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GRAMS VS SKAMZ #2

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

Clash Summary

SKAMZ vs GRAMS took place during the PenGame Rap Battle 2025 Cold War Semi-Finals. The judges are Strands, PK Humble, and Craig Mitch. Before the battle, the judges make it clear that they want slick writing, disrespect, charisma, punchlines, wordplay and energy. GRAMS goes first. GRAMS opens round one with a technical and aggressive opener. He attacks SKAMZ as someone who has been capped, tested, carried, damaged from previous losses and mentally affected by the tournament. He references Danny Glover, Anbu, name translation, holding his head underwater, height, wallet, being a legend, performance, past wounds, Jafar, Danny Hurst and mental diagnosis. It is dense and layered, but some of the material moves quickly. SKAMZ responds by immediately addressing his own mistakes. He says to forget the fact that he messes up, because today GRAMS is getting messed up. That self-awareness works. He then attacks GRAMS for blaming Ish when he messes up, says nobody knows GRAMS’ bars, flips “grams” into losing mass and getting weighed, brings up being slapped, getting compensated into the tournament, PenGame not rating him, brothel/sister material, and closes by saying the scene will see what PenGame, failures, changes, white people, Marks and SKAMZ are doing to him. The round gets strong reaction, and SKAMZ takes the early momentum. Round two sees GRAMS sharpen the attack. He talks about jokes and cap, jumping out the pram, shoes he cannot fill, suicide/hanging imagery, being the wrong guy, his opponent’s woman, Owen/Ronaldinho references, soft peaches, depression, plastic diesel and plastic waste. It is good technical writing, but again the pace and density make parts harder to catch live. SKAMZ’s second is much more direct and crowd-friendly. He attacks GRAMS’ sister, mother, cousin/brother, money, Marnie name, coke, nose, style, niece Jade, girlfriend, Nando’s bottomless drink imagery, violence, Tekken K.O., Mitch, PK and Strands. The family material is harsh battle content, but it lands in the room because the lines are clear and aggressive. Round three is GRAMS’ most direct round. He switches to “fuck bitches, get money” energy and uses the “take Marnie” hook. He says he is realer than most, that he lives what he sprays, and attacks SKAMZ’s friends, morals, women, money, provider/protector image, fans, chicks, Trappy and Drizz. He also brings up his broken hand and says he would still fight with his flicker. It is his strongest round for personality. SKAMZ’s third keeps the same direct tone. He says the first two rounds were him playing, then attacks GRAMS through Trappy, getting backed up, being a charity case, Cold War/no refunds, being carried by instrumentals and PASSIVE, getting slapped, Crystal Palace, Ginger J, gonorrhea, Wiley leaving mid-battle, Cycle/Mikey, driving over a nan, Mani/Gram wordplay, PenGame buying cars, admitting his own mistakes, writers, golden touch, Despacito and Dino. It is aggressive, clear and crowd-aware. The official decision is SKAMZ wins by unanimous judges’ decision. The judges praise GRAMS’ technical ability and flow, but all agree SKAMZ understood the live arena better. SKAMZ is clearer, more entertaining, more disrespectful and more responsive to the crowd.

Performance Analysis

SKAMZ

SKAMZ wins because he understands the assignment: crowd work, clear punches, disrespect and directness. He does not just rap well; he makes the room react. His first round works because he owns his own mistakes before GRAMS can fully use them. By saying he messes up but takes responsibility, while GRAMS messes up and blames Ish, he flips a weakness into a strength. The “dreads/worms” and “real sensei has returned” moment gets big reaction. His second round is the strongest for direct disrespect. The sister, mother, Marnie, Nando’s, niece, Tekken, Mitch, PK and Strands material is easy to catch and built for the room. It is not subtle, but it is effective. His third round completes the battle. He attacks GRAMS as a charity case, says he was carried by instrumentals and PASSIVE, brings back the slap angle, admits his own mistakes, and finishes with a mix of comedy and punchlines. The judges specifically reward this clarity and crowd connection. SKAMZ’s biggest strength is making every punch obvious enough for the live room. He is not hiding the angle. He is saying it plainly and getting reaction.

Lyrical Themes: Owning mistakes, blaming Ish, dreads/worms, Anbu/real sensei, losing mass/getting weighed, slap angle, PenGame toy, sister/mother material, Marnie, Nando’s, niece Jade, Tekken K.O., PK/Strands/Craig Mitch, charity case, Cold War/no refunds, carried by instrumentals/PASSIVE, Crystal Palace, Ginger J, writers.

GRAMS

GRAMS loses but shows strong technical writing. The judges repeatedly say he is hard at rapping and has a strong flow. The issue is live clarity. His first round has a lot of detail and technical layering. He attacks SKAMZ through previous losses, aura, name translation, performance, scars, Jafar, Danny Hurst and mental damage. The writing is there, but some of it goes too fast for the room. His second round continues with technical pressure. There are strong images around jumping out the pram, shoes he cannot fill, suicide/hanging, wrong guy, Owen, Ronaldinho, soft peaches and plastic waste. Again, it reads better than it lands live. His third is his best live round. The “take Marnie” hook gives it a memorable structure, and the direct shots at SKAMZ’s women, money, friends, Trappy and Drizz bring more personality. It is the round where GRAMS sounds most comfortable and most direct. GRAMS’ biggest strength is flow and complexity. His weakness is that the live arena rewards clarity, and some of his punches are too fast or too layered to land instantly.

Lyrical Themes: Bodybag, collapse, Danny Glover, Anbu, name translation, water/stone, wallet/height, legend status, past wounds, Jafar, mental diagnosis, jumping out pram, suicide/hanging, Owen, Ronaldinho, plastic waste, take Marnie, provider/protector, Trappy/Drizz direct shots, broken hand.

Key Technical Highlights

SKAMZ

Best round

Round two.

Strongest trait

Crowd control and directness.

Best angle

GRAMS blaming Ish while SKAMZ owns his mistakes.

Best live moment

Dreads/worms / real sensei return.

Battle-winning factor

Clearer punches and stronger room connection.

GRAMS

Best round

Round three.

Strongest trait

Technical flow.

Best angle

“Take Marnie” hook and direct lifestyle attack.

Best writing quality

Dense internal rhyming and layered references.

Battle-losing factor

Too many bars went over heads or moved too quickly live.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

GRAMS

Stage Control

"When I’m on stage, give me space."

GRAMS opens by asking for room to work. It gives him a controlled, serious tone.

Status

"You could only be a test on mic if he verse real time, I’ll straight up collapse him."

This is a battle-status bar. GRAMS says SKAMZ is only a test if he faces real pressure, and GRAMS will collapse him.

Violence Image

"I’m a harassing bodybag."

A violent performance image. GRAMS says his whole presence is built to put opponents away.

Credibility

"Didn’t believe me when I told him I’m a bad man."

A credibility bar. GRAMS says people underestimated him.

Tournament Progress

"Give me a task, beat it, every challenge."

This is a tournament-progress line. GRAMS frames himself as someone who completes every mission.

Pop Culture/Wordplay

"Shot down Danny Glover, I turned money Jackson."

A pop-culture/wordplay bar. Danny Glover links to Lethal Weapon and “money Jackson” suggests status or transformation.

Psychological Warfare

"Me and SKAMZ first on stage, Cold War slaughter, mental trauma."

GRAMS positions this battle as a psychological war.

Status Critique

"He got smoked, man took all his aura."

This attacks SKAMZ as someone who lost presence or confidence from previous battles.

Name Flip

"That name translates to the word stone."

A name/meaning angle. GRAMS appears to be flipping SKAMZ’s name or identity into stone.

Violence/Imagery

"Why you think I held his head under water?"

This continues the stone/water imagery. It suggests drowning or sinking him.

Status Insult

"Go and get a job as a porter."

A status/work insult. GRAMS tells SKAMZ to leave battle rap for basic work.

Flex

"Don’t chat to me about height. If I stand on my wallet, I’m bigger and taller."

A money/height flex. GRAMS says his money gives him stature.

Direct Claim

"You’re a legend, it’s true, but if we chat rapping or slapping, I’m a better performer."

This is one of GRAMS’ strongest direct claims. He respects SKAMZ’s status but says he is better in both rap and physicality.

Damage Image

"Good job it’s a battle with bars, what they left him with scars."

A scars/bars punch. GRAMS says the writing leaves damage.

Timeline Attack

"Any battle prior to me, that was his last loss."

A résumé/timeline bar. GRAMS says SKAMZ has not been the same since.

Villain Wordplay

"You couldn’t win if your king was Jafar."

This references Jafar from Aladdin. It is a villain/king wordplay line.

Threat

"I’ll have you limping to Ginger and Markz."

A PenGame-specific threat. GRAMS says SKAMZ will need the hosts after the battle.

Status Claim

"Double SG mode, right now I’m fully charged."

A powered-up/status bar. GRAMS says he is in a stronger mode than before.

Psychological Attack

"You’re gonna end with a mental diagnosis."

A dark mental-health bar. It is battle material.

Critique

"Still full of jokes and cap, still get wrapped if you run off your mouth."

GRAMS opens round two by saying SKAMZ jokes and lies, but will still get dealt with.

Childishness Angle

"If SKAMZ try jump out his pram, then it’s gonna be a mad thing."

A childishness/pram punch. GRAMS says SKAMZ will be punished if he acts up.

Status Insult

"You can’t fill my shoes, little man."

A status line. GRAMS says SKAMZ cannot replace or match him.

High-Stakes Threat

"Going against me is like suicide."

A high-stakes threat. GRAMS says battling him is self-destruction.

Past Incident

"Last time I seen a man get hanged by DAN DAN."

A previous-battle reference. GRAMS brings up a prior loss or embarrassment.

Physical Threat

"If I get him one side, you don’t want it with me, I’m the wrong guy."

A direct physical threat.

Medical Punch

"I hope there’s a rapper with your blood type."

A medical/blood punch. It implies SKAMZ will need help.

Football Reference

"You flop like Owen."

This references footballer Michael Owen or flop imagery. It attacks SKAMZ as someone who starts well and fades.

Football Reference

"Ronaldinho or R9, you’re bent."

Football references used to attack style and movement.

Insult

"This little pussy soft as peaches."

A simple weakness insult.

Insult

"Plastic waste."

GRAMS calls SKAMZ artificial and disposable.

Energy Shift

"Fuck bitches, get money."

GRAMS opens round three with a direct money-over-women energy. It becomes the tone of the round.

Hook/Sexuality

"I had this girl in my bed, I told that bitch to take Marnie."

A name/money/sex flip. “Marnie” sounds like money and links to GRAMS’ name.

Hook/Sexuality

"She even gave me little head, I told that freak to take Marnie."

This continues the “take Marnie” hook with explicit sexual material.

Authenticity

"I’m really realer than most because I’ve been living what I spray."

A strong authenticity line. GRAMS says he lives what he raps.

Real Life Angle

"Told these niggas stop the cap, my fucking mum’s went on the stage."

This references a real-life/stage moment and says he has proof behind his talk.

Authenticity

"Unless you go and really do it, then express it, I can’t hear it if it’s fake."

A core battle-rap authenticity statement. GRAMS rejects fake threats.

Physical Image

"I got dreads and I start moving."

A physical/image line that connects to the earlier dreads/worms angle.

Loyalty Concept

"I got morals to my friends, but I don’t know you from the ends."

A loyalty boundary. GRAMS says his morals apply to his people, not SKAMZ.

Relationship/Provider

"If you want a bad one to be yours for keeps, keep her fed and keep her on her feet."

A relationship/provider line. GRAMS says keeping a woman means providing and protecting.

Protector Image

"Provide and protect."

A direct masculine/protector phrase. It anchors the round’s relationship angle.

Name Flip

"Who does he scam except the fans and his chicks?"

A name flip on SKAMZ. GRAMS says he only scams fans and women.

Violent Image

"I said this nigga’s dead, I got him hanged on a stick."

A violent final-round image.

Scene Call-Out

"Trap, you’re a bitch, fuck you and fuck Drizz."

A direct call-out to others in the scene. GRAMS uses the battle to send wider shots.

Personal/Physical Claim

"You know I broke my hand, so I’ll just fight you with my flicker."

A strong personal physical bar. He says even injured, he can still fight.

Allegation

"Tell the people about the times you used to bully all your chicks."

A serious allegation-style line. It should be treated as battle material, not fact.

SKAMZ

Self-Awareness/Angle

"Forget the fact that I fuck up, today you’re getting fucked up."

SKAMZ opens brilliantly by owning his own mistake/choke reputation and flipping it into attack.

Tournament Status

"You said you were taking my place, then you put us to shame when you started to fuck up."

A direct tournament/status angle. SKAMZ says GRAMS failed when given the opportunity.

Choke Angle

"You should have just got left out choking."

A choke/failure attack. SKAMZ says GRAMS should not have been allowed back in.

Hair/Name Flip

"Marnie gal, I got dreads, you got worms."

A hair/name flip that gets strong reaction. SKAMZ contrasts his dreads with GRAMS having “worms.”

Status Reference

"I should have been smoking Anbu, cause the real sensei has returned."

This references Anbu Sensei and positions SKAMZ as the real sensei. It is one of the biggest early moments.

Responsibility Angle

"I messed up and I blame myself. You mess up and you’re blaming Ish."

One of the cleanest angles of the battle. SKAMZ owns his mistake while accusing GRAMS of blaming the sound man.

Joke

"If he does that again, cough, it’s my car."

A warning to Ish and the room, keeping the joke alive.

Performance Critique

"When Marnie raps, everyone gets bored."

A direct performance critique.

Crowd Control

"Does anyone here even know his bars? That’s what I thought."

A crowd-control moment. SKAMZ uses the room to prove his point.

Wordplay/Insult

"You can’t carry yourself no more, GRAMS, you’ve been losing mass."

A grams/weight/mass flip. It is one of SKAMZ’s best technical lines.

Wordplay/Insult

"Right now you’re getting weighed."

This continues the grams/weight scheme. SKAMZ is weighing him like product.

Past Incident

"Jimmy got slapped by that fat nigga."

A previous-incident reference. It is battle material and aimed at damaging GRAMS’ credibility.

Name Flip

"You got scammed for your spot in the tournament."

A name/status flip. SKAMZ says GRAMS only got in through circumstance.

Platform Status

"PenGame don’t rate you, you’re a toy to them."

A platform-status attack. SKAMZ says GRAMS is not valued by PenGame.

Crude Joke

"Don’t talk about that waffle, you don’t get bitches, you go to the brothel."

A relationship/sex-life insult. It is crude battle material.

Family Insult

"I’ll give your sister the meanest dick, look like a penguin, how she got a waddle."

A family/sexual insult. It is offensive battle material.

Repetition Setup

"Look at what PenGame’s doing to you."

SKAMZ starts a repetition section that frames GRAMS as being damaged by the platform.

Repetition Angle

"Look at what failures doing to you."

This continues the psychological breakdown angle.

Repetition Angle

"Look at what changes doing to you."

Another repetition line, implying GRAMS cannot handle the shift in status or pressure.

Repetition Closer

"Look at what SKAMZ is doing to you."

SKAMZ closes the pattern by making himself the cause of GRAMS’ downfall.

Family Insult

"Your sister calls me daddy."

SKAMZ opens round two with direct family disrespect.

Crude Reference

"She just wants D like Turbo Granny."

This references Turbo Granny, likely from anime/manga culture. It is used as a crude sexual punch.

Family Insult

"I won’t even bring up your mum, but bro, I’d fuck your mum."

A mother insult that pretends not to bring the mum in while doing exactly that.

Insult

"Marnie GRAMS, you’re more than dumb."

A direct name/insult line.

Contradiction Angle

"Name is Marnie, but you’re fucking broke."

A money/name contradiction. GRAMS sounds like money, but SKAMZ says he is broke.

Wordplay/Drug

"All these shots will make him overdose."

A drug/shot double meaning. Shots are attacks and substances.

Violence/Injury

"Both ways, you got a broken nose."

A face/injury punch.

Appearance Joke

"I was supposed to be battling Marnie, why the fuck do you look like SMIL3Z?"

A visual comparison to SMIL3Z. It attacks GRAMS’ appearance.

Tournament Threat

"Get the same treatment as SMIL3Z."

A tournament-history/status threat. SKAMZ says GRAMS will be handled like prior opponents.

Family Boundary

"Try mention my niece again, it can go down south."

A family-boundary threat. It is personal battle material.

Family Name Drop

"I know about your niece Jade."

A direct family-name drop. This should be treated strictly as battle material and not repeated outside context.

Crude Joke

"Your gal is a bottomless drink at Nando’s, she keeps getting filled."

A Nando’s/sexual insult. It is crude but clear and crowd-friendly.

Threat

"One shot, all I need for the kill."

A simple threat bar.

Game Reference

"Do him like Tekken and K.O."

A fighting-game bar. Tekken links to knockout imagery.

Judge Reference

"Do it like Mitch, jump on camera."

A judge/room reference to Craig Mitch.

Self-Awareness

"You already lost this thinking I’m gonna stumble."

SKAMZ flips his own stumble reputation again, saying GRAMS is relying on the wrong weakness.

Control Angle

"I know I can let my buddies…"

This seems to imply support from others, but the main point is that SKAMZ feels in control even if others are involved.

Judge Name Flip

"I know Strands is an artist, but it’s strange that GRAMS is a bitch."

A judge-name flip. SKAMZ uses Strands in the room for a live bar.

Energy Shift

"First two rounds I was playing about, let’s get straight to the business."

SKAMZ opens round three by raising the stakes.

Scene Angle

"You was gonna get backed up by Trappy."

A scene/back-up angle. SKAMZ says GRAMS needed support.

Status Insult

"PenGame’s first ever charity cause, can everyone here give Marnie a clap?"

A brutal status insult. SKAMZ says GRAMS is only here out of charity.

Tournament/Title Flip

"Cold War, no refunds — you ain’t gonna get Marnie back."

A tournament/title flip. Cold War becomes no-refund damage.

Defeat Line

"This L that you’re taking here is massive."

A simple defeat bar.

Credibility Attack

"Carried by instrumentals and PASSIVE."

A strong credibility attack. SKAMZ says GRAMS’ success comes from beats and other people.

Wordplay/Status

"You don’t get active, you get slap-rapping."

A slap/rap flip. It says GRAMS talks but gets slapped.

Insult Image

"The way that we see through GRAMS, easy shit look like a Crystal Palace."

A Crystal Palace/see-through glass-style punch. It attacks GRAMS as transparent.

Platform Critique

"Don’t nobody wanna hear my man rap, but you still grab mics like Ginger J."

A host/platform reference. SKAMZ says GRAMS keeps grabbing the mic despite lack of demand.

Insult

"Gonorrhoea just ain’t gone away."

A disease/persistence insult. It frames GRAMS as an unwanted infection.

Scene Reference

"I’ll make you leave mid-battle like Wiley."

This references Wiley leaving or stepping away in a prior context. It is a scene-specific bar.

Violence Image

"Hit him off a bike like Cycle and Mikey."

A bike/name punch. The transcript is rough, but it is a violence/reference bar.

Shock Value

"Get in my car, drive over your nan."

A shock-value family/violence line. It is battle material.

Name Joke

"How the fuck is Marnie a Gram?"

A name/weight contradiction. SKAMZ questions the name itself.

Platform Accusation

"You got PenGame buying you cars."

A platform/support accusation. It frames GRAMS as being helped too much by PenGame.

Self-Awareness

"I know that I fuck up, it’s never hidden."

SKAMZ again owns his mistake reputation, which makes the angle harder to use against him.

Vision Joke

"The fact that you can’t see that I’m winning means that you got juice in your vision."

A vision/juice punch. It says GRAMS is blind to the result.

Rebuttal

"I don’t wanna hear about SKAMZ and writers."

He addresses ghostwriting/writer accusations head-on.

Status Claim

"My touch golden."

A King Midas-style line. SKAMZ says what he touches turns to gold.

Pop Culture Joke

"It’s not Bonito, you’re Despacito."

A music/pop-culture insult. It contrasts quality with a pop song reference.

Scene Dismissal

"Go get in the bin with Deeno."

A scene-specific dismissal. SKAMZ tells GRAMS to join another discarded opponent.

Judgement Summary

SKAMZ wins by unanimous decision (3-0)

Strands gives the battle to SKAMZ. He says GRAMS is very hard at rapping and technically strong, but that some of his material is too fast and too technical to catch live. Strands says SKAMZ understood the assignment better because his bars were clearer and the crowd could react immediately. PK Humble also gives the battle to SKAMZ. He says the disrespect was getting crazy and that SKAMZ won him over, especially after using PK in the material. Craig Mitch gives the battle to SKAMZ as well. He says GRAMS’ flow is hard, but in this arena the bars need to be heard clearly. Craig says SKAMZ brought entertainment, punchlines and disrespect rolled into one. SKAMZ advances.

Battle Stats

Date13-09-2025
Views157K
LeagueSeason Cold War