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Mister Greco

Battle rap enthusiast living in Timbuktu

E Hart defeats Don Ladyii

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Recap: SMH. I’ll never understand battle rap hosts (esp. those who are battle rappers themselves) disrespecting the artform by talking through a battlerss round. Like, make it make sense. Either way, while the needless chit-chatter caused her to stop her 2nd round short and quit, E-Hart’s 1st and 3rd, in this 3-rounder from OSBL, filled to the brim with a bunch of stinging punchlines, heated wordplay/gun bars and raucous name flips, still gets her win over a gritty and solid at times, but mostly pedestrian Don Ladyii.

Verdict: E-Hart (W) 2-1

Favorite line: E-Hart – “This battle y’all should call me E. Corleone, ‘cz it’s lights out I’m killing the Don then I’m going home!”

Bigg K defeats Yung Ill

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Recap: From RBE, against the meandering but hard-hitting jabs and righteous/slick talk of Yung Ill (who stayed competitive throughout, esp. during a turned-up and fire round 3), it’s a mean collage of nasty work from Bigg K. The Norfolk, VA vet using a steady barrage of spitfire 4-bar set-up/punchlines, flexing similes, sturdy name flips, fiery street bars and brash/witty personals to take each round and the earn a 30.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bigg K – “It’s calling, oh you need a booster start, I will supply you the stuff that you use for sparks, I still grind in the tuck yeah the gruesome part, where more lines getting cut than amusement parks!”

Chef Trez defeats LL Coogi

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Recap: From Jack City Battle League, back in Dre Dennis-mode with battles like every other day, a tenacious Chef Trez uses a fleet of sturdy gun bars, stinging punchlines, lofty rebuttals and gritty personals/name flips to beat back a formidable and punch/personal-lit effort from LL Coogi, Trez taking the first and 3rd rounds outside of a debatable 2nd.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “He’s hurt, don’t like they never warned ya, just ‘cuz ya known around here don’t mean I won’t pull a Beretta on ya, you’ll owe ya life and we sliding by, the debt is on ya, I’ll let ya face card get ya a 5, 5, 6…ya credit’s karma!”

Chef Trez defeats Duffy Boy Zilla

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Recap: A 1-rounder from The Stage in ATL sees Duffy Boy Zilla fiercely compete with an aggressive barrage of mayhem-drenched punches and salacious gun bars. But even with his opponent making him earn it, it’s just another day at the office for Chef Trez, who uses a handful of spicy rebuttals/freestyles, gangly 4-bar set-up/punchlines and otherwordly gun bars/name flips to gain the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “This ain’t your night, grim reaper got another soul to take, it’s ATL so Mr 3 of the Them Thangs gotta load a trey, but I’m the Chef, nigga you’ll get buried deep they’ll find ya clothes in clay, if I hit his spot I’ll shoot my way in, shoot my way out…Golden State!”

Danny Myers defeats Bad Newz

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Recap: Despite a gang of fierce (including a fire ‘God…GD’ line) punches and bodacious street raps from Bad Newz (who might want to update his personals on future opps), in this last-minute, but still competitive 1-rounder from M4M TV, it’s Danny Myers’ wicked combo of slick metaphors, consistently hitting punchlines, head-ringing name flips, piercing gun bars and fire rebuttals/freestyles (including a dope flip of the previously mentioned ‘God…GD’ bar that earns the Bar God emcee the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Speaking of switch, I’ll grab a stick from the trunk, I’ll lift and blast, face shot, coroner’s coudn’t recognize him but said ‘this is Bad’!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Eazy The Block Captain

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Recap: Geechi: “You should’ve fucked with me, I wouldn’t have said nothing1″…damn. Granted, not the first time we’ve seen battlers go at league-owners on stage to their face, but Gotti’s righteous, Aye Verb-inspired, personal-lit and crazy 3rd (i.e. classic) was defintely one for the books. That said, even in light of a trap talk-spazzing, storytelling rich, gritty punchline/struggle bar-spewing and at times personal scoring 3 rounds, Eazy The Block Captain (whose best rounds were actually the 2nd and 3rd’s) is just going to have to accept the ‘L’ here as during each round his more consistently punching and versatile flexing opp just did him one better. A confident Gotti staying on point throughout in front of n attentive Chrome 23, New Jersey crowd with a shitload of spitfire street raps, slick wordplay, gangly similes, witty punches, heartfelt ancedotes and wicked personals at both Eazy and a seemingly stunned Remy Ma to earn the 30 in a battle that more than lived up to its expectations.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “I do this shit for the haves and the have nots, when Pap punched you, we was all wondering if you didn’t have or have knots!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: A dope 3-rounder from Last Second Sea between Emerson Kennedy and Geechi Gotti sees the former score with a bunch of spririted sneak disses, hitting struggle bars and piercing setups/punchlines. But it’s a slightly more condensed Gotti, not only on his shit with a gang of fiery personals, well-armed gun bars, steely punches and fierce street raps, but also a handful of spicy rebuttals who edges rounds 1 and 2 for the win before EK returned the favor in a close 3rd.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “I collect the heads of the bodies of the nigga’s I killed, I’m sick with it, but since Gotti got bundles y’all should know I got a box with wigs in it!”

Aye Verb defeats A. Ward

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Recap: From RBE, let’s start with that ‘turn the Glock 40 on your bitch ass’ bar from A. Ward here in round 1 having to be in the running for Bar of the Year. Moving on, after the more eclectic, rebuttal spitting and just as hard-hitting Ward edged round 1, the latter couple of rounds would prove that Aye Verb can still stand tall with the best of them when he when he wants it bad enough. The St. Louis vet (who judging from all the shit-talking he did prior to this battle up in Twitter Sapces, is clearly the No. 1 battle rap promoter in the game) continuing to snap in round 2 with a gang of stealth punches, righteous darts, rich similes and rapid haymakers to take the second, despite a pretty solid and scheme-lit turn from Ward. Tied going into the 3rd, the final round would be a nail-biter with a condensed Verb still punching mightily and dishing stinging boasts at will. However, even with a beatable round from his opponent, the usage of some questionable/old angles by Ward coupled with a few dry spots during an elongated turn that overall just wasn’t as efficient, ultimately hands Verb the win.

Verdict: Aye Verb (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Aye Verb – “The cheers you getting?, they mean nothing ‘cuz blacks embrace they clones, cheers from me are worth double ‘cuz nigga’s hate their own!”

Goodz defeats Calicoe

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Recap: From RBE, in the end whether Goodz pops really is white didn’t matter. The GMB boss, after getting edged in round 1 (thanks in part to a fly freestyle, some astute personals and righteous talking too’s from Calicoe) utlizing a plethora of hard-hitting punchlines, fire braggadocious rhymes, dope personals/schemes, slick money talk and rigid wordplay/name flips to beat back a couple of pretty solid and gritty, but over expansive (when it came to themes) rounds by Cal that gave Goodz both turns for the win.

Verdict: Goodz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Goodz – “These dumb nigga’s be on Spaces for hours arguing for free, if it ain’t about a profit or I ain’t dollar-signing, i ain’t got time for gossip if I can’t monetize it!”

Chef Trez defeats Poppy G

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Underground Battle League, a pretty solid effort from Poppy G via a boatlaod of hard street rhymes and boastful punches gets blown to bits by an even more effcetive Chef Trez, who with a gory combo of fiery gun bars, scintillating punchlines, mayhem-rich darts and wily rebuttals easily scores the 30.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “All the extra moving lead to a shooting, bullets is what I’m sending your way, get too hype get hit with a drake, the can hit him with all that aggression…nigga I’ll make an energy drink!”

Clone defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: A fire battle from Bullpen sees a versatile punching Clone use a slightly more consistent variety of gritty punches, fiery schemes, some slick wordplay/name flips/wordplay, witty/hard-hitting personals and a solid rebuttal game of his own to score than more than haymakers and edge each round over the always formidable Chef Trez, who while keeping it competitive throughout with a plethora of piercing gun bars, a flexing freestyle/rebuttal bag and dope name flips/boasting barbs/rigid personals, just couldn’t quite keep up with an opponent on his A game for all 3 rounds.

Verdict: Clone (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Clone – “This ain’t me in the flesh, just the spirit against you, you said ‘making Clone like a scientist’…I came to experiment with you!”

Chef Trez defeats Shotti P

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Recap: From Bar Wars Rap Battles, noted KOTD punch feen Shotti P delivers a wicked/witty religious/Muslim angle to take round 2 of this 3-rounder. But outside of that it’s too much Chef Trez here as the ATL vet uses a boatload of ill gun bars, gritty punchlines, mocking personals, flexing trap talk and hitting rebuttals/freestyles to handily take rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “.38 caught a case behind Shotti…like 6ix9ine!”

Sheed Happens defeats 40 B.A.R.R.S.

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from OSBL, despite a bit of a slow start from Sheed Happens that included a head-scratching cameo from some dude in the crowd, the performance-heavy Maryland rapper’s more biting punches, eccentric personals/set-ups, graphic haymakers and stifling street rhymes in the latter half of his round prove to e more than enough to beat back a 40 B.A.R.R.S, who stayed competitive with a gang of slick wordplay, but overall couldn’t match the heat of her more consistent opp.

Verdict: Sheed Happens (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Sheed Happens – “I’ll treat that fridge like the middle of the mall, how the fuck did they get a car in there?!”

Frak defeats A. Ward

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Recap: From GTX/Grind Time, a close on until round 3, Frak and A. Ward put on an entartaining show filled to the rim with a bunch of witty puns/personals, fiery schemes, spicy rebuttals, religious barbs, storied angles and formidable punchlines. And while Ward kept it competitive through and through, a slow start to his 3rd to go along with some fire style breakdowsn by Frak, helped the more consistently-lit Bay area vet score a 30 over an opponent who may be taking on too much in a short amount of time.

Verdict: Frak (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Frak – “Aaron turns the other cheek, A. Ward got some fire crosses, A. Ward on the side of violence, Aaron [airing] on the side of caution!”

Rum Nitty defeats Jaz The Rapper

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Recap: From the Riot, in a competitive and stirring 3-rounder between 2022 WOTY Jaz The Rapper and 2022 COTY Rum Nitty filled with plenty (from both sides) of gritty punchlines, flexing gun bars, searing personals, wily wordplay and co-host Tay Roc talking through both battlers rounds, thanks in part to an elongated (when it came to schemes and rounds) throughout Jaz also hurting herself a bit with a slow start in round 1 (thus helping Nitty to edge) before coming back with a more steady showing in the middle round to split things going into the 3rd, it’s the more bar efficient and slightly more haymaker-lit Nitty who takes the final round for the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I won’t slide in the cover, but I’ll take sloppy action, she like ‘I can’t breathe!’, stop the acting, you either gonna suck or choke….why you out here lollygagging!”

Cortez defeats Philly Haze

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Recap: Going forward Philly Haze may want to insert more of his wit in his bars, cuz the not-really-from-Philly (he’s actually from the BX) certainly funny when need be. That said, in this 3-rounder from BullpenBattle League, it’s all Cortez as the Brooklyn, NY, vet (despite a dope ‘off the wall’ freestyle by Haze in round 1) sticks it to his opponent with a gang of boastful barbs, searing heat, feel-good wordplay and more consistently lit punchlines to score the 3-0.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Cortez – “Y’all pump Haze, but my block different, see y’all don’t get it, it’s Carlee Russell in my hood, that girl was never missing!”

Mackk Myron defeats J2

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Recap: From Hitman Holla’s Bags and Bodies league, turnaround once again proves to be fair play as after getting humbled by opponent J2’s sterling gun bars and witty/hard-hitting personals, Mackk Myron gets back in his groove with a roundhouse, punchline-lit, deliciously mocking and more steady scoring round 2 to tie things up in light of another dope run by J2. The deciding 3rd, what with Mackk adding some fierce schemes to his already syrupy bag of fire punches, is a no-brainer as a slow start by J2 coupled with some poignant, but so-so bars throughout the round assists in giving Mackk the win easy.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Mackk Myron – “Why you acting upset?, oh you was looking for a classic bro, this house?, Kings of Comedy, Mac [Mackk] last to go!”

Bonnie Godiva defeats Lady Caution

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Recap: In this gun-bar happy 3-rounder from Bullpen Battle League, a Bonnie Godiva who was never really on her A-game, still manages to score a 30 over a mostly pedestrian Lady Caution. The Yonkers, NY, femcee also mixing in a bunch of witty personals, aggressive/hitting punches and resident Tay Roc (Caution’s bf) name flips to handily outscore her opponent and earn the shutout.

Verdict: Bonnie Godiva (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Bonnie Godiva – “So pick a plot, ‘cuz as far as your bars, it isn’t hot, my nigga stop, in ten years you haven’t hit the top, you Jamie Foxx, bitch you don’t know if you sick or not!”

Charie Clips defeats Scotty

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Recap: Scotty versus Charlie Clips in a 1-rounder from Houston Bar Code sees the latter use a plethora of brazen schemes, stinging 4-bar setup/punchlines and witty personals/freestyles to handily gain the win over an opponent who’s punches couldn’t keep up in tenacity or efficiency.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “Fuck your bitch, that ain’t ya bitch no more nigga that’s the crew thang, we was deep in her like the Wu-tang, in New York that’s the 2 train, saved her under my phone like the SWV, not ‘cuz she got me Weak in the Knees or that’s my boo thang, she been on so many nigga’s microphone singing I had to save her under a group name!”

Bigg K defeats T-Rex

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Recap: From GTX, I’m guessing T-Rex meant to say ‘Stojakovic’ (as in former NBA star Peja). Verbal hijinks aside, a close one between the Dot Mobb capo and Bigg K that featured Rex putting up a pretty soldi effort what with a boatload of fly name flips, aggressive/hardbody punches and bodacious trap talk, one too many pedestrian bars from the Harlem vet to go along with a slightly steadier K on his shit throughout via a bunch of witty barbs, graphic, steely street bars, sturdy schemes and stellar punchlines, gives the Norfolk, VA battler the 1st and 3rd rounds fo the win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K – “You line them up, I knock ’em down, catch a body smoking Rex, another Dot on the table, it’s the domino effect!”

Hitman Holla defeats Ill Will

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Recap: From RBE’s Max Out 3 card, a fiery and highly competitive blue room battle between Hitman Holla and Ill Will (with a surprising amount of rebuttals from each battler) ends up going Hitman’s way as after getting edged in round 1 (thanks to a blazing, versatile and more consistent effort from Will) Hitman’s plethora of hard-hitting braggadocious lines, piercing lyricism, agressive punches and gripping personals allowed him to score just enough haymakers and edge both the 2nd and 3rd rounds for the win over an opponent who while still scoring left and right with a boatload of witty personals, fierce gun bars and steely schemes/set-up/punchlines, just wasn’t able to match the blow-by-blow action that he came with in the opening round.

Verdict: Hitman Holla (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Hitman Holla – “I’m not a walk over, I’m Hitman, I do walk-up’s!”

Ms. Hustle defeats Kapo Bravado

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Recap: From Houston Bar Code’s NOME 5 card, arguably one of Ms. Hustle’s best rounds ever as the EFB vixen turns it up (bumps included) on a gritty/pretty solid, but ultimately overmatched Kaop Bravado with an aggressive variety of hard-hitting punchlines, crowd-rocking schemes, glistening gun bars, flexing boasts and stinging personals to score than enough haymakers and earn the win in this equally bullish and definitely personal 1-rounder.

Verdict: Ms. Hustle (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ms. Hustle – “You lame too, that’s your vibe, for that snake shit, Spillz should make you step outside, you don’t sell ya nigga out for no bitch, that’s your guy, I’m only showing you what to look out for Spillz…like a ‘Wet Floor’ sign!”

Tay Roc defeats Ave

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Recap: Ave versus Tay Roc, a much-anticipated matchup that probably should’ve taken place in front of an East-coast crowd (instead of Summer Madness 13 in Houston), comes with what you’d expect in terms of bars, punches and finally finding out why Ave left Cave Gang (well, according to Ave anyway). Roc with the witty personals, plethora of dope ‘EFB’ flips, pretty solid name flips, rapid-fire ‘AMG mode’ darts and piercing gun bars, came to work. While Ave (who clearly took this battle more personally than his opponent did throughout) came with his usual assortment of rich boasts, fierce name flips of his own, fiery punchlines and storied personals that while a little excessive, for the most part made their point (esp. in round 3). Close for all 3 rounds with plenty of head-nodding by both battlers to show favor of certain standout bars and to let everyone know that there wasn’t any animosity between the two, it’s the more haymaker-lit Roc who takes round 1 before also taking a more efficiently run round 2 for the win. An equally methodical, entertaining and punch-heavy 3rd makes for a debateable.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Say E.F.B. now, I ain’t even fucking mad, you gonna die of a heart attack if you keep eating fucking bad!”

Jerry Wess defeats DNA

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Recap: One thing one has learned from years of recapping battles: when everybody and their mother says it’s a 30, it’s usually not. Not to take anything away from Jerry Wess here, because he’s always been a dangerous opp for any battler. But this URL Summer Madness 13 against DNA was still close and competitive throughout. DNA scoring with a gang of dope 4-bar punches, some fire rebuttals (esp. during the start of his round 2), hitting personals and potent/mayhem-lit darts, came to win. While the underdog Wess’ performance-lit punches, jaunty name flips, props, hardbody boasts and full embrace of his ‘scammer’ rep also lit up the scoreboard. Still, a slow start of both battlers in round 1 ends up with the more haymaker-lit Jerry edging the opener before the trio of aforementioned rebuttals by DNA edged him round 2 to tie things up going into the 3rd. And while DNA had another pretty solid round, the deciding 3rd saw Wess go ham with the punches, performance and variety during a more steady showing that earned him the win.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “You wanna be a nigger’s top 5?, cool, but Mt. Rushmore this bitch buggin, when it comes to legends we don’t really consider you DNA…5th cousin!”

T-Top defeats John John Da Don (Rematch)

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Recap: Battling a second time in a sequel to their earlier 1-round meeting way back in 2014, T-Top and fellow angler John John Da Don go at it for 3 rounds, this time at URL’s Summer Madness 13. And altogether it’s a no-brainer. The Bear taking advantage of his opponent getting off to slow starts in both the 1st and 2nd rounds with a steady mix of flexing gun bars, rich storytelling/struggle bars, hitting boasts, stinging personals and fiery trap talk to earn the win before JJDD, proving to be a better angler on his day, came through with a more well-crafted, personal-lit 3rd to make this a twenty-one.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 2-1

Favorite line: T-Top – “Nigga, what have you done?, I’m one of one bitch, you ain’t even one of them one’s!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Hollow Da Don

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Recap: From URL’s Summer Madness 13, scoring with a wide variety of crispy/mocking personals, while also taking advantage of an opponent in Hollow Da Don who wasn’t nearly as hitting as we usually witness when it comes to his punch game (tho he did show flashes of that clever wit we’re used to seeing in rounds 1 and 3), a confident Nu Jerzey Twork also utilizes dope stage presense, a boatload of rambunctious punches, solid gun lines and captive, performance-lit bars to take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable thanks in part to a couple of fire rebuttals by Hollow) and earn the win.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Y’all talkin’, “He clean off of drugs”, this nigga fakin’, I been around him, three hours off lean you be scratchin’ your skin and pacin’, shit, I get itchy just bein’ around this addict (attic), it’s insulation!”

Fonz defeats Shotgun Suge

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Recap: Like a couple of big linebackers going at it on the football field, Shotgun Suge and Fonz bring the fight to URL’s Summer Madness 13 and it’s a goodie with both of the big guys bringing the competitive heat, vociferous punches, fiery gun bars, loud metaphorical name flips, fly hometown refernces and of course, a couple of aggressive bumps/pocket taps by each battler to show everyone that they meant business. However, in the end it’s Fonz who prevails. The Cleveland, OH, battler edging round 1 (before the just as lit, but more efficient Suge edged round 2) with more haymakers while dominating the deciding 3rd round with a barrage of powerful punches, lyrical finesse and steady crowd-shaking darts to gain the win over a so-so Suge.

Verdict: Fonz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Fonz – “They brought the landlord to evict a nigga…now [bumps Suge] bitch move!”

E-Hart defeats Cashflo Rizzy

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Recap: Nice vet move by E-Hart there in the 3rd round, putting some bars together at the end of her turn to avoid the choke. Still, considering the big hiccup in round 3, it’s a good thing Infinite-E already had this mayhem/punch-lit Bullpen Battle League 3-rounder against Cashflo Rizzy in the bag. Ms. Hart using a boatload of hard-hitting name flips, flexing gun bars and stinging wordplay to take the first couple of rounds for the win before the gritty and often-spazzing with puchlines (tho a couple of slip-ups in round 1 did hurt her a bit) Cashflo stepped it up and literally went ham in the final round to avoid getting shutout.

Verdict: E-Hart (W) 2-1

Favorite line: E-Hart – “Even tho I have a bag, I’m still strapped for Cash!”

Eazy The Block Captain defeats Dizaster

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Recap: Dizaster wasn’t too surprised, openly admitting during this dope and highly entertaining Grind Time 3-rounder how ‘easy’ it is for Eazy The Block Captain to deliver hard-hitting trap talk at any time . But give the Gutta City capo his flowers anyway, especially after a surprising slip-up in round 2 assisted in costing him the round and going into the 3rd tied up after the punch-heavier Block Captain edged the opener. And what with another witty, personal-lit and rebuttal-friendly final round by Diz, things were looking a little bleak for Eazy before his 3rd. But with a wicked combo of hardbody punches, a mid-round rebuttal and a gang of sublime street/trap talk that even had the Oakland crowd buzzing throughout, it’s the more haymaker-crazy ETBC who also edges the final round for an impressive road win.

Verdict: Eazy The Block Captain (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Eazy The Block Captain – “See, they say trap bars is all I do, that’s just because, man you know what it was, trap money kept my lights on so who i thought invented electricity was the plug!”

Charlie Clips defeats Bankhead

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Black Ice Cartel, Charlie uses a bunch of fire schemes, potent setup/punchlines, piercing freestyles/rebuttals and witty personals to edge each round for the 30 over an aggressive, animated and gritty throughout, but too often pedestrian and reach-lit Bankhead.

Verdict: Charlie Clips (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Charlie Clips – “You got shot and started thinking you was Pac, you don’t even know the meaning of war, nigga ya built like if Brenda decided to keep the baby…and is feening for more!”

Ave defeats P.A.Y.N.E.

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Recap: From The News Battle League, what his opponent P.A.Y.N.E. lacked in rich metaphors and sturdy punches, Ave more than makes up for it, while also adding a gang of fiery name flips, feelgood wordplay and boastful barbs to handily the win over his mostly pedestrin opp in this 1-rounder.

Verdict: Ave (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ave – “You think not?, you still the trauma what we not about?, man my whole gang be steppin’ P.A.Y.N.E. like we got gout!”

Chess defeats Tubbs

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Recap: A 1-rounder between Tubbs and Chess from Houston Bar Code’s ‘None 5′ card ends up kind of close as Tubbs’ pertinent punches and gritty personals work to score some major haymakers until he flattened out a bit during the final third of his round. But perhaps motivated a bit at T-Rex pulling out of their rumored Summer Madness battle last minute, the ever nearly combustible Chess holds it together here and with a plethora of nasty name flips, fiery wordplay and stinging gun lines/boastful barbs delivers a much more steady performance to earn the win.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “For my next assault, your bro can get thrown in the water like Epson salt…and so can Tubbs!”

Ryda defeats Kai The Poet

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Recap: From OSBL, against a competitive, rebuttal-spitting and gritty-punching Kai The Poet, a slightly more condensed and efficiently hard-hitting uses a bunch of slick wordplay, fiery set-up/punchlines, solid personals and fierce name flips to take both of the opening rounds for the win, before a more direct and punch-lit KTP edged the 3rd to avoid the shutout.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ryda – “You got Ryda on ya resume dog, I’m a real killer, a Monster Indeed…this coul be a Career Builder!”

Rum Nitty defeats Ace Amin

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Recap: From URL’s Summer Madness 13, a highly entertaining 3-rounder between Rum Nitty and Ace Amin comes down to the latter unleashing a wide array of tricks (including a righteous, URL-friendly and classic 3rd round) and fiery wordplay throughout the battle. While Nitty’s mostly sublime punch-game, gritty name flips, performance-rich lines (and shoulder bumbs) and stinging gun bars proved again why he’s one of the best in the game. A definitive crowd-pleaser with both battlers on their A-game, this one comes down to the slightly more condensed and steady Nitty edging rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before Ace reversed the V in the aforementioned 3rd.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “I get to tripping out the gate, I told Beas, send direct payments this man dead, I’m a hit the gun store for an SK and a Mac 10, vest plate and I grab lead, I went tool shoppin’, like a hardware store, then I left Ace with a flat head [flathead]!”

Tay Roc defeats Real Deal

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Recap: From Takeova Battle League, consistently scoring all 3 rounds with a bunch of piercing name flips, gritty punchlines, some fire wordplay and flexing gun bars, an AMG mode-friendly Tay Roc (who also took advantage of a personal-hitting, but overall on his B game Real Deal what with a haphazard round 3, a couple of reaches and less-than-potent-punch-arsenal) handily earns the 30 over the Pittsburgh vet.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “He starting to black out, his breath is getting weaker, got him calling the God but he was never a believer, HK this heckler is a sweeper, this will knock 50 percent off deal…it’s better when it’s cheaper!”

Ryda defeats Ju$eboxx

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Recap: Thought Ryda was about to choke there near the end of his round. But in this 1-rounder from Purebars RBl, the DMV rapper not only managed to finish his turn, but his more consistently spitfire punches, graphic gunplay and hard-hitting name flips prove enough to beat a gritty and punch-heavy at times, but less steady effort from Ju$eboxx.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ryda – “Your death, I could demonstrate it, eliminate it, Sistine chapel, I left his ceiling painted, he didn’t make it, body in a morgue, it’s just chilling [vaping???], but what else you supposed to do with juice?…keep it refridgerated!”

Rum Nitty defeats Dre Dennis

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from Capital Battle Grounds, Dre Dennis kills it with a dope flip on his opponent’s infamous ‘M.O.P. your ante up’ line, but with one too many reaches and not nearly enough haymakers, the mostly gun bar slinging Gates of the Garden co-owner just couldn’t keep up with Rum Nitty’s much richer combo of stylistic gun bars, fiery punchlines, piercing personals and stinging wordplay.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “One shot, he know he not gonna make it, it’s a Hack-a-Shaq!”

Real Deal defeats Nunn Nunn

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Recap: Much respect to Nunn Nunn for taking on a life of God. But while the VA vet gets in touch with his religious side, he may want to take a class or two on Capitalism 101 which would help explain how free markets, private busineses, profit motive, marketability leads to why he gets paid what he get paid per battle and others (despite their chokes) get paid more. That said, outside of dishing one-too-many obscure punchlines and pedestrian bars that cost him round 1 to his wittier and punch-heavier opp, it’s Real Deal’s continually nasty/boastful barbs, syrupy wordplay, stifling personals and bodacious/righteous punches that allows the Pittsburh battler to edge rounds 2 and (despite a classic, Smack diss-ful turn by NN in the final round) 3 for the win.

Verdict: Real Deal (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Real Deal – “If I was concerned about your loved one’s welfare I’d ask Brett Favre to pitch in!”

Mackk Myron defeats Chess

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Recap: In this 1-rounder from URL, both Chess and Mackk Myron go through small bouts of fumblitis when it came to their flows. However, the two battlers would still recover and make this battle competitive via a gang of gritty punchliness, artful boasts and piercing gun bars. But with an addition of witty punches/personals in hs arsenal as well as an ability to put up a handful of more haymakers, it’s the steadier scoring Mackk for the win.

Verdict: Mackk Myron (W) 1-0

Favorite line: M ackk Myron – “I’m a killer who popped out, you can’t beat me nigga, that mean my heart half-cold this a TV dinner!”

Tay Roc defeats Quban

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Recap: A.I. may frown on it, but watch any Tay Roc battle and you’ll witness just how much work that the Gun Bar King puts into practicing his rounds. What with Roc’s ability to run back his bars with ease, decipher and break them down them when necessary and jump right back into pockets with equal precision, shows you a man who’s serious about his craft. And as this blazing 3-rounder vs. Quban on OSBL shows us once again, no matter the tier of the competition, Roc never underestimates his opp’s either. Not that Quban is anyone’s slouch. The Maryland battle vet keeping it close for all three rounds here with a boatload of gritty punchlines, aggressive heat, syrupy set-ups and flippant personals/name flips. But ultimately, this was Roc’s show. The Gun Titles co-capo using a plethora of head-banging gun bars, flexing punchlines, versatile name flips, boastful barbs, witty anecdotes and sporty personals of his own to land a few more haymakers in rounds 1 and 2 for the win, before an equally potent 3rd on both sides makes for a debatable.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Say ya fucking goodbye’s, chopper dump on his ride, transformers whip into two, he thought it was a mirage!”

Chef Trez defeats 6IX Shotz

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Recap: From Purebars RBL, some slick wordplay and a bunch of heavy heat from 6IX Shotz keeps things competitive throughout this 3-rounder. But steadily armed with a gang of stifling gun bars, sturdy rebuttals, fierce name flips and fiery punchlines, it’s Chef Trez all day for the 30.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I’ll murk him, squeezing the nina, put his body on this ratchet when I peep ya demeanor, i don’t throw away the gun, I believe in the diva, plus no bitches cost too much, it’s cheaper to keep her!”

John John Da Don defeats Jae Millz

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Recap: From Bullpen (in Yonkers, NY instead of ATL), against a valiant and gritty effort from Jae Millz who continues to hurt himself when it comes to consistently hitting similes (but might wanna expound on his humor a bit more in future battles), John John da Don uses a versatile palette of stifling (esp. in round 2) punchlines, sturdy name flips, piercing personals and potent set-ups to take the middle round and edge the 1st and 3rd’s for the Gentleman’s 30.

Verdict: John John da Don (W) 3-0

Favorite line: John John da Don – “The best secret I ever kept?, my aim is more accurate with strangers, ‘cuz it’s hard to miss people I never met!”

JC defeats E. Farrell

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Recap: From iBattle, despite a 5-year hiatus away from the battle rap game, for 3 rounds here against JC E. Farrell shows that he hasn’t missed a beat what with his salacious combo of witty barbs and piercing punching that kept him competitive throughout the entire battle. But JC…well being JC, just prives to be a little too much in the end, the Michigan vet using a gang of slightly more efficient hardbody punches, dark/mayhem-drenched mosaics, ample name flips and gritty wordplay to edge the first couple of rounds for tne win before a 3rd round debatable.

Verdict: JC (W) 2-1

Favorite line: JC – “It get very real, I mean we in every field…toe-tagging, that mean we with it all sport, Bo Jackson!”

Viixen the Assassin defeats Jade

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Recap: A competitive 1-rounder from Our Society Battle League with two battlers , Viixen The Assassin and Jade, with similar aggressive-punching (with a little humor mixed in) styles, gets edged by the more set-up/wordplay-lit, less pedestrian and haymaker-friendly Viixen, who frankly speaking definitely needed a win.

Verdict: Viixen The Assassin (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Viixen The Assassin – “I’m here ‘cuz V better, replace the Big Mac with the banana…I’m trying to eat better!”

Danny Myers defeats Theory Truth

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Takeova Battle League, Danny Myers takes advantage of a mostly subpar Theory Truth and uses a bunch of fierce name flips, piercing punchlines, hitting rebuttals and rugged/twisted mayhem to take all three rounds for the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “My pen is something you never seen before clearly, can’t even use my signature move…the parallel universe is a Theory!”

Rum Nitty defeats Yung Griz

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Recap: From West World Battle Rap, in a battle that was competitive throughout while featuring a gang of slick wordplay, blistering gun bars, savage boasts and scintillating set-up/punchlines, after the two split (had Rum Nitty edging round 1 before Yung Griz returned the favor in round 2) it’s a more bucket hat/personal-lit, condensed and haymaker-friendly Rum who takes the deciding 3rd for the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “If I send my shooters he fo sure dying, they get off the drugs and get more violent, before they go sliding, they probably sniff a little white girl…like Joe Biden!”

40 B.A.R.R.S. and Yoshi G [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: From Chrome 23, an intense 3-round battle that featured two fire rounds between a storytelling/wordplay/punchline/personal-lit 40 B.A.R.R.S. and a personal/witty/salacious (“Yeah, I like to suck dick, but you the one that be choking!”) Yoshi G (that they split with 40 taking round 1 and Yoshi taking the 2nd) gets turned upside down when the deeply rooted animosity the two battlers had for each other surfaced in the 3rd. Yoshi surprisngly (after getting off to a pretty solid start) choking away her final round and a clearly frustrated 40 choosing not to spit her last round after an unwitting security guard, oblivious to the nuanced decorum of competitive battling, touched off a tense back-n-forth with 40 for talking a bit while Yoshi rapped in ddition to the Boston vixen arguing with Yoshi (who blamed 40 for her choke) and getting a water bottle thrown at her. And while league-owner Remy Ma, as host of the battle, could’ve attempted to calm things down between 40 and Yoshi so both of them could get their verses off uninterrupted in the 3rd, one wouldn’t upser if these two did a rematch some time down the line.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S. – “Bitch, you still want that status only legends is given, you wanted to climb on top and show your ass, reverse-cowgirl, what a clever decision, but you like backshots so why using doggy-style ain’t put you in a better position?!”

John John da Don defeats Yung Ill

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Recap: In this 3-rounder from Street Status, Yung Ill’s storied set-ups, slick wordplay and rich performance bars keeps him competitive and erans him a debatable round 1. But with the ability to hit all cylinders when it came to name flips in addition to a gritty punch game and a gang of piercing personals, it’s John John Da Don who handily takes both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: John John da Don (W) 2-1

Favorite line: John John Da Don – “You washed up, the face of this gun?, I’m still popping, clip longer than a Netflix series…you still watching?!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Rizz

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Recap: From Takeova Battle League, a 3-round matchup between up-n-comer Rizz and Nu Jerzey Twork goes Nu Jerooz’s way as Twork’s consistently spicy set-ups, spirited/reckless gun bars, flexing punchlines and steady calls for mayhem prove to be more than enough to 3-0 an opponent who while gritty throughout, just couldn’t usurp enough potentcy to his punchlines to keep up and compete.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “Head shot, and that’s just for nice knowing you…say goodbye!”

First Lady Flamez defeats Kausion

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Recap: While Chrome 23’s visual aesthetics and stage presense have improved quite a bit since its birth, Remy Ma may want to work a little on controlling her crowd’s as big man with the shades on (presumably from Kausion’s side) was way too comfortable being all up in the women’s space (and in the camera) during this 3-rounder featuring Kausion versus First Lady Flamez. That aside, a fire matchup between two Virginian’s gets won by Flamez who with a plethora of fiery gun bars, some impeccible wordplay, a bunch of sturdy name flips and flexing/aggressive punchlines takes rounds 1 and 2 for the win over an oppoenent who while competing hard with her bag of gritty punches, piercing street rhymes and potent name flisp of her own, couldn’t (till the 3rd round, which was a debatable) keep up to Flamez when it came to haymakers of steady efficiency in the opening rounds.

Verdict: First Lady Flamez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: First Lady Flamez – “Silencer on a nina, we ’bout action, nothing gets vocalized, so when I look at this I’m sending shots, it’s like getting pregnant by ya side nigger during summertime…I hope it dies!”

Saflare Sole and Danny Myers [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Featuring a bunch of fly rebuttals from a too cold Danny Myers and a versatile performance from up-n-comer Saflare Sole, this gritty 3-rounder from URL ends up as consequential as a debatable. The off-the-dome lit and more haymaker-rich Myers taking round 1 before (despite a small stumble) Saflare turned it up on the punchlines to force a tie against another rebuttal-lit (“Hey nigga, tonight you get slayed violent, they forgot to read that bitch Miranda rights, you got the right to remain silent!”) ..and mayhem-friendly turn by Danny. A battle that also spouted nicely-blended ‘Danny-ism’s’ from Sole throughput the match and some nifty wordplay from Myers would end up with Saflare earning a tie with another punch-crazy 3rd that coupled with a righteous Danny spending a little too much time pontificating, allows the newbie to edge the bout for a debatable.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Saflare Sole – “I’ll clap this bitch, stomach, leg, arm, bullets even his back get hit, he shot in a private location like an App event!”

Chilla Jones defeats Klutz

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Recap: From URL, a highly personal, but classic and superbly put together and righteous/irony-filled 3rd (which for whatever reason gained a lot of controversy online) coupled with a 1st and 2nd rounds that were both slightly more condensed and heavy on fiery schemes, sizzling wordplay and a variety of stinging punchlines gives Chilla Jones the edge in all 3 rounds of this Born Legacy 13 matchup for the win over a mostly punch-heavy, performance-lit and multifaceted Klutz, who outside of a few dry spots here and there, still made his mark and kept it competitive.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones – “In this game I’m really the one playa, like story mode!”

Jaz The Rapper defeats RX

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Recap: Outside of an opening round where a way more punch-heavy Jaz The Rapper handily earned the win, it’s a close Create For You 3-rounder here between Jaz and RX. The Compton, California native using a fire rebuttal and a plethora of hard-hitting/witty personals (while also taking advantage of a flow-challnged Jaz) to take the second round and tie things up,before a more versatile, righteous and consistently punchline-lit Jaz (who did this battle only a week after battling Charlie Clips) takes round 3 for the win.

Verdict: Jaz the Rapper (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jaz The Rapper – “Then I’m a stab her and y’all gonna witness me poking her up, see my women’s intuition told me go with the gut!”

B. Magic defeats Casino

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Recap: In this App-exclusive 1-rounder from URL, while Casino’s sterling trap talk and gritty storytelling were certainly a highlight. It’s B. Magic’s more variable schemes and name flips that included a gang of stinging metaphors and spicy themes coupled with the usual m.o. of rapid/hardbody punchlines that earns the more condensed EFB vet the win.

Verdict: B. Magic (W) 1-0

Favorite line: B. Magic – “Pac leaving Tyson fight, this the last time you seeing Casino!”

Emerson Kennedy defeats JC

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Recap: Absolute 1-round, URL App-exclusive punchfest between JC and Emerson Kennedy sees the more eclectic-punching and personal/set-up lit EK get the edge in what was a haymaker-drenched turn on both sides.

Verdict: Emerson Kennedy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Emerson Kennedy – “This nigga plain, talking bar none, that Surf performance?, far from, the quality, nigga if you had started dancing, we thought you was gonna bar some…we thought you were supposed to end the wave, this nigga tried to start one!”

Jakkboy Maine defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: In this fire, App-exclusive 1-rounder from URL, a slightly more condensed overall, flow/wordplay-lit, punch-heavy, sizzling/wildly expansive when it came to food themes/metaphors and other salacious punches Jakkboy Maine manages to edge a Chef Trez, who while hellbent on delivering fiery tropes of mayhem, a gang of sturdy gun bars and a bunch of wicked punchlines, lacked enough firepower (and rebuttals, of which he surprisingly only had one) to keep up with the former Goonie’s efficiency and revelry.

Verdict: Jakkboy Maine (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jakkboy Maine – “Them Christmas carols end with a scream, so my past, present and future Chef seen all 3 of them thangs!”

Eazy The Block Captain defeats Reed Dollaz

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Recap: A couple of Philly’s finest, Reed Dollaz and Eazy The Block Captain, put on a close, competitive and dope show for 3 rounds to headline the latter’s “The Trenches” card. The veteran Reed gritty, braggadocius and hardnody as ever, kept it condensed and consistent throughout with a boatload of fire punches, fiery street themes, ill personals and stinging name flips. While the ever-confident Block Captain scored with a plethora of piercing trap talk, fire name flips and personals of his own, flippant boasts, steely/righteous punchlines and buoyant gun bars. Gripping throughout in front of a Philly crowd that was all-in from the jump, after a debatable round 1, it’s the slightly more haymaker-lit Eazy TBC who edges rounds 2 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Eazy The Block Captain (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Eazy The Block Captain – “I am not for play, I take pride in cooking up, even my pots is dishwasher safe!”

QB (Black Diamond) defeats Robin Rhymes

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Recap: From RBE, a competitive Robin Rhymes makes her name heard with 3 elongated but pretty solid rounds that flexed her versatility (esp. in round 2, where despite a few hiccups when it came to flow, she was able to edge thanks in part to a gang of sublime personals/bars). But opponent QB, continuing to show off in what’s been a dope 2023 for her, not only takes advantage of Ms. Rhymes prolongation with a 1st and 3rd round’s that were moreso efficient, but with a rich palette of stinging wordplay, fiery/aggressive name flips/bars and crazy, hard-hitting personals (esp. during a classic finale) handily earns the win.

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

Favorite line: QB (Black Diamond) – “Bitch your career will never prosper, off your petty drama, fucking nigga’s in sewer leagues, Robin rhymes more like Robin Williams ‘cuz she be hung on the wrong things!”

Tay Roc defeats Jae Soldier

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Recap: From Takeova Battle League, a hard-hitting and aggressive 3-rounder between Tay Roc and Jae Soldier goes the former’s way as despite a slew of mocking/piercing/witty personals and gritty punches from Soldier, a rebuttal-throwing Roc’s steady bag of rich metaphors, sturdy name flips, boastful darts and festive gun bars allows him to edge each round for the Gentleman’s 30.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “Boy it gets tragic, you’ll see something from the side showing, ever seen a nigga get shot in the head?…it’s mind blowing!”