predictions continued................. yes sharp and I did such an indepth and dope one this week it wouldn't fit in one post.
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R!canTheoryz vs. megatron
Sharp Nine: R!can’s been disproving the old NC saying of ‘Rican loses’ lately, with two straight wins that have me questioning all that is right in the cosmos. megatron’s generally pretty solid, with funny concepts that are sometimes held back by stretched wording. Despite that he’s generally a better battler, so I give him the edge in this matchup
megatron: 65/35
Knucklehead: Rican is doing his thing, getting his first back to back wins in what I imagine is years. They weren't solid comp though. Megatron is getting better by the week. Rican can possibly win, if he polishes his wording. That is what kills him the most. RICAN STOP STRUCTURING LIKE U CUT A LONGBAR IN HALF. tron had some cool lines last week, if he comes with 1-2 of those and some other decentish stuff he will win.
megatron: 70/30
Lotto Smirk vs. Xnub
Sharp Nine: Two newer guys. Lotto’s been in a bit of a slump while Xnub just seems to be new to text. Lotto’s biggest crutch seems to be his stretched wording, which makes his okay concepts connect a lot less, while xnub is just new all around. Give Lotto the edge for experience.
Lotto: 55/45
Knucklehead: No idea. Lotto was improving and now has halted a bit. Gonna try to steer him in the right direction so we'll see. Xnub sounds really familiar but I want to say he's an OM head. This is a complete toss up. If Xnub is a battle head contrary to what I'm thinking he will probably win with experience, if not Lotto could get it with a better showing that lately.
50/50
GKillaZ vs. FGR
Sharp Nine: Two dudes just signing into the league, should be cool since both have some text experience. Based off the little I’ve seen from both I feel like FGR is a stronger battler. Gkillaz is alright with rhyming and schemes but his content could be a little lacking. He may have adapted before this battle though, should be cool finding out.
FGR:70/30
Knucklehead: I know FGR is from RIA, don't know which one he is though. He will probably be decent, maybe a bar here and there. GKillaZ is just awful. He will drop a verse that looks like a low level KOTD transcript and get slaughtered.
FGR: 80/20
Ronic vs. Rayge
Sharp Nine: Ronic’s a newer guy who’s made an appearance in some of those 101 threads. He’s getting a good handle on text for sure, but Rayge has a lot more experience and can probably take this pretty easily. Good to see him sign back into the league, hopefully he’ll stick around for the rest of the season.
Rayge: 85/15
Knucklehead: Ronic is from RIA, I think I know which one he is but haven't peeped his stuff. He's been in the 101's though so hopefully learning. Rayge is hot and cold. He has the right idea, but doesn't always deliver. If he just drops 2 or so concepts I know he can at a high level, he will most likely edge it. Could be an upset though, but yeah..
Rayge: 80/20
NYCSPITZ vs. 4t5
Sharp Nine: These two are both pretty cool writers, haven’t seen either one do a battle though. I edge it to NYC just because I feel like that dude is a wildcard. Or something.
NYCSPITZ: 55/45
Knucklehead: 4t5 is yet another RIA head, I don't think a vet though. He will be a surprise. NYCSPITZ gets a lot of slack and none of the respect he deserves. Clown on longbar if you like, but he was top 10 and was on the level of dudes like Dominate, Beyond, and Blue Bayou back in the day. He has the head for doooope concepts, but just either lost it or can't adapt to shortbar. If he tries, and drops something to the degree of his old verse, he'll blow this out. Either way I think he gets it.
NYCSPITZ: 80/20
Black Mask vs. EndSane
Sharp Nine: From what I can tell this one will probably be one-sided. Black’s a pretty dope battler, and while EndSane’s a good writer who has all that technical shit together, his battle verses are a little less direct. I have Black Mask taking this, but it should be a good read from both sides.
Black Mask: 80/20
Knucklehead: I haven't peeped EndSane yet, but he seems like a topical head. Also, his crew mates are lames other than Keith. YDK used to be cool but seems to try to hard to fit in with his new family now. Black Mask is dirty with it. Never was a top dog when I was around, but always nice, and wouldn't be surprised if he climbed up to the higher ranks towards the end of NC1. Easily...
Black Mask: 90/10
Death vs. Rap Maestro
Sharp Nine: So Death is DLB, and while I don’t know who that is, I like his alias a little more than Rap Maestro.
Death: 60/40
Knucklehead: DLB da boy genius.. the truth. If this isn't Maestr0, the young god will light this dude up.
Death: 90/10
Tryce vs. Lifted
Sharp Nine: I have no idea who these two are, but going 50/50 is for pussies
Lifted: 105/-5
Knucklehead: I think I know who Lifted is, don't know who Tryce is at all. So..
Lifted: 60/40