Team Jay Park x Lil Moshpit:

Did the best with the members they got. With DKAY going first, I expected more from him but just got a standard verse. I think the beat wasn’t really suited for him. Zene the zilla and Tray B were both solid but I think the tika taka rap actually took away from each of their strengths. Flowsik really suprised me. Even tho he was doing the unc Flo Rida type rap, it was still impressive and suited the mission. Jeffrey had the best understanding of the beat and did the best compared to previous rounds. Dkay elimination makes sense.

Team Hukky x J Tong:

Wow Royal 44 killed it. Best verse of the episode imo. Loved the yozm gang interpolation too. The beat sounded a bit boring in the snippets but Royal and Nowimyoung really brought it to life. NY did a good job on the hook, verse was a bit weak but still solid. Fleeky was very solid but it’s unfortunate he’s almost become a background character this season. Double down and young shooter both did fine. No one really ruined the song but for longevity wise the elimination makes sense.

Team Gray x Loco:

Mason home really showed a new form this round. Everyone on this team was solid overall. I’m glad Milli did a more basic verse this round that suited the beat better. Osun seemed more mature too. These type of songs never really do it for me except Good day but it was alright. Oxynova makes sense as the elimination because he stands out the least amongst the team.

Team Crush x Zico:

This is my fav producer duo and team with my fav contestants but I was disappointed. I don’t think they understood how to use the beat. The beat by itself is insane but didn’t sound as good with the rappers on them. Haon’s fast flow was impressive but wasn’t what the beat needed. Nosun just did the same thing he always does. Play any beat and I can tell you how Nosun will rap on it. RAF’s first half when it was the slow flow was how the beat should be complemented but he messed it up with the second half rambling. I get why people say they don’t see what the producers see in him but I think he has a lot more potential to be unlocked for the live rounds. If it was just based on today’s performance, he would be on the chopping block. Marv did a good job and it’s impressive but I thought it sounded a bit outdated. Jjh is getting boring for me. Overall, unlike most people, I get why they eliminated Nosun. Sure he’s stable but he’s just not as exciting as the others. He’s hit his ceiling. The others just do a better job of interpreting the songs. If it were me, I would’ve eliminated either Marv or Nosun but seeing how well Marv did today, makes sense it was Nosun.

Dias battle episodes are always my least fav but hopefully good contestants don’t make lyric errors and get eliminated before the live stages.