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Family Man Hays defeats Brixx

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Recap: A couple of Grind Time vets, Family Man Hays (fka Syah Boy) and Brixx, deliver a fire and competitive punchfest for the 1st round of this KOTD #GP2020 tournament. A bout that was also noted for its solid name flips, stinging wordplay and piercing personals, fter the two split the first two, a righteous at times 3rd by Brizz gets beat by the steadier hitting and more haymaker-lit Hays for the win.

Verdict: Family Man Hays (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Family Man Hays – “I got two .50’s like I just joined a Forex group!”

Brixx Belvy defeats King Kamonzi

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Recap: Staring off a bit pedestrian, in this 1-rounder from GOTG, King Kamonzi gets spicier with his punches as the battle proceeded to make things competitive. Yet, armed with a fiery arsonel of consistently lucid punches and some piercing name flips/wordplay/gun bars, it’s Brixx Belvy who easily gets the win.

Verdict: Brixx Belvy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Brixx Belvy – “I see a foe [.4], he see a .9, the Hennessey different!”

Bonus defeats Brixx Belvy

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

Verdict: Bonus (W) 1-0

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

Stuey Newton defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Dope, scintillating and punchline-heavy 1-rounder from Loewkey Battle League between Stuey Newton and Brixx Belvy features a gang of flexing personals, righteous wordplay, hard-hitting street missives, piercing name flips and slicing gun bars. However, with nary a dry spot from both battlers, the edge on haymakers goes Stuey’s way for the win.

Verdict: Stuey Newton (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Stuey Newton – “Be calm, act smart then let’s play stupid, Tek’s spray ruthless…steel… drum…banging…reggae music!”

Jay Lopez defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: I know that he hasn’t always had the most amicable relationship with the URL, but count me amongst those surprised seeing Brixx Belvy doing a PG so late in his battle rap career. Nonetheless, against the Espanol-tinged stylings of Jay Lopez, the two put forth a goodie. A competitive match laced with plenty of spicy punchlines, nifty wordplay, boastful barbs and righteous zingers especially on the part of Lopez, who would combine all of them to take the battle in a slightly more consistently hitting 3rd round.

Verdict: Jay Lopez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jay Lopez – “Be alarmed, I’m focused, ready to smoek shit, no lacking in front of those jackboys…I’m reloaded!”

Dre Dennis defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Solid 1-rounder between Brixx Belvy and Dre Dennis features some nifty punchlines and fierce braggadocio lines from the former. But a way more consistent Dre Dennis, hitting left and right with righteous gun lines, some lofty wordplay/punches and steely name flips, ends up taking this one easy.

Verdict: Dre Dennis (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Dre Dennis – “Nigga’s surprised, ain’t expect me to lift up the hammer…Captain America!”

Shotti P defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Yeah, after out-punching a topsy-turvy Brixx Belvy in both of the opening rounds, a consistently gritty Shotti P might’ve had the 30 if he hadn’t slipped up midway through the 3rd round of this KOTD battle. Either way, it’s still a searing performance by the Detroit vet that included a gang of spicy personals, boastful barbs and some flexing wordplay on his way to a win..

Verdict: Shotti P (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Shotti P – “I’ll pistol-whip him, his vision blurry, he think he trapped in a flashback, if he don’t act like he dead, the strap to his head like a dad hat!”

Chef Trez defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Anyone who’s ever peeped the punch-lit Brixx Belvy before would know that he’s more than capable of bringing that competitive fire to Chef Trez. And that’s the case here as in this 3-rounder from Rap Grid, the SONS vet delivers a fiery dish of standout (“Push a plate back on Chef, I ordered fries wit it!”) punches and nifty wordplay that more than met the crowd and his opponent’s approval. However, Trez being Trez, was just too much here what with the Cave Gang general dropping haymakers with ready abandon via a stinging mix of jaunty name flips/personals, heated (“If plotting what you trying to do, you’ll get one .40 put to ya brain, you got a genius I.Q.!”) gun bars, potent trap talk and of course, a couple of fire rebuttals and other lofty punchlines. Mark it down as a debatable 1st followed by the Chef earnestly taking the latter two rounds.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “Fuck it, I’ll stick a knife in Brixx [bricks] like I’m testing the quality!”

Brixx Belvedere defeats Bankhead

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Recap: In a battle littered with a gang of vigorous boasts, some nice wordplay here and there and aggressive gun bars, after splitting the first two rounds, a more punch-heavy and condensed Brixx Belvedere does enough to outlast a solid throughout, but less steadily potent Bankhead.

Verdict: Brixx Belvedere (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvedere – “Your gangster image nigger?, the shit’s a facade, you gotta smoke some shit to get you a nod, he In Too Deep, J Reed should go cop to kick it with God!”

Brixx defeats Street Hymns

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Recap: When it comes to wordplay, Street Hymns can often overplay his hand and that leads to a lot of reaches, especially in this Bullpen Battle League matchup versus Brixx Belvy. Of course, that’s not a knock to the 4 Horseman’s overall ability seeing as he can rap and despite some reaches here and there, he did score with enough prolific darts to take round 2 here. But frankly speaking, if not for Belvy’s own lack of consistency (esp. after a spitfire, punch-heavy round 1) with the amount of reaching Street was doing throughout this battle, a vet like Belvy barely edging the 3rd for the win is pretty self-evident.

Verdict: Brixx (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvy – “Scripture for scripture, hey that ain’t what you wanna do, as a virgin you couldn’t understan what this was coming [cumming] too!”

Xcel defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: Albeit, Brixx Belvy got off to s slow start in round one, it’s still nice mix of (Xcel: “I could run up on him, give him 90, just because Belvedere ain’t been popping since the 90s!”) name flips, wordplay and hard ( Brixx: “I got a round from Loso, clearly you heaven bound, I’ll squeeze it then repeat it before I die, like wedding vows!”; “That sweeper will lift a couple off they feet, then they settle down!”) punchlines from both Brixx and Xcel throughout this lowkey, but bar-heavy matchup. So the difference here? When Xcel gets (S.O.N.S.?, y’all on that daughter shit, I’ll shoot a son faster than Marvin Gaye father did!”) personal, especially during an otherwise close round 3, which ended up being the deciding factor after they split the first two rounds.

Verdict: Xcel (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Xcel -“Killing rappers ain’t new shit, I could’ve took Brixx [bricks] out in the jungle like Frank Lucas!”

GE defeats Brixx Belvedere

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Recap: Didn’t know that Brixx Belvedere appeared on Smack/URL (w/o a co-signed league) before. And the fact that this video isn’t stamped with a URL logo on it doesn’t help one notice either. Nonetheless, still a solid battle with the nifty punchlines and wordplay of Brixx facing off against the prolific gun bar dishing and mayhem-drenched GE. A close battle throughout, with an almost equal amount of haymakers from each side dished throughout the bout, it’s a more condensed GE, helped too by a cleaner flow than his slip-up prone opponent, that edges rounds 1 and 2 (Round 3: debatable) for the win.

Verdict: GE (W) 2-1

Favorite line: GE – “I’m nice, I’ll walk you across the street and let a car hit you!”

Riggz defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: A raucous, punch/wordplay-heavy, gun bar-friendly and perfectly executed 1st round from Riggz makes the difference here in this competitive and fiery 3-rounder from Bullpen Battle League. Indeed, while Brixx Belvy upped the ante and delivered a couple of consistently spicy, witty at times, personal-savvy and punchline-lit turns in the latter rounds, his Team Wordplay opponent kept it just as tight with a gang of gritty barbs, fire set-ups and stinging mayhem/punches of his own, making for two debatable rounds while allowing Riggz to hold onto his lead for the win.

Verdict: Riggz (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Riggz – “You hustle, Brixx”, let me find out that you did squeal, I’ll give you 20 from this .16…that’s my New Years deal!”

Brixx Belvy defeats B. Magic

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Recap: Gotta appreciate a crowd that lets you know it when you come unprepared. And boy did they here as after B. Magic got off to a hot start with a punch-heavy opening round to easily beat back a mostly pedestrian turn from Brixx Belvy, in light of Belvy upping his punchline game with a steadily hitting 2nd round, midway through Magic’s 2nd he’d would catch a severe case of the hiccups and proceed to choke away both of his latter rounds (to the tune of some serious displeasure from the audience) and pretty much hand an increasingly potent and personal-lit Belvy the win.

Verdict: Brixx Belvy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvy – “You in here looking like a bitch and they know it…oh, that’s your resting face!”

Cortez defeats Brixx Belvedere

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Recap: When a couple of wily vets get in the ring like Brixx Belvedere and Cortez one can usually expect to get to good match and this one certainly lived up to the draw. First, Cortez takes advantage of a somewhat stunted round by Brixx, using some exquisite (“You don’t want that smoke, you on papers, learn your lesson, or that .9 gonna draw like 4th graders!”) wordplay and congenial name flips get off to a fast start and take the opening round. Brixx came back hard in round two tho with some ill (“It’s like you versus T-Rex, only Smack give you time for them dinosaur bars!” personals and dope set-ups. But Cortez more than held his (“Dig this, I split bricks, this is Dojo class”) own in round two as well, going heavy on the punchlines and performance bars to edge it. Last round was Brixx’s best, a fiery (“They mentioned DOT ‘cuz he reach, we reqach, they done stuck you with the monster like Eazy-E!”) barfest that literally had the crowd going ham. And while Cortez came nice with his–an able mix of pointed (“Surf washed away bricks [Brixx] worse than Hurricane Sandy!”) personals and storytelling bars throughout, it wasn’t enough to get the 3-0. But overall, still a win for the kid from Brooklyn nonetheless.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 2-1

Favorite line:  Cortez – “I got the .44, it’s four 4’s, I photo flash then keep dumping the can like the photo’s trash!”

Born defeats Brixx Belvedere

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Recap: Funny how dudes still got Born stuck in that “choke artist” era, esp. considering all you have to do is pick any battle of his within the last year or two to see how much his flow and bargame has greatly improved. Indeed, the name change isn’t the only evidence of Born’s progression and yes there was a time where you wouldn’t be hard-pressed to guess this matchup would be a layup for a vet like Brixx Belvedere. But unfortunately for Brixx the 2014 version of Born is officially a problem and despite a really good showing (the name flips: “Have Nuborn [newborn] in a suit, that’s The Carter 3” were at times lethal and bars like “It’s like texting and driving, cuz’ nigga we dying to get a half a message” were straight fire, but there was too much filler at times esp. in round 1) from the S.O.N.S. troupe here, Born’s versatility, crazy (“I battled Con before, now I gotta battle Con heir too [two] sounds more like a shitty sequel”) wordplay, rebut game, (“I’ll leave this loser hurting, the .40 scope a young nigga out like a cougar lurking”) punchlines, hard-hitting (“Head shot, leave a numb skull like a stupid person”) bars and personals were just too much to overcome here. Give Born rounds 1 and 3 here (tho that ill ‘Daisy’ rebuttal in round 2 was almost enough to make this a 3-0) easy and let’s officially put future Nuborn opponents on notice if they continue to underestimate him.

Verdict: Nuborn (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvedere – “Ain’t no vouchers for Nuborn? Well then get WIC nigga!”

Brixx Belvedere defeats Danny Myers

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Recap: Dope battle between Brixx Belvedere and Danny Myers, which is to be expected considering it headlined this Spit Dat Heat card. As is his modus operandi Danny came with righteous and aggressive bars loaded with gun talk, spicy wordplay and and feelgood “I’ll knock you to the grass with this palm blower, stand over you and crank it back to back like I can’t start my lawnmower”) execution. Yet, against a vet like Brixx, who was clearly on his A-game, Myers would come up just a little bit short as while scarce on haymakers, Brixx made up for it with constantly hitting (“I told these soldiers I came with the shooters, no toys I want head shots, I’m screaming ‘Red Tops!’ like dope boys”) punchlines, gutta (“If son flagging like Argentina, he gonna wear that bulls eye with a smile like a Target greeter”) bars, nice set-ups, jokes (“See this? I’m laid-back like tall drivers”) and biting personals. So while Danny put on a real good show, more versatility with the bars gets Brixx the win.

Verdict: Brixx Belvedere (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “My Niggaz shooting Brixx like they don’t care if they make the team or not”

Brixx Belvedere defeats Cityy Towers

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Recap: Proving once again that you don’t always have to win battles with haymakers, Brixx Belvedere takes Cityy Towers to school (tho that “I’ll make your life look like the Jersey Shore…right now” line was mean) with bars (“hammers might glow if the lights go coward, I’ll show this pupil what a pair is, you’ll get an eyeful [Eiffel] Tower”) galore that included nice metaphors, punchlines (“Fucking been savage [Ben Savage] like Topanga!”), history lessons and even a nifty Slow-it-Down to keep the crowd moving…all with Conceited’s stamp of approval. No doubt. S.O.N.S. all day.

Verdict: Brixx Belvedere (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Cityy Towers – “Nigga you don’t play the block and check for narcs, you text hoes and when they don’t text back you send them question marks”

Pass defeats Brixx Belvedere

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Recap: Spirited, competitive and at times pretty witty KOTD battle between Pass and Brixx Belvedere stayed thisclose throughout as the two traded an almost equal amount of spicy personals/name flips, rich similes, potent wordplay and piercing punchlines in all 3 rounds. However, while Brixx scored at an equal clip as his opponent, the slightly more condensed with the haymakers Pass edges the deciding (call the other two a draw) 2nd round for the win.

Verdict: Pass (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Pass – “When I put Brixx [bricks] in a bag that shit is vacuum sealed!”

Tsu Surf defeats Brixx Belvy

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Recap: If you’re going to travel all the way to the opposite coast for a one-round rap battle, you might as make it worth your while. And Tsu Surf does so here, combining aggressive wordplay, hitting subtitles (“You look like a horse jockey, take that in consideration [take that and consider racing]”) and witty bars to bring back a win to Jersey.

Verdict: Tsu Surf (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Tus Surf – “Boy I will trend everybody in your family, I get them pounds poppin’, and if I don’t make it out, them homies gonna be like Sacramento and San Fran, how they surround Stockton”

Brixx Belvedere defeats John John Da Don

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Recap: Dope, competitive 1-rounder from Grind Time between Brixx Belvedere and John John Da Don sees JJDD display some versatility by changing his flow up midway through his turn to dish some fast-rapping techniques when he wasn’t spouting fiery punchlines, cocksure boasts and piercing personals with his normal delivery. But a pretty solid effort from JJDD would be topped by the consistently clever wordplay from Brixx, the S.O.N.S. rapper spitting a gang of well-played punchlines, spicy schemes, braggadocios raps and pointed personals with a nuanced flow/performance and nary any filler to gain the win.

Verdict: Brixx Belvedere (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Brixx Belvedere – “So we on the same page, nigga you could catch a bullet scar, straight off the Ave, I ain’t street, I’m Boulevard!”

M. Ciddy defeats Brixx Belvedere

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Synopsis: Despite getting wrecked in the 2nd round by S.O.N.S. teamster Brixx Belvedere, M. Ciddy edges the 1st (“I let 8 off on you and I ain’t Jewish, and let Brixx [bricks] disappear like Frank Lucas”) and 3rd rounds to take this one at the end by a nose.

Verdict: M. Ciddy (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Brixx Belvedere – “Don’t question my rank, you asking a boss, he get the same face my dentist get when they ask if I floss”