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GRHYMZ VS AFRODON

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

VS
GRHYMZ
AFRODON

Clash Summary

GRHYMZ vs AFRODON took place on **PenGame Academy** at **Off Season in Leicester**. The host introduces it as another Academy clash and explains that PenGame Academy works slightly differently, with the host sometimes picking a winner on the spot.

GRHYMZ goes first.

GRHYMZ opens by attacking AFRODON’s name, image and previous battle history. He mocks the missing afro, questions AFRODON’s credibility, brings up previous losses, says AFRODON was beaten by a kid from Blackpool, and attacks his crew links with Drizz and Trappy. He also uses TikTok, anime, tattoo, twink and subscriber angles. The round is energetic but slightly messy.

AFRODON answers with a darker and more aggressive first round. He frames GRHYMZ as a TikTok rapper rather than a grime MC, attacks his image, family background, age, online behaviour, TikTok gifting and alleged old losses. His material is harsh and more direct, and he brings strong aggression early.

GRHYMZ’s second round is stronger than his first. He attacks AFRODON’s anime references, LinkedIn, appearance, lack of recognition, Birmingham links, Valentine’s Day, transport, age, TikTok income and crew status. He also says AFRODON is not part of the “new gen” because of his age. The round is more controlled and gives GRHYMZ a clearer battle argument.

AFRODON’s second round is aggressive but messy. He pushes back on the battle-history angle, attacks GRHYMZ’s afro, past hairstyles, TikTok image, family, bedroom/self-harm imagery, soul-selling, relationships and personal background. The intensity is high, but the round is harder to follow in places.

GRHYMZ’s third is the clearest round of the battle. He brings a burial-style closer, attacks AFRODON’s look, nationality/heritage image, YouTube views, hat, Sonic hair, family status, age, online behaviour, kids/girls angle, PenGame vacancy, Odd Socks and family-jewels imagery. It is the round that likely wins him the battle.

AFRODON’s third is again very aggressive and disrespectful. He attacks GRHYMZ’s family, dead relatives, background, Japanese/anime references, “slave” imagery, parents, home life, money, hygiene and drug imagery. It is intense, but it becomes overpacked and loses some clarity.

At the end, the host says it was a close battle and both performed well. He gives AFRODON a **B** and GRHYMZ an **A**, saying GRHYMZ just edged the clash.

Official host winner: **GRHYMZ**.

Performance Analysis

GRHYMZ

GRHYMZ wins because he grows into the battle and has the clearer closing round. He has stronger structure in the second and third than he does in the first. His first round has good energy, but it is a little scattered. The missing-afro angle, Blackpool loss reference, Drizz/Trappy sideman line and TikTok material all work, but the round does not fully settle. His second is much stronger. He attacks AFRODON’s anime writing, age, TikTok identity and Birmingham links. This round gives GRHYMZ a clearer identity angle: AFRODON is not as original, young or current as he presents himself. His third wins the battle. It is direct, varied and more controlled. He brings appearance, online numbers, age, family and PenGame-vacancy angles, then finishes with enough confidence to make the host edge the battle his way. GRHYMZ’s biggest strength is energy and aggression. His best moments come when he simplifies the angle and attacks directly.

Lyrical Themes: Missing afro, previous losses, Blackpool battle, Drizz/Trappy links, anime references, TikTok, LinkedIn, Birmingham, age/new-gen angle, Valentine’s Day, Chris Rock, Senegal/Marnie look, YouTube views, Sonic, family/kids angle, PenGame vacancy, Odd Socks/family jewels.

AFRODON

AFRODON loses narrowly but brings a lot of aggression. His material is darker and more disrespectful, but it is also messier. His first round is probably his strongest. The TikTok rapper vs grime MC angle is clear, and he attacks GRHYMZ’s image, credibility and online behaviour with confidence. His second and third keep the pressure up, but the writing becomes harder to track. He throws a lot at GRHYMZ — family, dead relatives, bedroom/self-harm imagery, hairline, soul-selling, relationships, parents and home life — but not every section lands cleanly. AFRODON’s biggest strength is intensity. His weakness is clarity.

Lyrical Themes: TikTok rapper vs grime MC, family disrespect, crack-house imagery, abuse allegations as battle material, old losses, TikTok gifting, afro/hairline, soul-selling, anime/Japanese references, dead relatives, parents, home life, drug imagery.

Key Technical Highlights

GRHYMZ

Best round

Round three.

Strongest trait

Energy and direct pressure.

Best angle

AFRODON is older, online-heavy and not really “new gen.”

Best technical section

PenGame vacancy / age / kids / Sonic / Odd Socks run.

Battle-winning factor

Cleaner final round and stronger overall finish.

AFRODON

Best round

Round one.

Strongest trait

Aggressive disrespect.

Best angle

GRHYMZ is a TikTok rapper, not a grime MC.

Best technical section

TikTok rapper / grime MC / online-image section.

Battle-losing factor

Too much material becomes messy and hard to follow.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

GRHYMZ

Wordplay

"Afro gone, still looks like my afro gone."

GRHYMZ opens with a name/hair flip.

Confidence

"PenGame are gonna know that."

A confidence line: he says this battle will announce him.

Personal

"You got groomed as a kid, that’s tough luck."

A dark personal angle. Battle material only.

Critique

"You did nothing when you got touched up."

A credibility attack tied to victimisation material. Battle material.

Critique

"He got beat by a kid from Blackpool."

A battle-history attack.

Wordplay

"His name’s not GRHYMZ, it’s Dabrish."

A name flip / insult.

Status

"Trappy and Drizz, we’re going on sick; you were dancing in the back like a sideman."

A crew/status angle.

Age

"Why’d you bring your uncle in?"

An age/crew joke aimed at AFRODON.

Appearance

"He’s gonna have an anime tattoo around his leg."

An anime image punch.

Status

"TikTok rapper."

A platform identity attack.

Critique

"You write anime bars on LinkedIn."

A strong modern-platform punch.

Critique

"You ain’t got bars, you’re a victim."

A direct writing/status insult.

Location

"He sits at BSR every Christmas."

A scene/location reference.

Personal

"Single on Valentine’s Day."

A relationship insult.

Age

"About new gen, I swear you’re like 30."

A good age/new-generation contradiction.

Status

"He can’t drive to events, so he’s gotta get the bus early."

A travel/status punch.

Age

"You grew up on Diddy."

A generational/old-school angle.

Appearance

"You’re not funny, but you look like Chris Rock before his role."

A Chris Rock/slap-era appearance joke.

Closer

"Round three, let me come with a burial."

GRHYMZ frames the third as the killing round.

Status

"Fitting YouTube views reminding me decimal."

A views/numbers insult. The transcript is rough, but the meaning is low numbers.

Confidence

"I’m just getting started like my new EP."

A self-promotion and momentum line.

Appearance

"If he tries to take off his hat, I know for a fact he looks like Sonic."

A hair/hat/Sonic appearance punch.

Appearance

"You look like a goalkeeper with a head like a Malteser."

A visual insult.

Age

"You look like you should be at home with your kids."

An age/family-status attack.

Personal

"While I was online, this guy was online telling girls he’s not old, he’s a kid."

A dark age/online-behaviour angle. Battle material.

Status

"I’ve been waiting patiently for a PenGame vacancy."

A hunger/status line.

Wordplay

"I’ll steal all your family jewels."

A robbery/status/family-jewels punch.

AFRODON

Angle

"TikTok rapper vs grime MC."

AFRODON’s clearest central angle. He frames GRHYMZ as social-media rap rather than real grime.

Critique

"Go sell your soul."

A sell-out/platform insult.

Critique

"Everything you say L-I-E."

A direct liar bar.

Personal

"Build up your ancestors, then play hide and seek."

A dead-family/ancestor insult. Battle material.

Personal

"You was raised in the night in a crack house."

A family/background attack. Battle material.

Status

"Bullied by the class clown."

A school/status insult.

Critique

"Begging for gifts."

A TikTok-gifting attack.

Personal

"I’ve seen newscasts clashing in the front garden."

A home-life/public-chaos angle.

Critique

"You mentioned who I lost to."

AFRODON opens his second by reacting to GRHYMZ’s battle-history angle.

Appearance

"Where was your afro?"

A rebuttal to the missing-afro angle.

Appearance

"Where was your afro when you had shit locks?"

A hair/history attack.

Status

"Don’t think you’re sick because you’re doing TikTok."

A platform/status attack.

Appearance

"Your hairline’s gone."

Appearance punch.

Personal

"You keep slicing your wrists off."

A self-harm insult. Battle material only.

Critique

"Why did you sell your soul?"

A repeat of the sell-out angle.

Threat

"All schools, dick him up, punch and kick him up."

An aggressive physical-violence sequence. Battle material.

Confidence

"I’m disrespectful, way more than scams."

AFRODON claims he is willing to go darker than others.

Threat

"I’ll piss on your tombstone."

A grave-disrespect line. Battle material.

Imagery

"Who’s the spirit that’s talking to me?"

A ghost/death angle.

Reference

"Kusoyaro means die, you dickhead."

A Japanese/anime-language reference.

Appearance

"Twinkie Black version of Bart."

A cartoon/appearance insult.

Personal

"Your mum and dad were fighting the whole pack."

A family/home-life angle.

Wordplay

"I’ve got no scales to write on my hash."

Drug/scale/hash wordplay.

Judgement Summary

GRHYMZ wins

Official result: GRHYMZ wins. Suggested score: GRHYMZ 2-1 AFRODON. Suggested round split: Round 1: AFRODON / debatable, Round 2: GRHYMZ / debatable, Round 3: GRHYMZ. Reason: AFRODON starts strongly and brings aggression, but GRHYMZ becomes clearer as the battle goes on and wins the closing round. The host rewards GRHYMZ’s energy and sharper finish. Performance Grades - GRHYMZ: A, AFRODON: B. Final Note: Close Academy battle with real return potential for both. AFRODON had aggression and dark material, but GRHYMZ edged it by being cleaner late and finishing stronger.

Battle Stats

DateTBD
Views9K
LeagueSeason Academy