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Mister Greco

Battle rap enthusiast living in Timbuktu

Geechi Gotti defeats Jey The Nitewing

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Recap: Well, if you’re going to freestyle a whole round, Geechi Gotti can show you how to do it. After splitting the first two rounds with the righteous punching, angle-lit (esp. during a dope 2nd round centered around Geechi’s hair extension business that he edged) and activist-bent Jey The Nitewing, an openly peeved Gotti surprisingly takes the risk of going off the dome (no pulling out the phone during your round here) for his entire 3rd and it works. The gritty, gang shit/street rhyme-laced rapper putting aside the usual smoke for a fierce roasting session/scolding of his opponent that with a bunch of witty personals and too-real disses on his battle career that with a couple of spicy rebuttals, helped Gotti edge the final round (after out-punching Jey in the 1st) and take the 3rd round of this entertaining and competitive Traffic 6 matchup brought to you by URL.

Verdict: Geecho Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Swing on me, you’ll get shot, I bet you’ll make the floor quicker than you ever did!”

QB (Black Diamond) defeats Charlie Clips

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Recap: From RBE, of course what ends up being the irony here is that this version of QB (90% bars, 10% disrespect) was actually beatable. But leave it to Charlie Clips to revert back to days of old, lackadaisically freestyle an entire battle and then make it worse by pulling out his phone to read a silly ‘dyke poem’. Talk about going out of your way to sully your legendary status in the game (but as long as those ‘Wild ‘n Out’ keep getting cashed, what does he care?). Either way, after a debatable round 1, QB with a bunch of solid schemes, gun bars, classic Charlie-isms and punchlines, handily takes both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: QB (Black Diamond) (W) 2-1

Favorite line: QB (Black Diamond) – “I ain’t gotta guess which room he in, nigga the living room is where the arm bang and leave DNA on Charlie couch, I got him feeling like the good ole days!”

Jerry Wess defeats Don Marino

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Recap: No Mexican bars from Don Marino in a 1-round, GMDW battle where the theme was wrestling. Nonetheless, still a solid effort filled with a gang of filthy punches from the Florida hombre. Then it was Jerry Wess’ turn and that was pretty much it. The EFB squad member using his turn to get busy with a bunch of sterling build-ups, sturdy punchlines and a kaleidoscope of sublime, wrestling-themed punchlines to score more than enough haymakers for the win.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “We are not in the same tax bracket, I will finish this dude, scam your bank statements for Photoshop….make ya signature move!”

Marv Won defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: From Mic Masters Alliance, serving up a spicy of plate of rich metaphors, aggressive boasts and peircing punchlines to go along with some crafty rebuttals, after losing out to the graphic mayhem and hardbody punches/personals from Danny Myers (who was also a bit prone reaching), Marv Won is able to comeback and take both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: Marv One (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Marv One – “Nigga, watch how you speak to me, flower-child I keep the piece [peace] wth me!”

Danny Myers defeats Sheed Happens

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Recap: From URL’s Traffic 6 card, a goodie between Danny Myers and Sheed Happens features the latter’s effervescent, performance-lit shakedowns and righteous personals versus the former’s fiery name flips coupled with a gang of mayhem-lit punches/gun bars and storied narratives. Close throughout in front of a Phoenix, AZ, crowd in tune with every bar, with the help of some fly rebuttals, outside of a debatable round 2, it’s the slightly more haymaker-lit Myers who edges rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “When you combine Bill Collector and Daylyt…THIS Happens!”

Rum Nitty defeats Kyd Slade

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Recap: From URL’s Traffic 6 card, extra amped getting to battle in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, Rum Nitty unleashes a trio of fire rounds that bar-wise ran the gamut from stinging punchlines to fiery gun bars to witty personals/roasting sessions to a gritty mix of dope name flip innuendo’s versus a pretty solid punching overall, but too often pedestrian Kyd Slade. The unanimous 3-0 decision in favor of the more haymaker-lit Rum Nitty here allowing “The Alien” to not only put on an exquisite show in front of fans upclose, but get off a shot at Smack for that controversial Footz battle.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “You not exempt, they ain’t want me to take this at all fam, Nitty don’t lose to a snitch, it ain’t a smart plan, he a marked man, the last nigga’s couldn’t make a comeback after getting drugged, what makes you think a narc can?!”

Tay Roc defeats Gunpowder Patt

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Recap: From We Go Hard, after getting Chef Trez recently, WGH’s Gunpowder Patt gets an even bigger dawg in Tay Roc for 3 rounds in Brooklyn. And frankly speaking, this battle was a little underwhelming as no disrespect to GP, but considering Roc’s long-held top tier status in battle rap, you’d be more inclined to see his WGH debut against the likes of an always competitive Ish Mula or fellow gun bar enthusiast Dougy. Then too is the fact that while GP is well-known for his eager aggression and street wit during battles, all them bumps and touches he was giving Roc in the opening rounds were really being extra and seemingly making it more about showmanship than trying to actually win the battle (until round 3 anyway, when Patt put it together performance and bar-wise to force a debatable there). That said Roc, even while not quite on his A-game throughout, still scored with more than enough rich gun lines, gritty punchlines and solid name flips to take rounds 1 and 2 for the win.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Incredible, you ain’t on my pedestal, unacceptable, his battle is proof that I be making myself too accessible, but I’ll put you on a shirt than buy one if they sell a few, then save it like the one’s like yours, I got collectibles!”

Chess defeats Danny Myers (Rematch)

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Recap: A 1-rounder from Get Money Drink Water’s Halloween Havoc card with wrestling bars as the theme, sees Chess handily get the win. The Bronx, NY vet (aka Tribal Chess) going berzerk with a barrage of killer 4-bar set-ups/punches that featured everything from grapple events, noted wrestlers, in-ring moves, referees and well-known groups when he wasn’t also offering up some other residue mayhem, leaving opponent (in what was a rematch from their previous URL battle some years back) Danny Myers with typical rage and rancor, but nothing nearly as consistently substantive on the thematic side.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “Raising hell with the thing, it came with shells and a beam, start bucking in ya hood…JBL limousine!”

Arsonal defeats Jag

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Recap: Well, the rooftop scenery was really nice. Other than that nothing much to see here as in an RBE battle that apparently was supposed to happen awhile ago, Jag and Arsonal spout a lot of gang talk, aggressive braggadocious lines, uncomplicated gun bars and frankly speaking subpar punchlines that altogether makes this battle hard to watch more than once. However, add some solid personals by Ars to the mix during a couple of respectable turns in the 2nd and 3rd rounds that made up for a poor showing in the opener, and it’s Da Rebel who ends up taking this one over a very substandard opponent, who for some reason thought it’d be a good idea to try and go the ‘disrespectful’ route against a guy who’s mastered it.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Arsonal – “We just found out he ain’t even real Blood, just food coloring!”

1st Lady Flamez defeats C3

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Recap: From Chrome 23, recent league tourney champ C3 has been on a nice run lately, but here against 1st Lady Flamez, the Queens, NY vet is reminded that there’s levels to this shit. Flamez taking advantage of an overall solid (esp. when she used her wit and personals), but shaky at times with the flow, slow set-up/punching and imperceptive opponent with a steady barrage sublime punchlines/metaphors, wicked gun bars. fiery name flips and potent wordplay/similes to handily take all three rounds for the 30.

Verdict: 1st Lady Flamez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: 1st Lady Flamez – “I’m from the Rich, so when shit get lit even the yung’uns squeeze, kiddy table at the cookout, everybody got a drum apiece!”

Danny Myers defeats O Solo

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Recap: From HowYouGonAct Network, against the oft-witty, drawn-out, unorthodox stylings of O Solo, Danny Myers uses a boatload of graphic gun bars, some dope wordplay, mayhem-lit punchlines and wily personals/name flips to earn the 30 over an opponent who kept it competitive, but struggled too often with his flow and overall punch game.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “My pistol ain’t got nowhere to live and I STAY with it!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Hansel

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Recap: From URL’s Traffic 6 card, yet another lesson in time efficiency as Shotgun Suge shows relative newcomer Hansel (who outside of having too much filler, was confident, gritty and had his moments throughout this battle, esp. in round 2) it’s not how long you rap, but how often you hit while you rap. The veteran Jersey battler sticking to his 2-minute time limit and after splitting the earlier two rounds with his opp, taking the deciding 3rd with a more steady and personal/punch-heavy turn to earn the win.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotgun Suge – “I’m quite evil, Hansel tried to find his way home and ran into something lethal, I had bread crumbs over the Mac like white people!”

Arsonal defeats Killa B

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Recap: From Black Ice Cartel, a fiery 3-rounder between Arsonal and Killa B that featured a bunch of gritty punchlines, brash personals, fierce gun bars, hard street shit, ill trap talk and a lesson for all those battlers who still wanna go at Arsonal (all these years later) for getting pressed by Trick Trick during his battle vs. Calicoe in Detroit: try to be more creative about it than Killa B does here. That said, despite a gang of subpar punching from both battlers at times, a competitive bout that saw them split (Ars edging round 1 before Killa B returned the favor in the 2nd) the opening rounds, sees the more haymaker-lit and efficient Rebel taking the deciding 3rd round for the win.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Arsonal – “Remy Ma is why you never hold a bitch down through a whole bid!”

B. Magic defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: From Mic Masters Alliance, after yet another long Lush One intro and getting edged in round 1 to the effervescent and hitting 4-bar set-up/punchlines from Emerson Kennedy, while taking advantage of his less direct opponent, B. Magic ups his rapid/searing punch game to edge both of the latter rounds for the win in this competitive 3-rounder.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Magic – “If I’m going against Kennedy, I guess I’m Nixon, how I put these heaters on both eyes, ‘cuz he stood in front of a chopper and that shit left peace’s [pieces] on both sides!”

JC and Awthentic [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: From URL’s Traffic 6 card, the battle vet JC and up-n-comer Awthentic put on a dope show for the Arizona crowd in a 3-round battle that was as competitive and close as close could be. Awthentic, ganging up on his opponent with a boatload of gritty punchlines, some solid wordplay/name flips and feelgood gun bars never lacked for confidence. While JC kept it cool, but bombastic with a shitload of eerie boasts, poisonous (“You only got one form, but you don’t gotta conform to fit in this casket!”) darts, festering gun bars and bold name flips. Steady on both sides with the heat with little on the personals, a debatable round 1 is followed by the slightly more efficient JC edging round 2, before a punch-crazy Awthentic came back to land more haymakers (including the line of the battle, see below) in round 3 to make this one a debatable overall.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Awthentic – “my time has been birthed, and I’m defined by the turf, how JC walk on water but died trying to Surf!’

Tay Roc defeats Jakkboy Maine

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Recap: Ummm, not exactly sure what happened at the end there, but all in all Tay Roc vs. Jakkboy Maine on URL’s ends up being a fire battle. Roc, almost exclusively in kill mode while changing cadences with the punches, delivered 3 rounds of straight heat with a shitload of graphic, mayhem-laced darts, gritty name flips, and flippant personals/gun bars. While Jakkboy met the top tier challenge with a fire wordplay throughout, some scintillating personals and fiery set-up/punchlines that with its accompanied soundscape oftentimes wrecked the room. A close bout throughout, it’s the slightly more haymaker-lit Roc who takes rounds 1 and 2 for the win before what looked to be clear vic for Maine in round 3 was spolied by a couple of last-minute slip-ups, making the final round a debateable.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Buck-50, cut the brim, I’m talking grab a razor and Flip…Above the Rim!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Jaz The Rapper

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Recap: From Last Second Sea, using a gang of stifling gun bars, salacious personals, rambunctious punchlines, rich storytelling and syrupy name flips, after getting out-punched by the more cerebral and mayhem-lit Jaz The Rapper in round 1, a slightly more condensed, original and steadier scoring Nu Jerzey Twork takes the 2nd and deciding 3rd round for the win in this combative/competitive battle.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 2-1

Favorite line: N Jerzey Twork – “Jaz The Rapper [spits], it’s a fucking scandal, punch the demon, knuckle sandwich, trying to get the rapper beat out of Jaz [Jazz] and that’s just a sample!”

Chess defeats Swervoo

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Recap: From URL’s ‘Civil War 4’ card, it’s definitely a close one through and through. Chess with a gang of fire name flips, righteous bars/personals, some witty darts, slick set-up/punchlines and some shots at Aye Verb (with whom he’s been engaging in an ongoing feud) certainly made his presence felt. While the relative newcomer Swervoo continued to show that he’s here to stay with a plethora of gritty punches, clever wordplay, gutsy street rhymes and mocking personals that even had his opponent impressed. Clean flow-wise with no unforced errors or rebuttals from both sides, it’s the slightly more haymaker-lit Chess who edges rounds 1 and 3 (got a sublime Swervoo edging round 2) for the win.

Verdict: Chess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chess – “Fucking with the kid done got you in trouble…Kels is pissed!”

Don Marino defeats Mike P

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Recap: A couple of past URL mainstays, Don Marino and Mike P, meet up for a 3-rounder on Bear Armz and it’s about what you’d expect. An aggressive Mike P with the explosive punches, performance-lit bars and solid name flips/personals, while Don Marino’s expansive ‘Mexican bar’ tutelage’s, rugged struggle bars and piercing punch/personal game continues to make him a worthwhile opponent. Pretty solid throughout (outside of Mike P clearly not putting too much into his 3rd round), it’s the more haymaker-lit and consistent Mr. Marino who takes the 1st and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Don Marino (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Don Marino – “I don’t even know what part of New York you from, I don’t even try to beef, hand me my beer, this Long Island weak!”

Dre Dennis defeats Reed Dollaz

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Recap: From Gates of the Garden, funny how Reed Dollaz predicted Dre Dennis would rap for like 10 minutes (actually, it was more 8 but who’s counting?) in this 1-rounder. That said, it’s all Dre here as after the ever-gritty and condensed Reed got off to a hot start, but slowed down considerably with a couple of slip-ups and subpar bars, Dre’s spitfire barrage of gutsy name flips, animated gun bars and flexing punchlines would be more than enough to gain the win.

Verdict: Dre Dennis (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Dre Dennis – “You was popping way before, thought you was sick all them years like Magic Johnson, now we can’t even tell if you got it anymore!”

Chef Trez defeats Chadoe Cerious

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from Black Elite Battle League, a gritty and solid effort from Chadoe Cerious gets overmatched by way more haymaker-lit Chef Trez, who used a fiery barrage of graphic mayhem, steely gun bars, sturdy name flips, fire wordplay and sublime set-up/punchlines on his way to an easy win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I’m talking deuce-deuce for this OG, he Bobby Johnson, you think I’m just a yung’un, y’ll better tell this cat stop, I’m raising everything, it’s a caps lock!”

Charlie Clips defeats A. Ward (Rematch)

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Recap: From Chrone 23, Mr. Anti-URL, A. Ward, gets a 3-round rematch with Charlie Clips and in a clear display of battling way too often of late, spends an inordinate amount of time on dated (i.e. ‘syke I lied’, pops a snitch, fat jokes, ya pops a snitch) Clips’ themes that brought very little creative spirit, when he wasn’t kicking a gang of subpar punchlines throughout the battle. Nonetheless, after a sublime opening round that he easily took what with a plethora of hard-hitting set-up/punchlines, witty bars, fire wordplay and fiery boastful darts, midway through his 2nd round Clips unsurprisingly resorts to freestyling and still wins the round with enough off-the-dome (including one that A. Ward walked right into) heat and a variety of solid punches that with the help of his opponent not being on his A-game. The verdict already decided, a pretty pedestrian 3rd on both sides is edged by the Christian rapper’s spicy rebuttals.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “You wanna know what I learned from the Bible?, I’m able to lump this nigga the fuck up and leave his top leaking, ‘cuz I got to the part wher it said ‘thou shall not…’ and I just stopped reading!”

Shotgun Suge defeats Hoodlife Vito

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Recap: From OSBL, in a 3-round battle littered with plenty of gritty trap talk, gully street bars and fiery punchlines fro both sides, Shotgun Suge survives a late round choke in round 2 with a couple of glistening rounds of rambunctious haymakers and steady heat to beat back a flow-challenged, but pretty solid effort from Hoodlife Vito.

Verdict: Shotgun Suge (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotun Suge – “You ain’t never seen no coke locked up, nigga keep fishing, boy my traphouse came with one bedroom and 3 kitchen’s!”

Bigg K defeats Charron

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Recap: Almost too close to call, this KOTD 3-rounder between Charron and Bigg K brought with it what you’d expect from a couple of top tier battle rappers: plenty of fire punchlines, dope angles and a boatload of aggressive heat. However, after getting edged in round 1 to the slightly more haymaker-lit Charron’s crazy 4-bar set-up/punches and other salacious darts, Bigg K’s witty ‘nerd’ angle/personals, bullish punches, top-notch lyrical stunting and head-ringing boasts prove to be efficient and pointed enough to edge both the 2nd and 3rd rounds (despite some nice rebuttals and a pair of pretty solid/personal-lit rounds from Charron) for the win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K – “Rock with a body shot, your organs shatter, I’m all business with a 30, it’s a corporate ladder!”

Chef Trez defeats Young Herb

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Recap: A 1-rounder from the League of Championship Kulture sees Young Herb spout some gritty punchlines, rigid boasts and a gang of piercing personals to keep things competitive. But armed with a couple of spicy rebuttals to go along with a bunch of sturdy gun bars, stinging 4-bar set-up/punchlines and some well-positioned personal bangers of his own, this one ends up with Chef Trez as the vic.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You a goof, always bitching, crying, reaching for hope, complaining, shaming when you speaking on Facebook, people wanna reach for ya throat, Deandre Ayton type nigga’s, you gotta son them when they weak on the post!”

Mackk Myron defeats Jade

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Recap: In this competitive 1-rounder from We Go Hard, Jade keeps it name flip/punchline-heavy (that ‘landing strip’ bar was crazy), witty and even adds a dope imitation of her opponent to keep it close. But one too many struggles with her flow along with a slightly more efficient Mackk Myron spinning the block with a gang of hard-hitting punches/schemes, killer personals, performance-rich darts and grandiose mayhem gives the

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “You look like Biggie Smalls if he lost weight and put a wig on, you look like that bitch Ice had in his bed with the Tim’s on!”

Swamp defeats Blakk Rollakk

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Recap: From Bulldog Battle League, during this fiery 1-rounder Real Name Brandon souldalike Blakk Rollakk scores with his wit more than his gritty street verses, leaving a more condensed and efficient when came to heated punchlines, frequent boasts and piercing personals Swamp to get the win after a bit of a sluggish start.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swamp – “This ain’t nuthin’ but another nigger from up North rapping with a chipped tooth, now ain’t that Fabulous [Fabolous]!”

Jai400 defeats Ave

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Recap: From the HowY ouGonAct Network, a mostly competitive 3-rounder between Ave and Jai400 sees the latter’s hard-hitting street rhymes, aggressive punches and slick wordplay edge both of the opening rounds for the win before the ever-boastful and punch-heavy Ave puts together his best round with a deliciously personal and haymaker-lit 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Jai400 (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jai400 – “What make you feel you could deal with Jai [Jay] when you couldn’t survive Roc nation?!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Jade

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Recap: From Showtime Battle Arena, in what could certainly be deemed as a surprising matchup, Nu Jerzey Twork uses a boatload of mayhem-lit punches, gritty bars, mocking personals and raucous gun bars to earn a 30 over a mostly gritty/solid (until round 3 where she had a couple of hiccups) effort from Jade.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Your baby daddy left you and never came back, and I truly advised him, you see those big ass titties?, when he said he was going to the store to get some milk, you should’ve knew he was lying!”

Chess defeats LT

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Recap: From Gates of the Garden, Chess uses a spirited barrage of mean/witty personals, stinging name flips, lofty schemes and hard-hitting punchlines to handily beat back a gritty and pretty solid, but not as consistently steady effort from St. Louis battler LT in what was still a competitive 1-rounder.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “He thought the gun was fake, till he seen the shells, and got his ass shot…this ain’t a BBL!”

Ryda and Bandit Montana [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: From URL’s Final Exam 2 card, Ryda and Bandit Montana put on a competitive show filled with hard-hitting punches, spirited gun bars, unbridled street talk and righteous personals. After the slightly more haymaker-friendly Ryda edged round one and the more punch drunk and consistently spicy Montana handily took the middle round to split things up going into round 3, a fly rebuttal by Montana would be offset by struggles with his flow, allowing an equally efficient Ryda (despite a few dry spots) Ryda to score with just enough heat to make this one a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Bandit Montana – “Son boring, a nigga like you in my hood get extorted, what you got?, what’s in ya pocket?, would’ve asked you them same questions every week like unemployment!”

T-Top defeats Kapo Bravado

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Recap: T-Top’s facial expressions during battles can be hilarious at times. That said, against a gritty and pretty solid Kapo Bravado for URL’s Final Exams 2 card, The Bear unleashes the whole bag, styling on the Crucible alum with a wicked variety of fire set-up/punchlines, dope name flips, hard-hitting trap talk, righteous/witty personals, wily schemes and even a fierce couple of rebuttals to earn a 30 in what was still a competitive battle.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 3-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “We had drink by the liter, we ain’t never had to stress dope, just to get a prescription, we pretended we had strep throat, we took the paper in the pharmacy, walked in with our head low, we couldn’t read it but knew how to play it like a clef note!”

Ms. Hustle defeats Yunus

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Recap: Crucible grad Yunus flexes throughout this 3-round URL Final Exams 2 matchup versus Ms. Hustle. The swave Maryland spitter dishing a plethora of performance-lit set-up/punchlines, ill wordplay, hitting (that ‘All of the Above’ package in round 2 was crazy) personals, fly freestyles and piercing name flips to claim his seat at the table. But unsportsmanlike (what with a handful of bumps) conducts and one too many darts directed Mike P aside, Hustle was just on one here and she would need every bit of it. URL’s 1st Lady scoring at will in both of the opening rounds (esp. round 2, a classic) with a gang of sublime punches, rambunctious gun bars, bullish personals, a hilarious imitation of her opponent and savage African-themed bars to edge them both for the win before the more haymaker-lit Yunus got the final round to avoid the 30.

Verdict: Ms. Hustle (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ms. Hustle – “I’m ovulating, perfect time to shoot the club up!”

Illmaculate defeats Rum Nitty

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Recap: From KOTD, in a 3-round battle that was certainly worth the price of admission, despite rhyming twice as long as his opponent in each round, the rarely seen Illmaculate’s solid rebuttals, head-ringing metaphors/name flips, clever punches, witty personals and systematic style breakdowns are efficient enough to handily take the opening round over Rum Nitty before edging the 2nd round for the win. However, never one to go down without a fight, in the final round Nitty would unleash a relentless barrage of fiery gun bars and stinging punchlines to edge the 3rd and avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Illmaculate (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Illmaculate – “You’ve been subconsciously leaving crumbs behind, subtle signs you’re becoming tired, was in a crew Writers Blocque, a blunt reminder your writing’s been uninspired!”

Fonz defeats Woosah

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Recap: Against the predominantly fiery street raps from Crucible alum Woosah, Fonz uses a consistent barrage of gritty punchlines, witty/piercing personals, mayhem-lit darts and fire name flips to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable) for the win in this competitive 3-rounder from URL’s Final Exam card.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “Mac’s is blazing, let’s get activated, shoot up the crib, ain’t no Window’s in that bitch, they think Apple made it!”

Coffee Brown defeats Shooney Da Rapper

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Recap: From URL’s Civil War 4 card, credit to Shooney Da Rapper for keeping it competitive what with her gang of searing personals, hard-hitting punchlines and solid name flips/boasts. But it’s the ever-confident Coffee Brown, aggressive throughout and flexing with a wide variety of sizzling gun bars, stifling punches, flippant name flips, piercing trap talk, rich storytelling/schemes and witty/disrespectful personals while also taking advantage of a couple of slip-ups from her opponent, who takes all 3 rounds for the win.

Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “See, that’s why she be choking, everything she say is cap, your bars are about my life, not yours, that’s why it’s Stumbles in her raps!”

O-Red defeats Stumbles

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Recap: From URL, despite each round being decided pretty handily, it’s still an entertaining 3-rounder here between O-Red and Stumbles. The latter scoring with a bunch of witty ‘Uber driver’ jokes/personals, gritty punches and delicious haymakers, while Red for the most part kept it steady with a gang of fiery gun bars, ripshod 4-bar set-up/punchlines and dope personals/name flips. That said, it’s O-Red’s performance in the first and third rounds that proved to be more than enough to secure the win, the Jersey vet’s better consistency, steadier flow and lyrical finesse proving to be the deciding factor.

Verdict: O-Red (W) 2-1

Favorite line: O-Red – “Ayo, why you always saying you gonna beat somebody’s fucking ass?, like I hit harder than Cyclops with one punch, i’ll really crack ya shit, the fist will connect to the teeth like a Afro pick!”

Chef Trez defeats Tre Boogie

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Recap: From The Stage, crazy and fire effort from Tre Boogie, who with a shitload of gritty 4-bar set-up/punchlines made things close. But unexplicably choosing to go first in a 1-rounder against the rebuttal king in Chef Trez and then having to face a rigid gang of off-the-dome heat in addition to a plethrora of fire gun bars and name flips, proves to be Boogie’s downfall while allowing Trez to edge this one for the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “My gun is part of my wingspan and it’s always at arm’s reach!”

Kyd Slade defeats Cortez

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Recap: Heavily dishing with a gang of sterling trap talk, witty personals/anecdotes, fiery gun bars and dope 4-bar set-up/punchlines with relative ease, while also unleashing a plethora of crazy similes throughout this gritty 3-rounder, Kyd Slade puts aside all the recent outside noise, while reminding everyone on how he became one of URL’s top rising stars in the first place, while beating back and out-finessing a gun bar-toting, righteous at times and competitive, but much less steady/sturdy Cortez.

Verdict: Kyd Slade (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Kyd Slade – “They literally had to watch a nigga do the white girl filthy, No Jumper!”

Chef Trez defeats Shankk Prezzy

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Recap: From The Battle Academy, rarely do you witness an opponent with enough guts to encourage Chef Trez to rebuttal against him. But credit to Shankk Prezzy, who not only went there, but with some dope ‘pre-rebuttals’, a bunch of witty barbs/personals, gritty punchlines and a knack for piercing wordplay, kept things competitive and even took the opening round in this 3-rounder. But with Trez being Trez, you just knew he’d meet the off-the-dome freestyle/rebuttal challenge and then some, including a plethora of stinging name flips, wily gun bars and fiery/more direct punches of his own to come back, edge both the 2nd and 3rd round’s and earn the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But you know I can clear a whole strip with this Uzi shooting?, nigga I’ll put ya whole block in a clip, it’s a Tubi movie!’

QB (Black Diamond) defeats RX

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Recap: From RBE, clearly on a mission to showcase her lyrical dexterity and remind everyone that she’s not just about the disrespect, for a trio of rounds QB uses a fiery barrage of gritty wordplay, piercing schemes. witty personals and hardbody punchlines to score more haymakers, take rounds 1 and 3 for the win and beat back a pretty solid, versatile (esp. during a round 2 that she edged with a couple of dope rebuttals) and name flip-lit effort from RX.

Verdict: QB (W) 2-1

Favorite line: QB – “We had a time I wanted to front like she creeping up, then it’d be Birdman collabo’s, I’m fucking every single feature up!”

Hansel defeats Yunus

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Recap: From The Riot, a crazy dope, lyrical and competitive 3-rounder between Yunus and Hansel. The former flexing throughout with a charismatic flow that featured a gang of potent name flips, sublime set-up/punches/wordplay and gritty gun bars when he wasn’t effectively utilizing long-used, but still enriched personals/angels on his opponent. While the young EFB member brought the heat with an aggressive and impressive bunch of erudite punchlines, righteous/boastful darts and hard-hitting, emotionally-bent storytelling bars. A battle that certainly deserves a sequel down the line with its enthusiastic wordsmithing, while the more haymaker-lit Yunus clerly took round 2, it’s the tenacious and slightly more versatile Hansel who edges rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Hansel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Hansel – “Bitch stop, you are just a Franchise that don’t curse…Kidz Bop!”

T-Top defeats KashMoney

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Recap: Against an opponent drenched in trap talk and solid metaphors, T-Top does him something better, offering not only expansive lines on life in the trenches, but a bunch of searing name flips, sturdy punchlines, brash storytelling bars, gritty set-ups/boasts and even some spicy rebuttals to gain the win in this 1-rounder vs. KashMoney from The Campout.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “I seen ya battles and you nice but you’ll never get a step ahead, ‘cuz you got too many dry spots, pussy, like Sexyy Red!”

Charlie Clips defeats Newz

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Recap: From The Battle Academy, never really able to get on his A-game, but still experienced enough to rely on a bunch of solid freestyles, witty barbs/personals and boastful punches to get by, Charlie Clips can also salute a gritty, but so-so effort from opponent Newz to get the win in this 1-rounder.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Nigga I’m on your block with a Glock, waving at shit like ‘hey, hey!’, in the hallway gripping extensions like I got a problem with Shanaynay!”

40 B.A.R.R.S. defeats John John Da Don

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Recap: Always an earnest tactician, in this competitive 3-rounder from Bullpen, it’s admiring to see John John Da Don flex with some sterling wordplay (esp. at the start of his 2nd and 3rd rounds) in this bout against 40 B.A.R.R.S. in what was an often punch-lit showing from both sides. Too bad for JJDD tho as from the jump the Boston vixen showed that she didn’t come to play. Ms. B.A.R.R.S. styling on her opp with a gang of opportunistic, but stellar personals (esp. in round 2), sizzling punchlines, sublime similes and righteous boasts/storytelling bars to take the 1st and 2nd rounds for the win before a debatable 3rd.

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

Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “I guarantee this dog will not see tomorrow, this veterinarian, I’m scaring him, his fans don’t want me to see the bull…they vegetarians!”

Chef Trez defeats Shastaffa

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Recap: A 3-rounder from Takeova Battle League sees Chicago battler Shastaffa deliver a gang of hard punches to keep things competitive. But despite a solid performance from his opponent, a suited-up Chef Trez armed to the teeth with a shitload of spicy personals, flexing gun bars, spitfire rebuttals and gritty punchlines proves to be way too much in the end on his way to a well-earned 30.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “You wanted a shot?, well it’s gonna be an ugly one…Ben Simmons!”

Cortez defeats Cityy Towers

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Recap: From Takeova/No Trenches, a close, fiery, sometimes personal and competitive 3-rounder between Cityy Towers and Cortez ends with the Brooklyn vet coming back and taking it in the end. As after getting edged in round 1 to the casual nexus of pertinent set-ups and flexing punches from his opponent, the more condensed Cortez’s own rich combo of hard street rhymes, stinging name flips and gritty wordplay/punchlines would earn Bodega a vic in both the 2nd and 3rd round’s for the win.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cortez – ” Dog, ain’t no respect for you lame types, ‘cuz the game hype, dog gassing, Bob Saget…you fake nice!”

JC defeats Reed Dollaz

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from The Battle Academy, JC once again shows that there’s levels to this shit by mostly staying away from the standard name flips used against his opponent and instead relying on a steady platoon of hard-hitting gun bars, fiery wordplay and gritty punchlines/metaphors to beat back a menacing, but not as consistent turn by Reed Dollaz.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – “We gonna serve him up, fuck every animal Rambo studied in that jungle…he shoulda learned to duck!”

Swamp defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: As much positive work that these two have put in over the years, Swamp versus Chef Trez definiteluy deserved to be on the big stage at Summer Madness 13. But instead this much-anticipated matchup appears on Banned and guess what? Not only is it still a doozy, but the darkened, cozy setting here actually enhances both the battle and the bars. Indeed, Trez with his boatload of fierce gun bars, serene rebuttals and fiery punchlines/name flips as he always does, came to compete. While Swamp on his A-game with zero unforced errors throughout, brought it back to his classic Your Honor battle, what with the lofty levels of trap talk, stirring/action-packed gun lines, witty ersonals and fire similes/punches that he unleashed here. And that ended up being the difference, with the slightly more steady and haymaker-lit Swamptown capo edging rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before a just as combative Trez and his trio of thangs edged the 3rd.

Verdict: Swamp (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Swamp – “I tried to rob a nigga with an empty shotgun, I was pump-faking!”

JC defeats Caswell

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Recap: A fierce 1-rounder from Takeova Battle League/No Entourage between JC and Caswell gets edged by the Michigan vet, who despite an earnest, name-flip drenched and punch-lit at times showing from his opponent, managed to get the win via a more efficient round of piercing boasts/gun bars, hitting white boy-isms, clever set-ups, ghoulish missives and fire 4-bar punches/similes.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – ” Savages, hazardous, being alive this sick for this long…it’s just Magic shit!”

Klutz defeats Cortez

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Recap: A URL app exclusive sees rising star Klutz leave a mark with the usually hard-to-impress NY crowd with a shitload of lofty name flips, gritty punchlines, fly anecdotes, hard-hitting similes and galvanizing wordplay that were even more impactful with its surreptitious lingo. Confident from the jump, but also helped a bit by a competitive and street-laced but slip-up friendly Cortez, it’s Klutz who edges both of the opening rounds for the win before a 3rd round debateable.

Verdict: Klutz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Klutz – “Y’all street nigga’s remind me of children a lot, spend all that money on toys…to end up in a box!”

B. Magic defeats Arsonal

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Recap: The visual essence that comes with witnessing a sea of blue (yunno, 2 Crip’s, Arsonal and B. Magic battling in RBE’s ‘Blue Room’) aside. In what was a gritty, competitive, 4-bar punchfest, after the more haymaker-lit Rebel took round 1, it’s a slightly more consistently hitting, fly cadence-switching, set-up crazy and punch-tastic Magic who edges both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Magic – “Why Big Jersey tripping?, I’m itching to bring proof, got ‘Ol Solo guns nigga, one of my nigga’s will bring two!”

Ave defeats Quest Mcody

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Recap: In this URL app exclusive 3-rounder, Ave unleashes a roundhouse of hard-hitting personals searing boasts, sporty wordplay and well-themed chain punches to handily beat back an earnest, but elongated and mostly subpar Quest Mcody.

Verdict: Ave (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Ave – “Trust me, your brody know, your whole career been Dusty son, you’ll lose your drive for success taking Cody roads [Rhodes]!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Blayd Montana

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Recap: From The News Battle League, feasting off of some sinister name flips, beastmode punchlines and hard-hitting gun bars, even despite a hiccup or two when it came to maintaining his flow, Nu Jersey Twork still manages to beat back the mayhem-lit, but mostly pedestrian darts from Blayd Montana in this gritty 1-rounder.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Towrk (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – ”That nigga named Blayd Montana‘, alright I know that shit stupid, but if he can put a ‘y’ to his name I figure I could put an ‘n’ [end] to it!”

Mike P. defeats Rosenberg Raw

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Recap: From The Trenches/Chrone 23, a fire 3-rounder and competitive 3-rounder between Mike P. (yeah, it’s definitely a little strange not seeing him on URL) and the ever-bullish Rosenberg Raw comes down to the 3rd round after the two (Mike edging round 1 while Raw took round 2) split the first couple of rounds. A continuation of a performance-lit Mike’s scheme/storytelling-flexing, aggressive-punching and game play/simile-lit style versus the witty personals, gritty street chatter and fiery punches we love tos ee from Raw, helped a bit by Rosenberg’s expansive usage on personals about his opponent’s wife, it’s also the slghtly more haynaker-lit Mike who edges the final round for the win.

Verdict: Mike P. (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mike P – “I wanna pull up to Berg’s funeral right when the casket close and it’s downtime, see Rose on the inside and put a rose on the outside!”

Coffee Brown defeats Grid

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Recap: From KOTD, she chose violence…lots of it. Steady scoring for all 3 rounds with a fierce barrage of sturdy name flips, fiery gun bars, daunting punchlines and other mayhem-lit darts, Coffee Brown doesn’t break a sweat in getting a 30 over a hitting-at-times, but mostly lackluster Grid.

Verdict: Coffee Brown (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “I’m a killer nigger, serial, it ain’t in my jeans, it’s in my material!”

Chayna Ashley defeats Rosenberg Raw

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Recap: From Chrome 23, considering that this was Rosenberg Raw’s first battle ever against a female, you’d think the veteran battler would take a top-notch pen like Chayna Ashley’s more seriously. But waiting till the last minute to write for the battle and relying a bit too much on personals (tho, some were really funny) seemed to show otherwise. Not that Raw wasn’t competitive what with a plethora of wily boasts/punches and witty fat jokes that kept things close. But in addition to a fire rebuttal and freestyle to open her round 1, Chayna’s fiery punchlines, piercing wordplay, steely gun bars and mocking personals would help her take the opener as well as round 2 for the win, before a slightly more punch-lit Rosenberg edged the 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Chayna Ashley (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chayna Ashley – “Now I get it, we got some of the best flows in the game, but I’m a woman and I bleed, so this flow come with pain!”

Coffee Brown and Geechi Gotti [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Damn, they didn’t even want to hug it out at the end. Oh well. From the Riot Battle League, former ‘Mafia’ co-horts Geechi Gotti and Coffee Brown let it all out for 3 rounds and as to be expected, it’s a highly personal and competitive affair. Coffee, always aggressive in her battles, but seemingly too a little hostile here, got all up in Gotti’s grill throughout the match, all the while dishing a stinging barrage of spirited gun bars, hardbody personals laced with rich metaphors and gritty punchlines. While a slightly more subdued, but still heated Geechi offered up blistering takes on his opponent’s alleged sex (“Jazz said if she fucked Smack she could own half the company, that pussy must be beautiful, this dumb bitch was fucking ‘P’ and couldn’t get one percent of the Crucibles!”) tales when he wasn’t also scoring with a gang of hard street rhymes, gripping name flips, righteous personals and potent punchlines. Add some solid rebuttals to the mix from sides in the bout and altogether you’re left with a battle that lived to its hype when it comes to grudge matches. Nonetheless, no winner here as after the slightly more haymaker/performance/multi-faceted-lit Geechi edged round 1, before a higher-dosed Coffee returned the favor in round 2. An equally crowd-buzzing, punch-crazy and efficient 3rd by both battlers makes this one a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Coffee Brown – “It’s round 2 and you still a bitch, bang will lift, aircraft marshall, as soon as you land I’m waving stcks!”

B. Magic defeats Loe Peschi

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from GTX, after a 30-minute intro (j/k) from LushOne, a super condensed but superbly efficient B. Magic uses a gang of stifling punchlines, some flexing wordplay (esp. in round 3) and a bunch of hitting name flips/personals to handily score a 30 on a mostly pedestrian-punching Loe Peschi.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 3-0

Favorite line: B. Magic – “He got In Too Deep, he fucked with a God and met a pool stick!”