Recap: Whoever ends up writing a complete, nuanced and factual book on battle rap history will certainly have to dedicate a chapter or two to Grind Time. As GT was not only one of the early successful battle leagues, it influenced many to start their own leagues later on and so many top tier greats who still battle today started their careers on Grind Time. That said, for all the ups and downs, controversies, behind-the-scene shit, etc. that GT dealt with before its ultimate demise, none irks a recap person more than the robberies that went down there, especially considering the fact that when you’re a league that keep tracks of battlers win-loss records (who can influence future plates), there shouldn’t be any room for biased and/or incompetent judges. So who knows what went down here (the judges and who voted for who wasn’t shown in the vid), but this battle between 40 B.A.R.R.S. and Menace had no business going to overtime. None. Indeed, while Menace wasn’t bad with her aggressive punches and some of her hard-hitting personals, 40 clearly out-rapped her all 3 rounds with a more consistent palette of boastful zingers, biting trap talk, sexual exploits and piercing punchlines, not to mention more haymakers. Hell, even with 40 getting frustrated having to do an OT and shortening her round a bit, her cleaner turn there should’ve given her the edge. Yeah, this was just bad.
Verdict: 40 B.A.R.R.S. (W) 3-0
Favorite line: 40 B.A.R.R.S.- “I don’t bodybag bitches, I send them to the urn!”
