2-1 Bigrod for this one.
The Question Pt. 1 is not only one of my fav Chip tracks period, but my fav from Chip's selection in this round.. and imo is Chip at his best/greatest strength in regards to being able to package conscious knowledge into delightful entertaining sounds (total package of rap ability and production). Lowkey that's what I was expecting to get for the entire batch
. The Brown and Supreme did their jobs too but didnt stand out as much.
For Rod I enjoyed R&R the most (track is hard
). Straight embodied some Detroit shyt, and it was well placed to go first, as it seemed like an intro type joint. Reminded of Amerikaz Nightmare from Mobb Deep on the same titled album. So special had a vibe too, like Chip's 'the question' this is a joint im familiar with as well and is one my favs from Rod and shows his versatility, shyt would fit perfect in that Curren$y lane. 'Over here' did its job as well but it didnt stand out as much compared to the tone the other two tracks provided, plus Chip didnt have any collabs in his, compared to two for Rod. Now that really shouldn't matter but in a event showcasing two heavy hitters all straws have to be pulled
.
Chip's sound quality was superb, where Rod lacked in some spots with the sound quality (mainly vocal) it was more than made up for with the production as I know Rod has his hands behind the boards/the beats sounded fine to me.
R&R was the difference maker to me, and sonically is the best I've heard in the rounds so far in regards to creativity, some may label me biased due to location
, but I've probably been the most unbiased cat in most of Rod's battles as he does not always get my vote/im a straight shooter, so lets get that out of the way now. Now with that said Chip would've swayed my vote with another 'the question' level track embedded in his 3.
Salute to
@Chip Skylark @bigrodthe1
Great work gentlemen, the coli is on notice( dont sleep on this thread
)