TOUGH CHOICES!!!
man oh man! yet another sick ass battle with outstanding lyrics! the creativitiy and delivery was almost the same. Gasmasq wasn't very loud at first, but he did redeem himself in his 2nd verse, the lyrics were hilarious! Icon was a bit more creative in my opinion, and he was projectin his voice a lot more. in other words, Icon came wit better delivery. still very close.
Both these artists are personal favorites
This battle right here is wha its all about! Super talented artists competing their asses off! Gasmasq gained some noticable momentum in his second verse however arguably my son ICON had very electrifying mic presence. Both artists are lyricly well skilled. This match made my day!
It was a bit tough but Icon took the victory with magnificent delivery and super star mic presence.
Icon Im proud of ya. Lets see how u do against those 2 other boring asswhiteboys the ROF militant Grimcredible. Im so glad most of the small fries are killed off. Now my attention is worth giving to this little event.
- Mr. Big Bad Lejin (Hip Hop NG's number 1 Artist)
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icon,for energy
i agree with madflex's review in that its a very close battle, gasmasq had more complex rhymes, and heavy tightly knit-together punches, but i feel icon had more original word choice and even though his rhyme scheme was not as compact, he used unique words that rhyme like "autistic" and "rich kids", "oak" "evoke". this word choice, i think, really complemented his delivery cause he sounded better with the beat to me.sometimes gasmaq sounded in a hurry to fit all his syllables into the measure.
so it was rhythm that tipped the scale in icons favor for me. maybe since im younger, i relate to the All That reference, but overall i feel icon could hold his weight in the next round more than gasmasq. he should be ready with fire if he goes to round 3
lord...tough, tough to judge.
first off this is by far the hardest battle i've had to judge to date. you guys both put on a great show. you guys got a really though beat with an 90's swing style that kinda forced it to have a happier feel that you both adapted to really well.
I listened through a few times, each time focusing on the individual categories.
there wasn't much wordplay in this thing, just a shitload of punches. so narrowed down the most important categories the best I could.
Delivery and flow: 10-10. Both of you guys have got skill, and both of you guys had some moments that you fell off the beat and forced some syllables. Gasmasq had a more complex rhyme scheme. Whatever disadvantage ICON suffered from that though, he made up with more charisma.
Content: 10-9 Gasmasq.
There were some decent personals, but there was plenty of filler for both of them. I didn't feel like there were any real knockout punches in this battle, it was more like a rap marathon, which can be cool too. Gas flipped the mom line, but for a little bit too long, I thought. The rahrahrahrahrah was funny and well delivered for ICON. What It really came down to for me was that I didn't think Icon's punches held as much weight as his flow and charisma. Saying he looks like Lilo and Stich and someone from All That brings more attention to the fact that you watch kid shows than it harms him. I agreed with the review that said the Japan line was forced and uncomfortable. You have the entire world to choose from lyrically, and it may not be the best thing to take a current crisis and make light of it within a week or so of it's happening for a battle rap. I'm not taking off points for that, I just think it's a poor decision.
In summary, I have to go with Gasmasq in a very, VERY close battle between two battlers who represent some of the best of what this competition has to offer. Good luck to both of you guys.
Gasmasq by theeeeesssss much |.|
So much to say about this one.
While I agree that it was a little hard to hear Gas at times it was worth listening to. If that was a dynamics play to get my devoted attention, well played. It worked.
Good word play on both ends.
"RABALABMALAMA YOU RAP AUTISTIC" is now my new ringtone. HAHAHA
Icon was very aggressive and was putting in a good effort to win this. So much respect for doing your best, but when he came back with "My metaphors are basic" it almost sounded like he was agreeing with Gas. Perhaps a question mark?
Icon opened up the 'your mom' can of worms and Gas destroyed with the Oedipus flip, smooth transition into how much he name dropped, and nice sell-back by grounding him from round 3. Icon seemed to scramble on the last verse with references to appearance and the Japan line seemed forced and uncomfortable.
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