No Bias. No Narratives.
Recap: After getting edged by a stronger-punching and gritty Squeako in round 1, D.O.T. takes advantage of a slip-up prone turn from his opponent in round 2 as well as a subpar run by Squeako in the next round via a couple of lyrically-sharp, gun bar-heavy, witty at times and wordplay-solid 2nd and 3rd’s to comeback and win this battle from URL’s Super Fight 3 card.
Verdict: D.O.T. (W) 2-1
Favorite line: D.O.T. – “Revolver, burning a hole in my pocket, I gotta spin it nigga!”
Recap: Against a lyrically topsy-turvy opponent with a bit of an identity crisis (not sure sometimes if Gunpowder Patt wants to be a bullish Math Hoffa or a swagger-lit Goodz or perhaps both), an unusually irked Squeako has a mostly easy time of it, using some stinging name flips, boastful shiners and piercing punchlines to easily take rounds 1 plus 3 (call the 2nd debatable) and get the win in this One Off 3-rounder from URL.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Squeako – “All you gonna talk about is how I loss to Your Honor….bitch I took a plea!”
Recap: Helped by the use of some redundant themes used by his opponent as well as a Squeako choke in the 2nd round, Your Honor also utilizes a quality composite of eccentric name flips, witty barbs and boastful punchlines to take the first two rounds and win this Smack/URL Ultimate Madness match, before a punch-heavier Squeako gets back on his grind to easily take the 3rd round.
Verdict: Your Honor (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Your Honor – “Now you know that, the Glock 9 down, it need Prozac!”
Recap: Taking advantage of an elongated Quban in the latter rounds, after surviving a blistering and gun bar-heavy 1st round from his opponent, a more condensed and forever witty Squeako uses a fire Gooonies scheme, some piercing personals, righteous struggle bars and a bevy of spitfire punchlines to edge the 2nd and easily take the deciding 3rd round for the win in this URL Survivor Series 3-rounder.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Squeako – “So when I went broke, I turned mean after that, I served the feens so much soap, I turned clean after that!”
Recap: The final score of this battle might tell a different story, but with Moon’s visceral street narratives, gritty O.G. talk and stunted boasts scoring left and right (outside of a flow-challenged 2nd round that he had to cut short) the Richmond, VA, vet made his opponent for it. And that Squeako did, using his distinct Northeastern drawl to dish a gang of fiery punchlines, hard/witty rebuts for Moon’s more rugged pontifications, gripping struggle bars and piercing personals to take each round and get the win in this URL Banned Legacy battle.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Squeako – “Nigga I heard how old you was, laughed so hard, bitch I was about to cry, well you turned 44 last month…bitch you about to die!”
Recap: A gritty and punchline-heavy Riggz and a street shit talking, but also hilarious Squeako make for a dope, competitive and entertaining PG battle on the URL stage. Scoring with spicy punches (“So don’t try me, you know me, be wise, don’t approach me, ‘cuz if need [points to Squeako’s knee] be I keep the strap close like Girbaud jeans!”) after punches in the 1st round, Riggz takes the opener over an opponent who while serving up a solid plate of his own, couldn’t provide enough spice to make up for a slow start. The 2nd round saw both battlers flex with the gun bars/trap talk and even get a bit (esp. Squeako) personal with their bars, but neither stood out enough to make the middle round anything more than a draw. With Riggz still up a round going into the 3rd, the North Carolina spitter shined again with some fine wordplay, witty barbs and festive punches during his final turn. But showing some remarkable resilience, Squeako would come back with an even doper 3rd, a turn that was drenched with some spitfire punchlines, resonating struggle bars and more funky old-school semantics to put him over the top, win the round and make this one a draw.
Verdict: TIE
Favorite line: Squeako – “You average, but your confidence is up to the fullest. talking about your punchline got a punchline….well my gun got bullets!”
Recap: Horrible showing by a slip-up prone Tink Tha Demon, that’s further cemented when he almost chokes on his 1st bar before giving up the round halfway and cutting short his next two thereafter, For the energetic and witty Squeako, for three rounds it was almost like he was battling himself, what with catching a bodybag with little very wear or tear.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Squeako – “So pop shit and the automatic, automatic, automatic we gonna spit, big shit, look like I walk around with a tablet on my hip!”
Recap: Squeako and Scotty put on a dope 1-rounder for the 7 Shark Cities battle rap fans with plenty of boastful shiners, spicy punchlines, rigid name flips and witty personals mixed in. Consistently nice on both sides, it’s the slightly more versatile and haymaker-lit Squeako who gets the edge here.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 1-0
Favorite line: Squeako – “When your mom’s used to say look both ways before you cross…well I’m the streets she was talking about!”
Recap: A highly (“Ol’ dirty water nigga, he even made a song about it, Section 8 support this nigga!”) entertaining first round from Squeako, filled with rich storytelling bars and plenty of jokes, makes one think that he’s going to give the ever-amusing Young X some serious comp in this battle from SevenCity Sharks. Well, you’d be wrong as some weak name flips, a startling round 3 choke and Young X’s consistently engaging (“Nigga you wack as shit, up here with that tough guy look like you gonna do something, knowing damn well I will whup your ass till about 2-something!”) personals, gives X the win in a battle that had the potential to be a back-n-forth slugfest.
Verdict: Young X (W) 2-1
Favorite line: Young X – “Then he had petty larceny, boy I wanted to hug him, ‘cuz that mean Squeak taking shit, but he ain’t taking shit over $200!”
Recap: In this 3-rounder from Trap New York, Jimz brought the humor but not much else in terms of bar efficiency, leaving a gritty when needed and personal-spazzing Squeako with enough heat to edge each round and score a 30.
Verdict: Squeako (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Squeako – “Nigga, you ain’t never bagged up dummies and made a sale on the stoop, or lost your your legs ‘cuz shot dice and fell to the Duke!”
Recap: Despite a few witty barbs and nice punches here and there, too many slip-ups and pedestrian bars from Squeako, leaves Ave with a whole lot of room to do work, which he pulls off with a boatload of rapid fire punchlines, stinging personals and gritty tutorial raps to get an easy win in this 3-rounder from 7 Cities Sharks.
Verdict: Ave (W) 3-0
Favorite line: Ave – “You washed and you look just like Bosh…before the Heat deal!”
