Beat: I really liked this beat, so i wasn't actually too surprised when I heard it was from Jesse. Guy's incredible at this. It definitely fits these rappers both more than it did Blackbeard or Al Capone, so good move on ERB's part. The instruments are pretty exciting. It's kind of repetitive, but it's not too noticeable unless you're really analyzing it. It still has enough variety to get it a good score. It might be Jesse's weakest beat, but that doesn't mean it's bad at all. 9/10
Impressions and Costumes: So I guess they decided not to focus on any one particular version of these 2 couples. I can't find any pics of Clyde wearing suspenders like that, but they still do resemble then facially pretty well. Romeo and Juliet also don't have costumes that resemble any particular version, but that's more understandable since there's like a bajillion versions of them to use, it's probably more fair if they just didn't focus on any version. And what they did come up with for them is pretty good. Both look pretty young, Peter looks pretty funny, Grace looks pretty....uh, pretty. 9.5/10
Bonnie and Clyde-Round 1: Two really great puns in the first 2 lines, I must say. It starts off as good as any battle ever has. Bonnie doesn't really follow those two great lines up that well, with one line that's just conversation and one line that pretty much just has 2 generic insults. More conversation between them in the next 2 lines, but at least it sets up some pretty great lines from Bonnie. I don't really watch porn, so I'm not sure what about "One Night in Paris" makes it worth referencing, but the line is still really funny. I'm not really sure how to divide up Clyde's next lines from O Romeo to clothes bro. Maybe I'll edit this when I get the lyric booklet, but basically, I like the flow line, not too keen on the fro-yo line, and like the drapes line enough. Guess it doesn't really matter, since 3 out of the 4 next lines are all pretty awesome (the one excluded being the Barrow Gang line), so this verse is near perfect either way. 9.5/10
Romeo and Juliet-Round 1: The opening 4 lines that set up the verse are fairly weak. Dust bowl dildos sounds like it could have some clever double meaning, but to my knowledge it's just a Texas joke and dick joke. Juliet's lines don't even really try that hard, they're just set up. The flax wrench line doesn't seem to reference anything other than Shakespearean English, and the next line is kind of clever wordplay, but I don't think it references anything. Luckily, Romeo's last 2 lines save him here. The wrench line is just awesome on its own, while the federal state line sort of needs the thumb biting for the whole joke. Not that there's anything wrong with that, these are made to be videos after all. Juliet's first line is just weird, while the second line is pretty awesome. Not that big a fan of her last 2 lines honestly. They're both pretty insulting, but they're not really jokes, just fact stating. I guess the conjugal visit line tries a bit harder than the last one though. 8/10
Bonnie and Clyde-Rest of the Battle: Clyde's pretty good in his 2 lines with the muzzle line and the domestic abuse joke (if they're both referencing what I think they're referencing). Bonnie's nothing special here. What about John Leguizano makes this so embarrassing exactly? The last verse is the weakest in the battle. Normally, I probably wouldn't even count it, but in this battle, Romeo and Juliet actually do an excellent job of story-telling and clever lines at the same time. We'll get to that in a bit though. 7.5/10
Romeo and Juliet-Rest of the Battle: No wonder Bonnie shot her, Romeo and Juliet absolutely dominate the back-and-forth. Romeo's first line is a pretty nice reference, and his second line is funny, albeit not as clever. Juliet's first line sounds cool, but Clyde kind of already stole her thunder in the first verse with that kind of thing. Her second line probably wouldn't have been so strong if not for the cool Shakespearean wording of it. The failed actress line is good enough on its own, but it's hilariously delivered. It's like, she's dying, and she HAS to get one more dis in before she dies. Romeo also does an awesome and hilarious job at this, choosing to die in a specific way as to let them lick his ass. Juliet's "OH NOMEO" is funny, and it's even better if it's a Gnomeo reference. Her next line isn't so great, but her last line is a pretty clever way to go out. I can't praise this verse enough. They're storytelling, but they're actually dissing and making clever jokes too. THIS is what Scrooge's lines should've been. 9.5/10
Overall: Not EVERY line in this battle is strong, but it does a lot of things right. It's just well directed, I guess is how I'd describe it. It says interesting, keeps a format that you can definitely see the beef in, and never lets its guard down with the lyrics to story-tell. Except for maybe Bonnie and Clyde at the end. But anyway, this is another great and unique entry into season 4. Oh, and since everyone seems to be into ranking these, I'd probably say: 1. Clyde, 2. Romeo, 3. Juliet, 4. Bonnie or something along those lines. 9/10
Bonnie and Clyde's Best Line: Spit sick like a plague on both your houses!
Bonnie and Clyde's Worst Line: Basically just their last verse.
Romeo and Juliet's Best Line: (Then I shall kill myself! On my stomach I shall lie) So you louts can lick my ass, thus with a diss, I die!
Romeo and Juliet's Worst Line: My love, your face is beauty to behold.
Final Results:
Bonnie and Clyde: 17/20
Romeo and Juliet: 17.5/20
Total Score: 62/70
Originally Posted by PolarBore
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