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Mister Greco

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LI The Mayor defeats Glueazy

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Recap: Way too soon to state that Glueazy’s fallen off. But is the hunger for battle rap still there? Only he can answer that, although some recent showings by Glu of late have started to produce whispers. And even getting away and venturing to the West-coast doesn’t seem to help Glu as in this 3-rounder from The Riot Network versus LL The Mayor, while some of the flexing punches we’re used to seeing from him are there, a lack of preparation gets in the way what with the former Gooonie failing to overcome slip-ups in both of the latter rounds after a pretty gritty 1st. And those unforced errors by Glu combined with a consistently raucous, righteous-spitting and solid-punching Mayor scoring a 30.

Verdict: LI The Mayor (W) 3-0

Favorite line: LI The Mayor – “They don’t call me The Mayor because I’m a Republican or a Democrat, nigga they call me The Mayor ‘cuz when nigga’s send shots, I’m in my hood politicking how we gonna send them back!”

Drugz and Mr. Wavy [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Fire battle between Mr. Wavy and Drugz features a shitload of eccentric gun bars, performance-heavy showmanship, fiery personals (esp. from Drugz during a superb 3rd round: ‘You tore the building down verse this nigger [points at K-Shine looking on in the crowd] like literally…but you never did it again!’), stunted lyrical shiners (esp. during round 1) and a host of formidable punchlines. And while Wavy may have went a little overkill with the name flips (as is expected against Drugz), most of them were pretty dope, while the always aggressive Drugz flexed a versatile game that often gets overlooked when it comes to The Gun Show. That said, an equal ratio of haymakers in the 1st round makes that one a tie, before Wavy clearly took the 2nd round with a standout and an almost flawless turn that gave the Brooklyn rhymer the edge going into a final round. And while Wavy was still cooking plenty of heat in the 3rd, an aforementioned sublime turn by Drugz would give him the round and force a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Mr. Wavy – “You barely made a name after the group…this nigger Kelly Rowland!”

Mack Mel defeats D.O.T.

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Recap: A couple of dudes we haven’t seen on the battle rap stage in a while, Mack Mel and D.O.T., meet up for a Banned URL battle and it’s a goodie with Mack’s serving up a gang of gritty street boasts, loaded gun lines and steely punchlines/personals, while the returning ‘Reach Gawd’ came through with his notorious palette of young G-theatrics amongst moments of witty banter/name flips/punches, trap talk and protruding reaches. A competitive battle throughout, the main difference here was the consistently spicy Mack unloading with enough steady heat to take the first two rounds with nary a sign of ring rust. On the other hand, while overall D.O.T. (minus his usual hypeman Gwitty) impressed here and there (esp. in Rd. 3 to force a debatable), too many dry spots and pedestrian bars from the BK spitter would assist in him losing the battle.

Verdict: Mack Mel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mack Mel – “.22 3’s, blow through his stomach, leave his liver cracked, now D.O.T. [dot] body on the floor…it’s a Twister match!”

A. Ward defeats Dre Dennis

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Recap: For as many resounding gun bars and pure, utter mayhem Dre Dennis can toss at you on any given night, the execution doesn’t matter much when you know how often you’re going to get lit up and tattered to shreds. Still, a pretty solid showing by Dennis gets edged by A. Ward, who’s combination of mocking personals, hitting punchlines, witty barbs, rich storytelling and Christian-tinged darts were not only well-executed, but showed off a slightly more versatile pen to gain the edge here in this highly competitive 1-rounder from GOTG.

Verdict: A. Ward (W) 1-0

Favorite line: A. Ward – “If I smoke you it’s ‘My bad Ward, the editing is taking some time’, if you smoke me, A. Ward versus Dre Dennis dropping later tonight!”

Bill Collector defeats Yoshi G

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Recap: Both battlers offering righteous rhythms, but also playing the part of charlatan in their bars all the while keeping it entertaining and competitive throughout the battle, in this 3-rounder from URL, Yoshi G and Bill Collector appealed to their fans when it came to providing a lively performance (tho I think Yoshi’s final round kneel-down could’ve played out better). Yet, outside of a versatile/lyrically stunting and sublime 2nd round takedown by Yoshi, it’s a performance/punch-heavier and wittier Bill Collector who takes round 1, before edging the deciding 3rd partly due to some spicy personals to earn the win.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “You be trying to fuck all these broke battle rap nigger’s when you shoulda just fucked Smack…bitch, we would’ve been the main event!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Lord Rose

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Recap: Competitive 1-rounder from TakeOff Battle League finds Lord Rose delivering a lengthy, but pretty solid screed of raucous raps, boastful darts and tasty name flips. But a way more condensed Jet The Nitewing, scoring left and right with delicious wordplay, righteous set-ups and festive punchlines/personals/name flips and also helped too by quite a few dry spots from his opponent, gets the edge here.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “I’m from the West my nigga, but I could be so Tampa with it, crack his shit open, pick his brains, yunno, tamper with it!”

Don Marino defeats Marv Won

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Recap: In his first return to battle rap after getting the Covid, Don Marino impresses all the way through his 3 rounds, spouting that Mexican pride but also dishing a boatload of spicy personals (at opponent Marvwon and the host Smack), intense struggle bars, some fiery wordplay and piercing punchlines/gun bars. For the veteran Marvwon, while rarely seen on the URL stage, the Detroit vet’s often-witty punch-game kept things competitive and was sublime at times, but an overall topsy-turvy showing along with Don’s comeuppance here would still give Marino the shutout.

Verdict: Don Marino (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Don Marino – “I had small leagues bidding for me and Nitty, they was calling soon, I use that plate to cover this plate, like I’m leaving the BBQ”

Murda Mook defeats Tay Roc

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Recap: At his best when he’s rapping with a purpose (instead of just trying to out-rap you), deftly breaking down his opponent, tossing in some dope sports flips/4-bar setups and dropping nimble gems within his rapid-fire punches, Murda Mook serves up a consistent, personal-lit and fiery mix of all three to beat back (we score it as a debatable 1st round, followed by Mook edging the 2nd and 3rd) a dope, gun-bar heavy and also personal-driven Tay Roc in this much-anticipated and competitive battle from URL.

Verdict: Murda Mook (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Murda Mook – “The hammer clap, ’til the handle burn like candle wax, Tre on your hat, you don’t even get a Chance to rap, dead rappin’ better promotion, see his fans react, I told Smack, ‘I need chicken’, he sent the Family pack!'”

Young Kannon defeats Yung Deezy

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from GOTG, Young Kannon’s versatile array of vivid gun bars, mocking personals and slightly more consistently hitting punchlines/similes beat back a pretty solid, mayhem-lit and witty at times effort from a rapid-flowing, but not-quite-as-steady Yung Deezy.

Verdict: Young Kannon (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Young Kannon – “Stop wolfin’ cousin before I shoot the shit like a good discussion!”

Bonus defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Despite some so-so name flips, a pretty solid, punch-heavy at times showing from Brixx while making things competitive, still wasn’t enough to beat a more versatile, angle-savvy and consistently lit Bonus in this 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Bonus (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bonus – “Tre-8, revolver spinning like the cake mixer!”

Ill Will defeats Ms. Miami

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Recap: While a brazen, hardbody showing here by Ms. Miami (her 3rd round being her best) here should warrant her receiving more plates from battle leagues in the future, a battling-for-the-second-time-in-one-day Ill Will not only impresses with his rife for spitting bars, but also with a barrage of braggadocios sexual exploits, head-ringing punchlines, witty/boastful darts, piercing name flips and festive gun bars, giving Will, more importantly, enough distinguished and consistent heat to take the first 2 rounds for the win in this Born Legacy bout from URL.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Your name is Ms. Miami from Queens, what’s the reason?, Hi, my name is Mr. Oklahoma from Cleveland!”

Casey Jay defeats Ace Boogie

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Recap: One-rounder from Alpha League Rap Battles finds the bullish/raucous punches of Ace Boogie serving up a fiery plate that should get her a lot of fresh looks in the future. But even on a day where it looked like she might stumble at times, Casey Jay gets enough sips of that water to stay on her feet, spout a hot series of fierce name flips, illicit gun bars and piercing punchlines/personals to edge the win.

Verdict: Casey Jay (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Casey Jay – “I’ll cause a scene, [lifts arm like a gun to point at Ace Boogie] bald head, turn Ace Boogie into Ace Amin!”

Fonz defeats Drew B

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Recap: Fonz’s boatload of boastful shiners, head-ringing bully talk and consistently spicy punchlines/name flips scores with enough haymakers to beat back a gritty and pretty solid effort from Drew B in this competitive 1-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Fonz – “You a homi, I bang cans, hang man, Drew a body!”

Th3 Saga defeats N8

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Recap: Saving his best round for the deciding 3rd against a confident, but sometimes pedestrian opponent who still brought him to the edge via a boatload of punch-heavy darts on a variety of themes, after getting edged in round 1 and then handily taking the 2nd, Th3 Saga uses a barrage of piercing name flips, dope wordplay and raucous punchlines to beat back a pretty solid effort from N8.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “I love the strap, try me fam, an ugly smack, he wobbly damn, then double-tap…Zombieland!”

G Will defeats B. Magic

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Recap: 3rd round was iffy for both battlers (tho a choke by G Will helped B. Magic edge the turn), but in the opening rounds of this 3-rounder from West Coast Elites, B. Magic and G Will unleashed a gritty and mayhem-friendly punchfest that the slightly more personal, condensed and haymaker-lit Will took by taking both the 1st and 2nd rounds for the win.

Verdict: G Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: G Will – “But your career, you used to be crazy, you used to go hard, now your shit is like a dirty Uber driver, you ain’t got no stars!”

Arsonal defeats O’fficial

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Recap: While the disrespect was certainly there (esp. in the latter rounds), for the most part Arsonal puts them aside and instead relies on a rugged combo of hardbody punchlines, stinging name flips, witty barbs, boastful darts and steely gun bars to beat back an overall solid, raucous and dicey with the personals at times, but intricacy-lacking and much less consistent O’fficial in this Kings vs Queens 3-rounder from URL.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Arsonal – “You the bitch nigga’s chill with when they ain’t got no money and no more weed to smoke!”

DNA defeats Viixen The Assassin

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Recap: DNA returns to battle rap after a long hiatus and delivers what you’d expect from ‘The Champ’, a consistently spicy, thorough, name flip-savvy, political/racial-centric, punch-heavy, talking too to Viixen The Assassin, who while showing up with 3 aggressive, momentous at times, wordplay/personal-lit and boastful turns, wandered into a couple of dry spots and a slip-up or two here and there, especially during the 1st and 3rd (which we’ll call a debatable due to so many indirect bars from DNA, tho overall it was still stellar) rounds. For DNA, who may be a victim of some reverse sexism due to the polls on the app of this URL Kings vs. Queens battle, it’s an impressive win nonetheless.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Favorite line: DNA – “When we walk in the room, notice they get to staring, I told the culture they don’t deserve me, this the closest I’m a get to Karen!”

Charlie Clips and Couture [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Very likely the most intriguing battle on the 2020 URL Kings vs. Queens card, seeing as they once were a real-life couple, Charlie Clips vs. Couture is not only a chance to see who can rap batter, but also witness the two air all their dirty laundry for all the world to see too. That said, outside of some slip-ups in each round by Clips (which were made up for with plenty of nimble freestyles and sound  effects), the bout certainly lived up to the hype with both emcees going all the way in when it came to stinging personals that included (esp. Couture during what was a stellar 2nd round) graphic sexcapades, battle rap couple life, rich storytelling and responsible parenting. Add to that a plethora of heavy-handed punchlines, some fierce wordplay, witty barbs, fire name flips/schemes and boastful shiners and you’re left with an entertaining and competitive matchup with a punch-heavier Clips taking the 1st round, the extra spicy personals of Couture taking the 2nd round and despite Clips getting off to a bit of a sluggish start, with an equal amount of haymakers in a final round that featured a variety of sizzling themes overall, we can call this one a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Couture – “Sike, I lied nigger, every time we had sex, you almost died nigger!”

Rum Nitty defeats C3

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Recap: In this Kings vs. Queens battle from URL, C3 uses a gang of spicy personals, well-executed schemes and fierce punchlines to keep it close against Rum Nitty. But Nitty’s wide range of blistering gun bars, boastful shiners, meaty name flips and downright nasty personals are more than enough to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd a debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I can’t stunt, I’ve been itching to lace fronts, one of these bitches gonna get it in they head Smack, let’s rap!”

Young Gattas defeats Lady Caution

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Recap: Huge get for Gates of the Garden, having the likes of a returning-to-battle-rap Young Gattas on their stage after a long hiatus from the scene. And in this 1-rounder versus a pretty solid and consistently gritty Lady Caution, Gattas handles her business without an ounce of rust, verbally assaulting her opponent with an exquisite barrage of spicy punchlines/gun bars, some sizzling wordplay, scorching personals and piercing 4-bar setups for the win.

Verdict: Young Gattas (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Young Gattas – “I’m armed with two sticks like a fucking snowman!”

Casey Jay defeats Swamp

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Recap: A battle that epitomizes why you shouldn’t run with narratives, how a battler’s popularity can effect views from both his peers and the so-called ‘exprets’ in the battle rap blogger field AND why almost every URL/App vote result can’t be taken seriously, a prolific-punching, personal-lit and wordplay heavy at times Casey Jay edges rounds 1 and 2 of this Kings vs. Queens battle against Swamp for the win. And while Casey still gets the win here, judging from the reaction from nearly the entire battle community, you would’ve thought that Swamp got bodied as the South Carolina battler’s overall pimp stunting, sexual innuendo’s, witty personals, entertaining storytelling and boastful darts (which clearly got him round 3) just seemed to have gotten overlooked in a bout that was close throughout.

Verdict: Casey Jay (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Casey Jay – “You know I got good delivery, I’ll bring the mill [meal] straight to you…I’m good at catering!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Snake Eyez

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Recap: A battle 3 years in the making, Snake Eyez versus Geechi Gotti, finally takes place on Gotti’s ‘The Riot’ league and while the final score might not be indicative, for the most part it’s a goodie. The ever-aggressive and raucous Snake, amped up from jump for a battle he’s long wanted, came through with a hardbody and personal/punch-heavy 1st round that seemed to provide proof that he’d be on his A-game throughout the battle. Yet, a more condensed, witty, brazen, metaphor-rich, personal-lit and spitfire turn by Gotti would not only edge Smake’s stellar opening round, but would lead to a battle that was on its way to being a classic, to becoming tense at times and bar-wise, pretty ordinary. Snake, seemingly bothered throughout the battle at the ‘gas’ his opponent was receiving, would let the crowd effect his game plan, often talking through Gotti’s raps, stunting unnecessarily and while his latter two rounds were cold at times, spoke up for Harlem and delivered a talking too when it came to the personals, overall nothing Snake could produce would equal what he dished in the 1st. Meanwhile, confident throughout the battle with an Afro-pick in hand to back his swag, Gotti just kept impressing, scoring with more ‘one eye’-jokes, systematic breakdowns on Snake’s inability to reach top tier status, that ever-ready gang talk, freestyles and piercing punchlines that more often hit than not for the win.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “But don’t you still live with your pops?, you gonna fuck around and get your daddy clapped, weird ass think he an official Crip just because he handicapped!”

40 B.A.R.R.S. defeats Tsu Surf

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Recap: Hey, at least this time it appears that Tsu Surf tried to finish his 3rd round. Still, after getting eked out by a slightly punch-heavier Surf in round 1, 40 B.A.R.R.S.’ gritty wordplay, steely personals, hitting name flips, a fire 3rd round rebuttal and boastful shiners were enough to handily take the latter two rounds as well as the win over an opponent who was not only less potent as the battle proceeded, but with his inability of late to consistently give us 3 smooth rounds, may want to start thinking about taking a break from battle rap.

Verdict: 40 B.A.R.R.S. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “You out here burning bitches, talking about you’ll give me that WD easy, when that dick is a clearly apparent how you do bitches greasy!”

K-Shine defeats E-Hart

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Recap: A closer battle then what the reactions and recaps have showed, a performance-rich K-Shine’s raucous rhythms, nasty personals, witty anecdotes, flashy gun bars and piercing punchlines/schemes are enough to give a punch-heavy, but wordplay-moderate and a bit slip-up prone E-Hart, a rare loss (debatable 2nd, but Shine took the 1st and 3rd rounds) in this Kings vs. Queens 3-rounder from URL/Smack.

Verdict: K-Shine (W) 2-1

Favorite line: K-Shine – “I changed the game, you ain’t got the same passion as me, Johnny Tapia, about to fill the whole casket with E!”

Swave Sevah defeats Big Hann

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Recap: After getting beat back by a superbly-executed, gritty and punch-heavy turn from Big Hann in round 1, Swave Sevah takes advantage of a less potent opponent and also uses a variety of witty personals, hardbody bangers, Philly trap talk and requisite mayhem to edge the latter rounds for the win in this Rookies vs. Vets 2, 3-rounder from Smack/URL.

Verdict: Swave Sevah (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Swave Sevah – You?, you like the avatar for average bars!”

Snake Eyez defeats Heavy Half

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Recap: Plenty of fire moments in this gritty 3-rounder from RBE between Snake Eyez and Heavy Half (who replaced Head Ice for this match) with the Chicago rhyme-slinger throwing some fiery shots at URL while defending his home RBE turf when he wasn’t spouting a gang of rigid name flips, hitting gun bars and flexing punchlines throughout the battle. Snake Eyez, however, took it up a notch during his turns. The Harlem battler not only scoring with his usual mix of prison life exploits, but also tossing in a slew of spicy wordplay, piercing name flips, boastful darts and hardbody punches to make for a debatable 1st round, before taking the 2nd round and edging the 3rd for the win.

Verdict: Snake Eyez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Snake Eyez – “I said little nigga, be happy for this card you on, Omarion…Ice Box!”

Rum Nitty defeats Da Kid Clutch

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Recap: Really dope 3-rounder from West Coast Elites between Da Kid Clutch and Rum Nitty sees Clutch go crazy with a versatile showing of fire personals, gully street darts and rigid name flips/punchlines while Nitty (outside of an extremely short 1st round that he seemingly called quits on due to forgetting his bars) did his part in making this battle sublime with a gang of exceptional gun bars, piercing punchlines and a bit surprisingly (for Nitty anyway) hitting displays of witty barbs and rankling personals. Altogether a close one with Clutch taking the first round and Nitty taking the 2nd, a crazy-on-both-sides 3rd gets edged by a slightly more punch-heavy Nitty to earn the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Torture, lift a stick, blizzy drip, this the last time you gonna see him on the mic [Mike]…’This Is It’!”

B. Magic defeats Coffee Brown

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Recap: Still recognized all these years later as one of the best punchers in the game, a stumble-free B. Magic flexes his punch-game with a gang of sizzling name flips, piercing wordplay, witty barbs and hitting personals/gun bars to earn a win over a pretty solid, stunting and punch-heavy, but overall not quite-as-potent Coffee Brown in what was a dope 3-round (score it a debatable 1st with Magic edging both of the latter rounds) matchup from URL, that could’ve been even better if not for Danja Zone’s constant overreactions looking on from the crowd.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Magic – “She a thot, had niggas fuckin’ until her tracks fell out, at Coffee crib, they used to call that bitch the Maxwell House!”

Teewhy defeats Chris Hood

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Recap: A couple of things that always leaves you shaking your head in battle rap: dudes who can’t separate street shit from battles and battlers who get pissed at the audience for cheering on one of their lines. That said, no contest here as Teewhy’s florescent gun bars, boastful darts, fiery name flips and sizzling punchlines/wordplay combine to easily beat back a mostly mediocre Chris Hood in this 1-rounder from GOTG.

Verdict: Teewhy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Teewhy – “Buck-fifty to the face ‘cuz I’m generous, I come back to the hood with a smile…it’s a fundraiser!”

Teewhy defeats Swagtanna

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Recap: Dope 1-rounder from the Colisseum Battle League between Swagtanna and Teewhy offers up a competitive display of spicy set-ups/name flips and smooth darts from Swag, while Teewhy brought the heat with his own dose of blistering gun bars, a boatload of hitting name flips and fiery punchlines/personals. And while both battlers kept it on-point with a barrage of hitting lines, it’s Teewhy’s ability to outscore his opponent on the haymakers that made the difference here.

Verdict: Teewhy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Teewhy – “Head shot on his sewing machine…mean, he was literally minding his business!”

Th3 Saga defeats Franchise

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Recap: Took him getting off ‘Zen mode’, but versus the heat coming opponent Franchise’s prolific trap talk, gun bars and righteous personals, after edging the 1st round and then getting out-punched in the 2nd, Th3 Saga summons an aggressive and uplifting set of boastful shiners, hitting punchlines and piercing wordplay to take the deciding 3rd round for the win.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “Ninja blade, you throw a star at a Franchise, you get a Dynasty!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Young NASA

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Recap: League of Championship Kulture 1-rounder between Geechi Gotti and Young NASA sees the latter put on a loud and boisterous, but also versatile, personal-lit, funny at times and punch-heavy showing that was impressive on its own. But flexing off the jump with a couple of spicy rebuttals and then delivering a resounding display of righteous name flips, piercing punchlines, boastful darts, witty barbs and spirited mayhem/personals, Gotti is able to thwart his opponent’s competitive turn with an even better round of bar efficiency and execution.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Nigga, don’t you owe me bread, what you finna to do?, ‘cuz I’ll kidnap his boo, meaning if I don’t get my other half nigga neither will you!”

Chilla Jones defeats Real Sikh

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Recap: Confident enough in his raps to go first even with the coin flip coming out in his favor, an aggressive throughout Real Sikh puts a dope show with a wide load of loaded punchlines, witty darts, mocking personals and crazy nice set-ups. But damn if Chilla Jones didn’t take this Rookies vs. Vets battle seriously, the Boston King Pen scoring with a couple of fire rebuttals when he wasn’t also lighting up the scoreboard with a gang of sizzling name/bar flips, steely gun bars, boastful shiners, belittling vet talk, spicy 4-bar set-ups/punches and fiery wordplay/personals that coupled with a two condensed turns in the opening rounds gives Jones the win before a debatable 3rd.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “Real Sikhs can’t even cut their hair, so it’s ironic that you want this fade now!”

Danny Myers and Baby James [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Pretty solid 3-rounder from League of Championship Kulture ends up a draw as a (“I ain’t come to talk about the skeletons in ya closet, but I got a bone to pick!”) punchline-lit Baby James delivers a slightly cleaner 1st round to edge things there, before a more condensed, punch-heavy, raucous and versatile Danny Myers returns the favor and edges the 2nd. 3rd round is another goodie with some hitting name flips/wordplay from Danny and more fiery mayhem/gun bars/personals from James. But surprising once again with another condensed turn that also spouted a couple of nice rebuttals, allows Danny to earn a draw for the final round and make this one debatable.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Ain’t you a boxer?, ain’t no fight, I got the right route for this nigger, ‘cuz once I hot James’ toe knee [Toney], it’s Lights Out for this nigger!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats Poppy G

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Recap: That ‘Where I’m from, Black lives still matter…unless that nigga still standing at the other side!’ line from gritty, Kid Chaos sound-alike Poppy G was hard. As was a bunch of other hardbody rhymes and storytelling bars by Mr. G in this 3-rounder from 5th Dimension Battle League. Too bad for Poppy tho, as a more condensed Emerson Kennedy spouting a gang of spirited, highly potent 4-bar punches to go along with fluorescent schemes and slick wordplay would be efficient in earning the 30.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “If Pop was a kernel first, I’m just making concessions!”

Kyd Slade defeats Funeral F.A.M.E.

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Recap: In this competitive 1-rounder from GOTG, a solid, gritty and mayhem-lit showing from Funeral F.A.M.E. gets beats by the graphic street hustling tales, heavy gun bars and stinging punchlines from Kyd Slade.

Verdict: Kyd Slade (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Kyd Slade – “We ain’t never like super heroes ‘cuz we always had bad luck with public defenders!”

Ish Mulah defeats AR-16

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Recap: Quick to segue from written’s to off-the-dome hijinks due to his amazing freestyle ability, the ever-witty and spontaneous AR-16 still makes for a memorable show. But in this 1-rounder from Kill Switch Battle League against Ish Mulah, a lack of steady heat from AR combined with a combative Mulah dropping a boatload of bruising punchline after punchline to go with some piercing personals and plenty of mayhem, gives Ish an impressive win when you consider too that his opponent rapped twice as long as he did.

Verdict: Ish Mulah (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ish Mulah – “Quick to give him the first shot like loosen up!”

O-Red and Chef Trez [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Dope 3-rounder from RBE finds Chef Trez and O-Red doing what they do with mostly fiery results. The Chef, after getting edged by a more potent Red in the 1st round, steps up his recipe game in the latter rounds, using a spicy mix of flexing rebuttals, hitting gun lines and stirring/braggadocio (“I took your spot, it’s mine’s now, give me your honors, you removed the ‘locks, I grew the ‘locks, I was more fit for the roster [Rasta]!”) punchlines to make for a debatable 2nd round, before edging the 3rd over his ever-confident opponent, who while consistently spicy/personal and wordplay-lit throughout the battle, fell a little too hard on cuisine-related punches and rebuts that fell a little flat, which in turn helped to cost Red his edge as the battle proceeded.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: O-Red – “I’ll throw a left hook that’ll floor a pup, then the four will bust, head shot, ringing a Chef bell like ‘Order up!'”

B. Magic and PG [TIE]

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Recap: Not sure what happened here as in this Quarantine battle from Body Bag Battles as we get two rounds from B Magic and only one from his opponent PG. Either way, PG’s consistently gritty and raucous punches easily beat a solid, but shortened Magic in ’round 1′. But since only Magic makes an appearance in ’round 2′, we’ll have to call this one a tie.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: PG – “This ratchet will let you down like she ain’t in the mood!”

Calicoe defeats Aye Verb

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Recap: Midwest vets with plenty of memorable Summer Madness exploits, Calicoe and Aye Verb, go at it for 3 rounds at SM 2020 and it’s certainly a goodie with plenty of lyrical stunting, boastful barbs and piercing personals to keep it competitive what with Verb peeking through the 1st round before Cal edged the 2nd. The deciding 3rd? Another close one that saw both battlers cook with a wide load of rich similes, braggadocios heat and fiery 4-bar setups, but in the end a way more condensed Calicoe gets the round and the win.

Verdict: Calicoe (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Calicoe – “My stamina ain’t some shit that you wanna stand against, you rambling, my bars consist of with what I’m standing in, nigga, I was 12 when I found out sandwich bags was for sandwiches!”

Loso defeats Too Major

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Recap: Both Too Major and Loso bring a lot of hot personals and punchlines to this 1-round battle from Florida battle league BearArmz. A close and competitive matchup with a dope effort from each battler, it’s a more consistently spicy, versatile and wordplay/name flip-lit Loso who earns the win in the end.

Verdict: Loso (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Loso – “Couldn’t rap with Loso if you was on a tape with Clue!”

Ill Will defeats John John Da Don

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Recap: An aggressive lyrical warfare through and through with some rigid personals here and there from both battler’s, a slightly more consistently hitting, name flip/mayhem-rich, witty at times and wordplay/punch-lit Ill Will takes both of the opening rounds of this URL/Summer Madness 10 matchup vs. John John Da Don for the win, before an angle-bent and spicy when needed JJDD edged the 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I’m the Michael Jodran of this shitm ‘cuz I’m the only one who can get out of space and still ain’t animated!”

K-Shine defeats Chess

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Recap: A battle years in the making (and closer than a lot of people have given it credit for), a righteous talking to from K-Shine in round 2 gives the NWX capo the win in this spirited bout versus Chess. The two battlers, who have been forever linked due to them both battle rapping from a very young age, a similarity in styles and course, the near fisticuffs that was produced between the two at Summer Madness, definitely brought their A-games to the battle with Chess getting busy throughout via gritty punchlines, some exquisite wordplay and lucid gun bars/name flips and a performance-heavy Shine doing his thing with more direct personals, fiery schemes, boastful barbs and piercing punches/name flips/gun bars. That said, it’s a more condensed, versatile and gripping Shine who takes both of the opening rounds for the win before a more haymaker-lit Chess snatches up the 3rd to avoid the 30.

Verdict: K-Shine (W) 2-1

Favorite line: K-Shine – “You’d rather place the blame ’cause you got a lane that you ain’t pursuin’, it’s URL, Shine – even yesterday, JayBlac, the stre…everybody but Chess!, nigga, you ain’t influenced, quit playin’ stupid, stop pointin’ your finger and put that boom box on your shoulder, you gotta face the music!”

Charlie Clips defeats Geechi Gotti

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Recap: Reducing Charlie Clips to 4-bar set-ups and jokey-jokes might work for the Hollow Da Don’s of the word, but it’s probably not a good idea for other battlers to try that concept on him. As a brazen Geechi Gotti–in a battle some had him edging due to that mid-round slip-up in the final round from his opponent–should know by now, Clips isn’t your average, everyday battler. Nah, along with the often sizzling set-ups and witty barbs, one also has to look out for a fly rebuttal game, head-ringing schemes, ill personals and as showcased here, the potential for off-the-dome heat at any moment. That said, a competitive and altogether dope Summer Madness 10 bout from Clips and Gotti sees a more punch/set-up-heavy and versatile Charlie take the opening round while a more condensed, impression-friendly, (“We all know this ain’t the same Clips we been watching, this nigga edited!”) righteous and haymaker-lit Geechi edged the 2nd. The last round, crazy, alluring and intense on both sides with plenty of well-aimed personals to spare, would see the continually hard-hitting Clips’ dish a couple of spicy rebuttals to go along with a bunch of flexing/race-centric personals and a gang of room-shifting freestyles that would not only make up for the aforementioned slip-up, but overall allow the Harlem vet to edge what was an effective, unusually (for him, anyway) uber-righteous, but not as head-ringing turn from Gotti.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “With 18k’s I feel like an Ultimate Madness check…after taxes!”

B. Magic defeats Da Smoke of NY

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Recap: Da Smoke of NY does a nice B. Magic impression and kicked a gang of gritty, but mostly pedestrian lines, but in this 1-rounder from Kill Switch Battle League, Magic’s consistent barrage of sizzling gun bars, suave name flips and piercing punchlines to be too much in the end.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 1-0

Favorite line: B. Magic – “I’m about to go nuts with the mil [meal] like Five Guys!”

NXT defeats Jayrone

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Recap: Continually spicy for 3 rounds with a boatload of greasy gun bars, flexing punchlines, piering name flips and stinging wordplay, NXT puts up a 30 on an often-gritty, but a little flow-challenged and pedestrian Jayrone in this 3-rounder from The Riot Rap Battles.

Verdict: NXT (W) 3-0

Favorite line: NXT – “You slide out West and be a fucking target, they wave Glocks, Tay Roc…come in Caution!”

Glueazy defeats Punchline

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Recap: A couple of Winston-Salem, NC, battlers, Glueazy and Punchline, go at it for one round on Body Bag Battle League and its the way more punch-lit Glu who takes it on the end. The Smack vet using a bunch of mocking personals, rigid gun lines, righteous heaters and some brutal mayhem/name flips to handily get the win and keep his stamp on his hometown.

Verdict: Glueazy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Glueazy – “I like Punch, I’ll spike Punch…[points arm out like a gun] pour the 5th in him!”

Bill Collector defeats Holmzie Da God

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Recap: Championship round of URL’s Ultimate Madness 2 tournament between Bill Collector and Holmzie Da God gets the feted Summer Madness 10 platform, a significant first for each battler. Unfortunately however, overall it’s a mostly subpar affair as the two battlers (who happen to be part of the same Loud Boys clique) clearly didn’t bring their respective A-games to the bout and too often at times seemed focused on their ‘brotherhood’ rather than showing us who could rap better. Holmzie, often indirect with his punches and kicking a gang of pedestrian bars in every round, could never match the consistent heat he brought with his wordplay and punchlines that got him to the finals. While Bill, tho seeming to want it more at times, might have been suffering from battling too much late what with his lack of high-kneed hijinks and creativity. Nonetheless someone had to win and the edge here (despite Holmzie winning getting the belt in real time) in each round goes to BC, who overall was more direct and just had better punches, especially in his best round, the 3rd.

Verdict: Bill Collector (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bill Collector – “I’m here to seal ya fate, it’s easy to get of rid of Holmes when you from the real estate!”

Mackk Myron defeats Bigg K

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Recap: Putting aside a fire, punch-heavy and race-angled/neutering 3rd round by Bigg K that won him that turn, the Norfolk, VA, rapper gets beat here by a more versatile, punchline-spazzing, raucous, metaphor-rich and extra witty Mackk Myron. Indeed, even with a slight stumble in round 1, Mackk’s more consistently electric and sometimes performance-heavy punch game stayed on point in both of the opening rounds, allowing the Pontiac, MI, spitter to score more than enough haymakers and edge what were a couple of pretty solid and bullish, but also a bit redundant turns by K for the win.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “My face, scare more nigga’s than test results!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Young Kannon

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Recap: Shotgun Suge uses a series of performance-rich gun bars and some stifling bully semantics to take the deciding 3rd round of this URL 3-rounder versus a Young Kannon who took the 2nd round with a plethora of gritty punches and kept it close throughout, but relied too much on outdated personals against Suge in the final round, which ended up assisting in his loss.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “I’m the type to do a drive-by going the opposite on a one way…and that’s on a Sunday!”

Chilla Jones defeats Mike Caswell

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from King of the 5 Battle League, Chilla Jones swats away allegations of stealing bars and an aggressive, but mostly pedestrian Mike Caswell with a steady barrage of fine tuned name flips, a mocking fast-food scheme, fiery gun lines and a gang of piercing punchlines to get the win.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “Chilla for a new greeting, sorry to those I’m about to scare, but I’m over ya head with this [Boom!] Mike, just to make it loud and clear!”

P.A.Y.N.E. defeats Casino

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Recap: Bar4Bar RBL 1-rounder between Casino and P.A.Y.N.E. is a close one filled to the rim with gritty punchlines, mayhem and plenty of braggadocios darts. Aggressive on both sides with some proverbial subpar punches and name flips mixed in, it’s the slightly more consistently hitting and versatile P.A.Y.N.E. who gets the edge here.

Verdict: P.A.Y.N.E. (W) 1-0

Favorite line: P.A.Y.N.E. – “The hottest in Ohio?, man they just put Casino in that shit last year…GTA online!”

Chef Trez defeats Chuck Book

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Recap: In what turned out to be a stirring and competitive 3-rounder brought to you from Gates of the Garden, Chuck Book dishing off enough gritty and sometimes witty lines to make for a debatable 3rd round. However, even without the ability to produce the amount of rebuttals we’ve normally witnessed, Chef Trez’s prolific usage of stifling gun bars, boastful darts and head-twisting punchlines were too much for Book in the opening rounds, giving the Chef Life capo another win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You think Corona gonna stop us from being in the streets spinning?, the NBA might’ve cancelled their shooters, but we didn’t!”

Reed Dollaz defeats Rum Nitty

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Recap: Here in this gritty matchup from URL’s Summer Madness 10, Philly legend Reed Dollaz goes back to ‘Rambo’-mode, utilizing a barrage of piercing name flips, boastful vet talk, raucous heat and some wily personals/punchlines to take the 1st and 2nd rounds (before a debatable 3rd as they both got equally busy) for the win over a gun bar-lit, but not as consistently spicy with the punches Rum Nitty.

Verdict: Reed Dollaz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Reed Dollaz – “Out the trenches, ain’t nobody where I’m from safe Rum, what the fuck is a gun bar to a real gun case?!”

B. Dot defeats T-Top

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Recap: A close, competitive and spicy Summer Madness 10 battle all the way through with a gang of the usual personals we see on the respective ends of both B. Dot and T-Top, while the witty at times and more angle-licious Top kept things fierce and entertaining throughout, a slightly more intricate, rebuttal-friendly, personal/scheme-lit and name flip/punchline and wordplay-heavy Dot edges each of the opening rounds for the win before a more potent altogether Top handily took the final round.

Verdict: B. Dot (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Dot – “Same difference, the game shifted, this caffeine coke nigga finna get knocked out by a woke nigga, and it’s gon’ look like he punching on me, but here’s the noose, I rope a dope nigga, hang it up!”

Dubb Da Feenom defeats E-Hart

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Recap: Close one-rounder from Step Your Ink Game Up between E-Hart and Dubb Da Feenom features a gang of raucous raps and brazen punches, but in the end while also taking advantage of Hart’s less-than-usual buzzing wordplay, the more steadier hitting and name flip/personal-lit Dubb gets the vic at the end.

Verdict: Dubb Da Feenom (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Dubb Da Feenom – “I came strapped for this occasion like a lesbian date!”

Math Hoffa defeats Jag

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Recap: Pretty solid effort here from Chubby Jag, who outside of a 3rd round that we’ll get to later and one too many name flips, came consistently hard and aggressive against Math Hoffa, with a gang of gritty punches throughout the match that should definitely should put him on par with King Los and 40 Cal when it comes to ‘best-comebacks-to-battle-rap-by-industry-rappers’. Hell, as far as recent comeback’s go, one could easily argue that Jag did way better then his former mentor Cassidy did. That said, there’s no way Jag beat Hoffa here, with the ever combative styling’s of Math fermenting his ground in the opening rounds with a boatlaod of bullish punchlines, fiending wordplay, rich metaphorical darts and enough mocking personals to remind you of the wide range Hoffa has when it comes to his pen. As for round 3? A story in itself with Jag getting extra greasy what with a turn almost entirely dedicated to the recent rape allegations that were publicly made against his opponent. Yet, surely, this being battle rap, Math had to know somebody was going to eventually bring it up. And yeah, as personal and sensitive as the subject matter was, Math getting riled up and walking away on stage while Jag rapped and leaving at the end without shaking hands, was certainly understandable. But no, unless it stops a battle from proceeding, unsportsmanlike conduct like that shouldn’t cost you the round…not that it matters anyway since Jag’s storytelling and execution was so point in the 3rd that it won him the round anyway and saved him from getting 30’d.

Verdict: Math Hoffa (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Math Hoffa – “Pussy, this our house, you on some distant cousin shit, we the kids that jumped on the bed just because we loved the shit!”

Real Deal defeats Henny #3

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from Kill Switch Battle League, Real Deal gets off to a hot start with a gang of fiery punchlines that were backed by some dope wordplay. However, with a drop on overall potency during the final 3rd part of his round, R.D. risked losing the match what with an elongated turn. But any chance of challenger Henny #3 pulling off an upset would be taken away 2 minutes into what was a resounding start via a surprising choke, thus giving Deal the vic.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Real Deal – “I’m not the burden you should bear homie, I am a grizzly, you don’t want me on ya neck like a side bitch’s hickey!”

Prep defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: Assisted by a heapful of research done on his opponent and withstanding a few recycled bars here and there, Prep makes a dope return to the URL stage, unloading a steady barrage of piercing punchlines, fine-tuned personals, some flexing wordplay/name flips and other residual heat/mayhem to overtake a solid and sometimes dogmatic, but overall not-as-potent effort from Emerson Kennedy in this 3-rounder from Smack.

Verdict: Prep (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Prep – “I’ll pick up EK with the AR like alphabet soup!”