When Queen of the Ring announced their first ever male vs female main event, a lot of people thought to themselves, "What the hell is wrong with O-Red?" The risk of putting your status on the line against a woman is too great for most guys, but Red didn't seem to care in the least bit. I had the opportunity to see this battle live - it was great. Should have you and your girlfriend arguing for hours!

Memorable Moment - "Ladies make some noise if y'all feel y'all can hang with us" *females go crazy* ... "I see a lot of you bitches is smokin' angel dust"

Because of his superior delivery and BARS, John John Da Don had spent most of his 2011-12 proving himself a viable opponent against anyone URL or Grind Time placed in his path, and quickly rose to the top as a fan favorite. Bill Collector made his way into the battle game through numerous memorable performances using his unique rhymical style and wit as an ultimate weapon. When the two clashed in April of 2012, it was a must see for anyone that was remotely a fan of battle rap; this was the match to prove who was ready for the big stage. Fans will argue over who won this until the end of time, but one thing is fore sure - this shit was DOPE.

Memorable Moment - The whole first round

During Marv's battle with Loe Pesci, he called out Pat Stay, who, in turn, responded with, "Fuck the battle let's fight right now." After the battle, Marv approached Pat - the situation was diffused, but it set the stage for one of the most anticipated battles in Canadian history. Marv took a very personal approach, revealing that he donates half of his battle earnings to help find a cure for his autistic brother, while Pat Stay played the bad guy role, slandering Marv's brother, father and passed friend, Proof (of D12.) The tention was thick and at times you thought they might actually fight, but the personal impact of this battle ultimately makes it a great watch.

Memorable Moment - The uncomfortable "oohs" and "aahs" throughout the battle

If Rap Battles were Star Wars, then Swave Sevah would be Obi Wan Kinobi. Cool, calm, collected and wise, Swave has a way of completely breaking someone down and making them look pale in comparison. Shogun Suge has been in a lot of battles with people that we may consider lyrically superior to him, but he always survives to fight another day, and does it convincingly. Most expected this to be an ass whooping, but it was a surprisingly entertaining battle; Suge plays the hood role perfectly and proves his worth in the great match.

Memorable Moment - "Closed casket so his mama can't look at him"

Dipset's 40 Cal came under a lot of scrutiny after his second verse from this battle was heard on the song, "Best Out," which was placed all over mixtapes and picked up by a few video games around 2006. It may have left a small blemish on 40's track record, but what most don't know is the battle was recorded prior to the song. This is just a clear example of how advanced 40 Cal's style was at a time where most emcees were incapable of spitting back to back punchlines in the battle format. Even though I feel like Cardi did lose, his line, "Im bout to fuck the game up like your lil brother stepped on the chord" was one of the best lines of that time period. Definitely a Fight Klub Classic.

Memorable Moment - "You ain't tuff ... you just having a tuff night"

24/7 may be the most underrated battle rapper of the last five years. Due to his personal goals and feelings on hip hop, it became very hard to to find him a match that he would be genuinely excited for and give his all. As one of the most respected lyricists in the sport, Bender has made a name for himself by articulately using his words to break down an opponent on a level that is only rivaled by few. 24/7 met the challenge head on and the result was one of the best and well prepared battles hip hop has seen. On paper, this battle is real crazy. Some of the metaphors and jokes they put together blew my mind.

Memorable Moment - The constant delayed reactions of the crowd - you could tell they were thinking hard

As one of the most popular battle rappers on the Earth, any time Arsonal goes somewhere, its a big deal. When he announced that he would be traveling to the UK to battle a white guy, I don't think anyone expected much of it, but we all were in for the surprise of our lives. Arsonal seemed to find his stride once again, perfectly delivering the style which had seen him rise to fame in years prior. Shotty Horroh's extremely technical and aggressive style made for a very exciting match, as it proved him to be one of the most talented battle emcees in the world. The crowd was into every single moment of this classic bout - international matches don't get too much better than this.

Memorable Moment - Arsonal taking off his track jacket to reveal his Arsenal F.C. football jersey

In 2010, any time a top battler from Grind Time made their way to the URL stage, it was a huge deal; Soul Khan was definitely no exception. Its hard to describe the magnitude of this ass whooping. It is the equivalent of getting a "Flawless Victory" in Mortal Kombat. The fact that Soul Khan was seen as a white "geek" only made it worse.

Memorable Moment: Soul Khan rapping

"This ain't Millz vs Mook, this ain't Freeway vs Cass - this is Jin vs Verse, but his last verse was trash" is the first thing that comes to mind every time I think of this battle. After his Ruff Ryders, "The Rest Is History" debut album "flopped" Jin found himself facing Verse, who (then) recently saw a group deal with Bad Boy Records turn sour, in SMACK DVD's first ever freestyle battle. We all knew that Jin was a freestyle beast at the time, but Verse was surprisingly entertaining, although hard to understand at times. This battle definitely solidified Jin's status as one of the most complete battlers in history, seeing success across all major platforms of the time period: 106th and Park's "Freestyle Friday," Fight Klub and SMACK.

Memorable Moment: "I be analyzing his rhymes, he said, 'Words Connect, Words Connect' about six times!"

The most interesting thing about Hollohan vs Cortez is the role reversal. Often, when emcees travel to a new league that is not considered their "home" they attempt to change their approach to accomodate said league's fanbase. Cortez left his "gun-talk" infused rhymes at the door and took a very personal approach against the Canadian rapper. Hollohan took the "bars over jokes" route and focused more on cleaver metaphors and rhyme schemes. On first watch, I felt like Cortez killed it, but after a second look, this may have been Hollohan's best performance of his career. The battle definitely has a lot of replay value.

Memorable Moment - "There's somethin' we gotta speak about ..."