PASSIVE VS RA'SIAH

Spelling opener

"Who is it? It’s P-A-N-double-S-I-V-E."

PASSIVE opens by spelling his name and setting the tone confidently.

Physical opener

"What can I say on his worst day? Your lips chapped, you look a bit thirsty."

A simple but effective physical opener aimed at RA’SIAH’s lips.

Music/family attack

"It was nice when you dropped that song about your mum — what was it called again? Earthquake."

Music/family angle. PASSIVE mocks RA’SIAH’s emotional music.

Real-life context

"I met this guy outside an event showing him tracks in the middle of a street."

Real-life music context. PASSIVE frames RA’SIAH as someone who wanted his production.

Beat angle

"I can’t afford to lose this battle like you couldn’t afford to use one of my beats."

Strong beat-purchase/money angle.

Violent contrast

"You’d ask to hide your weed in my yard, I’d ask to hide a couple bullets in your forehead."

Contrasts minor weed hiding with a violent threat.

Partner insult

"Your girlfriend is built like a horse."

Partner/body insult.

Vocal attack

"Don’t use my beat ’cause your voice sounds tired."

Producer critique and vocal attack.

Producer status

"How many times have my beats been slept on?"

Producer status line: he says his production is underrated.

Dismissal

"I’ll battle him just to get him out of the way."

Dismisses RA’SIAH as an obstacle, not a threat.

Breath insult

"It stinks when you open your gob when you spray."

Breath/delivery insult.

Sexuality wordplay

"I use a grind art, I mash up my weed; he uses Grindr and he goes on a date."

Grind/grinder/Grindr wordplay. Sexuality angle.

Appearance punch

"Your hairline’s wham, I know because you’re always covering it."

Appearance punch.

Angle critique

"You only talk about my race, you’re fishing."

Critiques RA’SIAH’s angle selection as repetitive.

Humiliation line

"The same guy to practise his kissing with the same pillow that he just slept and pissed in."

Humiliation/childishness line.

Vice contrast

"Music’s the love of my life, Jack Daniel’s…"

Contrasts music passion with alcohol/vice imagery.

Sexual-health line

"He even fucked KANDI’s girl for a fiver and now he’s walking around itching his balls."

Crude sexual-health angle involving another PenGame name.

Judge-name flip

"It’s ironic how we’ve got Lippy looking at a boss when it looks like your bottom lip is gonna fall off."

Judge-name flip and RA’SIAH lip attack.

Cartoon image

"Land on the floor, say hello and crawl off."

Extends the bottom-lip image into cartoon absurdity.

Delivery critique

"Try and say one word without flopping."

Delivery/choke critique.

Truthfulness attack

"Try and do one bar without capping."

Truthfulness/fake image attack.

Delivery distinction

"He ain’t got a lispy, he’s just yet to rap."

Strong delivery critique. PASSIVE says RA’SIAH’s issue is not speech, it is rapping.

Clarity critique

"I don’t understand half the shit that he says."

Clarity critique.

Technical dismissal

"Don’t matter rap, learn how to rap instead."

Direct technical dismissal.

Visual wordplay

"Your career’s like Hot Wheels wheels on a bed — it ain’t going nowhere."

Good visual wordplay: wheels exist, but the vehicle cannot move.

Drug/appearance line

"He does so many drugs that his lips monged out."

Drug/appearance line.

Drug reference

"You probably see Mandy if he bled."

MDMA/Mandy reference.

Substance critique

"Hard to write for, I’m not gonna lie — there’s nothing interesting about you, my guy."

Angle critique: RA’SIAH is hard to write against because there is not much substance.

Family violence

"I’ll two-foot your mum off the edge of a slide."

Shock family violence line.

Football attack

"Because he’s always in Arsenal merch with no Arsenal."

Football/presence attack. Wearing Arsenal but lacking arsenal/weapons.

Money pun

"He don’t make Sterling."

Money/football pun.

Logo flip

"The only weapon that he carries is the one on his shirt."

Arsenal cannon logo flip.

Status claim

"You’re looking at a PenGame boss."

Status claim.

Platform angle

"You’re too broke to help Markz with a coin toss."

Money/platform angle.

Mother/robbery line

"After I fuck her, you find out that her ring’s gone."

Sex/robbery/mother line.

Theft/family punch

"Ain’t it mad that I stole from his mother after I just gave him a new brother?"

One of PASSIVE’s strongest second-round punches. It combines family, sex and theft.

Round opener

"He’s a flipping mess."

Third-round opener, setting the tone.

Drug-dealer reversal

"He does drugs but he don’t sell them, he handles keys at a checking desk."

Drug-dealer image reversal. Keys are hotel/check-in keys, not drug weight.

Check-in wordplay

"Looking for drugs? Then you might want to check him next."

Check-in/check-him wordplay.

Delivery critique

"You fumble your words, you can’t handle this shit."

Delivery critique.

Lip stumble line

"This guy literally tripped on his lip."

RA’SIAH lip joke turned into a stumble/flop line.

Dark wordplay

"You thought child line was a train full of kids."

Childline/child line wordplay. Dark but technically clear.

Dependency angle

"You only succeed when blazing a spliff."

Drug dependency angle.

Health image

"It looks like your lips are itching for Vicks."

Lip/health image.

Gimmick critique

"Can’t find the gimmick or prop that I bought ya."

Says RA’SIAH lacks a gimmick even with help.

Sexual line

"Your girl’s name is the Pornhub headquarters."

Sexual/girl angle.

Mock pity

"I feel bad that I even gotta violate ya."

Mock pity.

Cartoon violence

"Throw you out the window so hard that you bounce off the floor and come back for the same one."

Cartoon violence image.

Authenticity critique

"Your bars are good when you’re not on them."

Sharp critique: RA’SIAH’s best bars are not his own, or he cannot perform them properly.

Status attack

"You won’t ever have your own lane or column."

Originality/status attack.

Gollum flip

"Call me PASSIVE, your worst nightmare, but I’m not gonna give you a ring like Gollum."

Lord of the Rings / ring wordplay.

Standout scheme

"And just for the record, record, record, record, you sound like a broken record."

The standout scheme. PASSIVE flips repetition into the bar itself.

Crowd participation

"Ask the crowd, all of you be honest — when he spits, how many of you get bored?"

Crowd-participation critique.

Tournament wordplay

"You’re unlucky with these table groups, I’m more than able to disable you."

Tournament/group and ability/disability wordplay.

X-Men image

"Cut sharp, I’m a lyrical sabretooth."

X-Men / weaponised writing image.

Callout

"JAYCEE, you’re not me, stop trying."

Wider PenGame callout.

Callout

"Somebody tell me if GRAMS stopped crying."

Callout to another battler.

Callout

"STORM and SMIL3Z, I’ll send them flying."

More tournament callouts.

Callout

"I’ll smoke PRYNLEE and a brother ORION."

Wider challenge line.

Direct callout

"REN, I dare you to pick up the pen again."

Direct callout.

Continuing threat

"PenGame, get me the rematch."

PASSIVE ends by positioning himself as a continuing threat.

Core angle

"Stick to making beats, your bars are weak."

RA’SIAH opens with the central angle: PASSIVE is a producer, not a battler.

Dismissive tone

"It’s not that deep."

Dismissive tone.

Appearance punch

"Shit hairstyle with your cyborgs look peak."

Appearance/hair punch.

Image attack

"You look like a geek and a neek."

Simple image attack.

Era critique

"I’m tired of these kids acting like they’re doing up grime when they weren’t even around them times."

Era/authenticity critique.

Grime-copycat angle

"Seen loads on the mics online one time trying to sound like Skepta in his prime."

Strong grime-copycat angle.

Comparison

"Trying to sound like D Double."

Another grime legend comparison.

Crime framing

"Copycatting is a serious offence."

Frames imitation as the main crime.

Music critique

"I’m furious when I’ve been hearing events, hearing him rapping, it don’t make sense."

Technical/music critique.

Air/vents wordplay

"Me and my niggas make music too; if he raps with us, he gets aired like vents."

Music/air/vents wordplay.

Celebrity image punch

"Look like a premature version of Central Cee mixed with Dappy."

Celebrity-image punch.

UK music reference

"But I’m lethal, BBK, where come my stylist, Dench."

BBK/Dench UK music references.

Serious setup

"Back with a message, I came back now I have to address this."

Sets up a more serious angle.

Intensity line

"No sign of the static I mess with."

Conflict/intensity line.

Name/personality flip

"You’re not bad, you’re passive-aggressive."

Strong name/personality flip.

Battle-death

"You’re dead now."

Battle-death repetition.

Production angle

"You’re a producer, stick to FL."

FL Studio production angle.

Skill critique

"You’re an MC? So-called, you’re an amateur."

Role/skill critique.

Software flex

"I got the Pro Tools."

Production software flex.

Mix/master wordplay

"Got in the mix and I mastered the vocals."

Mix/master wordplay.

Genre punch

"You look like you should be in a garage band."

Image/music genre punch.

Logic flip

"Your concept levels, my bro, use Logic."

Logic software and logic/common sense flip.

Angle close

"If you’re a real producer, why are you confused?"

Closes the producer angle.

Thesis

"Keep on doing that copycat flow."

Round-one thesis.

Persona attack

"Who the fuck is Spider? Why are you Spider?"

RA’SIAH starts round two by attacking PASSIVE’s old name/persona.

Name/sexual insult

"Call yourself Spider, that’s corny, that’s why you don’t get no vagina."

Name/sexual-status insult.

Hairy image

"Is it because you’re a hairy little creep?"

Spider/hairy image.

Social rejection

"Or is it because girls run away from you?"

Spider/creep/social rejection.

Spider-Man setup

"Are you Peter Parker and that’s your alter ego?"

Spider-Man setup.

Hero attack

"You think you’re the PenGame hero?"

Hero/persona attack.

Villain flip

"Well, you ain’t saving us, I’m Dr Octavius."

Spider-Man villain flip.

Villain continuation

"Green Goblin shit, I drop bombs."

Spider-Man villain continuation.

Mary Jane flip

"I smoke your Mary Jane."

Mary Jane / weed / Spider-Man girlfriend flip.

Samey line

"Give you two twins, yeah, they singing the samey."

Twin/samey line.

Food/violence line

"They’ll cook your noodle like the Chinese."

Food/violence line. Archive carefully.

Repetition

"You call yourself Spider, who the fuck is Spider?"

Repetition makes the angle clear.

Originality attack

"You’re the least original of all the rappers on the set."

Core originality attack.

Direct critique

"Your style’s so generic."

Direct critique.

Technical attack

"You like to rap fast and spell your name."

Technical/persona attack.

Cheese line

"This Italiano’s too cheesy."

Ethnicity/cheese/Italiano line.

Luigi sexual insult

"I heard you smash bros like Luigi."

Nintendo/Super Smash Bros/Luigi sexual insult.

Money angle

"The fans like you, but so what? You got no guap."

Fanbase vs money angle.

Delivery critique

"When you rap, what do you sound like? A robot."

Delivery critique.

Personal angle

"When him and his ex-girl broke up, he showed up outside the yard."

Relationship/personal angle.

Sexual disrespect

"I was in the room, she was getting stroked up."

Sexual disrespect.

Name flip punch

"When your bitch saw the size of my D, she said this M-A-S-S-I-V-E."

PASSIVE name flip into “massive.” Clear crowd punch.

Confidence opener

"You know RA’SIAH way too hot."

Self-confidence opener.

Regional positioning

"North side’s up."

Regional positioning.

Name/level flip

"It’s P-A-double, no I don’t give a fuck, you’re not level."

PASSIVE name flip and level critique.

Toughness attack

"Tried to act rough, get brought the fuck up."

Fake-toughness attack.

Target line

"I was excited for this one when I heard it had you."

Says PASSIVE was a target he wanted.

Mum angle

"That guy with the fit mum."

Central third-round angle: PASSIVE’s mum.

Appearance line

"She’s got a pretty little face and a big bum."

Mum/appearance line.

Sexual mother angle

"I beg let her know I really wanna get some."

Sexual mother angle.

Family dominance

"I could be your stepdad, there’s so much that you can learn from me, son."

Strong family/dominance line.

Producer angle

"Send one of your dead beats, I’ll spin it."

Producer/beat angle continues.

Name insult flip

"P-U-double-S-Y, your gimmick."

PASSIVE name flipped into insult.

Technical critique

"I never heard you say one good lyric."

Technical critique.

Writing criticism

"If you really listen, his style is so basic."

Writing criticism.

History angle

"ZEN showed you levels, you were struggling to face it."

Battle-history angle.

Fanbase vs quality

"Your raps are so ass, don’t let them fans get you gassed."

Fanbase vs quality.

Pass/passive wordplay

"I’m puzzled about your past, now PASSIVE’s not getting the pass."

Pass/passive wordplay.

Real-life setup

"We both performed in Peckham, so I met you."

Real-life setup.

Status contrast

"I was there with a girl, you were there with your mum."

Status contrast.

Relationship angle

"Me and her exchanged Instas."

Mum/relationship angle.

Sexualised music line

"She got the vocals of an angel and the body of a demon."

Sexualised mum/music line.

Career dismissal

"Son, you need a new hobby."

Dismisses PASSIVE’s rap career.

Drug/body punch

"Skinny, you look like you’re taking Bobby."

Drug/body punch.

Appearance comparison

"You sound like Harry and you look like Dobby."

Harry Potter appearance comparison.

Cartoon image run

"You look like Ben 10, you look like Noddy."

Cartoon appearance run.

More cartoon punches

"You look like Timmy Turner, you look like Jimmy Neutron."

More cartoon-image punches.

Family image

"You look like you sleep by your mum’s bed on her futon."

Childishness/family image.

Sexual mother angle

"When she takes wood from a new don, you’re trying to sleep while she gets her groove on."

Sexual mother angle.

Humiliation close

"When you had school next day, you’d be like, please guys hurry up, don’t take too long."

Humiliation close involving his mum and childhood.

Beat/mum-sex angle

"Who’s playing in sheets while you’re making beats?"

Beat-making/mum-sex angle.

Producer closer

"She was taking beats for the child of a freak."

Producer/sexual closer.