Recap: From Takeova Battle League, in what was a highly charged 3-round bout, Rum Nitty edged out Daylyt 2-1 in a battle full of flair, fire and of course on Daylyt’s part, highly questionable behavior. Indeed, a performance-lit Nitty came out swinging in round one, delivering a flawless barrage of gritty set-up/punchlines, clever name flips, mocking personals (that included donning an Alien mask), and piercing similes—cementing the round as an instant classic. And while Daylyt fought back with his signature abstract wordplay, solid schemes and righteous syntax, ‘The Quill’ couldn’t muster up near enough haymakers to stand a chance in round 1. Then ‘Lyt would shock the entire crowd in round 2, completely unraveling by prematurely ‘ending’ his round twice (and giving the impression that he choked both times) before finishing his turn. The irony appearing in the fact that while Nitty had a pretty good round 2, it was was still beatable, yet Daylyt pretty much handed the round to his opponent by pulling out one of his head-scratching gimmicks. And while Daylyt did bounce back (tho he did have some reaches here and there) with an inspired, high-minded round three full of potent name flips and layered schemes to edge it there and avoid the sweep, Nitty’s more consistent heat in both of the opening rounds already secured him the W.
Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Let’s battle rap, I don’t think fam is ready, adversaries, get bagged and buried, clap the Desi, I stock nigga’s dead in they track…like Machiavelli!”