[Mike Wrecka]

ya guys dope battle. really enjoyed both verses.

Mr. J - man you made a leap in skill level here. this is way beyond anything ive ever read from you. in your biggest moment as a writer you delivered your best verse on this site. so much props for that. the concept was sick. you used the idea of someone being lost at sea, the ocean, as a metaphor for someone feeling lost in the depth of society. that type of double meaning verses always pull me in. a straight lost at sea story wouldn't have been nearly as effective. the mechanics were very strong. the flow was immaculate. dopeness brother.


Certain - you faced an uphill battle from the start after reading Js verse imo. but you delivered. I liked how you used the accent changing the spelling of some words to fit with it. it created a really nice tone for the verse. the mechanics here were also very well done. the structure and flow was impressive. but I have tbh about something, towards the end of the verse I was asking myself, wtf does this have to do with blue. maybe that was my own ignorance because by the last line I said oh duh its the blues and the narrator is actually singing the verse in a blues style. after re reading it I even heard that guitar in the background of my mind. but that didn't jump out at me on the first read. its an amazing concept that is hard to pull off in text. it was well done. the second read through brought more appreciation.


overall - very very close battle here. two great concepts well executed. one resonated slightly more to me by a slim margin and that was Mr. Js. BOTW fellas. two very worthy title verses. you guys represented the league well here. but there has to be a winner and I have


vote - Mr. J