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RA'SIAH VS SEVZ

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

Clash Summary

RA’SIAH vs SEVZ took place in the PenGame Rap Battle 2025 Cold War Quarterfinals. This is the first battle of the quarterfinal night, with Koji Radical, Progression, and Wiley judging. SEVZ wins the coin toss and chooses to go first. SEVZ opens with a technically dense first round. He comes with Excalibur, janitor clean-sweep, parameter, slice/dice, hyphen, Poseidon, trident, empty cranium, mileage, eyelids, pupil/iris and capsize imagery. It is a layered round with a lot of writing, but the judges later feel some of the material does not land fully because the delivery and performance do not carry it clearly enough. RA’SIAH responds with a much more commanding first round. He addresses the criticism that he mumbles and fumbles, then attacks SEVZ for being calm and humble, carried by others, weak lyrically, and too passive in previous racial-language controversy. The “white boy said the N-word” angle becomes the biggest moment of the round, with RA’SIAH saying if that had happened against him, he would have punched the person involved. He then moves into Azonto, Congo and bongo wordplay, showing performance, clarity and aggression. Round two is more competitive. SEVZ brings strong writing again: cold bar, light/solar, Dr Pepper/American soda, Cold War rank, Young G/Tony/tank, ballerina spin, Tupac/bison, insect/index, AC Milan, England/Saka/Sancho/Rashford, media’s pen and Fiona/Shrek-style imagery. The round has smart writing but again lacks the stage force needed to fully control the room. RA’SIAH’s second round attacks SEVZ through his name, church/sermon imagery, green suit, Cucha prop moment, P Diddy/Cassie reference, Gucci residue, karma, repeated “SEVZ” name flips, Congolese/Jorginho/FT dinner imagery, girlfriend/Kimbo Slice joke, shaved hair, nits, dandruff, discipline and forehead/sweat observations. It is not his strongest round, but it is clearer and more direct than SEVZ’s. Round three decides the battle beyond doubt. SEVZ brings cooking/seasoning/pepper/chef-town material, lips, Natalie Nunn, long-shot, Markz, Bane, poor taste and music critique, but the round ends awkwardly and does not land as cleanly as needed. RA’SIAH closes with another strong performance. He attacks SEVZ as someone who could fit inside WHOISORION’s bellybutton, mocks the “PenGame Dave” image, questions his attitude, uses Professor X, Lazarus, cancerous, coffin/fire, Silic Bang, dirt-cleaning and “going over heads” material. It is direct, confident and cleaner than SEVZ’s third. The official result is RA’SIAH wins, with the judges giving him the decision unanimously. Progression calls it a clean sweep, Wiley says RA’SIAH was too comfortable and confident, and Koji says RA’SIAH had the cleaner performance. RA’SIAH advances to the semi-finals.

Performance Analysis

RA’SIAH

RA’SIAH wins because he delivers the cleaner, more confident and more complete performance. His writing is direct enough to land, and his delivery makes the material feel bigger than SEVZ’s more technical sections. His first round is the clearest statement. He takes the criticism about mumbling and fumbling, then turns it into a strength by rapping with more aggression and clarity. The racial-language angle involving the “white boy said the N-word” controversy is the biggest moment of the round and creates strong room reaction. His second round is less explosive, but still effective. He attacks SEVZ’s name, image, past moments, hair, girlfriend, and Cucha-related embarrassment. It is not as clean as his first, but it keeps him ahead because the material is direct and easy to follow. His third round is strong and composed. The WHOISORION bellybutton opener, Professor X/leg-severing image, Lazarus/no coming back, cancerous, coffin/fire and Silic Bang cleaning scheme all show confidence. He closes by saying he is still going over heads, but this time the judges make it clear they caught it. RA’SIAH’s biggest strength is stage conviction. He sounds like he believes every bar, and that confidence carries the battle.

Lyrical Themes: Mumble/fumble criticism, John Cena, Rikishi, being carried, racial-language controversy, Azonto, Congo, bongo, sermon/church, Cucha prop angle, P Diddy/Cassie, Jorginho, Kimbo Slice, nits/dandruff, Professor X, Lazarus, fire/coffin, Silic Bang, going over heads.

SEVZ

SEVZ has strong writing, but this battle exposes the gap between pen and performance. His material is layered and often clever, but the judges repeatedly suggest that some of it goes past people because the delivery does not make every punch clear enough. His first round has a lot of technical construction. Excalibur, Poseidon, trident, hyphens, pupil/iris and capsize imagery are all good concepts, but RA’SIAH’s response feels more immediate and powerful. His second round is probably his best. The Dr Pepper/American soda line, Cold War rank, AC Milan/England/Saka/Sancho/Rashford scheme and media’s pen material show strong writing. If delivered with more force, this could have been a closer round. His third round has ideas, but something happens near the end and it does not land with the same authority as RA’SIAH’s final. Koji specifically says SEVZ’s round three was right there, but the ending hurt him. SEVZ’s biggest strength is technical pen. His weakness in this battle is performance clarity.

Lyrical Themes: Excalibur, janitor clean sweep, slice/dice, hyphens, Poseidon/trident, cranium, mileage, pupil/iris, capsize, Dr Pepper, Cold War rank, tank, ballerina, AC Milan, England penalties/media, Fiona/Shrek, chef/cooking, lips, music critique.

Key Technical Highlights

RA’SIAH

Best round

Round one.

Strongest trait

Performance confidence.

Best angle

Racial-language controversy / “white boy said it” angle.

Best technical section

Professor X / Lazarus / Silic Bang final-round scheme.

Battle-winning factor

Cleaner and more commanding every round.

SEVZ

Best round

Round two.

Strongest trait

Technical writing.

Best angle

Cold War rank / football penalty scheme.

Best writing detail

Pupil/iris and Poseidon/trident concepts.

Battle-losing factor

Delivery did not carry the writing strongly enough.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

SEVZ

Appearance

"You look way too stoned."

SEVZ opens by attacking RA’SIAH’s appearance and energy, suggesting he looks out of it.

Writing

"Think that you’re sharp like me? I’ve got Excalibur."

This references Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur. SEVZ says his pen or blade is sharper.

Status

"3-0, get clean swept like a janitor."

This is a clean score/bar image. A clean sweep means winning all rounds, and a janitor cleans.

Threat

"Clear the parameter."

SEVZ frames the battle like a danger zone, telling people to move back.

Violence

"I’m gonna slice him, dice him, light him."

A rapid violence sequence. It sets a high-tempo attack.

Wordplay

"Break him apart like hyphens."

This is a punctuation wordplay bar. Hyphens split words, and SEVZ says he will split RA’SIAH apart.

Mythology/Score

"Call me Poseidon, taking three points like a trident."

This references Poseidon, god of the sea, and his trident. The three points of the trident also link to taking points in the battle.

Insult

"Lost your mind? You better go find it. Empty cranium, where is it hiding?"

A head/brain scheme. SEVZ says RA’SIAH has lost his mind and has an empty skull.

Insult

"Bin man’s target, taken out this garbage."

This is a rubbish/bin-man punch. RA’SIAH is framed as trash being collected.

Endurance

"You think you got drive? I’m testing your mileage."

A car/driving metaphor. SEVZ says RA’SIAH’s endurance is about to be tested.

Violence

"Fold you straight like your eyelids."

A body/face punch. It also sets up the following eye scheme.

Wordplay/Eyes

"Early death so you won’t die late like a pupil. Savitar, aim for your iris."

This is an eye/pupil/iris scheme. “Pupil” means part of the eye and student, and “iris” continues the eye imagery.

Time

"Eight o’clock, I’m on different timing."

A timing/clock bar. SEVZ says his rhythm is different.

Fashion

"You can’t style me? Go chat to your stylist."

A fashion/style flip. SEVZ says RA’SIAH cannot match his style.

Pressure

"Try and add fuel to the fire for war."

SEVZ says RA’SIAH is worsening the situation by trying to provoke him.

Threat

"Gamble with your life like the Yakuza."

This references Yakuza, Japanese organised crime. It frames the clash as high-stakes.

Violence

"Your blood is my work of art."

A violent visual line. SEVZ says the damage itself will become art.

Wordplay/Sea

"Think you’re wavy wearing a hat? Watch your capsize, I’ll make your ship sink."

This is one of SEVZ’s cleaner concepts. “Wavy,” “cap size” and “capsize” all connect into a sea/ship scheme.

Pop Culture

"You must be taking the Mickey. Like Donald, you should have ducked me."

This references Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. SEVZ turns Disney names into a “ducked me” punch.

Status

"When I get in my bag, MCs better go yard."

SEVZ opens round two by saying once he is in form, opponents need to leave.

Wordplay

"Apologising to auntie, her son’s light work, but he thinks that he’s solar."

A light/solar wordplay bar. RA’SIAH is “light work,” but thinks he is the sun.

Drink

"Today man’s Dr Pepper, you’re gonna get fucked like American soda."

This references Dr Pepper and American soda. It is a crude but memorable drink bar.

Tournament

"You’re in a Cold War, better know your rank."

A tournament-specific bar. Since this is the Cold War tournament, SEVZ says RA’SIAH must know his place.

Status

"This young G ain’t gonna win the Tony."

This references Tony Awards or “Tony” as a trophy/status image. SEVZ says RA’SIAH is not winning.

Rap Reference

"You’ll get a Young Spray if you think you’re a tank."

This likely references UK rapper Young Spray and tank imagery. It connects weapon/war references to UK rap.

Dance

"This guy’s a ballerina, cause when I spit two-two bars, I’m spinning him."

A dance/spin punch. Ballerina imagery makes RA’SIAH look graceful but weak.

Appearance

"Look like Tupac, just more of a bison."

A visual comparison. SEVZ compares RA’SIAH to Tupac but twists it into a bison body image.

Wordplay

"Try bug out, I’ll flick you with my index."

A bug/insect/index-finger punch. It is simple but structured.

Football

"Too cool, I should play for AC Milan."

This references AC Milan and the idea of being cool/cold. It is football wordplay.

Football/Media

"2020 flashback to the Euros — Saka, Sancho, Rashford again."

This references the Euro 2020 final penalty situation involving Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Rashford. SEVZ uses it as a pressure/penalty/media angle.

Football/Media

"He got the media’s pen."

This continues the England penalty/media scheme, referencing how media narratives targeted players.

Status

"Heart of a king, I ain’t pardoning him."

A status/royalty punch. SEVZ says he has the heart of a king and will not show mercy.

Career

"Take a long break from music, get a suitcase, start packing it in."

A retirement/quit-music bar. SEVZ tells RA’SIAH to pack it in.

Appearance

"My girlfriend looks just like Fiona."

This references Fiona from Shrek. It is used as part of a relationship/body angle.

Cooking

"I don’t need a kitchen to boil you down."

SEVZ opens his third by tying cooking imagery to battle damage.

Cooking/Location

"You come from Chef Town, but you’re gonna get cooked."

A Sheffield/Chef Town flip. RA’SIAH comes from Chef Town, but SEVZ says he will cook him.

Appearance

"Your lips still drooping."

A visual insult aimed at RA’SIAH’s face.

Appearance

"Your droop lip was a sleeping bag."

This exaggerates the lip angle into a full object image.

Insult

"Your bars more shit than your Beijing accent."

A harsh accent/writing insult. It should be treated as battle material.

Status

"Markz, this is the guy you prank?"

SEVZ questions why RA’SIAH is rated or placed here.

RA’SIAH

Delivery

"They say I mumble, they say I fumble."

RA’SIAH opens by acknowledging criticism about his delivery. It is smart because he owns the weakness before attacking.

Personality

"They like you because you’re calm and humble."

This attacks SEVZ’s likeability. RA’SIAH says SEVZ is rated more for personality than danger.

Wordplay/Insult

"I just talk about mums, but mums, I make your mum swing on my wood, no jungle."

This is a crude mother/wood/jungle wordplay bar. It is battle material.

Pop Culture

"If PenGame’s WWE, I’m John Cena — you can’t see me."

This references John Cena, whose catchphrase is “You can’t see me.” RA’SIAH says he is untouchable.

Pop Culture

"Your bars more like Rikishi, straight ass."

This references wrestler Rikishi, known for using his backside in wrestling moves. RA’SIAH says SEVZ’s bars are poor.

Writing

"Your flow’s not solid, it’s more like gas."

A clean flow critique. Solid versus gas gives the line a science-style contrast.

Appearance

"You’re built like an embryo, still in the womb."

A body/size insult. RA’SIAH says SEVZ looks underdeveloped.

Status

"You’re always getting carried."

This is one of RA’SIAH’s main first-round angles. He says SEVZ relies on others.

Status

"Got carried by SKAMZ, carried by Lanzo and carried by KZ."

A direct résumé attack. RA’SIAH names people he believes carried SEVZ.

Violence/Score

"Quick, quick, hat-trick, triple that casket."

This is a three-kill/hat-trick scheme. It gives the round pace and threat.

History

"Fuck Candy, I’ll never get past it."

RA’SIAH references previous Candy-related material or controversy and says he still holds it against SEVZ.

Tournament

"I still want that I.B. Reals rematch quick."

This references unfinished business with iiiBEREALZ. It shows RA’SIAH’s wider tournament focus.

Controversy

"You let that white boy say the N-word."

This is the biggest angle of the round. RA’SIAH brings up a racial-language controversy and says SEVZ allowed it to pass.

Controversy

"He didn’t say it, but he really said it."

RA’SIAH argues the wording avoided saying the slur directly but carried the same meaning. This is why the angle lands.

Threat

"If he said that against me, I swear on Ginger Jesus I would’ve punched his liver."

This escalates the racial-language angle into a threat. It shows RA’SIAH’s stance and aggression.

Image

"Stop talking like a part-time driller."

This attacks SEVZ’s street/gangster tone as fake or occasional.

Appearance/Weapon

"Not even big enough to hold one spinner."

A body/weapon bar. RA’SIAH says SEVZ is too small to carry a weapon.

Violence/Dance

"Big 45 from Africa, shots make SEVZ do the Azonto."

This references the Azonto dance from Ghana/West Africa. RA’SIAH turns gunshots into dance movement.

Location/Threat

"Send him back to Congo."

This continues the African geography/dance scheme. It is used as hostile battle imagery.

Music/Violence

"Won’t aim for his drum, I’ll aim for his mum, beat her like a bongo."

A drum/bongo/mother punch. It is crude but fits the rhythm/instrument scheme.

Death

"Want to talk to SEVZ, you’ll need a Ouija."

A death/ghost bar. A Ouija board is used to contact spirits, so RA’SIAH says SEVZ will be dead.

Name Flip

"With a name like Sermon, you should’ve been in church reading sermons."

RA’SIAH opens round two by flipping SEVZ’s name or real-name angle into church imagery.

Image

"Wearing a green suit, doing up working."

This references SEVZ’s image/outfit and makes it look performative.

Pop Culture

"Next to you, I look like Bully, cause you’re a little hobbit like Frodo."

This references Frodo from The Lord of the Rings. RA’SIAH makes SEVZ look small.

History

"You let Cucha slap you with a dildo mic."

This references a previous battle moment involving Cucha and a prop. RA’SIAH uses it to damage SEVZ’s credibility.

Controversy/Pop Culture

"She treated you like P Diddy treated Cassie."

This is a serious pop-culture/domestic-abuse reference and should be treated carefully as battle material. RA’SIAH uses it to say Cucha embarrassed SEVZ.

History

"You had Cucha’s Gucci residue on your forehead."

This extends the Cucha prop angle into a disgusting image.

Karma

"What comes around goes around, so there’s probably some karma around there."

This is a karma/consequence flip. It connects the embarrassment back to consequence.

Voice

"How many people sound like SEVZ?"

RA’SIAH attacks SEVZ as not sonically unique.

Appearance

"Your girl looks like Kimbo Slice."

This references Kimbo Slice, the fighter. It is an appearance insult.

Hygiene

"You all shaved your hair off because you had nits and head lice."

A hair/hygiene insult. It attacks SEVZ’s shaved head.

Hygiene

"Dandruff, don’t forget dandruff."

This extends the hygiene angle.

Violence/Discipline

"Let me get my belt — you will get disciplined."

RA’SIAH uses a belt/discipline setup to frame himself as punishing SEVZ.

Appearance

"Why your hands dry but your forehead is glistening?"

A specific physical observation. It attacks sweat and appearance.

Skill

"What you do, I can do. All this is conditioning."

This says RA’SIAH can match or exceed SEVZ’s style.

Tournament

"Knock him out of the tournament, ain’t nobody missing him."

A tournament-specific closer. RA’SIAH says SEVZ can be eliminated without loss.

Size

"You could probably fit in WHOISORION’s bellybutton."

RA’SIAH opens round three by attacking SEVZ’s size, using WHOISORION as the comparison.

Status

"I hear SEVZ is a PenGame fave, I seen comments calling him PenGame’s Dave."

This attacks SEVZ’s popularity and makes him sound like the platform’s safe favourite.

Threat

"If this kid acts brave, I’ll turn him into mouldy."

A threat/image bar. It implies decay.

Confidence

"Where you even got this attitude?"

RA’SIAH challenges SEVZ’s confidence directly.

Pop Culture/Violence

"Sever your legs, make SEVZ Professor X."

This is one of RA’SIAH’s strongest third-round bars. Professor X uses a wheelchair, so severing legs becomes the setup.

Religion/Death

"No coming back, he ain’t Lazarus."

This references Lazarus, who was raised from the dead in the Bible. RA’SIAH says SEVZ will not return.

Violence

"Kill him slow, I’m the one who made his head fall out."

A violent hair/head image. It continues the damage theme.

Disease

"I’m cancerous."

RA’SIAH says he spreads damage like cancer. It is a dark metaphor.

Death

"I’m gonna leave him in a coffin, send him in the fire, burn and let it burn."

A death/fire scheme. It gives the round a strong closing atmosphere.

Status

"Still sleeping on me, that’s what these brothers don’t learn."

RA’SIAH says the scene keeps underestimating him.

Cleaning

"Trying to clean up the scene, you might not like germs."

This starts the cleaning scheme. He presents himself as cleaning out weak opponents.

Cleaning/Brand

"I remove the dirt with a bang like Silic."

This references Cillit Bang, the cleaning product. Dirt/germs/cleaning become a bar scheme.

Drugs/Smoking

"Put lil SEVZ in the paper and bill it."

This is a rolling-paper/smoking image. RA’SIAH says he will roll SEVZ up.

Writing

"I’m going over heads again, innit?"

RA’SIAH closes by acknowledging that some bars may go over people’s heads, but the judges later make clear they caught the material.

Judgement Summary

RA’SIAH wins by unanimous decision (3-0)

Progression gives the battle to RA’SIAH, saying he took every round and calling it a clean sweep. Wiley says he would have put his house on SEVZ at the beginning because he knows SEVZ better, but RA’SIAH wins. He says RA’SIAH was too comfortable and too confident, and that the bars were not going over heads. Koji Radical also gives the battle to RA’SIAH. He says SEVZ had material, especially in round one, but the delivery and performance were not where they needed to be. He praises RA’SIAH’s cleaner performance and says round one was beautiful, round two was not his strongest, but round three was a great performance. RA’SIAH advances to the semi-finals.

Battle Stats

Date17-09-2025
Views152K
LeagueSeason Cold War