Exis vs brokanhalo vs Maximus[Maximus wins]

[Inno]

NWL:Season I: Week IX



Verses ares due: FRIDAY(next week) at 11:59 PM EST

Voting ends: SUNDAY at 11:59 PM EST

Line Limit: Minimum:10 lines, Max: 30

Voting on 2 battles is required.


TOPIC:

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Exis brokenhal0
Maximus

[Exis]

Fuck lol...check.

Broken you got this.

[Exis]

Ayo,

I've aged a lot since I last looked @ myself
Fine lines & wrinkles now evident because I pushed away help
I'm only 33 yet in the mirror my appearance is doubled
I believe I am nothin' now, it's more than clear I have struggled
Breakin' this glass that I'm starin' @ is sumthin' I lust
But another 7 years of bad luck will completely fuck me up son
I really wanted to change, said just reach down inside
Pull out what's pure in my soul & release everythin' I've to hide
Yet there's a lot of beasts that's confined,
I can't breathe in their presense
I really feel Ima die...
All these Monsters, Goblins, Devils, Demons & shit
Are only seen in my mind
Please tell me the meanin' of this?

[brokenhal0]

Im the ed gein unseen psycho killer with a young team
Old soul spirit is unclean old man with thots tounge rings
In the mirror manifest young kings my hundreds is wrinkled
With wisdom comes age you aint even comin up equal
My words got plenty nerve botox a demiurge edgy curse
To trendy nerds your despair sickens me i battle devil trickery
Wrinkles wither a young wizardry woke to old entity
36 going on 58 when i was 23 72 couldnt set me straight
pick a date 33 ladders for your perly gates 1000 likes cause i pondered life
1 million followers for a real philosphoer my reflection is your grandfather
young old man lost my wife to time hold hands woman
what is this life of mine i dont care
stroke stares no dogs to pet cause i cant open the can
no teeth to chew no thoughts to vex i don't understand
so take a look threw the mirror illuminati will take you to panera
My skin drier then desertz in dendera death bearer old features new era
aged in my reflection somthing like ancient whiskey preserved up in the heavens

[Maximus]

i dread tomorrow's drought, wish i could bask in this youthful fount forever
with no bitterness from regrets, just sweetness like a flower's nectar
i don't wanna lose the elasticity of the spring in my steps
in old age there's no boost in agility, just depletion of zest
and creases on flesh, your brainstorm abates bringing your reign to an end
as you emaciate from weighty to thin, moisture escapes from your skin
its hard to recognize the face of a friend or the name of a kin
dementia robs your memory bank, it takes all your gems
and leaves you broke like your spirit with the wages of sin
vitality flees and feebleness replaces your vim
by this time you got to reach for the oasis within
this is the juxtaposition of the virile with the impotent
a junior with a senior citizen, sage with a simpleton
one is focused on the benjamins and dividends
the other has other priorities, cash is not his stimulant

i dread tomorrow's state, but alas its just fatality
when your tabula rasa will be filled beyond capacity
it's nothing but apathy to see it all.. moralities and vanities
and soon you're gonna join the growing long line of ancestry

[Razah]

Exis, your approach was more direct & literal. I think you probably had the most "rappable" verse. It was cool, I liked it. I think you should have gone into more detail about what said beasts, demons, etc.. ended up being. It could've felt more put together, with a few extra lines to help build a "feel" to it.

broken halo, i don't know how I feel about the way you write. It reminds me of some Wu Tang shit. Like, is it dope because it was dope, or just the way it was put together? Just the shit you rhyme & the scheme of it all is so cluttered, connected but not really connected, but it keeps pushing a story forward.

"Ill take you threw the mirror illuminati will take you to panera
My skin drier then desertz in dendera death bearer old feature new era"

That sounded dope.

Didn't get like a, "deep" topic from it, more of a, I'm the older person with more experience, hear my words, young buck, kind of conversation. It was written with unique writing, probably my fav part abt it. Good shit

Maximus, pretty straight forward verse. Wording was pretty clean overall, nothing to complain about. Wasn't a fan of the simpleton & impotent rhyme, threw the flow off for me.

"and creases on flesh, your brainstorm abates bringing your reign to an end
as you emaciate from weighty to thin, moisture escapes from your skin
its hard to recognize the face of a friend or the name of a kin
dementia robs your memory bank, it takes all your gems"

I liked that part.

I probably would have flipped this bar around.

'its hard to recognize the face of a friend or the name of a kin'

as you emaciate from weighty to thin, moisture escapes from your skin
Don't know the name of my kin, don't recognize the face of a friend
dementia robs your memory bank, it takes all your gems

I think some version of that would've meant for a smoother transition in schemes. Nahmean?

Exis, this was cool. Flow felt a little smoother than last week, easier to catch. I wish you would go a little more abstract as opposed to more direct.

Maximus, solid verse. Straight forward & clean.

brokenhalo, good verse. I liked the rhyme scheme the most. It was slick to me.

Overall, this was between Maximum & brokenhalo. Maximus attacked the topic better, but it kind of felt like, just checking off all the things to make a 'good' verse. Technically, it was on point, straight forward & consistent. Brokenhalo, although he didn't do anything great to the topic, just the wording of it, made for a unique read. I enjoyed it a little more, & that's what it really boiled down to for me. Cool verses guys

vbrokenhalo

[Master Rock]

Props for these 3 gents representing...this three way battle was wild. As usually I peeped everyone's verse 3 times. Exis' flow was slick as ice...however it felt short as though the thoughts were going somewhere and then it suddenly ended abruptly (which left me pondering if something was missing?). Brokenhalo's verse was hardcore hitting suckas with bricks in many parts...however some of the areas of the verse had weak points or just didn't resonate with me such as thots tongue rings with young team..Also the whole numerology thing sounded good it didn't connect with me until the 33 ladders (maybe you can explain the numbers in regards to the masonic connotations and when i was 23 72 couldn't set me straight???). Maximus, you verse hit with me the first, second and third time I read it. I feel from the eyes of the character and envision the hardship of change and the wish to be young again. Everything was solid and tied down nicely however I felt the weakest area it which you threw me off was at:
"i dread tomorrow's state, but alas its just fatality
when your tabula rasa will be filled beyond capacity"
It didn't make sense, it felt forced, it didn't go together perhaps if you would have worded it a different way.
Besides that, it still marks you in my sights for the win. however if Brokenhalo's would of had a flexed a little more muscle he would of took this one.
Vote Max.

[Master Rock]

Updated vote.^

[asylum]

damn /v maximus this time, i liked his flow in particular. also, his approach at the subject was on point. he didn't really use any filler or stray from the topic at hand.. in fact he really killed it. great work maximus, thanks for the effort.

exis your piece was tight and the opener was strong as fuck. i was really vibin with it but the last few lines didn't really fit and could have been reworked. i think you're finding a good topical voice tho.

halo- sick topical but you kinda got too wordy and didn't develop your story enough to knock max out this week. that technical axe will start knockin mfers out once you focus that energy. nice drop. i think u could benefit off some inner rhymes or even stretched slant to give your bars more resonance.