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Thanksgiving Feast: 10 Hungry Grind Time Battlers

Written by Tyler Hakes. Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2011.

Grind Time has been one of the premier leagues for battles rappers for a long, long time. And, while the lore surrounding the pre-written, acapella spars has undoubtedly spawned some well-known champions and boosted the careers of numerous now-known MCs, murmurs began to surface that the league was washed up.

The ranks have been in need of a fresh injection of new talented rappers that are capable of reviving the league’s allure for fans of brutal back-and-forth bars. Cue the latest round of Grind Time battles, posted in the late Summer and early Fall. While many of the battles contained the likes of league veterans such as DirtBag Dan and TheSaurus, it also birthed either the emergence or re-invention of new, hungry battlers that will carry Grind Time into the next era.

We poured over hours of Grind Time footage to find our favorite battlers we think will be making a big mark in the scene in the very near future.

1. P.C. (Punchline Champion)

Hometown: Asbury Park, New Jersey

Division: South

Website: http://www.facebook.com/punchline.champion

Twitter: n/a

Quotables: “I said I hope you ball with that 9 like Rondo/Cause when I’m stormin I leave families mourning like Alonzo” (versus Anymal)

“I said you ain’t got that work, got that coka holmes/You ain’t grippin them tens so if he ever say he got rid of his grams that mean he put her in a nursing home” (versus Anymal)

2. Paranormal

Hometown: Trenton, NJ

Division: East

Website: http://www.youtube.com/ezactrenton

Twitter: @ParanormalEzac

Quotables: “My bars are endless/Your head must be 14 karats because it’s neckless” (versus Kage)

“I shoulda known that the judges woulda been like ‘Yeah uh, Paranormal went out swingin, he got it in 3, but you know, I’ve known Kage since I was 8 so I’m gonna go with OT” (versus Kage)

3. Kollision

Hometown: Utica, NY

Division: East

Website: n/a

Twitter: n/a

Quotables: “And you say you’ll catch a body bustin all of them slugs? / Bitch, you wouldn’t catch your bitch if she was fallin in love” (versus Mic Muscle)

“I got jerked last event to put my shit to oh and two / But now I’m stealin you and your clone, taking the double you” (versus Mic Muscle)

4. Lex D(iamond)

Hometown: Inland Empire, CA

Division: West (LA)

Website: http://lexd.bandcamp.com/

Twitter: @Lex909

Quotables: “Consider me a strong hater / It’s because you have no delivery while you’re not greater because Penn is only good on paper” (versus Dj Penn)

“Consider me a strong hater / It’s because you have no delivery while you’re not greater because Penn is only good on paper” (versus Dj Penn)