Expo: Rai's "Reppin:" says he's from Afghanistan, but he's actually from Canada. BASIC is a programming language that was popular in the 1980s. I don't think anything else in my verse here requires explanation.

Oh and I'm actually from Florida.

dope battle here... gl to both

OK IMMA HAVE TO THINK OUT LOUD ON THIS ONE...... SHODANS OPENER WOZ OK BUT THA RHYMIN IN THA FIRST TWO LINES WERE QUITE BASIC, THA WORDPLAY IN THA CLOSER WAS REALLY FORCED TOO (very unlike you).... BUT THA MIDDLE SECTION WOZ REALLY FUCKIN GOOD, LIKED THA EXPOSURE OF FLESH AN BLOOD PART, ALSO LIKED THA CONGRESSMAN PART, THA JACKIE CHAN PART WOZ MY FAV FROM YOUR VERSE THO, THA AFGHANISTAN PART I LIKED AND THA CLOSER WOZ GOOD ITS JUS THAT 'FLORIDA MENTIONS-FLOOR DEMENTIONS' WORDPLAY TO ME IS REALLY FORCED.........RAI...... YOU TOOK A WHILE TO GET GOIN HERE I THINK, WHAT YOU STARTED WIT WOZ RELEVENT AN PERSONAL BUT NOT THAT HARD HITTIN, THA OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK PART I LIKED ALOT, CALIFORNIA PART WOZ A NICE TOUCH, THA TIME MACHINE PART INTO THA THIGH AN KNEE PART WOZ MY FAV FROM YOUR VERSE, CLOSER WOZ OK, THA SIAMESE PART I FELT COULDA BEEN EXECUTED A BIT BETTER THO....... OK THERES ALOT OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOTH VERSES BUT THERE WERE A FEW DOWN MOMENTS...... RAI WOZ MORE CONSISTANT WIT THA PUNCHES BUT SHODAN WOZ MORE COMPLEX WIT HIS AN HIT A FEW HAYEMAKERS...... ITS A TOUGH CHOICE, IM LEANIN TOWARDS SHODAN VERY SLIGHTLY DUE TO A FEW PARTS THAT STUCK WIT ME MORE....... THESE DECISIONS GIMME A FUCKIN HEADACHE, NEED SOME ASPIRIN NOW......GREAT SPAR, THIS NEEDS ALOT OF VOTES TO FAIRLY DECIDE A WINNER, FAIR IS DROPPED!

be back for this 

I really do wish they had a draw vote like boxing hop in the ring one on one 

Good battle and very dope spar. Both writers here used every tool in their toolkit to showcase their skill. In my opinion, Shodan's multis stood out a bit more as well as his punchlines. I think Shodan was a bit more clever with word play and his payoffs garnered a bit more reaction out of me. I think Rai was also creative but some of the things fell flat for me personally (cali/fire state as well as goin ham over this sickness), as well some of the multis I couldnt get to hang. (sweet/stinks) I kind of gave the Canada/Drake thing a wash because it may be a fake personal but the flip wasn't something completely outstanding as well. No hate at all two dope battlers but this is how I have the battle going. Fair is dropped like a cancelled carnival. 

Rai went harder on the multis and punchlines

Ok ok ok .... nice to see some experienced heads throwing down .... so I got my winner on execution delivery and punches I felt my loser was kinda forcing it too much some of the wordplays where a bit of a stretch but in reality the concepts where dope just not executed well ... my winner started off slow but by the end it was all swinging and no prancing .... straight bombs .... sick battle fellas .:X:. High scores showing the love 

I like both, but winners better.

nice on both sides but one got this with a better execution ... winner had nice links between his set ups and punchlines, they were clever and witty, and tha punches hit harder cos of this imo ... loser had some weird wp which took sting off his punch and some execution of his punches wasn't really up to par with what Rai brought ... fairs in

wow really awesome battle i have to go with Rai here cause i think his shit hit harder but still great job by both 

This was hi to lo for me, but definitely a toss up. Good stuff from both, with only one or two weaker jabs on each side. I felt one had more interesting concepts. Both had about equal execution, and although one had a bit more personals, one punch stood out for me. This could really go either way and I respect both these writers. I want to vote, so I have to choose. As you both know I don’t have a personal disposition towards either of you so you know it’s a FV.  Props on the great battle.

Rai edges it with the more refined and and easy to flow with style. Fairs in 2 both. Good drop from both y'all. Keep it up.

Now I enjoyed this .. both had dope funny lines .. felt shodans more.   The basic concept was dope.. but rai hit hard as hell too...south of Georgia California section was nice man 

the humor took it for me more 

nice battle thatsvmy fair imo 

Both were dope. One had better flow but my winner had punches that came across a bit better developed in my opinion. Fv great battle guys

ok

Good on both felt one edged it.

superb battle!

Went with the one who had less forced lines it was close here. fv

Man,

I really don't know who to give this to, I've been contemplating it over the course of a couple of days, and since this is closing soon - I am going off preference. I believe Shodan had the harder hitting concepts. I think Rai did a really good job in terms of keeping everything relevant building up to his punches, which SHOULD of made his punches his like a truck - but I feel like the concepts were dragged out at times, for example the "Post The Fucking Link" shit was fire, but then you dragged that concept out for like another punch, but the second one was no where near as good. You also had to drop a very fat expo for that one concept too. I think you should of just switched concepts there. Some of Shodan's bars had that humour to em, which I liked but he also lost some points due to Rai not actually being from Canada, but Rai's opener was easily the worst bar in both verses. Just way too simple. Should of made the set up to do w/ like... betting or something. So yall cancelled each other out w/ the first bars. After that, just based off preference of concepts really, so I am going w/ Shodan. 7-7.