Thanks for the recap. I still need to see the battles from that weekend's events. As I've commented on related posts, I didn't expect Coffee to beat a prepared 40 BARRS. Opinions on the outcome of the battle are split from what I've seen. But it's very telling that those favoring Coffee seem to be based not on lyricism but on delivery. Far too many fans and bloggers put the _way_ people rap over what they're actually *saying.* From the snippets I've seen from 40 vs Coffee and quotes I've read from their bars, I'll probably agree with your take.
Imma keep it tall 40 was probably on like 45-50%. Pacing was definitely off the first 2 rounds. Lots of mishaps with the sound system and her mic. That didn’t help her either. Idk why they just didn’t tell her to take her jacket off because that seemed to be the problem. With all that being said coffee wasn’t saying much this battle i don’t think she was 100% either. Even though i feel like she’s overhyped and her delivery isn’t even that great to try to bring it up as a factor. In fact i remember not too long ago fans and bloggers criticizing that same delivery. Line for line bar for bar 40 definitely was better and she didn’t choke or stumble. Her pacing was just choppy and slow in the first 2 which is not characteristic of her style. She probably raps faster than most battlers.
