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Very impressive. I think the beat is horrible and distracting, but the actual freestyle itself is very good. He doesn’t rhyme the most complex words, but he’s rapping super polished without messing up and fumbling his flow which is far more impressive.

I think it’s great that so many of the SMACK/Glock rapper type guys are proving they aren’t so one dimensional with their styles. Arsonol crossing over into the Grind Time league and showing he can dominate in both circuits is a really impressive thing. The same goes for Hollow who can do both the street shit in the New York leagues as well as fly to Cali and rap about dating Martians.

Both this song and video is really awesome. I’ve probably checked around 5-6 songs by TOPR now and I’ve honestly enjoyed all of them.

Click the image to check out the album.

Support the hard work these guys put into the event and buy this DVD. The event was absolutely insane and the DVD will have excellent quality and include many bonus features as well.

Check out tons of new and unseen Fresco battles by way of his Youtube playlist.

Here’s some free footage from Battle Of The Bay 5 courtesy of our pal Okwerdz.

DISCLAIMER: This video spoils at least 2 Grind Time battles.

Round 1 Vs. J-Win

My opener was cut off. I said, “Fuck heads or tails/ I’ll just serve the shit out of you, that never fails.”

Round 2 Vs. Unknown

Round 3 Vs. Foo

See, I can rap without choking sometimes!

A lot went into making this list and even after it’s completion I’m sure I definitely left out some real zingers. It was really hard putting these in ranking order as many of them are equally excellent, but in the end, I had my reasons for why I liked one over the other. You might disagree with the order, but whatever, it’s still a solid collection of some the best rebuttals ever so everybody wins.

I’ve included the entire list after the break, so wait until the video ends if you want to be surprised. Major props to Aaaron for putting this video together for me.

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This is a super old match from Battle At The Barb. I really love it. “This man do, nothing/ Cause it was a fluke that you served NoCanDo, DAMN YOU!” Lots of hilarious lines from both MCs. Oh, and Illmac’s opener was “I’m sure you all know he won Brainstorm/ But what you didn’t know is he spent the 2 & a half G’s on gay porn.” Sorry about it being cut off.

Enjoy! Also, if you dig his battles, check out this post for a chance to win a copy of Illmaculate’s “The Rain Check Mixtape”.

Sorry for the delay folks, but better late than never right? The last installments of my stage battle tributes can be found here and here.

Reef The Lost Cauze Vs. Icon [download]
Beat 2: The Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya [download]

A nice little battle from the Mic Control event in New York which took place a few years back. Reef The Lost Cauze is an absolute beast in battles and in music. Icon has a few decent lines, but is outclassed by Reef.

The rest of the battles after the break.

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