 30 on Franchise in this exclusive 3-rounder from the URL App.

Verdict: JC (W) 3-0

Favorite line: JC – “So how you always throw these punches, but I land mine better, I’ll send a shooter to Toronto so fucking accurate he’ll leave with a Franchise record!”

Rosenberg Raw defeats Head I.C.E.

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from RBE, a hot start by Head I.C.E. in round 1 gets blown to bits in the latter rounds by an increasingly sublime Rosenberg Raw, who’s more bullish/old man mocking punchlines, steely street chatter and fiery wordplay combined with an opponent who didn’t have much to offer in rounds 2 and 3, proved to be more than enough for the win.

Verdict: Rosenberg Raw (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rosenberg Raw – “They pack trey’s [.3’s] trust me, if the gat wave they buck him, it’ll crush ICE, now he just a gas-station Slushie!”

JC defeats Riggz

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Recap: Dope, punch-heavy and consistently fiery battle between JC and Riggz comes down to a spitfire, haymaker-drenched 3rd round from Mr. Carter, whose death before dishonor rhythm’s, rigid name flips/gun bars and systematic breakdowns surrounding demise worked in unison to edge the deciding round and up young Julian’s body count.

Verdict: JC (W) 2-1

Favorite line: JC – “That’s why I brought extensions ‘cuz JC warned y’all about the Latter days!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Brooklyn Hanz

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Recap: Helped a bit by Brooklyn Hanz struggling with his flow in the latter rounds (despite a couple of still strong turns), Shotgun Suge survives a mayhem-dishing, slick-talking, punch-heavy turn by Hanz in round 1, returning the heat with some piercing personals, raucous bangers and scintillating name flips/4-bar setups to edge rounds 2 and 3 for the win in this competitive Born Legacy X battle from URL.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “The only thing Hanz [hands] shoot is rock, paper, scissors!”

Real Sikh defeats B. Magic

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Recap: URL Born Legacy X matchup sees Smack Class of 2020 “rookie” Real Sikh turn the tables on longtime vet B. Magic for 3 rounds via a gang of mocking personals, righteous discourses on battle rap efficiency, stinging 4-bar setups and piercing punchlines/name flips to beat an opponent who started off witty, punch/name flip-lit and solid in round 1, but succumbed to pertinent slip-ups and a choke in the latter rounds to help give Sikh the 30.

Verdict: Real Sikh (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Real Sikh – “Talk about ‘I told him once…’, you ain’t telling us shit, you be trying to tell us something then forget what it is!”

Bad Newz defeats Boze The Bambino

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Recap: From LetsTalkAboutIt TV, assisted by opponent Boze The Bambino’s topsy-turvy name flips as well as a couple of longer, but not quite as qualitative turns, a loud and aggressive, but also consistently hard-hitting, name flip-lit and raucous with the heat Bad Newz takes the first two rounds of this competitive 3-rounder for the win, before a cleaner flowing, punchline-lit and steadily fiery Boze took the 3rd.

Verdict: Bad Newz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bad Newz – “You getting damaged, all 3 rounds you getting vanished, ‘cuz I keep the stick and light up any card I touch better than Gambit!

Loso defeats Cali Smoov

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Recap: Relying on a gang of rigid name flips, well-lit Christian prophecies and a bunch of blistering personals to the point of even exposing the lies surrounding his opponent’s music career, an aggressive and dogmatic Loso handily beats back the ever passionate and righteous, but topsy-turvy yarns of Cali Smoov.

Verdict: Loso (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Loso – “You got beat up in Hawaii, don’t punch me please, but that’s like getting robbed at Disneyworld or stabbed at Chuck E. Cheese!”

Chef Trez defeats Jajo

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Recap: Showing off his funny bone amongst a boatload of fiery gun bars, persistent mayhem, mocking personals, dope rebuttals and gritty punchlines, Chef Trez scores a 30 in this IMBL battle against a solid and witty at times, but flawed when it came to punches, Jajo.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Show him the small clip, it’s a sneak peek, gun under his chin, separate everything, it’s a neat freak, I press the button, push everything to the top…it’s a retweet!”

Ave defeats Fonz

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Recap: Boastful barbs, hard-hitting punches, fiery gun bars and fierce name flips/personals aside, it’s a returning-to-the-scene Ave’s dope/metaphor-lit father/son, vet/rookie angle in the deciding 3rd round that edges what was another fire round from Fonz and that in turn earns the Norfolk, VA, vet the win here in this competitive 3-rounder from URL’s Born Legacy 11.

Verdict: Ave (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ave – “You get my drift, it’s not that I don’t honor shit you do, but Smack and them kept us distant that’s why our bond just never grew, you know how hard that is to view?, boy that shit gave me an Ultimate Madness, that why when I say was torn, I meant from you!”

Chef Trez defeats E. Ness

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Recap: Close 1-rounder from The Battle Academy between Chef Trez and E. Ness is lit with boastful zingers, fiery 4-bar-set-ups, rigid gun bars, piercing name flips and gripping/witty punchlines. And while the old-school performing/beat-friendly stylings of Ness made for a solid show, a couple of more haymakers and a paid of dope rebuttals by Trez gets the Chef a win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But this the wrong match, I’m a show you that fame is boring, y’all seen me put Smack down and still be a legend killer…I’m Randy Orton!”

Biggs Da Proof defeats Jade

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Recap: Nice, punch-heavy at times and condensed turn by Jade. But in this 1-rounder from Showtime Battle League, Biggs Da Proof’s brazen performance bars, piercing punchlines and witty darts prove to be too much for Jade and gives Proof the win.

Verdict: Biggs Da Proof (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Biggs Da Proof – “Fucking with me, you gonna meet your doom, club in the head…like the Boom Boom room!”

Mackk Myron defeats Tony Nova

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Recap: In this fiery 1-rounder from The Rap Committee, Tony Nova spouts a solid showing via some hard-hitting punchlines and plenty of gritty street semantics. However, a performance-heavy Mackk Myron lit with witty personals surrounding his opponent’s vacuum skills, plenty of boastful barbs and spicy 4-bar setups/wordplay/punchlines turns out too hard to beat, in turn receiving the win.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “A fanbase like You Never Gonna Get It like you went En Vogue!”

Real Deal defeats Pathogenic

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Recap: Xmas holiday special Covid video battle from Smoked Out Battles between Real Deal and Pathogenic contains plenty of mayhem-rich punches from both battlers, despite the normally joyous day. On the flip side however, a more personal-savvy, witty and name flip-lit Deal lands more haymakers for the win.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “If he say he got the sweeper, it’s for elephant shit!”

Ratchet defeats B. Magic

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Recap: If you’re looking for one of those battles where a dude beats himself moreso than the opponent actually won, this is it as B. Magic’s lack of preparation comes to the forefront once again. This time it’s the St. Louis battler, after starting off with an extra crispy and punch-heavy beginning to his 1st round, succumbing to a choke before unleashing a mostly subpar turn and getting edged in the 2nd round to lose the battle against an opponent, Ratchet, who while dishing some hot bars here and there, for the most part was drenched in a gang of pedestrian lines throughout the battle. Ironically, with Ratchet already having the win in hand while barely keeping his head above water when it came to overall bar efficiency, he’d choke away his 3rd round, thus losing any chance of telling his grandkids that he once 30’d B. Magic.

Verdict: Ratchet (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ratchet – “The Drako will leave Magic hanging in the rafters like a retired jersey!”

Chef Trez defeats Real Name Brandon

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Recap: ATL’s Chef Trez visits the West-coast for a Riot Network battle against Real Name Brandon and for the most part doesn’t miss a beat, using a boatload of fiery gun bars, gritty set-ups/punchlines, some dope rebuttals and fierce wordplay to take both of the opening rounds for the win, before an top-to-that-point topsy-turvy RNB puts it all together with a stirring, punch-heavy and mayhem-dishing 3rd to avoid the 3-0.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Why you after me? I’ll put a glock to him, send shots to him, fuck it I’ll just box with him, we in Cali, you’ll get a hook like Nate, but in the end he gonna look like Robinson!”

O-Red and A. Ward [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Pretty solid matchup between O-Red and A. Ward on RBE ends up a draw as a more direct and punch-heavy Ward takes the 1st round before Red comes back with a more condensed and wordplay-lit 2nd to tie things up going into the final round. A competitive battle already featuring a bunch of gritty sports references, fierce double-entendre’s, religious (O-Red : “You fishy with that Bible, I said it Peter…now pop off!”) derision, witty personals and festive name flips, would spout more of the same in a 3rd round that was equally potent with enough haymakers on each side to force a debatable.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: A. Ward – “You picked the worst time, y’all had me meet [meat] Red on a rare plate?, this ain’t fair wait, I’m locked in, he Ricky Bobby, I’m Sidney Crosby, he think he fire, I’m a top Pen!”

O’fficial defeats Chetta

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Recap: In this close 1-rounder from The Smoke Room Battle League, Chetta makes quite an impression with a boatload of gritty gun bars, name flips and righteous punches. But a much more condensed and performance-lit O’fficial gets the edge here with a slightly more consistent barrage of piercing punchlines, raucous boasts and steely personals.

Verdict: O’fficial (W) 1-0

Favorite line: O’fficial – “You gonna either give a hook or take a hook, either way I’m dropping ’em, I’m asking you what treatment you want, the Nate Dogg or the Nate Robinson!”

Quis defeats Kid Chaos

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Recap: Consistently hitting with a barrage of fiery gun bars, piercing punchlines, stinging name flips and resident mayhem, Quis produces enough damage to upend a mostly solid, but not as steady and flow-challenged Kid Chaos in this 1-rounder from The War Room Battle League.

Verdict: Quis (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Kid Chaos – “Kid got me pissed off…I stepped on a Lego!”

Jerry Wess defeats Arsonal da Rebel

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Recap: Hopefully, while we can usually appreciate Jerry Wess’ loves for gimmicks, walkie-talkie recordings won’t become a staple when it comes to the future of battle rap. That said, a solid battle between the usually crazy punchline-spitting Wess and the ever-brash Arsonal comes down to a spitfire 3rd round from Wess (a flexing/performance-heavy comeback considering how mediocre his 2nd was) as well as a topsy-turvy and elongated 1st round from da Rebel (who also didn’t come as hard with the disrespectful bars as we’re used to seeing) which gave Jerry the edge there too for the win.

Verdict:  Jerry Wess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “The little .9 to his cranium, his wig gonna burst, I’ll put the baby [putts hand up like gun over Arsonal’s head] over this bitch like ‘my kids come first!'”

Goodz and Geechi Gotti [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Smack Volume 6 battle between Geechi Gotti and Goodz that outside of some dope rebuttals on both sides, goes down as expected: aggressive, competitive and well-executed when it came to preparation. Indeed, for all of Goodz talk of making money and living well outside of battle rap, Gotti countered with some scintillating (“I guess he always talking money ‘cuz he trying to speak in into existence!”) personals and righteous, business-minded moves of his own. Then too, Geechi’s penchant for gang-related themes in his raps were handled deftly by Goodz’s resident nonchalance and witty punches. Add to the mix a bunch of vet talk, boastful barbs and spicy breakdowns/punchlines from Goodz as well as a gang of rigid gun lines, piercing schemes and gloating chatter from Gotti and you’re left with a fire battle that was too close to call in each of the 3 rounds.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: Goodz – “Every battle the same shit, somethin’ about his man death, nigga, you done lost so many friends I’m surprised you got friends left!”

Ill Will defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: In a competitive and rambunctious battle littered with fiery punchlines/4-bar setups, swirling mayhem, rigid gun bars, piercing personals and boastful barbs, after the two split the first couple of rounds, a sublime ‘inter-sexting universe’ scheme (a crazy dope flip on Danny Myers noted  ‘Parallel Universe’ bars) by Ill Will in the 3rd round allows Will to take the deciding round for the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Acting fearless, knowing I done scared more nigga’s than court dates!”

Chilla Jones defeats B. Dot

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Recap: Granted, the B. Dot/Loaded Lux comparisons and the Chilla Jones = nerd disses have all been heard and run into the ground aplenty and thus shouldn’t take away from what was a pretty intense at times and mostly competitive battle between Dot and Jones. That said, this bout was simply a matter of Jones just out-punching his opponent in each round. Finessing repeatedly with the heat, wordplay-lit, scheme-heavy, self-deprecating at times and scoring with some earth-scorching personals, in this 3-rounder from Smack Volume 6, Chilla was just well…Chilla, all the while taking advantage of a B. Dot while still delivering 3 pretty solid turns, struggled a bit with his flow, wasn’t as consistently illuminating with his punches as we’re used to seeing and frankly speaking, seemed to take this battle a little too personal (that Nunu Nellz jump-in didn’t qualify at all), like he had a grudge.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “A real Black leader should be keeping us out of prison, your name Dot, how about you try and teach us how to stop a sentence?!”

K-Shine defeats Pat Stay

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Recap: In this long-awaited, Smack Volume 6 battle between K-Shine and Pat Stay, the usually gritty Shine does a solid, 3rd-round impression of his opponent but wouldn’t need it (or the final round race angles) as beforehand a performance-heavy Shine, helped by a witty at times, but less prepared Pat, would use a boatload of fiery gun bars, well-executed punchlines (esp. in a sublime round 2) and righteous set-ups to handily take the opening rounds for the win.

Verdict: K-Shine (W) 2-1

Favorite line: K-Shine – “I knew you would come here talking about your size, that shit is gay, [switches voice to do Pat impression] ‘I’m 6-7, 200 and something pounds’…sounds like you looking for a date!”

Real Deal defeats Beretta Broke

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Recap: That “Day one’s/February 29th nigga’s” line by Beretta Broke was fire. But with a huge slip-up near the end of his turn and nothing much to offer besides some witty barbs and a hitting punchline here and there, a consistently punch-heavy, scholastic with the bars and rebuttal-lit Real Deal is able to handily beat back Beretta to get the win in this 1-rounder from No Coast Raps.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “Everyone think they a beast…till they meet Booker T!”

Kid Chaos defeats Danja Zone

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Recap: Danja Zone’s rapid, ‘jewels within the jewels’ style of rap often works when he’s a little more direct with his punches and wordplay. And ironically, here in this URL 3-rounder against Kid Chaos, Zone’s best round would be his 3rd as he assuaged the crowd with boastful barbs, more direct punches and some sizzling play on words instead of the topsy-turvy hijinks he was spitting in the previous rounds. But speaking of Chaos, the South Carolina rapper just continues to shine, putting on another stellar show of festive verbal gymnastics, more direct/witty/hitting personals (esp. during round 3), piercing schemes and crowd-pleasing punchlines/gun bars to take both round 1 and 2 for the win.

Verdict: Kid Chaos (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Kid Chaos – “This shit a Bigg K, shit’ll go through Zone like a trick play!”

Jimz defeats Your Honor

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Recap: A returning-to-battle-rap Jimz and Your Honor face off in a set-up lit and highly-entertaining at first, but then more subdued 3-rounder for URL. And thanks in part to Your Honor being less steady with his punches and a bit flow-challenged in the latter (after an outstanding, but debatable 1st round) rounds, but also Jimz’s less predictable and hitting personals/wordplay, witty barbs and righteous screeds/punchlines, it’s a solid win for Mr. Stop Being Dirty.

Verdict: Jimz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jimz – “Who are you to talk about me getting sucker-punched?, that happened because I’m a one-on-one veteran, so they sneakin’ [sneak in] Jimz [gyms] like they can’t afford a membership!”

Mr. Biggz defeats Th3 Saga

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Recap: Strong showings by both Mr. Biggz and a name flip-friendly and righteous Th3 Saga in this fierce 1-rounder from The Rap Committee. But with a slightly more consistently spicy punch/wordplay-game, some aggressive trap talk, a steadier flow, dismissive religious chatter and a gang of mayhem-rich 4-bar setups/gun bars, it’s Mr. Biggz who ends up edging this one in the end.

Verdict: Mr. Biggz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mr. Biggz – “This ratchet I carry bring nigga’s a lot of pain, prom pic, I’ll put a couple in his frame!”

Chef Trez defeats Kidd Galxc

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Recap: From Zoo Battle League, before giving way to some dope freestyles in round 3 just to show off the arsenal, Chef Trez uses a boatload of fiery gun bars and stinging set-ups/punchlines to easily beat back an earnest-punching, but mostly pedestrian Kidd Galxc.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But at the same time I’m too humble, low key I’m ready to smoke this Kidd…I’m the cool uncle!”

Jerry Wess defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: Impressing again with fiery punchline after punchline, but also adding a fierce scheme game to his arsenal, for the first couple of rounds here against Danny Myers, Jerry Wess effectively drops a hammer on his opponent all the while withstanding a barrage of piercing heat and solid personals from the Bar God. The ever-prolific Myers, battling once again on the big stage despite the challenging year that’s been 2020, did offer up a sublime 3rd round to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jerry Wess –  “All that drive, thinking 40 the new 20…till you get a speeding ticket!”

B. Dot defeats Holmzie Da God

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Recap: B. Dot pitches a shutout, but Holmzie Da God certainly made him earn it. In what was still a close affair with a boatload of similar themes unloaded from each side, Dot just did his opponent one better each step of the way. Indeed, the West-coast activist/battler just seemed prepared for anything Holmzie could throw at him, responding to screeds on supposedly only battling black battle rappers with a dope, truth-telling rebuttal, offering up a gang of scathing personals on mental health/bi-polarism that had to touch at Da God’s nerves, dishing boastful barbs throughout the bout, unleashing fire set-ups and proving that he can indeed rap with fierce wordplay, 4-bar setups, punches, a versatile cadence and crazy schemes all through this battle. And while Holmzie rapped with plenty of conviction and was aggressive, hard-hitting and personal-lit through most of the match, he would also suffer from one too many dry spots and elongated turns, thus assisting with Dot being able to take each round for the win.

Verdict: B. Dot (W) 3-0

Favorite line: B. Dot – “Have a seat, just not the throne, when the cig lit, I’m knocking off pigment, I’ll light you up…watch ya tone!”

Piranha defeats Rain

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Recap: From TakeOff Battle League, close 1-rounder with some dope name flips from an also gritty and aggressive Rain. But a slightly more versatile, gun bar/personal/punch-spicy, condensed and freestyle-spitting Piranha gets the edge here.

Verdict: Piranha (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Piranha – “Eagle if he try to bang with me, dump this bitch like Vivica, then drop his bitch like Olivia…with the same 50!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Th3 Saga

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Recap: A couple of questionable moves in this battle between Jey The Nitewing and Th3 Saga. For instance, it seemed pretty lazy for Nitewing to run with a dated theme and dedicate an entire round (the 3rd) to his opponent’s past masturbation habits (then too, it’d be hard pressed for anyone to do anything better then what Chilla Jones did when it comes to that subject). And Saga, who seems to be having an identity crisis what with the ‘Sensai’-semantics and a severe lack of Christian-laced bars in this battle, while also choosing to forego displaying more of his witty side, despite it working well for him early in the 2nd round (which he edged). That said, outside of a dope 1st round by Nitewing, overall this battle was pretty monotonous and that says a lot considering what we know these two are capable of. Still, give the punch-heavier Nitewing the 1st and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “Backseat, you got the Trey [.3], if ain’t no getting out where I’m from!”

Rich Fetti defeats Murda

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Recap: From Bars Over Bricks Battle League, the bars were there, but for Murda so were the bricks (i.e. slip-ups) as in a 1-rounder littered with gritty punchlines, fierce name flips, piercing gun bars and rigid name flips/wordplay from both sides, the no missteps, cleaner-flowing Rich Fetti gets the win.

Verdict: Rich Fetti (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Rich Fetti – “Homocide on my mind, I instill murder!”

Bankhead defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: Not quite sure what happened here, but in a judged battle where the always excitable Bankhead kicked a boatload of pedestrian bars, the Cartel League vet still manages to dish enough spicy punches/name flips and pull off a minor upset by edging the first two rounds against a lackadaisical and perhaps worn out from battling too much Chef Trez in this bout from RBE. Ironically, when the Trez we all know finally did show up in round 3, while he still wasn’t at his rebuttal and gun-lit best, he’d win the final round anyway thanks in part to another underwhelming turn by his opponent.

Verdict: Bankhead (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bankhead – “…what other fucking reason you think I’d be here talking to a Chef?…nigga I want you to know [click click] this mil [meal] nasty!”

Loso defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: More direct with his punches/wordplay overall and fire with his angles/personals (esp. in the deciding round 3), Loso beats back a confident, boastful and hitting at times, but not as consistently spicy (or cogent) Emerson Kennedy in this URL Anniversary Event battle.

Verdict: Loso (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Loso – “Bro, you are a stepping stone, for rappers whose stock is low, but competes wit’ pressure, Smack sees them trying and literally gives them E for effort!”

Pristavia defeats Will Skillz

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Recap: Room-shaking jokes, fly set-ups, dope name flips, spicy personals, stinging wordplay, ability to switch up flows, fiery punchlines and piercing gun bars, for Pristavia it’s all there as she conducts a clinic on a solid and witty at times, but ultimately overmatched Will Skillz in this 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Pristavia (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Pristavia – “Against D Money he said ‘I don’t join gangs, gangs join me’…that was a big pause!”

Eazy the Block Captain defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: While Philadelphia’s Eazy the Block Captain, aka ‘The Voice of the Streets’, kicked plenty of that gritty street shit and spicy punches he’s become well-known for in this Rookies vs. Vets URL battle vs Danny Myers, it’s an often unseen barrage of stellar personals that puts him over here. Going directly at Myers with shots at his prolific battle rap career, noted family drama, rap style and even adeptly twisting his parallel universe semantics for his own advantage, an also witty at times the Block Captain not only flexed his versatility when it comes to bars, but more importantly impresses enough consistent heat to overcome the usual palette of mayhem, stinging schemes/wordplay and aggressive punches from his opponent to take all 3 rounds for a victory.

Verdict: Eazy the Block Captain (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Eazy the Block Captain – “A bald head nigger with no breaks [brakes]…you a crash dummy!”

DNA defeats Lu Castro

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Recap: Valiant effort from Lu Castro, who’s hardbody rhymes, ringing sound effects/gun bars and gritty personals/name flips certainly showed he was up to the task of facing off against a vet like DNA. But whether it was a sublime 3rd round (after taking the 1st and a debatable 2nd round) of scathing personals or a bunch of piercing name flips/underlying wordplay/schemes or self-deprecating lines to get a point or two across or fiery punchline after punchline that unlike his opponent came with nary a dry spot to edge the 1st and 2nd rounds///hell, maybe we don’t deserve DNA.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Favorite line: DNA – “So stop dissing Shine, ya shoulda hit ,my line, ‘cuz y’all think it’s all about peace and good written’s [good riddance], dissing the wave, well I see you on the flip side of this shit, a lie, that’s why I’m just try’na toodaloo [tutor Lu] on different ways of getting by!”

King Shadow and G Lowe [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Both G Lowe and King Shadow get equally busy in this fiery 1-rounder from Pyrexx Battle League. Indeed, for all of Shadow’s fiery snapping, rich name flips and set-up/gun bar-savvy theatrics, a versatile punching. witty line (“Nigga, you rap like the straight version of J2!”) tossing, freestyle adept and piercing wordplay/name flip spouting G Lowe was able to keep up with his opponent’s run to make this bout a draw.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: King Shadow – “Remember how you used to argue with a nigga in middle school?, I bet I pull more hoes than you!”

Danny Myers defeats J2

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Recap: Against a gritty, punchline-lit and street-conscious opponent in J2, who got better with each round, a rarely-seen side of Danny Myers, his wit, ends up saving him here in this Bloody Scene 3-rounder what with a plethora of piercing and versatile gay jokes/schemes in the 1st and 2nd rounds giving ‘The Bar God’ the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Your momma carried you for 9 months, it was beautiful player, she went through all that fucking pain…and this is the FRUIT of her labor!”

Xcel defeats Real Deal

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Recap: In this punch-lit 3-rounder from IBattleTV, KOTD champ (belt not on the line here) Real Deal gives Xcel all he can handle with a wide array of piercing 4-bar set-ups, boastful barbs and blistering personals. But with a consistent run that featured some stinging wordplay, plenty of righteous darts that landed, some rarely seen wit and a gang of rigid mayhem, it’s Xcel who edges both of the opening rounds for the win.

Verdict: Xcel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Xcel – “And I got the biscuit, I’ll lift your spirit up, I’m optimistic!”

JC defeats Prep

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Recap: Nothing to dislike about this extra dope URL 3-rounder between Prep and JC. ‘Dirty Prep’, already building his brand back up on the smaller leagues, starts things off with a superbly-executed and classic 1st round, delivering a gang of fiery personals with plenty of wit and bite to beat back a punch-heavy, name flip nice and extra crispy turn by JC. But the always confident JC wouldn’t allow his opponent’s fealty to deter him, immediately coming back with a personal-lit, witty, wordplay-savvy and righteous 4-bar set-ups to edge a fire, but elongated turn by Prep, before another haymaker-prolific turn in the 3rd by JC also edged another dope, but lengthy (and a little dated when it came to personals) run by the DMV star for the win in what was still an energetic and spitfire Born Legacy 9 battle..

Verdict: JC (W) 2-1

Favorite line: JC – “And this not even a fighting game, I could still do damage when I’m holding back!”

Jerry Wess defeats Joe Waters

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Recap: Well, he’s clearly a member of E.F.B. for reason as Jerry Wess not only displays his wizardry for consistently fire punchlines, spicy name flips/personals and sublime 4-bar setups in this 1-rounder verses a mostly solid, but a bit flow-challenged Joe Waters, yet even with a slight hiccup midway through his round, makes up for it with a couple of dope freestyles.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “But you know it’s like trying to put a leash on my dog, I’m chasing a bitch, it’s exquisite when I’m raising a 5th, Waters running like I don’t want nobody to hear me taking a shit!”

Bigg K defeats Big T

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Recap: Had to get past getting out-punched by Big T in the 1st round, but in this 3-rounder from RBE ‘The Dawg’ certainly struck again, utilizing a more consistent array of piercing punchlines/wordplay, fierce schemes and a series of hilarious personals/anecdotes to take rounds 2 and 3 from an opponent who had his moments in the latter rounds, but not enough steady heat to win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K – “‘Big titties!!!’…them bitches sitting like a bar stool!”

Quban defeats Young Kannon

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Recap: Rookies vs. Vets battle between Quban and a solid throughout, but nothing momentous Young Kannon, what with a debatable 2nd and 3rd round, comes down to the 1st which saw a boxer’s robe-clad Quban deftly apply a pugilist mentality to his lyrics, bobbing, weaving and scoring with a bunch of stinging 4-bar setups, some fire wordplay, fly name flips and hitting punchlines to take the round and the win.

Verdict: Quban (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Quban – “I’m weighing in at 175 pounds and reach doesn’t matter when I’m walking ’em down!”

O’fficial defeats 40 B.A.R.R.S.

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Recap: O’fficial can rap her ass off and that’s cool. But sometimes one can’t help but wonder if she’d notch some more wins on her belt if she matched her proficiency for bars with sturdier angles and less redundancy. That said, it should also be noted that O’fficial always shows up and when one of the few knocks on you is lack of preparation as is the case with 40 B.A.R.R.S., that’s an advantage in which the Bardashian rapper–displaying a versatile mix of fiery punchlines, spirited personals and flexing mayhem–can fully cop to, especially after 40 (after using some dope wordplay to take round 1, before a punch-heavy and condensed O’fficial took round 2) choked away the deciding 3rd round.

Verdict: O’fficial (W) 2-1

Favorite line: O’fficial – “Shit wearing in your chest at times, you not ready, everybody want to be O’fficial, but not at the top heavy!”

 

Bonnie Godiva defeats Casey Jay

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Recap: URL/QOTR Watch the Throne battle between Casey Jay and Bonnie Godiva spouts a gang of spicy punchlines, some dope wordplay, a handful of Math Hoffa mentions, a boatload of lit personals (including a sublime rebuttal from Casey in round 2) and plenty of mayhem while staying competitive throughout. However, a spitfire and uber-personal 2nd round by Bonnie Godiva along with enough quality punches in the deciding 3rd round to out-ratio a pretty solid, but also elongated and angle-excessive turn by Casey Jay gives Bonnie the edge in the final round and the win.

Verdict: Bonnie Godiva (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bonnie Godiva – “It’s a shame to see, the type of pussy no one claims in the league!”

Ms. Hustle defeats Lady Luck

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Recap: Griping about your opponent coming with Remy Ma mention’s when you were one half of one the most infamous female rap battles in recorded history seems a little strange to me, but what can you do. Either way, Lady Luck vs. Ms. Hustle, while showcasing that the veteran Luck can still bring it lyrically, a way more consistently spicy (and professional, what with Luck often talking while Hustle rapped) Hustle took it to another level via 3 rounds of raucous darts, piercing name flips, head-twisting personals, razor-sharp punchlines and some excellent wordplay to score a 30.

Verdict: Ms. Hustle (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ms. Hustle – “I bet you walk around with your strap-on all day, I could bet my life you stand up and pee!”

First Ladii Flamez defeats Viixen The Assassin

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Recap: Fire battle between the versatile/punch-heavy Viixen the Assassin and a gun/wordplay-lit First Ladii Flamez ends up–after the two split the first two rounds (Flamez taking the 1st round, while Viixen edged the 2nd)–with a turned up Flamez saving her best round of the night with a resounding 3rd, a turn that saw the Richmond, VA, spitter shine throughout with top-notch lyrical efficiency that spouted haymaker after haymaker via gritty stylings, an effective change in cadence and piercing personals/punchlines to beat back another dope and angle-lit round from the Assassin, however this time with no kiss on the cheek necessary.

Verdict: First Ladii Flamez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: First Ladii Flamez – “Kindergarten vibe…I don;t draw nuthin’ but large 9’s!”

Yoshi G defeats Tori Doe

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Recap: Punching with superlative conviction for 3 straight rounds while flexing with a boatload of righteous single black mother semantics, piercing/scathing personals, stunted lyrical heaters/schemes, boastful barbs and well-executed wordplay, Yoshi G lessens the thot bar antics for pure emcee idolatry while beating back a snapping, punch-heavy and hitting at times, but a bit personal-redundant and lethargic Tori Doe in what was still a competitive 3-rounder from URL/QOTR’s Watch the Throne 4 card.

Verdict: Yoshi G (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Yoshi G – “Me swallowing babies, you killing babies, no way you’re matching me!”

Chilla Jones defeats CJA

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Recap: From No Coast New England, a good 1-rounder between Chilla Jones and CGA sees the latter get aggressive and score with some bombastic punchlines and hard-hitting personals. But a more versatile and steady with the heat Mr. Jones, whether he was delivering some piercing gun bars, flexing metaphorical wordplay, mocking personals, fire schemes or scintillating punches/name flips, ends up earning the win here.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “Young Christmas, ‘cuz you so muthafuckin’ gifted?!, not at all, how about we change your name to Young New Years Eve?…you about to drop the ball!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats Dot Everything

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Recap: The nuanced wordplay and stifling rap flow of Dot Everything always keeps things buzzing. But in this rooftop 1-rounder from Shots Fired Battle League, an aggressive, name flip-spazzing, meatier with the punches and consistently spicy Emerson Kennedy gets the win.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “I catch a case then I break, bitch I’m leaving Cali smooth [Smoove]!”

Ill Will defeats Your Honor

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Recap: Can’t front, I was looking forward to seeing a version of that ‘Squad’ scheme Your Honor has made famous. And while we missed out on that, The District’s favorite did give us a newfound (and hilarious) way of talking through your round when you’ve forgotten your bars, as he did here vs. Ill Will in the 3rd. Not that better preparation would’ve mattered much as outside of a dope opener to force a debatable 1st round, this one was all Ill Will as Yak-town’s finest pulled off yet another sublime display of stifling punchlines, raucous darts, sizzling name flips and festering personals that more than left their mark to handily take the latter two rounds for the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Already killed John John, now I’m putting Honor amongst thieves!”

T Top defeats Devy Ruffin

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Recap: A couple of spiffy freestyles for the Swamp tag-in-turned-cameo only displayed an ounce of the Bear’s versatility here, as T Top also drops a wide mix of fierce 4-bar set-ups, piercing punchlines, rigid name flips/gun bars and boastful shiners to beat back a solid, but mostly unvaried effort from Devy Ruffin in this 1-rounder brought to you by LetsTalkAboutIt TV.

Verdict: T Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T Top – “I’ll let a razor come out, he leak, he leak, it’ll be like Spanish women kissing…cheek to cheek!”

O’fficial defeats Eaze

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Recap: While Eaze certainly made an emphatic case on being a good dad, threw some piercing shots at O’fficial’s girl group The Bardashians and provided some other noteworthy punches, in this 1-rounder from Zoo Battle League, a more direct and fully-clipped O’fficial, steadily armed while dishing plenty of righteous heat/punchlines, startling amounts of mayhem and aggressive name flips, earns the win.

Verdict: O’fficial (W) 1-0

Favorite line: O’fficial – “I clean house with the sweeper like I told ya to leave me!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Nunn Nunn

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Recap: Granted, his 3rd round rebuttal was fire and a shitload of fiery punchlines and personals kept Nunn Nunn in the bout. But a couple of questionable tactical decisions by the North Carolina rapper: two elongated rounds (esp. in the 3rd, where after a blazing start, Nunn was clearly losing steam towards the end) and filler bars spent complaining about getting the likes of Shotgun Suge for your next battle after a tournament in which you did well, but didn’t win (or even make it to the final round) would hurt Nunn in the end, while giving a way more condensed Suge–dope (esp. in round 1) and witty throughout with the ‘white boy/junkie’ themes and also scoring with a gang of spirited name flips and piercing gun bars/punches–a close win.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “God asked me to have a heart…nah, I got one [Nunn] for you!”