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YDK: I thought this was a very poetic piece, the emotion was genuine. You did a really good job creating an atmosphere through your descriptions and word choices, gave it a distinct tone and feel. All in all, it was short, and didn't tread any new waters, but you were fresh in style and you executed well. good shit.


Ink: It took me a little bit longer to get into your verse, but when I did I was impressed, def an original angle to take. You told a story from A to B well, but although it was a unique approach, I thought it was a little flat as far as a story (though your ending line was perfect, awesome way to end it). One of your strengths is your creativity with language, especially insofar as individual lines and descriptions go. If you can bridge the gap between that and your rhyming, you will be a force.


Vote: This was a really solid battle, I enjoyed both. YDK was a little more generic, but his execution and style were on-point, as well as the polish in his writing. Ink had a more original spin to his topic, but I don't think he quite pulled it off in terms of his storytelling, and his rhyming was fairly basic. I can see how either can pull away with the W here, really comes down to preference, and I slightly preferred YDK. Good shit.