Recap: If they haven’t battled already, would love to two freestyle heads, AR-16 and Bangz go at it some day. That said, in this 1-rounder from GOTG, the exclusive off-the-dome heat from Bangz scores with banging results here and there. But one too many subpar punches and a raucous Zay Smoove never taking his foot off the pedal when it came to handbody punches, leaves the big man from Queens, NY, with the win.
Verdict: Zay Smoove (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Zay Smoove – “Rusty kicks, dead stock, no silencer, he got stuck with a ring…wedlock!”
Recap: Oh, what a better world we’d all live in if Bangz took battle rap seriously. Anyway, not gonna do the extra freestyle sessions that occurred here after what was 3 rounds of Big Kannon’s God pen going off the entire battle via a boatload of hard-hitting personals, some superb name flips/rebuttals and flippant punchlines versus an opponent who freestyled the whole battle to mixed results. In other words, a one-sided battle that could’ve been dope if Bangz had really tried.
Verdict: Big Kannon (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Big Kannon – “He spit from the top, but let me show how our name’s toally fits in the plot, because Bangz may make teh noise but it’s Kannon that’s giving the shot!”
Recap: Two of the best free-styler’s/rebuttal feen’s in the game, Chef Trez and Bangz, go at it on the iBattle stage and for the most part it’s a goodie with each battler flexing their off-the-dome skills (which allowed for some entertaining crowd participation) in between written’s that mostly engaged in your usual assortment of fierce mayhem, braggadocios lines and gritty punchlines. That said it’s Trez–way more consistently nice with his punches in the deciding 2nd round, while matching his opponent in impromptu shiners here and there, who takes the match in the end after also winning round 1.
Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Speaking of bitches, your’s can learn this death lesson, I’ll body him then assault Bae…who think the Chef flexing?!”
Recap: Dope battle between Bangz and Bedaffi Green comes down to the 2nd round as an elongated, but consistently spitfire and punchline/wordplay crazy Bangz takes the 1st, while a versatile, witty and more punch-heavy Bedaffi easily took the 3rd. And while the always aggressive and vigorous Beddafi puts forth a solid turn, round 2 and the win belongs to a freestyle/rebuttal dishing, personal spitting, set-up savvy and jocular Bangz.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bangz – “I came here literally to 30 this nigga, but watch [points hand like gun at Bedaffi’s head] how many rounds I give him!”
Recap: When it comes to his raps, that real street shit, pain and struggle are topics Eazy the Block Captain can go on talking about forever. But here in this Power House Battle League 3-roudner versus a mostly unprepared and freestyle-prone Bangz, the Block Captain not only runs with his usual assortment of tricks, but also adds a pretty finite punchline game, a couple of nifty personals and some raucous name flips/gun bars to complete what overall was a pretty easy shutout.
Verdict: Eazy the Block Captain (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Eazy the Block Captain – “Send a contract, for the right price a mill will do, nigga I’ll mold something, clips full of a…I’m fucked up right now, you trying to hold something?!”
Recap: Dishing enough mayhem, piercing name flips and heated punchlines/scemes to leave his mark, but also helped by an opponent who while solid and off-the-dome prolific for two rounds, wasn’t able to do much (not including tag-ins from both Prez Mafia and Q.P.) in the deciding 3rd, Bankhead edges this fiery battle from Black Ice Cartel.
Verdict: Bankhead (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bankhead – “I watched you verse DNA…6 times, this bitch died, that shit made up wanna post in front of ya crib like a ‘For Rent’ sign!”
Recap: Chris Dubbs scores here and there with some nice braggadocio bars. But you’d have to be consistently nicer if you’re going to go first in a one-rounder the likes of Bnagz, who’s freestyle/rebuttal acumen and playful wordplay seem to always land when executed with enough pizazz. Thus, more than enough to take this one.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “Nigga I’ll squeeze and blaze ya, pound waving like ‘See ya later!'”
Recap: Don’t know if you’ll find a better 3 rounds from Fettuccine 20 than this one versus the ever lyrical/off-the-dome-specialist Bangz. An exhilarating battle from jump, with Bangz kicking at least 5 mid-round rebuttals with each receiving the love they deserved, let’s just say that if Fetty came with anything less with his A-game, this one would’ve been a wash. But no worries there. After a first round littered with solid punches and some excellent wordplay by Fetty that was somehow edged by Bangz’s more condensed and fire (“So you could save the chat, ‘cuz lately I showed nigga’s it’s levels, bodies on top of bodies and fetti is something that’s made to stack!”) punchlines as well as a few of those aforementioned rebuts, Fetty stepped it up. First there was a spitfire 2nd round laced with haymakers, that is when he wasn’t scoring with salacious punch after punch. Then in the deciding 3rd, more of the same rigorous (“You see the arms waving and the medal clicking when it kick, it ain’t a tap dance show, first a POW!!! and then ‘Bangs!’ in the air, this the old Bat-Man show!”), steeze from Fetty, capped off by his own mid-round rebuttal that seemed to surprise even himself. A solid Bangz, still competing hard with plenty of wit, a nice freestyle and another rebuttal in the final round, would just fell short, what with a too few many dry spots and not quite as many bangers as his more noteworthy opponent.
Verdict: Fettuccine 20 (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Fettuccine 20 – “The first step [pop] or I could raise a nigga son, lift him all the way up, yeah, I keep a semi by, [leans back] Lean Back, rock Bangz [bangs] better than Remy Ma!”
Recap: A little funny to see Bangz back on KOTD after he literally (which he himself freely admits in his intro) got embarrassed by DNA last time he was on their stage. But by checking his ego at the door and instead running with his charismatic, off-the-dome, punch-heavy style, the Connecticut spitter is able to set the pace early and edge this one-rounder versus the oft-non-rhyming, but aggressive styling’s of Megadef.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “The only reason they consider you dope, is because you make them nod!”
Recap: Bangz uses some nice rebuttals, steady punches and in a move Hitman Holla would certainly approve…his little brother, to take out a punch-heavy, but inconsistent Riddles.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “You got the swagger of somebody I’d dump in the ocean, poke airholes all through the body, to prevent floating!”
Recap: A mostly unprepared Bangz still manages to freestyle and rebuttal his way to a closer-than-what-you’d-think match against the forever punchline-heavy Tyranny. The latter possibly allowing his ego to get in the way of an easy 3-0 by attempting to copy Bangz’s off-the-dome antics. But also hurting himself a bit with elongated rounds that dropped his bar quotient enough to be edged in the middle round. For Bangz however, overall this showing is a huge disappointment coming off that fire and most recent Daylyt battle.
Verdict: Tyranny (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Tyranny – “‘Get him a soda!’, nah nigga, if we get it shaking, nigga you’ll end up flat!”
Recap: Daylyt and Bangz, two of battle rap’s best entertainers/rhyme schemers, go at it on the WeGoHard stage. And for two-and-a-half rounds it’s a spitfire show with Daylyt’s frenzied punches, witty performance lines and stinging (“He getting whipped, told you, you ain’t ready for the repo!”; “If I spot your top it’ll be wig stains, peep the start of the universe, I come with something Big Bang [Bangz]!”) wordplay going toe-to-toe with Bangz offhanded freestyles, spiffy rebuttals and roundhouse (“Nigga, the last time we seen a cold Light [Lyt] is when we opened up the fridge!”) haymakers. Debatable going into the final round, Daylyt’s want for struggle bars gets lethargic before he finds himself quitting a little early. However, it’s a different ballgame for Bangz, who turns up with a blazing turn of potent punchlines and exquisite (“Assault one, this nigga really got me aggravated…’cuz as soon as he walk through the door, I got two arms out like ‘I’m glad you made it!'”) set-ups to grab the win.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bangz – “Nigga, this shot for you, no debate, you’ll fold and break, then put my foot so far up this nigga ass, the devil will not know which sole [soul] to take!”
Recap: Offering up a barrage of doo-rag jokes along with plenty of freestyles and some able rebuttals, the ever-witty and wordplay-heavy Bangz pushes back the aggressive, but inconsstent stylings of Bubba Forde.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bangz – “I don’t know what the fuck is worse, the way your cape hang all day or the fact that you graduated with your do-rag on, with your dumb ass!”
Recap: Using a barrage of fiery punchlines laced with ill (“Grayson Allen…dude always tripping!”) set-ups, Sir South takes the first couple of rounds here over a pretty (“Ratchet, telling all of his business…basically, that bitch going in the mouth of South like Jimmy Hart!”) solid overall, but somewhat ‘slacking’ at times Bangz, to earn the win in this 3-rounder from iBattleTV.
Verdict: Sir South (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Sir South – “I’ll cut him open, I see something in him like he got potential!”
Recap: Coming off an alleged 6-month layoff, Bangz still manages to get busy with some sterling word association bars, fierce gun bars and steely punchlines in an elongated, but freestyle-free turn that seemed bent on substance over style points. For a less bar-heavy-than-usual Whosane, Bangz more potent repertoire equates to a well-equipped wrap.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “Shit, even my little nigga’s ready to give it up like they ain’t dedicated!”
Recap: Coming off a strong Proving Grounds performance against Jerry West, Bangz takes on DNA on the KOTD stage and unfortunately takes a step back battle-wise, literally getting schooled in wordplay, freestyles and most of all showmanship. Not that Bangz didn’t show up, as his requisite unorthodox style and delivery at times (“And you done walked into the lion’s den, I’ll fire, then put knives in him faggot, that is not a chink in your armor… you just have the chest of a chinaman!”) glistened. But in front of a crowd that often had a hard time catching up to his unique presentation, the newcomer let the hecklers get to him and thus, wasn’t able to perform at his best. And as veterans are apt to do, DNA with a solid flow, dope (“You wanted the old DNA, [well] I’m a different version, he died as soon as I shoulder straps, Mr. Perfect!”; “Since you ain’t want to put Respek on my name, it’s about time you see the God! [Charlamagne tha God]”) punchlines/jokes and crazy versatility with the bars throughout all 3 rounds, more than took advantage of his opponent’s subpar showing to score an easy 3-0.
Verdict: DNA (W) 3-0
Favorite line: DNA – “You’ll hear two bangs after Bangz soon as the Tek pop, they don’t know if the shooter was Don DeMarco or Craig’s pops!”
Recap: A few too many dry spots in the 1st round allowed the freestyle-leaning, basketball reference utilizing and unorthodox stylings of a more consistent (and ever confident) Bangz to edge the first round. But afterwards, Jerry Wess was pretty much in total control here, using aggressive performance bars, fierce punchlines, some lofty name flips and witty/potent wordplay to beat back an inconsistent and elongated Bangz in the 2nd and 3rd rounds and take this entertaining Born Legacy battle from Smack/URL.
Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “This ain’t the same Wess, straight bars, and it isn’t filler, this a slave trade homie and you getting a different nigga!”
Recap: To let Bangz tell it, a lot of effortless wordplay and punches in this iBattle matchup between him and Q.P. Close throughout and clearly none-too-serious what with both battlers being a part of the camp R# squad, after Bangz edges the 1st round with overall filthier (“Get smacked with the heat, till this guy’s teeth smashed, Chinese ass, the butt was ugly!”; “…I don’t mean scrapping nigga, action figures, I fight with grit!”) punchlines, before Q.P. easily takes the second round with an exquisite turn of stirring metaphors along with a string of fiery (“The blade like, delayed flights, you’ll get stuck plane [plain]!”; “Your intuition leaking out, you’ll be stuck with that gut feeling!”) setups, a close 3rd round is separated by a fire rebuttal, an opening freestyle and more unorthodox (“Whoever on the side line can catch bullets like 3rd-string receivers!”) styling’s from Bangz.
Verdict: Bnagz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: QP – “When Q toy around with them guns, you’ll see [Bangs] pop out with that white flag!”
Recap: A spitfire shitstorm of a 3rd (“They say we sound alike…son, I ain’t giving him props, I’m giving him shots, that’s an ignorant Pop!, ‘cuz it’ll RAISE a nigga!”; “I keep my enemies in arms reach, don’t ask me why I’m playing you close, breakfast is the most important part of the day, and we was out there playing with toast!”) round by Bangz, as he literally made every line count with superbly nimble wordplay that coincided with fierce punches from an assortment of angles. Still, after edging a close (Bangz: “As soon as I recognize him, I’ll turn my nose up at the Reepah, bitch I am death-defying!”, “This is like two yellow niggas scrapping, I’m trying to tell you how light the bout is”; Reepha Rell: “You feeling like the shit?, well picture this, I get a call to catch you right?, [you] with ya bitch, then I’ll use the llama…[pllaacck] steel offender Futarama!”; “Nigga I came from God, you complain to God, it’ll be nuthin’ to lighten up his face…Charlamagne da God!”) first round with exquisitely potent bar after bar along with seismatic set-ups/schemes and dominating the 2nd round with more sizzling name flips and repeated (“His face I gotsa lean, the way the pump cross will look like Constantine!”; “I’m here to see you throw the tray [.3] better…food fight!”; “You got a dirty mouth? ooohh [points hand like gun in air] I Aim that!!”) heat, it’s Reepah Rell who hangs on for the win in this dope Proving Grounds match.
Verdict: Reepah Rell (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Reepah Rell – “Ooooh this bitch is kinky, extended clip, watch the stairs, the shit look like a slinky!”
Recap: A more consistent with the punches/schemes (“The light at the end of this [clicks finger like a gun] round is not tunnel vision!”) Bangz takes down a nice at times, but too sporadic (“You fell in love with your baby mother, I just get the brains in her mouth, you a stain on her life, I’m a stain on her blouse!”) Lexx Luthor in this dope one-rounder from Shock Value RBL.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “Y’all may not get what I say like when Shaq reading!”
Recap: In this one-rounder Ab Eaze raps much longer and dished some hot (“You steering wrong, but this where niggas find out I love Google, that mean I never get rid of Chrome!”) lines/name flips during his turn. But too many pedestrian bars along with a couple of slip-ups versus a higher bar quotient and more heavy (“They you Bangz because yours ain’t never been pulled yet!”) punchlines from Bangz gives the kid from CT a win in the Colosseum Battle League.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “When I peel, you’ll hit the tile and all [Tylenol], army crawl what’s that?…Abs on the floor!”
Recap: What better way for two battle rap heads to settle residual beef than to actually battle each other? And as proven here, that could be a pretty good thing for the audience too as E. Farrell and (“We keep rounds in the cases like record shops!”) Bangz keep the crowd entertained with plenty of witty bars, rich performance lines, ill personals and some nice wordplay throughout this 3-round match. However, after edging the first round with some more eccentric (“I’m gonna leave ya shit pushed back, cuz I got nothing better to do…procrastinating!”) punches, then taking a step back with a somewhat flat second, it’s Farrell who survives this one on top with an altogether hilarious, mocking, gimmick-induced 3rd that even his opponent could appreciate, much less comicly participate in.
Verdict: E. Farrell (W) 2-1
Favorite line: E. Farrell – “Fuck the quotes you done wrote about the cola, diet coke and menthos the only way your pack will blow up with the soda!”
Recap: Witty bars, jokes, wordplay, some freestyles and even a rebuttal or two…it’s all to be expected in a battle between a couple of chamelons like (…it’s two straps coming over the shoulder, like better safe than sorry!”; “…because as soon as you try angles, you’ll get the .9 in the middle!”) Bangz and (“This round coming off from the finger, that’s an angry wife!”; “I want a percentage of everything you make until you switch trends, I want my money to grow here [hair] so I cut Bangz [bangs] off if he don’t split ends!”) Uno Lavoz. But after drawing pretty even in the first couple of rounds, a short, slip-up prone 3rd round by Uno allows Bangz the opportunity to dish a solid and clean turn for the win.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Bangz – “Wack is something that I ain’t never been, I’ll have a shell move into his body [what’s that?] let it settle in!”
Recap: First off, I have no idea where the Showoff/Tsu Surf comparisons keeps coming form because they really do not sound alike at all. Secondly, Showoff’s stylistic wordplay and fiery gun (“Left this body with nothing but holes, I borrowed Goldie’s mac”) bars easily got him the 1st round and edged him the 2nd here in this entertaining matchup versus Bangz. Lastly, while Bangz has plenty of charisma along with some hot (“I’ll grip the pipe or you’ll get the knife, I figure full pizza, ff you could give a buck, you could get a slice!”) bars, the hometown fans were clearly gassing up some of his lines at times and one can only hope that that shit Daylyt started with the collection cap getting passed around gets deaded quick by more promoters/battle league owners taking care of their performers pockets.
Verdict: Showoff (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Showoff – “You the type to let outsiders come in and take over your land, you the 1st type of nigga”
Recap: By the time a somewhat subdued Bangz ups the ante with a banging (“I got a punch for every nigga that don’t believe in the cross…that’s an atheist!”) 3rd round, it’s a case of too little, too late as Aks’ feening bars and spitfire (“I’ll have bullets spiraling through his scalp, turn Bangz [bangs] into flat twist!”) wordplay edges him the early rounds, and allows him to hold on for the win. Verdict: Aks (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Aks – “I’m from Brooklyn, nigga I just left from the East, my whole block getting chicken, call it Sesame Street!”
Recap: Sporting a faster and more relaxed flow than the 2016 version, Bangz easy comedic (“Every Bud like sex with superheroes….fucking fantastic!”) stylings and witty freestyle game are more than enough to beat a sometimes (“You look like a crackhead taking a dump, so rock with this shit!”) banging, but clearly overmatched Jak Tripper.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Bangz -“And I’ll give you the skinny on where it stems from like…Bye Felecia!”
Recap: In this entertaining battle from HeaviiTV, Kyd Slade’s hard (“You banging?!?, I got a special way of handling you fools, shove your flag in the dirt…like I just landed on the moon!”) gun lines and gritty street bars manages to eke out a win over Bangz’s more off-the-dome stylings, many of which (“Your chain get snatched, after that I’ll take it outside, do it like this [makes like waving it in the air] and then bring it back!”) landed in a grandiose 2nd round, but couldn’t keep to Slade’s more raucous and consistent pedigree in the 1st and 3rd.
Verdict: Kyd Slade (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Kyd Slade – “The gun large and that’s my broad, I feel like Cole rocking with Big Shirley!”
Recap: Clever set-ups, repeatedly nice (“You can spit a 16 full of compliments and still not give me a nice verse!”) punches and some ill wordplay, it’s all there for a confident Bangz over an uneven (“And your girl gave me straight face, she don’t believe in the rapture”) Sicarii in this one-round matchup from We Go Hard.
Verdict: Bangz (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Bangz – “Your shirty face is atrocious…that shit only look appealing next to nuts!”
