Week 8: Schism (0-0) vs. Hands (0-0) vs. Steve Fox (0-0) - HANDS WINS

[Blue Bayou]

NBL Season XIV

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@Schism
@Hands
@Steve Fox

[Steve Fox]

in

[Hands]

How many?

[Steve Fox]

Originally Posted by Hands

How many?

let's go 12

[tradanN]

in. 12 is good

[tradanN]

knocking off the rust
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I'm no rook check the facts; ur jaw won't stay intact
Cuz Talking any shit will get hands stuck like Chinese finger traps
U cant fight; n that's not going on a hunch
w/ a little whiskey I'll tango with fox trot n have him dropped in one punch
My wordplay witty; sorry for u to have to face this flaunt
when my verse drop it'll send these two guys to the moon like the spaceX launch
U new? Dont panic! One hook n you'll vanish
And I'll put a cramp In hands style like a beginner pianist
I'm the king; even my thrones golden
Lets be real.. you couldn't take my spotify sold out like joe rogan
Not pulling any punches; I'm going to degrade dude
Cuz truth is nobody listening to fox.. we all know that's fake news

[Steve Fox]

who are these niggas......

Schism

We all respect him for being a lyricist and kinda dope
Psych, Schizo wack his verse is only quotable if they're tryin' to diagnose
I'm a grinder, re-writing verses bout niggas I'm up against
Schiz' not a GrindR, unless we talkin' bout how he Tinder with other men

Originally Posted by Schism

anyone remember me from 10 years ago? lmao.

"Notorious", came back and people name me a contender
You're not a problem, child...More like the "Lil Heathen" nobody remembers

Hands

He wanna Bonita Applebum, but the game ain't nice
Last time he was put on, film surfaced and the Ravens released Ray Rice
Son's wrestling with wackness that seeps through computers
My legacy's money like Ted DiBiase. You gotta Legacy like Ted DiBiase Jr.'s
You're no threat. Small, weak, frail describes his frame
Hands getting thrown before the real battle like Practice Mode in a fighting game

12

[Hands]

Hands is winding up, both will get clocked with grave intent
Watch batteries go down til neither one can ever tock the same again
I don't believe any of the hoopla that they're selling me
This foe Schis'll be as much comp as Snoop Dogg at a spelling b
Smoke will rise as I revoke ya lives with shots
Consider yourself history as soon as I open Firefox
Think you can escape? Bet. Say less, get far
Or I'll just tap the trigger to aid stress - ASMR
2 pistols by my side and I'm firing surely
If I brought the Colts' Andrew, Luck can't save ya from retiring early
Empty an LMG into your ride on some dumb shit from afar
KFC delivery man; everything from the drumsticks to your car

[Ryno]

Originally Posted by Schism

knocking off the rust
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I'm no rook check the facts; ur jaw won't stay intact
Cuz Talking any shit will get hands stuck like Chinese finger traps
PUNCH COOL, TIE INS EH
U cant fight; n that's not going on a hunch
w/ a little whiskey I'll tango with fox trot n have him dropped in one punch
NOT FEELING THIS
My wordplay witty; sorry for u to have to face this flaunt
when my verse drop it'll send these two guys to the moon like the spaceX launch
SO SO DISS
U new? Dont panic! One hook n you'll vanish
And I'll put a cramp In hands style like a beginner pianist
I FKS W THIS
I'm the king; even my thrones golden
Lets be real.. you couldn't take my spotify sold out like joe rogan
CURRENT,COOL
Not pulling any punches; I'm going to degrade dude
Cuz truth is nobody listening to fox.. we all know that's fake news
GOOD CLOSER

Originally Posted by Steve Fox

who are these niggas......

Schism

We all respect him for being a lyricist and kinda dope
Psych, Schizo wack his verse is only quotable if they're tryin' to diagnose
WORKS, DECENT
I'm a grinder, re-writing verses bout niggas I'm up against
Schiz' not a GrindR, unless we talkin' bout how he Tinder with other men
DIDNT LIKE THIS
"Notorious", came back and people name me a contender
You're not a problem, child...More like the "Lil Heathen" nobody remembers
LOL OK
Hands

He wanna Bonita Applebum, but the game ain't nice
Last time he was put on, film surfaced and the Ravens released Ray Rice
NAH
Son's wrestling with wackness that seeps through computers
My legacy's money like Ted DiBiase. You gotta Legacy like Ted DiBiase Jr.'s
NOT FEELING
You're no threat. Small, weak, frail describes his frame
Hands getting thrown before the real battle like Practice Mode in a fighting game
LMFAO I LIKE
12

Originally Posted by Hands

Hands is winding up, both will get clocked with grave intent
Watch batteries go down til neither one can ever tock the same again
TIC WOULDVE BEEN BETTER, COOL CONCEPT
I don't believe any of the hoopla that they're selling me
This foe Schis'll be as much comp as Snoop Dogg at a spelling b
DOPE
Smoke will rise as I revoke ya lives with shots
Consider yourself history as soon as I open Firefox
GOOD
Think you can escape? Bet. Say less, get far
Or I'll just tap the trigger to aid stress - ASMR
NOT FEELING
2 pistols by my side and I'm firing surely
If I brought the Colts' Andrew, Luck can't save ya from retiring early
NOT SO CURRENT, SEEN A FEW
Empty an LMG into your ride on some dumb shit from afar
KFC delivery man; everything from the drumsticks to your car
NAH

pianist, spotify, fake news

vs

opener, problem child, practice mode

vs

Spelling B, fire fox

v/ Steve Fox... Good scrap. Spelling Bee was LOTB. Practice mode was the next best line imo and i think that won me over

PS @Hands I thought u were gone forever...LITERALLY been a week. U too old for this. Go outside

[Plot]

Schism
Chinese finger traps, ok np
foxtrot i dunno the nato alphabet thing was cool, but punch was kinda light
SpaceX seemed to statementish, even tho it was current
Piantist was another ok np
spotify was a good wp liked this
Fake news was a good np. liked this also.

Steve
Psych was ok np
Grinder didnt like
Notorious was ok i guess
Ravens is a nah
Ted bar was okish
Practise mode is the banger, shoulda done more bars like this in a 3way.

Hands
Tocks, wow connections everywhere but only punched soft, good bar tho
Shizzle dope np
Firefox just a good np needed more to make it dope
ASMR not getting it
And Drew Luck nice kinda cool wp. think your Barc now
Drumsticks sorta works.

I liked Hands best.

[evaD]

Schism
I'm no rook check the facts; ur jaw won't stay intact
Cuz Talking any shit will get hands stuck like Chinese finger traps
Nice opener
U cant fight; n that's not going on a hunch
w/ a little whiskey I'll tango with fox trot n have him dropped in one punch
Feel like you could’ve approached this name play better from a different angle
My wordplay witty; sorry for u to have to face this flaunt
when my verse drop it'll send these two guys to the moon like the spaceX launch
A bit basic
U new? Dont panic! One hook n you'll vanish
And I'll put a cramp In hands style like a beginner pianist
Pianist doesn’t rhyme with Vanish, it’s closer to Venus phonetically. Kinda spoils what would’ve been a nice bar
I'm the king; even my thrones golden
Lets be real.. you couldn't take my spotify sold out like joe rogan
This is nice. Current topic and worded perfectly without excess words
Not pulling any punches; I'm going to degrade dude
Cuz truth is nobody listening to fox.. we all know that's fake news
Decent finish


Steve Fox
We all respect him for being a lyricist and kinda dope
Psych, Schizo wack his verse is only quotable if they're tryin' to diagnose
Skitz so wack? Kind of works but the context is either too awkward or doesn’t make sense
I'm a grinder, re-writing verses bout niggas I'm up against
Schiz' not a GrindR, unless we talkin' bout how he Tinder with other men
Unless I’m missing something this is way too basic?
"Notorious", came back and people name me a contender
You're not a problem, child...More like the "Lil Heathen" nobody remembers
Is this just about Connor McGregor and Jeremy Stephens? Might be missing something here
Hands

He wanna Bonita Applebum, but the game ain't nice
Last time he was put on, film surfaced and the Ravens released Ray Rice
Don’t really get the connection
Son's wrestling with wackness that seeps through computers
My legacy's money like Ted DiBiase. You gotta Legacy like Ted DiBiase Jr.'s
set up well but it ends badly
You're no threat. Small, weak, frail describes his frame
Hands getting thrown before the real battle like Practice Mode in a fighting game
Could’ve been better if it was hands thrown after the battle like khabib or something? Do fight games have practice modes before the fights?


Hands
Hands is winding up, both will get clocked with grave intent
Watch batteries go down til neither one can ever tock the same again
This is nicely done throughout
I don't believe any of the hoopla that they're selling me
This foe Schis'll be as much comp as Snoop Dogg at a spelling b
Nice name flip
Smoke will rise as I revoke ya lives with shots
Consider yourself history as soon as I open Firefox
Thought this was basic at first but just caught the name flip too and it’s nice
Think you can escape? Bet. Say less, get far
Or I'll just tap the trigger to aid stress - ASMR
not sure about this one
2 pistols by my side and I'm firing surely
If I brought the Colts' Andrew, Luck can't save ya from retiring early
is someone’s name Andrew here?
Empty an LMG into your ride on some dumb shit from afar
KFC delivery man; everything from the drumsticks to your car
Decent finish

Best lines we’re Spotify, fighting game, the clock wp and Firefox was LOTB

Vote - Hands, stronger throughout and two dope highlights

[Enbombz]

Skizum-
Finger traps. Okay name play idea, clean but a jab
Dance essamble it was done well enough with a enough complexity for a tired word association idea, still tired though.
Space was current but lacked a punch to it
Pianist- it was clean but simple idiom punch, send them to the Moon was a meh as a jump off point
Spotify wordplay done to def but okay version here.
Fox News was a simple jab but okay

Fox
Psych-Not a massive fan of the execution of this idea. Borderline okay
Grindr- a bit obvious basic angle
Unless I’m missing more too this from the lil heathen part this wasn’t great
I stopped watching wrestling at 12 I don’t know this angle beyond one guy was rich.
Closer was your best bar

Hands/barc/Hollywood/Cronus -I don’t appreciate the rage qui/creating an alias same week shit it just sad.
Batteries- I think I’m missing all of this . For the love of god don’t tell me I was supposed to read rock as talk.
Spelling b was cool
Firefox was okay
Asmr wasn’t linked in great
American sports references can fuck off
Drumstick wasn’t good.

I’d just edge this to Michal/AuntRuths nephew I’d give the two other guys around a4.5/5 out ten.mike around 6 out ten. All can do better v/hands

[Victor.]

Originally Posted by Schism

knocking off the rust
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.



I'm no rook check the facts; ur jaw won't stay intact
Cuz Talking any shit will get hands stuck like Chinese finger traps
.... I like that
U cant fight; n that's not going on a hunch
w/ a little whiskey I'll tango with fox trot n have him dropped in one punch
...nah man . Not really feeling this
My wordplay witty; sorry for u to have to face this flaunt
when my verse drop it'll send these two guys to the moon like the spaceX launch
....it’s smooth but a basic statement . I would of loved a twist on it
U new? Dont panic! One hook n you'll vanish
And I'll put a cramp In hands style like a beginner pianist
....nice
I'm the king; even my thrones golden
Lets be real.. you couldn't take my spotify sold out like joe rogan
....eh. Not really a diss bro
Not pulling any punches; I'm going to degrade dude
Cuz truth is nobody listening to fox.. we all know that's fake news
.....it’s just ok. I know u can hit way harder than this

Originally Posted by Steve Fox

who are these niggas......

Schism

We all respect him for being a lyricist and kinda dope
Psych, Schizo wack his verse is only quotable if they're tryin' to diagnose
...kinda cool. Wording was complicated but not in a bad way
I'm a grinder, re-writing verses bout niggas I'm up against
Schiz' not a GrindR, unless we talkin' bout how he Tinder with other men
....fairly cool repeat bar
"Notorious", came back and people name me a contender
You're not a problem, child...More like the "Lil Heathen" nobody remembers
....I got no idea what this means
Hands

He wanna Bonita Applebum, but the game ain't nice
Last time he was put on, film surfaced and the Ravens released Ray Rice
...this makes no sense to me : and the reference is so old . Not feeling it
Son's wrestling with wackness that seeps through computers
My legacy's money like Ted DiBiase. You gotta Legacy like Ted DiBiase Jr.'s
...kinda cool
You're no threat. Small, weak, frail describes his frame
Hands getting thrown before the real battle like Practice Mode in a fighting game
...:not really a diss but it’s a kinda cool flex bar
12

Originally Posted by Hands

Hands is winding up, both will get clocked with grave intent
Watch batteries go down til neither one can ever tock the same again
..:I’ll be totally honest I have no idea what your taking about here
I don't believe any of the hoopla that they're selling me
This foe Schis'll be as much comp as Snoop Dogg at a spelling b
....this is a cool current event punchline
Smoke will rise as I revoke ya lives with shots
Consider yourself history as soon as I open Firefox
....too simple and straight forward . Needed a second element in my opinion
Think you can escape? Bet. Say less, get far
Or I'll just tap the trigger to aid stress - ASMR
...that is cool
2 pistols by my side and I'm firing surely
If I brought the Colts' Andrew, Luck can't save ya from retiring early
.....nah
Empty an LMG into your ride on some dumb shit from afar
KFC delivery man; everything from the drumsticks to your car
...that’s dope

Schism seemed really rust
Fox had some wording and concept issues
Crohands had the best bars


V handcotic

[Answer]

I'm no rook check the facts; ur jaw won't stay intact
Cuz Talking any shit will get hands stuck like Chinese finger traps

cool

U cant fight; n that's not going on a hunch
w/ a little whiskey I'll tango with fox trot n have him dropped in one punch

ok

My wordplay witty; sorry for u to have to face this flaunt
when my verse drop it'll send these two guys to the moon like the spaceX launch

too simple, not really feeling it

U new? Dont panic! One hook n you'll vanish
And I'll put a cramp In hands style like a beginner pianist

this is ok, the word "style" doesnt really fit in with the second meaning

I'm the king; even my thrones golden
Lets be real.. you couldn't take my spotify sold out like joe rogan

nah, this is been done a lot. Also you use "like" in a lot of your punches which generally isn't received well by many of the voters here

Not pulling any punches; I'm going to degrade dude
Cuz truth is nobody listening to fox.. we all know that's fake news

ok idea, wording couldve been harsher





We all respect him for being a lyricist and kinda dope
Psych, Schizo wack his verse is only quotable if they're tryin' to diagnose

ok opener

I'm a grinder, re-writing verses bout niggas I'm up against
Schiz' not a GrindR, unless we talkin' bout how he Tinder with other men

eh its been done a lot, wording is solid though

"Notorious", came back and people name me a contender
You're not a problem, child...More like the "Lil Heathen" nobody remembers

not a fan of the wording on this one

He wanna Bonita Applebum, but the game ain't nice
Last time he was put on, film surfaced and the Ravens released Ray Rice

ok, reference is a little old but not really old/iconic enough to be a classic reference

Son's wrestling with wackness that seeps through computers
My legacy's money like Ted DiBiase. You gotta Legacy like Ted DiBiase Jr.'s

ok

You're no threat. Small, weak, frail describes his frame
Hands getting thrown before the real battle like Practice Mode in a fighting game

I like this concept but the wording weakened it for me




Hands is winding up, both will get clocked with grave intent
Watch batteries go down til neither one can ever tock the same again

dope opener, lotb so far

I don't believe any of the hoopla that they're selling me
This foe Schis'll be as much comp as Snoop Dogg at a spelling b

nah im not feeling this

Smoke will rise as I revoke ya lives with shots
Consider yourself history as soon as I open Firefox

not loving the execution, but the concept's dope

Think you can escape? Bet. Say less, get far
Or I'll just tap the trigger to aid stress - ASMR

same comment as above, i love this concept. Saying you're gonna do it to aid stress just isn't an aggressive enough idea

2 pistols by my side and I'm firing surely
If I brought the Colts' Andrew, Luck can't save ya from retiring early

eh not feeling it. Seen this andrew luck type wp done and i wasnt a fan of the execution

Empty an LMG into your ride on some dumb shit from afar
KFC delivery man; everything from the drumsticks to your car

ok closer


I got watch batteries as lotb. I got steve fox in 2nd place behind hands but I think hands was overall more consistent with fresh concepts and better execution

v/ Hands

[Resin M-I-C]

finger trap
fox news

vs

practice mode

vs

batteries
spelling b
firefox


hands was better here, a lil more consistant and spelling b was funny and prob lotb.. good 3 way

v hands

[tradanN]

Good shit hands I honestly thought this was going to be no shows

[Orc]

I got hands too. Fo Shizzle was terrible but other than that he was cool. Shis and DLB seemed rusty. Both will get better as weeks go on. Practice mode was okay. Fox News was okay. Connections just needed to be better.

[Hands]

Originally Posted by Schism

Good shit hands I honestly thought this was going to be no shows

No. Shows

Good spar to you both

[Blue Bayou]

Hand wins