Ohhhh shit.
I'd say this was the best battle so far. Its a pity both can't win, though I'll have to hand my vote to Gasmasq, only on the basis of his murderous second verse (the first verses were pretty much tied). Thing is, Gasmasq just jumped on this coming out all guns blazing with some dynamic mic presence, just a cut above Byron on this one IMO.
well played, sirs.
i figured this one would be close after byron's last battle and it didn't disappoint. both had great mic presence and flow. gas echoing mic quality actually worked just fine for me since the track seemed appropriate for it.
the first verse was almost too close to call. byron came out, guns blazing, super aggressive and got things started right. gas came back with some really creative responses and complex flow that basically created a second round that would decide the battle for me. that's when gas took it in my opinion. byron spent his verse saying that gas didn't hurt him, and i would have liked for him to be attacking more. when the attacks did come, they weren't very personal, except saying that gases first verse was generic, which i thought was a good callout. but gas came back with rebuttals and attacks for the majority of his verse that were personal.
Overall, I appreciate the attempt at quickness from Byron. Most of the time, I could make out what you were saying with a few listens. I think you've gotta go smarter not harder though. I think the verse felt rushed even when you weren't rapping quickly. Maybe move the wave a couple clicks farther down the line so you're less on top of the beat. It felt like you were peacocking with your flow more than you were trying to have a battle with Gasmasq. And you still almost pulled it out. So if you add some personals, you'll be hard to beat.
Round 1: 10-10
Round 2: 10-9 Gas.
Gas FTW