MONROE vs RACKZ took place on **PenGame Academy 2025** in Manchester at **The Clint Store**. The host introduces the battle as part of PenGame’s search for new Academy talent.
RACKZ goes first.
RACKZ opens with a confidence-heavy first round. He says MONROE must be stupid to clash him, calls the track violent, says he is new gen while MONROE is old gen, and claims he is colder on beats. He uses “lean and pop” repetition, king/throne imagery and says this is his time. The round has energy but feels more like a general performance than a direct breakdown of MONROE.
MONROE responds with a more opponent-specific first round. He attacks RACKZ’s smell, face covering, hiding his identity, witness-protection imagery, relationship status, clothing, melanin, and whether RACKZ is really a gunman. He also flips RACKZ’s stage presence and says RACKZ should be more proud to show himself. This round feels more tailored and wins the opener.
RACKZ’s second round uses MONROE’s name as an acrostic scheme, spelling out letters and linking them to insults. He calls MONROE maliciously murdered, a nuisance, organic, and then flips woman/wooden/pudding lines. It is more structured than his first, but still not as direct or damaging as MONROE.
MONROE’s second is stronger. He frames RACKZ as broke, unable to pay money back, weak with women, not a bad boy, and all talk. He uses Coke and Mentos, Lomachenko, FIFA, Metro, public fighting, body-bag imagery and “show up to the next one” threats. The round has more pressure and clearer angles.
RACKZ’s third is his best round. He brings Manchester/hangman wordplay, crowd aggression, depression imagery, primary-school allegation-style material as battle insult, and says MONROE’s bars are basic. He also says he is not scared and that PenGame prepared a body for him. It is better, but still not enough to overtake MONROE’s directness.
MONROE’s third closes the battle clearly. He attacks RACKZ’s mum/Marty McFly angle, diet, apple crumble, shaved head, KitKat Chunky, body shape, clothing, friend-zone status, lack of money and being broke despite the name RACKZ. He also flips one of RACKZ’s lines about “shank and spray me,” which the host highlights after the battle.
At the end, the host gives the battle to **MONROE**. He says MONROE was more direct and had a better battle attitude, while RACKZ’s material felt generic and not geared enough towards MONROE. RACKZ is praised for not stumbling, but told he needs more direct opponent breakdowns.
Official host winner: **MONROE**.