Battle previews by Orc
Barcotic vs Infiltrate (C) - Champ Match
I liked both of these dudes even though Barcotic sometimes spazzes out and loses his temper at me. I just let him run out of steam. He's like an ex girlfriends. Infiltrate has been doing his thing and it's testament to his perseverance and dedication that's he champ right now because his record was horrible a few weeks back. This should be a close battle. Infiltrate also has the finals of the Winter Classic to write for so he'll want to get this out of the way quick. I mean judging by the Omelette bar last week I'll have to give the edge to Inf here.
Profit vs Schadenfreude - #1 Cont Match
Profit is one of my favourites to read. I'm not sure where he came from but if he wants to let me know then that's cool. I'm curious. I fuck with his style because it's different to everyone else. It seems oldschool to me. Schad has been going through some ups and downs over the last few weeks but he always brings some heat no matter what. I think he's going into this fresher as his last couple of opponents no showed. I think maybe Schad will edge it.
Blue Bayou vs Destroyer
Blue is dopeee. He's a Netcees.com HOF'er which is the OG HOF. This is a great match up. Blue is a man who does wordplay correctly. For all the wordplay users right now you need to read this man's verses and pay your dues. His wording is crisp and his creativity is always on point. It's interesting because Destroyer is probably the best he's ever been whereas Blue hasn't battled in years. I'd probably give the nod to Destro considering that but I would NOT sleep on Blue Bayou.
Habitat vs Alvin Karpis
Damn this is another interesting one. I say this because both are pretty similar to me. I like both of their styles. Hab has improved tremendously since coming to battle here and his counterparts should learn from that and take advice how has. Karp has lost any rust he had when he came back from hiatus. I think Hab might have a little more hunger in his this week after a controversial loss last week. Both are my dudes so hopefully it's a nice battle.
Incredible vs Dynamicz
Two up and comers on the Netcees scene match up for the first time. It's great to see. I fuck with Dyna's concepts a lot. He just needs to tidy up the wording and let the set up flow into the punch. I know it takes time to adapt. His pop up shop line last week was sick. More of the same here, please. Inc has been sporadically battling but hasn't really been tested yet. I gave him Dyna because I know I can count on both of these guys to show. I think at this moment Dyna is a little more polished in the Netcees style than Inc but I wouldn't be surprised if Inc came with some heat to upset.
Enbombz vs Cred
Nooo I hate the name Enbombz. Pick something else man. Let me explain it. There comes a time in a text head's ''career'' when he outgrows a name and the new name he chooses comes with a new sense of authority. Respect. Skill. It happens to all of us. I was Hades/Burden/Orc as I progressed. NME/Barcotic/Cronus. Plumpbags/Bags. Tim Grady/Destroyer. Ayperos/Blue Bayou. All evolved and had to leave their newb name behind. Anyway, I've made my point. Enb has some dope shit tbh and does not have the swagger of a typical RB head. He fits in well with NC's and has the attitude to succeed here. Cred has been on a short hiatus but Cred is still Cred. In the past year or so he's made the jump to legitimate top tier and can beat anyone. However he hasn't been around whereas Joog has been battling consistently. It could go either way.
Letterman vs Gamble
Letterman is an enigma. He can be dope but never battled consistently enough to allow himself to be. What I mean is that he scuppers his development by battling a couple of times and then ghosting. He can definitely be a problem though and comes with some bangers. Gamble is adjusting to the Netcees style and is eager to learn. He just needs to stay away from corny concepts and be direct, harsh and witty. I think at this moment in time that Letterman is too good for Gamble. Also, I'm changing Gamble's name to Gamble.
Joe Boston vs John Dillinger
Joe is a chill dude. I've a lot of time for him because his heart is in the right place. He wants text to succeed and that's what is up. He even offered to put some cash up at some point which I wasn't around for. Hit me up if you want to sponsor the NBL playoffs haha. Anyway, his wording is what kills him. I don't know if it's the Boston dialect or what but he tends to overword his bars and IDK what he is trying to say at times. Be more concise and you'll be much better because the creativity is there. JD was around a while back he started at RB originally then made the move over. From what I remember he had some swagger to his lines. I think JB will win though because it's been quite some time since I've seen a JD verse.
Killing Spree vs Problumatic
Killing Spree has a lot of potential to succeed here if he stops being so lazy and actually spends a little bit of time on his verses. He tends to get unmotivated and dip but I'd implore him to look at Hab's progression because that could easily be him. Problum had a battle here at one stage but I recall it being sort of a longbar format. He should read some of the battles here and in the archives to get a grip on the style of Netcees. He can certainly write though as I read some of his topical stuff. I think KS will walk away with the win though.
bleak vs BlancoRB
From what I know of Blanco he's a bit like Zelph used to be. Trolls a little bit, has some fun, as I would say ''he acts the bollocks''. I think now that he's in the NBL he'll want to drop some bars that get props so I'm looking forward to seeing how he does. Bleak has been steadily improving and hasnt lost faith even though his record sucks. It happens to everyone. You have to lose a lot to win a lot. I think bleak will probably win here but I don't know what Blanco will bring so I'm not confident on that prediction.
Gaslight vs Godlyke
Two possible aliases or two possible newcomers. I'm not sure which. Godlyke definitely sounds like a longbar/letsbeef name so I don't know. I like Gaslight's name a bit better so I'll give him the prediction. In all seriousness though I'm looking forward to seeing what both can bring to the league.
2Trip vs Concrete
Concrete is a good writer from what I've seen in his writtens but I'm not sure what his skill level is when it comes to battling. Topical heads tend to not be direct or harsh enough but maybe Con has battled before elsewhere. 2Trip is actually improving and formulating punchlines which is incredible 10 years later. Well done to him. I predict that Concrete wins here