and I no doubt see the Roc behaves in a respectful, professional manner (in terms of battlerap). His preparation is obvious, he handles himself exceptionally well in a culture of chatty nikkas, and he leaves it all on the stage.
The bars and performance just don't get me hyped up. The performance often feels forced and awkward, and the bars are generic and unclever. There are rounds here and there like his first against Brizz that make me understand how he's great for the room. But on cam (for me), it just doesn't work. It's suprising to me how little he gets boo'ed. I'm not really a fan of the crowds doing that shyt, but I absolutely feel like they've turned on "favorites" in a millisecond and boo'ed them for overperformed/bad bars, where as Roc has built some rep with the fans, where they'll give him a quiet room to get back on track.
I guess I'll never be able to give anyone a whole lot of extra points for coming with three rounds. Seems like that's part of the deal
He can be in my top 5 for work ethic and consistency.. but not for actual battling.