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GRAMS & PASSIVE VS STORM & AD

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

Clash Summary

GRAMS & PASSIVE vs STORM & AD opened the first ever PenGame 2v2 tournament at Wembley Boxpark. The host introduces the battle as a new format for the league, with judges Loonz, Axel the Comedian, and Big Zuu deciding the result. The judges make it clear that they want proper bars, performance, and energy, while the reload panels are introduced to reward strong moments.

STORM wins the coin toss and chooses for GRAMS & PASSIVE to go first. From the start, GRAMS & PASSIVE lean into their contrast as a team: PASSIVE brings cleaner structure, jokes, name flips and crowd control, while GRAMS brings heavier aggression, directness and rhythm.

Their first round is built around mocking STORM & AD’s appearance, energy and chemistry. PASSIVE calls them “MC Grindr and DJ Steve,” compares them to CBBC/CBeebies mascots, and suggests they give off strange duo energy. GRAMS then adds more aggression, targeting their image and questioning whether they belong at this level.

STORM & AD respond with a more disrespectful round, attacking GRAMS’ past battles, his behaviour against F.T., and his image. They also bring heavy Diddy, sexuality and baby-oil jokes. Their first round has aggression, but GRAMS & PASSIVE feel more cohesive as a team.

The second round is where GRAMS & PASSIVE take control. PASSIVE’s Adam and Steve section lands hard in the room, using AD’s name and STORM’s name to create a full name-flip. He follows with Golden Grahams, James Charles, Harry Potter, AD before Christ, and weather/STORM references. This is the clearest round of the battle and one of the moments judges remember.

STORM & AD fight back in round two with attacks on GRAMS’ battle record, previous losses, sexuality angles, and accusations about his past performances. They bring pressure, but the round is less clean and less memorable than PASSIVE’s writing.

The third round becomes chaotic. PASSIVE says he produced the beat himself and starts strongly, but there is confusion around a reload. The judges eventually allow the reload and GRAMS & PASSIVE restart the round. PASSIVE brings sharp TV, construction, coke, nose and name-flip material, while GRAMS closes with a faster, more aggressive section using social-media/profile-picture angles.

STORM & AD close with a heavy final round, bringing profile-picture jokes, Diddy references, family material, Epstein-list shock lines, and violent imagery. Their flow is strong in parts, but the writing becomes harder to follow.

The judges split at first. Big Zuu gives it to GRAMS & PASSIVE. Loonz gives it to STORM & AD. Axel becomes the deciding judge and gives it to GRAMS & PASSIVE, praising their flow and saying their third-round energy moved the room.

Performance Analysis

GRAMS & PASSIVE

GRAMS & PASSIVE win because their material is cleaner, more memorable, and more structured across the battle. PASSIVE gives the team a strong written base, while GRAMS adds aggression and performance energy. PASSIVE is the strongest technical writer in the battle. His second round is the standout because it combines name flips, cultural references and clear punchlines. The Adam and Steve bar is the biggest moment because it flips AD and STORM’s names into a biblical/gay joke that lands immediately. He then keeps building with Golden Grahams, James Charles, Harry Potter, AD/BC and weather references. GRAMS contributes most through energy and pressure. His delivery in the third round gets the crowd moving, and Axel specifically mentions that GRAMS had the side of the room swaying like an R&B set. Even though he stalls in places, the team recovers well and makes the round work. Their main strength is balance. PASSIVE brings clean setups and punchlines, while GRAMS adds presence. Their weakness is occasional breath control and third-round chaos, but they recover better than STORM & AD.

Lyrical Themes: CBBC/CBeebies mascots, X-Files, white-boy rap status, Adam and Steve, Golden Grahams, James Charles, Harry Potter, AD/BC, JCB, Ant and Dec, Dick and Dom, Storm/weather flips, social-media exposure.

STORM & AD

STORM & AD bring aggression, disrespect and some strong flow pockets, especially in the second and third rounds. Their best work comes when they attack GRAMS’ previous battles, his record, and his image. They clearly came with a lot of personal material. Their first round is packed with attacks on GRAMS, including references to his clash with F.T., his suit/dancing image, and Diddy/baby-oil material. The round is aggressive, but it leans heavily into sexuality and scandal references instead of building one clean team angle. Their second round targets GRAMS’ battle history and tries to paint him as someone who has been beaten repeatedly. They mention names from the PenGame scene and accuse him of being carried in previous clashes. This is a strong angle, but the delivery gets messy in places. Their third round has good energy and some strong picture/profile-based material, but it becomes hard to follow at points. The judges still praise their flow, but GRAMS & PASSIVE’s clearer structure and stronger second round carry the decision. STORM & AD’s strength is intensity. Their weakness is clarity. They have lots of disrespect, but not always enough clean structure to beat GRAMS & PASSIVE’s more organised writing.

Lyrical Themes: GRAMS’ battle record, F.T. battle, Diddy/baby-oil jokes, sexuality angles, profile-picture jokes, Facebook/profile exposure, Epstein-list shock material, family insults, violent imagery.

Key Technical Highlights

GRAMS & PASSIVE

Best round

Round two.

Strongest trait

Clear, memorable writing.

Best moment

Adam and Steve name flip.

Best team dynamic

PASSIVE’s structure plus GRAMS’ energy.

Battle-winning factor

Cleaner punches and stronger room-control moments.

STORM & AD

Best round

Round three.

Strongest trait

Aggression and pressure.

Best angle

GRAMS’ battle record and previous performances.

Best performance trait

High-energy flow pockets.

Battle-losing factor

Less clarity and weaker structure.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

GRAMS & PASSIVE

"We’ve got MC Grindr and DJ Steve."

PASSIVE opens by mocking STORM & AD as a strange duo rather than serious opponents. Grindr is a dating app often associated with gay men, so the line also sets up the sexuality-based jokes that appear throughout the battle. It is battle material and should not be treated as factual.

"Look like the mascots for CBBC."

This references CBBC, the BBC’s children’s television brand. PASSIVE uses it to make STORM & AD look childish, cartoonish and unserious. It is a clean visual insult.

"You’re the bitch in the X-Files."

This references The X-Files, a TV show about strange and unexplained phenomena. PASSIVE uses it to say the opponents give off weird, suspicious energy. It fits the “strange activity” theme.

"STORM ain’t got no substance."

This is a direct credibility attack. PASSIVE says STORM has the name and image, but no real depth behind it. It is simple, but it sets up later weather/STORM flips.

"What is this white boy doing in rap? You ain’t DEENO, PASSIVE or KANDI."

PASSIVE references other white battlers on the PenGame platform to say STORM is not at their level. It is a platform-aware bar because it only fully lands if you know the PenGame scene.

"You look like Robin Thicke in his prime."

This references Robin Thicke, the American singer known for a smooth pop/R&B image. PASSIVE uses it to mock AD or STORM’s look, suggesting they look more like a soft pop singer than a battle rapper.

"AD’s like Justin Timberlake."

This continues the white R&B/pop-star comparison. Justin Timberlake is used as a contrast to battle-rap toughness. The follow-up “rock your body” also connects to Timberlake’s song Rock Your Body.

"They’re looking like the real-life version of them two Matrix agents."

This references The Matrix, where the agents wear suits and look stiff, controlled and uniform. PASSIVE uses it to mock STORM & AD’s appearance and stage presence.

"AD, I’ve got an inkling, your name’s Adam and STORM is your sibling… Adam and Steve."

This is the biggest name-flip of the battle. PASSIVE turns AD into “Adam” and STORM into “Steve,” flipping the biblical phrase Adam and Eve into Adam and Steve, a common gay-joke phrase. It lands because it is simple, unexpected and tailored to both names.

"Sunday league versus the Champions League."

PASSIVE uses football levels to compare the teams. Sunday league means amateur football, while the Champions League is elite European football. He is saying STORM & AD are amateur compared with GRAMS & PASSIVE.

"He don’t know about Golden Grahams."

This references Golden Grahams, the breakfast cereal, and flips GRAMS’ name. It is a light but effective name-based punch because GRAMS can connect to “Grahams.”

"Both of their dads done coke, so facing the GRAMS could end paralytic."

This is drug wordplay. “Grams” can refer to drug weight, while “done coke” continues the drug angle. “Paralytic” also means extremely drunk or unable to function. It is dark battle material, not a factual claim.

"You both sniff more than a dog at a rave."

This is another drug-use joke. Dogs sniff, raves are associated with drugs, and PASSIVE uses the image to accuse the opponents of sniffing substances. It is an exaggerated battle insult.

"You look like James Charles."

This references James Charles, the American makeup influencer. PASSIVE uses the comparison as an appearance and sexuality-coded insult. It is a pop-culture visual punch.

"You look like Harry Potter and your mum will get muggled."

This references Harry Potter, where non-magical people are called Muggles. PASSIVE flips “Muggle” into “muggled,” meaning robbed or attacked. It is a clean pop-culture wordplay bar.

"It’s not AD before Christ."

This is one of PASSIVE’s smartest name flips. AD means Anno Domini, the calendar era after Christ, while BC means before Christ. PASSIVE uses AD’s name to say the timeline is wrong and the opponent is not important enough to come “before Christ.”

"Ask the weatherman, this STORM looks predictable."

This is a direct STORM name flip. Weather forecasts predict storms, so PASSIVE uses that to say STORM is predictable as a battler. It is clean and tailored.

"It’s on sight like a JCB."

A JCB is construction machinery often used on sites. PASSIVE flips “on sight” into “on site,” linking confrontation to a building site. It is a neat UK reference.

"If he took a camera with a fisheye lens in his nose, it would look like a snow globe."

This is a visual appearance joke. A fisheye lens makes images look rounded and distorted, while a snow globe is round and glassy. PASSIVE uses it to exaggerate the size and shape of the opponent’s nose.

"What TV show are you from? It’s Ant and Dickhead and Dickhead and Dom."

This references two British TV duos: Ant and Dec and Dick and Dom. PASSIVE flips both into insults, making STORM & AD look like a comedy double act rather than serious battlers.

"If I get dark and spiritual, roll your nan’s ashes up in my living room."

This is a dead-relative shock bar. It should be treated strictly as battle material. The line is designed to sound extreme and disrespectful, not to state fact.

"I’ll do STORM like Ant-Man."

This references Ant-Man, the Marvel character who can shrink and fight in unusual ways. PASSIVE uses it as a pop-culture threat, tying STORM’s name into superhero-style imagery.

STORM & AD

"Your first battle was more than the man."

The transcript is rough here, but the point appears to be that STORM & AD are attacking GRAMS’ earlier battle record. They start by trying to make his previous performances look weak or embarrassing.

"You got creative with your hands against F.T., then I got in your face and he didn’t do shit against me."

This is a direct battle-history angle. They reference GRAMS’ behaviour against F.T. and say he acted differently when facing them. It is designed to make GRAMS look selective with his aggression.

"GRAMS did he just bought the next Justin Bieber AD?"

This is a pop-star image attack. Justin Bieber is used to make AD look softer, poppier or less battle-ready. The wording is rough, but the reference fits the wider “white pop star” jokes in the battle.

"He chose violence against F.T., but for me this pussy came dressed in a suit and started dancing."

This is one of their better direct angles. They say GRAMS was aggressive with F.T., but against them he looked formal and performative. It attacks consistency and courage.

"Two rounds deeper, I already out-barred this man."

STORM & AD claim lyrical superiority early. This is not a complex bar, but it frames the battle as them already being ahead on pen and performance.

"You’re on your last chance, now don’t want to get kicked out again."

This appears to reference GRAMS’ status or previous platform issues. It is a good battle angle because it makes the opponent sound unstable or at risk of being removed.

"You’re on a weekend with Diddy and some of his friends."

This is a pop-culture scandal reference. Diddy is used here as shorthand for party/sexual scandal jokes. It is shock-value battle material and should be treated as an insult, not fact.

"One thousand bottles of baby oil."

This continues the Diddy-style scandal reference. Baby-oil jokes became widely used in battle/online humour around Diddy-related controversy. In the battle, it is used to make GRAMS look sexually compromised or humiliated.

"You got beat by SKAMZ, you got beat by RILLS, you got beat by RANS, you got beat by SEVZ."

This is one of STORM & AD’s strongest angles. They list names from the PenGame scene to attack GRAMS’ record. It is effective because it uses platform history instead of generic insults.

"Now you brought Jacob in this."

Jacob refers to PASSIVE’s real name. They use it to make the battle more personal and to separate PASSIVE from his stage name. Real-name use often makes a battle feel more direct.

"He claims he’s a beat man, but he don’t weigh up shit."

This is a GRAMS name/weight flip. “Weigh up” connects to grams as a measurement, while also meaning to measure someone’s value. They use it to say GRAMS does not measure up.

"You come to a clash with a bag of lube."

This is a sexuality-based humiliation bar and should be treated as battle material. It is used to continue the theme of mocking the opponents’ masculinity and image.

"Smiles carried this man."

This is a battle-history/teamwork attack. They claim someone else carried GRAMS in a previous context. It is useful in a 2v2 because it suggests GRAMS needs stronger partners to survive.

"Breath smells like a million dicks."

This is crude personal disrespect. It is not technical, but it is designed to embarrass the opponent and get a reaction in the room.

"GRAMS’ secret Barbie."

This is an appearance/social-media angle. They appear to use profile-picture or image material to make GRAMS look feminine or unserious. It fits their wider attempt to embarrass him visually.

"Why didn’t you think like a Diddy party?"

This keeps the Diddy reference going. The point is to connect GRAMS to scandal, party and sexuality jokes. Again, it should be treated as battle material rather than factual commentary.

"I heard that your dad’s on the Epstein list."

This is an extreme allegation-style shock bar. The Epstein list reference is used to create scandal and disgust. It should be archived carefully as battle material, not as a factual claim.

"Off to intensive care when they try to repair him like Anakin."

This references Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, who is severely injured and rebuilt into Darth Vader. STORM & AD use the image to say the opponent will be damaged so badly he needs rebuilding.

"Excuse me Jacob, why’s your head so big?"

This returns to PASSIVE’s real name and uses a simple appearance attack. It is not complex, but it is direct and personal.

"I got a bat and I’m Batman."

This is a straightforward Batman reference. They turn the word “bat” into both a weapon and the comic-book character. It is simple but recognisable.

Battle Stats

Date19-10-2024
Views312K
LeagueSeason 5 (2024 Battles)