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Cakes defeats Ah Di Boom

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Recap: Word to the wise: judging from all that creaking going on during this battle, next time so many bug dudes are all up on the same stage, you might wanna perform on a stronger platform. Moving on, nice one-rounder between Ah Di Boom and the underrated Cakes here as both came with some dope (Ah Di: “I’ll have my white boy [points gun at Cakes head] shooting at ya roof…to Higher Learning!”) bars, (Cakes: “In fact you was eating, I caught him doing his favorite thing in the fridge…reaching”) jokes, cool name flips and hitting wordplay. And although host Charlie Clips arguably had the best line of the night (“Real fat nigga shit, we feed each other!”), the feeling here is that Cakes edged this one if only for being more consistently nice with his raps, which stood out admirably when compared to Boom’s filler along with the fact that the first half of his round was much harder than the second.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Cakes – “Listen, I’m pimping, on the comeback, that means I’m bringing the mac round, Throwback Thursday you’ll get the black cartridge, that’s No Mercy before the Smackdown”

Prep and Cakes (DEBATABLE)

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Recap: If freestyling is your thing then you’ll love this matchup as Prep and Cakes, both clearly unprepared (or just not taking each other seriously), rely mostly on on-the-spot acumen to see who can win a rap battle. That said, the edge here goes to no one as while both had their moments, no one really stood, what with Prep first two rounds coming way too short and Cakes putting on one of the most unpolished performances you’ll ever witness. Indeed, in this day and age of prepared bars and polished writtens, if a couple of professional battle rappers really just wanna freestyle they should probably take it outside to a street corner near you and entertain you there.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Cakes – “Malcolm X wore bow tie’s too, but that nigga still died from the piece [peace]”

Chess defeats Cakes

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Recap: Too much talking in the back (like Tsu Surf mentioned, why heads come to a rap battle to talk is beyond me), but still a good-ass battle nonetheless between Cakes and Chess. Thought Cakes brought slightly more angles, styling on all the hype concerning Chess’ youth (the scheme about Steams always yelling out “He 16!” was hilarious) and I liked how he repped his hood with that “You on a winning streak? Nigga you gonna be under the L like you passed through Sutter” quip. But for all his hot bars and wordplay Cakes needs to work on his performance (unlike Ah Di Boom, he lacks that big man swag) and stage presence as too often he gets distracted by the crowd and has a bad habit of talking/gesturing during his opponent’s rounds. Still, Chess’ round was just a total barfest, impressing with delicious schemes, fierce (“You not Chess, so it’s hard for you to kill niggas that don’t cut it, out to cook, that’s my barber’s que [barbeque] to grill niggas”) wordplay and loaded haymakers all the while staying away from too easy fat jokes. Chess got this one.

Verdict: Chess (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chess – “Don’t grip the nine, take his life with a knife, split his mind and leave head on both sides…..69”