Battle Reviews
WBL Championship Match: 1. Sound (11-3) vs 2. Fracture (8-1)
Pretty cool battle. Sound dropped nice to start ‘n it looked like he had a chance of takin it. His 3 wishes bar was hilarious, it made me laugh a lot, same deal with the light bulb bar. Both hit hard as well. He used a Raps Murderer bar though, which he shouldn’t have done as that’s the 3rd week in a row its been used against Frac now. Frac dropped cool. He came consistent. The batman bar was tight, I was feelin that, ‘n the mag punches bar was funny as well. Good verse overall. Pretty close battle, but Frac jus edged it to become the new champ, and the first ever 2x champ. Props to Frac.
WBL Contendership Match: 3. Mets (7-2) vs 4. Justify (5-0)
Justify won via no-show.
5. Mercules (11-4) vs 6. The Gunslinger (4-0)
Pretty onesided battle really. Gunslinger dropped some real creative stuff ‘n surprised Merc in the process. He had a day-z’s line that was really dope ‘n a blue moon bar that was pretty funny. He started off slow but picked it up pretty quick. Good verse overall. Merc dropped okish, he didn’t have anything really stand outish in his verse though. Gunslinger took it pretty easy.
7. N.Tavarez (6-2) vs 8. $pitacular (7-3)
N.Tavarez won via no-show.
9. Urban Legend (8-3) vs 10. F5TH Dawg (6-1)
Pretty solid battle. Urban dropped decent, ‘n he had a palm bar that I’ve never seen before and that I was feeling. It hit really hard. The rest of his verse was pretty average. F5TH dropped cool. He had a corvette line that was nice ‘n a tick off bar that was pretty funny. F5TH took this.
11. Te Ora (5-1) vs 12. kungfugrip (2-0)
Pretty fresh battle. Te Ora dropped first and he dropped decent. Had an x’s bar that was really fresh ‘n tight, I was feelin that. I also liked his sex lines bar, that was nice as well. Kung came cool as well. His grade school dance bar was tight, ‘n the rising star thing was brutal. Close battle, but kung took it.
13. ill nik-A (2-0) vs 14. styk figer (3-1)
styk dropped aight, his verse got really samey really quick though. He uses the same type of concepts and wording style in most of his bars, he needs to try mixin it up. Nik-a came ok as well, he had a nice styk and move nameplay that I was feeling. Nik-a took it.
15. Spit That (2-0) vs 16. Nique (3-1)
Ok battle. Nique dropped first and she dropped pretty decent. Had a threads bar that I quite liked, nicely worded ‘n hit hard. Spit That dropped aight, he came consistent but had no real standouts. Nique won.
17. John Hensley (2-0) vs 18. casper (2-1)
This was a weak battle, but still onesided. Casper had nothing I was feeling, he used some played nameplays on Hensley and he had other weak stuff. Hensley didn’t drop his usual hotness. He was quite consistent though, ‘n more polished, so he took it.
19. HotDogVendorMan (3-2) vs 20. Area51 (1-1)
Aight battle. HDVM dropped ok, some creative stuff but I don’t really like his style. Like Merc said, his concepts get bogged down in long ass wording and it kills the directness for me. Area dropped better. He had a palm line that was really dope. Area took it in an upset.
21. dog tags (1-1) vs 22. butler (1-0)
lmao, dog tags still doesn’t fully understand this rhyming thing. JEFF DOES NOT RHYME WITH TAGS. Damn man. Wasn’t feelin his verse much. Butler came better. He had a house bar that was funny, ‘n a glass jaw bar I liked. More than enough to win, ‘n butler took it.
23. David Lama (1-0) vs 24. Out Writechas (2-1)
David Lama won via no-show.
25. Phil Benjamin (1-0) vs 26. Mr Marvellous (3-3)
Not a great battle. Marvellous used some really stupid ‘n obscure concepts, that just made me groan. He had some ok stuff though I guess. Phil didn’t drop great, he had little variety in his verse. Marvellous won.
27. TEF (3-1) vs 28. Apex (1-0)
Apex had some pretty creative bars, nothing special 'n a few were sorta old but they were still creative. Cars bar was pretty funny. Sound was ok. TEF had the long stretched lines bar but the rest I wasn't really feelin. Apex got it ‘n won this.
29. Ace Heratoga (1-0) vs 30. Kapernikus (5-5)
Ace had a lot of played stuff, ‘n some recycled stuff as well. So yea, he didn’t drop all that great, seems like he’s shakin rust. Kapernikus dropped ok, he’s getting better still. Entitled bar was alright. Kap won.
31. Bayou (3-1) vs 32. grams (1-0)
Bayou dropped aight. He had a Mandalay bar that was clever, ‘n an Arsenal bar that probably only me and Rhymeageddon will get. Grams didn’t drop anything I was feelin really, so I’d have had Bayou takin it. But grams got the win.
33. Spek (1-0) vs 34. J. SutherLand (1-1)
Weak battle, but still onesided. Spek didn’t drop great at all, nothing in his verse worked really. Sutherland didn’t drop good either, I really didn’t like his verse. But Sutherland still had a better verse, ‘n he took it easy.
35. RCG Tiburon (2-3) vs 36. Mariah (1-2)
I can’t help but read Mariah’s verse with a stereotypical posh English accent. Anyway, RCG dropped nothin special really. He’s elevating very slowly. Mariah dropped eh as well, she had a better verse but nothing in it was great. Mariah took it.
37. V. Vega (2-3) vs 38. Meta Syn (0-1)
Vega won via no-show.
39. Ancel (0-1) vs 40. Wise (0-1)
Ancel won via no-show.
41. Sonny Reddz (0-1) vs 42. muddy walkers (0-0)
Sonny Reddz won via no-show.
43. Automatic (0-0) vs 44. Dont Ask (0-0)
Don’t Ask’s verse got really repetitive quick. He used 3 nameplays in a row ‘n none of them were very good. Automatic dropped aight, he had a history bar that was good, ‘n I’ve surprisingly never seen before. Automatic took it.
45. ...?... (0-0) vs 46. Rhymeageddon (0-0)
Rhyme won via no-show.
47. Lethargic (0-0) vs 48. Philly (0-0)
Weak battle, Philly used way too many quotes. It made his verse choppy as hell. Lethargic dropped a bit more creative ‘n that’s what got him the win here.
49. Red Hooks (0-0) vs 50. Deity (0-0)
Red Hooks seems to have potential, but he didn’t drop great here. Peeps were quotin a rich boy line, but that’s already played. ‘N he used a Bangkok-Iraq line, when Bangkok is in Thailand lmao. Deity dropped ok. His opener was funny. ‘N he took it pretty easy.
51. Hussle Simmons (0-0) vs 52. Tek (0-0)
Not a great battle. Tek focused on Hussle’s name a lot ‘n some of his stuff hit I guess. Hussle didn’t really come with anything, his verse seemed quickly written. Tek was better ‘n he took it by a lot.
53. Ender (0-0) vs 54. Malignance (0-0)
Pretty dull battle. Ender had a 40 year old line that was pretty decent, well worded. Malignance didn’t really come with anything, he says that he’s rusty so I guess that’s why. Ender took this pretty easy.