KOTD: Bender v Sketch Menace (Title Match)

Note: Don't read my quick review below unless you've seen the battle or don't care about being spoiled.
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Well, I think it's safe to say that pretty much everyone expected Bender to crush but Sketch certainly stepped up to the plate here. I don't feel like this was one of Benders performance even discounting the third round choke. His 2nd round rambled on a bit and all three verses seemed packed with a lot more filler than you'll see in his matches versus 24/7 or Miracle. For all that Bender still had quite a few good punches a nice little extension to his 'sorry player' scheme. Sketch came with a career best performance though, even with the minor slip-ups in each round. He went toe to toe with Bender on the rhyme scheme count and out-flowed and out-performed Bender who's choppy and slow delivery leaves a lot to be desired. His 'Chain of Evolution' punch in the third was a great way to take advantage of all the momentum he'd built up throughout his killer third round. Though it would have been closer, I feel Sketch still would have taken it even without Bender's choke.

1st: Bender
2nd: Sketch
3rd: Sketch

Rating: 7.7/10

Previously:
Bender vs Arkaic
Sketch Menace/Nebula v Thesaurus/Illmaculate

New: Flight Distance - All Crushed Under The Same Terrible Wheel

 
Download: Flight Distance -  All Crushed Under The Same Terrible Wheel

Now that's how you name a song. There is (believe it or not) more to this song than just a nice title. Flight Distance is a group that's probably most recognised for the fact that one of it's members is current KOTD champ and multisyallable extraordinaire, Bender. Patience, the groups other MC, is no slouch either though as is clear from this track.

Sullen and sluggish, 'nuff of us suffered a troubled history
but muster some love to crumble up brother, come bun it with me
now, them snipers never catch the whites in my eyes
staying bloodshot from the bends, holdin' a nitrogen high
a knife in my side, spent my februarys in a slump
respected as writer, legendary as a drunk

Saids it all really. 'Gritty' and 'raw' are (extremely) overused descriptors when it comes to describing Hip-Hop but they apply to this track so well it's hard not use them.

Lyrics

Rating: 7/10

Further Listening: Check out their debut LP Run For Your Lives

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