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Y'all wilding with this better than the drake card :mjlol:
The Roc vs Twerk n Lux vs Gotti
Enough for me

Both of these cards are kinda ass to me, even though I'm still gonna watch both :yeshrug:

Drake card is just random top tier names picked out of a hat
Vol 8 is filled w/ battles i could care less about (Loso/Ars, Chilla/Chaos, DNA/Los, JC/Serius)
 

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I like ARP…seems like a smart solid cat but you’re right…these mid ass cards full of URL bargain bin talent won’t cut it. RBE has the second most respected platform in battle rap and still has the YouTube crowd. There’s no reason they can’t be breaking original dope battlers through and putting together quality cards.

ARP seems like a guy who operates on principle and relies heavily on those who do good business with him. That’s a positive but also can be a hinderance to RBE breaking out and innovating.
ARP ain’t willing to deal with the same fukkery dealing with these unprofessional battles that Smack will deal with. Probably good for his personal mental health but being willing to deal with the BS is how Smack and his brand got this big.
 

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Y'all wilding with this better than the drake card :mjlol:
The Roc vs Twerk n Lux vs Gotti
Enough for me

I’m not going to say this forum is anti performers, but nyggas on here are more partial to pen guys.

Like this volume 8 is just okay to me. I don’t see anything too crazy based on what was announced.

I plan to watch both :yeshrug:
 

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I gotta be one of the few on here who doesn’t think AVE says anything hot. Just because you punch, doesn’t mean it’s hot.
 

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ARP ain’t willing to deal with the same fukkery dealing with these unprofessional battles that Smack will deal with. Probably good for his personal mental health but being willing to deal with the BS is how Smack and his brand got this big.

Smack insulates himself through the chain of command. You have to talk to P, Chico, or Beasley before you can get to Smack. It’s a proven model that works. In the military you can’t just stroll in the Commander’s office. you gotta go through the 1st Sergeant & Vice Commander. Their his watchdogs and handle all issues.

ARP’s problem is that he’s too involved. He deals more directly with his battlers from a business/friendship standpoint…and when he gets burned he takes it very personal (Verb, Goodz, JC, Serius, etc.)
 

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I gotta be one of the few on here who doesn’t think AVE says anything hot. Just because you punch, doesn’t mean it’s hot.
Because he rarely does say anything hot. Like you said, he just punches constantly and is decently consistent. But I don’t think I can remember one Ave line off the top of my head, and I’ve seen all of his major battles. Only Ave line I remember is Suge putting in work on the Ave with the jackhammer.
 
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I gotta be one of the few on here who doesn’t think AVE says anything hot. Just because you punch, doesn’t mean it’s hot.

Yeah.....yeah its just you lol. His set ups CAN get monotonous after while like most punchers, including Nitty. To suggest he doesn't say anything dope though is wild.
 

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Yeah.....yeah its just you lol. His set ups CAN get monotonous after while like most punchers, including Nitty. To suggest he doesn't say anything dope though is wild.

“30 over the 40, that’s an improper fraction”

His Jay/Volume 3 scheme vs JC

hell…the whole 2 on 2 with Fonz is one big quotable


…that’s just split second thought off the top. Y’all buggin if you think Ave ain’t got haymakers.

His name flips/wordplay is so uninspiring and mundane. His set ups are dope. Well written, dope rhyme schemes and a nice flow. He leans his punches on his set ups (as anyone should tbh) but the punch be so flaccid its like it was all for nothing...
 
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