This season is overrated. Yes it’s slightly below average. But it has some really really high highs. And the lows aren’t that low (aside from one) please tell me what you think and if you would wanna change anything:
For reference:
S Teir- 10-1
A Teir is 10-30
B Teir is 30-55,
C Teir is 55-75,
D Teir is 75-90,
f Teir is 90-92
ERB season 7 ranked
10th place- (Dead last)
Kong vs Godzilla
(Usually I like intentionally bad battles but this isn’t intentionally bad it’s clear they put so much work into it but it turned out disgusting visually and audio quality wise it sucked too. The bars and lyrics aren’t half bad…. But just no, most erb fans know how important rewatch value is and this one has next to none. It’s the worst battle. I get more value from Banner vs Jenner as it has a “so bad it’s good” vibe and all the early season one battles fit there too. This is one of three F tier battles, and the worst of the three.
9th place- Napolian vs Charlemagne (C teir)
(I really do like Charlemagne in this battle, and I think many lines are good it’s so short though and it’s jarring for a modern battle to be season one length. It feels very half baked and rushed. It needed to be longer and I also don’t know why they would reuse Napolian for such a small “add” battle. But the Sound design Costumes and some bars are ok.
8th- Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump (C teir)
(The bars are very very good here and vile almost downright nasty the audio is not great though and the beat is repetitive. I also think Teddy was a lil underwhelming. I’m very high on Trump vs Hillary, and Trump v Biden to a lesser extent so I was disappointing this wasn’t better for me, but E Jean Carol, Bar exam, and Home alone are excellent bars.
7th- John wick Vs John Rambo vs John McClain (High C Teir)
I like McClain and wick and the performances and visuals are fun. Rambo is god awful though and it devolves at the end. I think it’s perfectly fun, but compared to other three person ones like the Austin powers James Bond it isn’t as great, but the characters are portrayed very well. I also think the rewatches make it worse.
6th- Tom cruise vs evil Kanevil (B teir)
(The newest battle and quite simple and understandable. I was able to get most of the lines right away and some bars are underrated the musical quality is good and tom cruise impression is great. I think that Kanevil had great disses and preformance, I think his second verse is a top five of the season I love the Interview Christ bar. I also like his flow switch up in his last verse very audibly pleasing “just remember who’s a legend when your stepping to me” Quinticental 7/10 battle
5th- Lara Croft be Indiana Jones ( B teir)
(The comedy and bars here are great and I think it’s a very even matchup. Some lines stick in my mind like “let’s cut to the chase oh wait he died I guess you couldn’t smash that X in time” layered doubles that sound great…I just think indianas portrayal is too old manny and I get it cause of movie 4 but like ya know and Lara Croft was considered to much like gooner bait witch i think can happen when they write woman sometimes. But strong battle. (b Teir)
4th- Ranger vs Richard (HOT TAKE) (high B teir)
(This battle is very low for most people when they first watch because they have no idea who any of these people are. Valid AF. however once you know the meanings it all becomes good. I am a sucker for Richard’s pop culture references, the fun visuals and Rangar just being aggressive. This is how you get people to research by making battles like this. I Think it’s a underrated High B teir battle
The rest are all in A Teir or S Teir.
3- Red Barron vs white death
(Low a teir)
This one is right on the line of B and A but I love this battle. so many good visual references the cold vs plane climate the Slay Pull line. And mainly the battle structure. For shorter battles it works well; first verse, spitfire round, closing verse. Mwuh chefs kiss. Like a lot of lines are really good here and I think the performances are great. I also am addicted to the Dilka Bolka/ Sarvanajrgan Polka line. And the little hey is so good. and I researched it so much. It’s a line I had no knowledge of but apparently the Finnish would use there Famous Polka to radio signals and tune it so the Russians would explode. If you wanna know ask I don’t wanna write it here tho. I’m a sucker for historical battles about people I don’t know. Also the snoopy line was executed so well.
2- Mansa Musa vs Jeff bezos (Mid to High A teir)
(The clear two. One and two are clear this is high A. I mean Musas flow is phenomenal and and I love the long verses they each get a chance to just say whatever and make long tangents that connect the dots. The vibes are great and scruface has the charisma to diliver a top 10 ERB performance of all time. Bezos is no where near top ten but his verses don’t drag mansas down he’s a cringey billionaire weirdo and portrays it well and hits mansa more then I thought. So good battle, I’d say it’s around number 17-14. There is only one S tier battle/ instant classic this season though and to the surprise of nobody that is
1- Henry ford vs Karl Marx (S tier)
What did you expect. I mean what can I even say?
The beat.
The visuals.
The story.
The structure.
The wordplay.
The disses
The flow.
The characterization.
Instant classic. We have a tie battle until Marx pulls ahead with his crazy final verse that will go down in history, but ford doesn’t pull back either. The capitalist communist is such a good framework and you have the Pinochle of both. Easy top ten. I’m not sure if it’s top five but I would probably put it around 6 or 7. Goes to show that (sometimes) ERB has it. In a season that has been good, I’ll be it not as good as season 6 for sure.
