Arsonal - Newark, NJ - Jersey set off the Live Cypher as Arsonal lit the flame and sent shots at Cassidy, Murda Mook and Joe Budden. His clever word play consisted of, “I made money off ratchets/ The Mona Scott mind state” and “This year Mook was crowned king/ I seen it with my eyes/ But ain’t no church in da wild so what’s a king to a God.” Taking on all challengers, he begged industry n---s, “I want y'all in the ring tell mommy sign the permission slip.” -Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Couture - Providence, R.I. - Couture let her plans be known that she’s putting Rhode Island on the hip hop map. The lone female MC to catch wreck in the Live Cypher, the femme fatale let off a round of clips that included, “I’m too live, I’m fancier than Iggy/ Said I’m the queen in this game of chess/ I’m right now and I’m rated next. The barrage of clips continued with, "Jewelry ice cold and it look like I’m doing the ALS/ These rap chicks is food/ bring them on my plate/ you got 4, bring 4 more I already got the caskets I’ll see y'all at the wake.”(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Calicoe - Detroit, MI - It’s cold in the D and Calicoe unleashed a few Russian sickles as he looks to carve his space in the game. Sending shots to his competitors and a few homies from the Motor City which could include Big Sean and Eminem if they take it the wrong way, Calicoe showed no fear as he spit, “BET deserve a round from us/ Last time this year I was in the streets wilding bruh/ Detroit, they still ain’t heard the real sound from us/ No disrespect but if they take it personal then round them up.” (Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Murda Mook - Harlem, NY - Harlem’s back on the rise and Murda Mook is leading the fronting assault as evidenced when he closed out the Live Cypher. Backing down from no one, his message was clear when he declared,“So they threw me to the lion’s pit/ I came back with the lion taught it how to sit/ I’m nice, y’all better acknowledge it/ Or I’ll fight the whole show like I’m Joseline.” He also sent a warning to Drake who has stated that he wanted to toss his name in the battle arena and take on the Harlem renegade. “Have you flash back to acting it’s real here/ cripple your career and put it back in a wheel chair.” (Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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