Four years later, this battle still holds up. Also, there's some interesting shit to look back on when watching this now. -Real Deal reacting to A. Ward talking through his round by finding ways to twist it into crowd reactions. Ward clearly learned from this, because nowadays he does the same thing, and he also doesn't talk during opponents' rounds as often as he did here. -Ward's freestyle rebuttals weren't as polished around this time, but they have shades of the kind of brilliant shit he became known for later. -Real Deal still has the bar everyone remembers most. ("Holy-watered it down.") -This was A. Ward's eighth battle, and he managed to hang with a vet who hadn't (and still hasn't) lost his step yet. Think about that.
Chad Williamson agreed this battle was so good n so close hmmm who would be a good matchup for him maybe gjonaj or someone like that on the come up I think ward is ready to move up he crushed franchise n this battle is very very debatable especially on first watch gonna watch it a couple more times then tell who I think got it. I usually don't do that a couple watches usually does it but this one is too close to call on first watch
ELi-MHB Fps I'm bout to watch it again right now I'll let u know won I think won like I said the first time I thought it was too close to call that's why it's good to watch good battles a few times cuz ur opinion might change u may catch shit here n there that u didn't the first time
"I can see the proof across your face like you couldn't afford the school pictures" Dammit A. Ward you bouta give me third degree burns through this screen
steven muller no,no one commented on it,you're the only one here in this comment section,you've actually died and past away and have been replaying this part of your life over and over and over and over...
Drew P. Baulsach ya after rewatching it I think you might be right dude real deal 2 - 1 he was snapping in that first a ward just set up the energy real nice to me and I liked the free bout Marvs snap.. Too bad there can't be a tie in battle rap cuz I swear this would be one lol.. No one loses here a ward gets more shine and real deal is solidifying his spot
Assy McGee Yooooo that Holy Water bar was well played. Real Deal is very strategic with his angles and choice of bars with each opponent. He had done this time and time again. Plus he can free. Dude is dangerous as fuck.
Straight FLAME. I know it's the clear elephant in the room, but you need to battle Saga. I get that he's a Christian too, but I think his leather book on the shelf getting dusty. Dude went from the book of "Psalms" to the book of "Palms" with 1 pop up click. lol. But fr, keep cookin.
Yoooo, this battle was 🔥🔥🔥 I can't even pick a winner right now, it's debatable IMO. They both came correct and put in work. Plus the energy was dope & the respect was there. Real Deal always represents and A. Ward is def ready! He's going to be a problem! On another note, this crowd was waaaaay better than the WD6 crowd. I hope the crowd is like this for your next big event. Respect!
+Jeff Kunzman * No He Did Not Beat Him Easily PLEASE ... It's a Classic, just not as much of a Classic as this battle but they both went in .. Almost all of A WARD'S battles are great and when he is paired with a great opponent it usually becomes a #ClassicRapBattle ** #MrTopComment 💯
the way a ward used the run that back bar is how it's supposed to done this constant run back shit is overplayed but when used correctly like this is fire
A. Ward Saw You Against Franchise and Knew Your Pen Was Nice. But Holy Shit, You Got The Whole Package Man, Delivery, Presence, Wordplay, Set Ups. Keep It Up Man! Who Would You Battle Next?
Jesus Christ, A. Ward showed so much fucking potential in this battle. The man damn near showed every facet of battle rap a great battler should have. Future face of the league.
First round: RD Second round: AW Third round: style preference But this underdog is so likable I think I have to edge it A. Ward, classic battle either way.
+A Ward * From a man that lives a negative lifestyle but always working to change myself for the better, you are definitely a true inspiration and that's coming from a "Thug N****a from NYC * **#Salute** ** #MrTopComment 💯
A Ward holy shit didn't catch the first stoop in this . That's right up there with Danny Meyers engrave / in grave Danja triple entendre salute bro next level barz for real.
great event concept kotd. give the new guys a chance; make these top tier guys prove theyre top tier. i also like it when both rappers are hungry and respectful. great battle.
Thanks to all Yall! and S/O to RD for the Great Battle. I've been battling 14 months now and can't wait for 2017. #DIEDAILY
A Ward keep it up man. Hopefully the stage only gets bigger.
A Ward A ward vs B dot coming soon. It's got to happen. Facts.
A Ward your bars are clean, and you ain't even need profanity, I love it.
WLD Tv With both of them now on KOTD, no doubt that it will happen.
A Ward love your position as a Christian battler. My 2 cents; neutralize these clowns who always want to use the Christian angle.
Who's gonna get A W? A? RD? The answer is in the question! Okay that was fire.
RELLIK72 that's light
You bugging. That was fire.
yeah, that was insane
bars
Its actually pretty fucking crazy that happened to play out like that when he wrote that. That is the difference between top tier and mediocre
"Holy watered it down" .. god damn it
Fevir Made my face twist up lol
That shit was fire 💯♨🔥
RT bar of the year
Four years later, this battle still holds up. Also, there's some interesting shit to look back on when watching this now.
-Real Deal reacting to A. Ward talking through his round by finding ways to twist it into crowd reactions. Ward clearly learned from this, because nowadays he does the same thing, and he also doesn't talk during opponents' rounds as often as he did here.
-Ward's freestyle rebuttals weren't as polished around this time, but they have shades of the kind of brilliant shit he became known for later.
-Real Deal still has the bar everyone remembers most. ("Holy-watered it down.")
-This was A. Ward's eighth battle, and he managed to hang with a vet who hadn't (and still hasn't) lost his step yet. Think about that.
Nice recap.
*5 years
'PROOF across your face, like you couldn't afford your school pictures...' 😂
Orator
🔥 🔥 fire
Orator dumb fire, just quoted it too above before I seen this
@JBL before you buy your school pictures, proof is written across it. And proof as alcohol
@JBL I like Rum but Charron can freestyle and always comes with fire rebuttals
Thanks for rockin with it good people, sub to the channel as well. Appreciate it
RealDealRaps good battle bro
RealDealRaps "you got me fucked up like Jesus Christ in every depiction"
Respect.
Real Deal my dude you go craz! Top 5 in my book!
hell yea man keep whuppin these new kids asses
A. Ward is 🔥
Dude beasts on everybody he faces. Gotta get him on more cards
Facts, I'm trying to think of the last clear L he took
Chris B none 😂😂
Chad Williamson agreed this battle was so good n so close hmmm who would be a good matchup for him maybe gjonaj or someone like that on the come up I think ward is ready to move up he crushed franchise n this battle is very very debatable especially on first watch gonna watch it a couple more times then tell who I think got it. I usually don't do that a couple watches usually does it but this one is too close to call on first watch
The "Parachute" and "Expresso" schemes he did in the 2nd were fucking crazy...
ELi-MHB Fps I'm bout to watch it again right now I'll let u know won I think won like I said the first time I thought it was too close to call that's why it's good to watch good battles a few times cuz ur opinion might change u may catch shit here n there that u didn't the first time
this comment is merely to Prevent us from being stuck on 666 comments lol
Yeah but now you permanently have 666 in the comment section
Lol
You trash bro
My girl got a crush on you and Carson Wentz. I gotta step my public christianity game up asap.
33, and 666 all over the likes and comments on ThemTube, all the time bro, no coincidence 👍🏾✌🏾
Praying for 1 bar Like a side chick's pregnancy test 🔥🔥🔥
Listened 2 That a-ward scheme and my starbucks card instantly reloaded
Nick Morrello 😂😂😂😂😂
Nick Morrello run that back and get anotha refill😂😂😂
Nick Morrello 😂😂😂
Thats a bar!
😭😭😭
A. Ward is straight up flames. Idc what anyone says
"I can see the proof across your face like you couldn't afford the school pictures" Dammit A. Ward you bouta give me third degree burns through this screen
I don't really know who won, doesn't matter. Good battle.
that's how i feel
Agree, both these dudes went hard as fuck, dope bars and energy.
A.Ward seems like a genuinely nice guy lol
and real deal seems like the nicest and coolest guy too. battle of the nice dudes can be fire
Gladiator Gaming AWard is the best... he really is. I love my bro. BTW I still pass off them elbows...
Gladiator Gaming I'm good friends with him. he's not that nice. lol
Gladiator Gaming alright joking, dude is legit. he's the real deal.
Cole DeRuse is that a pun
Only real deal can survive that first round and make it a debatable
JSTAR2K10 FORRREAL THO!
i thought RD took 1st lol, convincingly even... haymakers
Andreas M he did. Round 1 was clearly to RD
Award first round was garbage. Overrated trashbags.
AWard is the best ive ever heard at hiding his bars no lie. Coffee scheme 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This comment is still stupid 6 years later lmaooo
Yoo for a second shoutout to bishop for no solgan today. brah keep it up
HOLY WATERED IT DOWN. nice!
Datguy594Rada holy firrrreeee
steven muller no,no one commented on it,you're the only one here in this comment section,you've actually died and past away and have been replaying this part of your life over and over and over and over...
steven muller also,I never posted this comment,you posted it to yourself under another account #alterego
@steven muller i did the same exact thing haha that was a cold bar
Best bar of the event. Straight FIRE
Woow didn't expect that . props kotd was a sick battle 🔥🔥💯💯
Last Prayers was dope
hard bro
This was a pretty good battle
Salute KOTD
SteelersLakersFan thank god you listened to me weeks ago
SteelersLakersFan Facts. A Ward nice
white guy 2-1
Both are white and not anonymous
Right over your head, huh?
real deal is black
That means 1 of the non-white guys took a round?
Lime Lives Matter thanks for your input.. we all needed to hear that
The bad thing about this is NONE of the main media outlets will cover this battle. Damn shame.
Drew P. Baulsach who you think won this one drew p? I got a ward 2-1 but very debatable.. Prob first debatable 2nd award 3rd deal
Assy McGee I had Read Deal 1st and 3rd. A. ward is dope though.
Drew P. Baulsach ya after rewatching it I think you might be right dude real deal 2 - 1 he was snapping in that first a ward just set up the energy real nice to me and I liked the free bout Marvs snap.. Too bad there can't be a tie in battle rap cuz I swear this would be one lol.. No one loses here a ward gets more shine and real deal is solidifying his spot
The holy water line was one of the hardest of the whole battle so kind of hard to give him that
Assy McGee Yooooo that Holy Water bar was well played. Real Deal is very strategic with his angles and choice of bars with each opponent. He had done this time and time again. Plus he can free. Dude is dangerous as fuck.
I aint playing with the boy like the cats in the cradle
woooow
Luminous the crowd slept hard on that.
+zak schadewitz The crowd probably had no idea what it was referencing.
"I got one shot, Don Knotts" That Andy Griffith Show line was straight 🔥🔥🔥
chris brown thank you!!!!!! lol
A ward stage presence is dope...he can't be new.
Premium Petro yup only my 8th battle. been battling 14 months
Straight FLAME. I know it's the clear elephant in the room, but you need to battle Saga. I get that he's a Christian too, but I think his leather book on the shelf getting dusty. Dude went from the book of "Psalms" to the book of "Palms" with 1 pop up click. lol. But fr, keep cookin.
Bro, you gotta be kidding me? You only been battling for 14 months?! Bro, you got a bright future in the game! Keep up the good work!
That would be a interesting battle!
I never heard of A. Ward to today. This guy is talented. Good battle.
I've never heard of A. Ward. But from his first line, I became a fan.
Hector Rivera chech out award vs saint mic, fucking classic
daniel williams Thanks man
A. Ward make my brain hurt. That barista shit in rd 2 gave me a headache.
the white guy won for sure
I say that every smack battle just black instead of white
Yoooo, this battle was 🔥🔥🔥 I can't even pick a winner right now, it's debatable IMO. They both came correct and put in work. Plus the energy was dope & the respect was there. Real Deal always represents and A. Ward is def ready! He's going to be a problem! On another note, this crowd was waaaaay better than the WD6 crowd. I hope the crowd is like this for your next big event. Respect!
A ward....nice af.
UnbiasReview salute bro
UnbiasReview I gave A ward the battle since the ppv .... yo can you do a review on your channel? It would cool.
A Ward your set ups are crazy before the punch then your delivery lands it perfect fam! Angles are crazy! Salute to you fam!
Boooooooo! Lol
A Ward regretting this now?
A. Ward vs. The Saga?? Nah, actually, how bout A. WARD vs. B. DOT maybe?? hmmm
I was thinkin that too...would be a crazy match up. #a.wardvsbdot
Mell Duney A ward vs Loso.
BDot would make it a racist ass battle. Wouldn't be no good for anybody at this point in time trust me.
Loso would be the perfect opponent for AWard tho
FinnyTheKid jn
"No introduction needed, battler to my right, introduce yourself!" xD
The kind of battle that brings out those good feelings that got you into battle rap to begin with.
anyone new to a. ward needs to check him out vs. saint mic, battle is straight fire
Prayin for 1 bar like a side chicks pregnancy test
Anthony Goodman what time was that at?
Notorious HZ 26:15
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A. Ward just started battling and he gave what was probably the strongest performance of an event right here. Dude's got a serious future in this shit
"I can see the proof across ya face, like you couldn't afford school pictures" battle just started and that bar was hard AF!
Never seen A Ward battle but kid is niice.
Dope ass battle
Darshay Holden more of a classic for him cuz he smoked Saint Mike in the worst way
Saint Mic beat him 2-1 ez stop playin
Facts
+Jeff Kunzman *
No He Did Not Beat Him Easily PLEASE ... It's a Classic, just not as much of a Classic as this battle but they both went in .. Almost all of A WARD'S battles are great and when he is paired with a great opponent it usually becomes a #ClassicRapBattle **
#MrTopComment 💯
***** Who the fuck hashtags "mrtopcomment"? Shit is dumb corny.
this is one of the best battles. Respect and Thank you.
Tha Saga, A.Ward, Loso, Street Hymns is the new movement. And we got alot more..
That country stomp after, "Parachute in the building!"
This is a REALLLLLY good battle. REAL GOOD.
one of the best battles I've seen in a while. good shit
A. Ward's energy is awesome, dude made a new fan outta me. Sick battle overall too good shit kotd
That Coffee/Creamer scheme top 5 most underrated schemes this year.
LAWD!!
Such a dope battle, & it's hard to call. Instant classic.
I got A.Ward 2-1 #Rebuttal Game crazyThat coffee scheme was fire doe💯
Award might have the nicest pens from thease pgs
One of the best contested battles I've seen in recent memory. 3 good rounds from both guys! Salute
A.Ward 2-1. Almost want to give him the 3-0
larkinsharpe yup
im john cena with that make a wish 8:40
This was fucking crazy. Doesn't matter who "won." Both killed it.
Both of these guys killed it, really good battle
the way a ward used the run that back bar is how it's supposed to done this constant run back shit is overplayed but when used correctly like this is fire
I love how the top compliment a rapper can give themselves is that they’re nice! So simple and cold at the same time
This is a good battle, but that boy A. Ward went in!!!! 🔥
That A. Ward coffee/espresso scheme was off the hook! Holy Shit that was nice!
They both showed up! I honestly can't pick a winner...
KOTD CLASSIC!!
Finally an event without Bishop's bullshit line during every introduction.
Translation:" I wish bishop had said his line it was not the same not hearing it"
A. Ward Saw You Against Franchise and Knew Your Pen Was Nice. But Holy Shit, You Got The Whole Package Man, Delivery, Presence, Wordplay, Set Ups. Keep It Up Man! Who Would You Battle Next?
saying this is a low key classic!
First round and that "Holy watered it down" was fire
parachute in the building was fire as fuck
This is my favorite a ward performance i have seen yet
Jesus Christ, A. Ward showed so much fucking potential in this battle. The man damn near showed every facet of battle rap a great battler should have. Future face of the league.
great great battle.....loved it
First round: RD
Second round: AW
Third round: style preference
But this underdog is so likable I think I have to edge it A. Ward, classic battle either way.
this battle was fire.... they both had dope bars...
I talk sick, fire. Growlithe and a Muk. 🔥
A Ward is too nice.
Freddy Ulmer lol glad you caught that bro
+A Ward * From a man that lives a negative lifestyle but always working to change myself for the better, you are definitely a true inspiration and that's coming from a "Thug N****a from NYC * **#Salute** **
#MrTopComment 💯
Absolute madness, salute fellas. Dope fucking clash. 🔥🔥🔥
If his students have seen this they have realized that their gym teacher is Lit.
wow two of my favorite battlers throwing it down salute to both of you battle was pure fire
Wanna see more of A. Ward been known real deal was nice just got reminded tho
Crazy battle.. that " prayin for one bar like a side chick pregnancy test" bar was INSANEeeeeeeeeeee
A Ward is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
This battle was fiya!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
who the fuck is A.Ward and why am I just now hearing him. Good shit both battlers.
Remy DeSean A Ward is a rapper from KC by way of TN. Check him out. Man is an up a comer.
Remy DeSean the boi ward nasty!!!
Remy DeSean come on son if u watch battle rap a ward been putting in work
igzackly!
Watch him vs Saint Mic. Classic
Every Monday like clockwork!! KOTD doing it how I like 👍🏾
Kovalev beat Ward so bad this nigga bleached his skin and started writing bars.
WallabeeKing NO WILL NOT THROW SHADE ON MY MAN WARD
WallabeeKing 😂😂😂 I like it
WallabeeKing lmao
WallabeeKing HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAJHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHA NOW THAT LINE IS FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Gotta give props to both of them battle was more than fire, it was worth the wait. Shout out to KOTD.
Instant Classic!
This battle cured my cancer! Thank you, RD and A. Ward!
a.ward u too fire bro...u gonna be in this game a long time
Mr Meredith
Choose your winner. But no one lost.
lol I thought real deal was battling himself haha
wow this battle is FIRE!!
I'm glad there wasn't a taking down of a fucking mirror.
This is a good battle!
Holy shit a ward is insane
FIRE battle! Both of these dudes were cookin!
what's a great A ward performance??
john dohhe this one and vs Saint Mic
I got A. WARD. on this. He had some crazy schemes that kept going even when I thought they was over
Smacking faces and cracking cases!
NEVER THE LESS I WAS JUST PRAYING FOR ONE BAR LIKE A SIDECHICKS PREGNANCY TEST 🍳🔥💨 COOKING !!!!
Did anybody catch that stupendous shit holy shit man 🔥🔥🔥
Salvatore Marchiano salute bro. thank you
A Ward best double entendre of the whole battle . such an abstract creative bar . I threw my drink across the room when I heard it
Salvatore Marchiano lol it was a triple.
stoop in this
stupendous
stu penned this
A Ward holy shit didn't catch the first stoop in this . That's right up there with Danny Meyers engrave / in grave Danja triple entendre salute bro next level barz for real.
great event concept kotd. give the new guys a chance; make these top tier guys prove theyre top tier.
i also like it when both rappers are hungry and respectful. great battle.
Omg!! A. Ward is flames awesome battle glad I watched I went for real and got a deal 💯
Fire