Carlisa Lee, better known as 40 B.A.R.R.S., is an American MC and battle rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. She started her battle career in 2011 with Grind Time Now’s New England division, later moving on to the female-centric battle league Queen of the Ring later that year. In addition of Queen of the Ring, she has also competed on other leagues, including Black Ice Cartel, Rare Breed Entertainment, Bullpen Battle League, and URL. She counted herself as a member of the battle crew Writer’s Bloque, alongside Danny Myers, JC, B Magic, Big Kannon, Ooops, and Danja Zone, from 2015 until the group’s breakup in 2017.
Widely regarded by fans and bloggers as one of the best women to compete in battle rap, 40 B.A.R.R.S. is known for her wordplay, schemes, vocal projection, and overall lyrical prowess.
Below is a list of 40’s battles:
2011
#1. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Moroney (7-8-2011)
#2. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Gatman Jones (9-9-2011)
#3. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Imah X (12-12-2011^)
2012
#4. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Star Smilez (3-1-2012^)
#5. Menace vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (5-3-2012^)
#6. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Norma Bayts (7-21-2012)
#7. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Tori Doe (9-22-2012)
#8. Young Gattas vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (12-10-2012)
2013
#9. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Phara Funeral (2-23-2013)
#10. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Dutchess (8-3-2013)
#11. Bonnie Godiva vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (9-28-2013)
2014
#12. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Daylyt (3-8-2014)
#13. Brisco vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (5-31-2014)
#14. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Cortez (6-22-2014)
#15. Jaz The Rapper vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (6-28-2014)
2015
#16. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Chayna Ashley (5-17-2015)
#17. Kaymo vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (5-30-2015)
#18. 40 B.A.R.R.S. & Bonnie Godiva vs. DNA & K-Shine (8-9-2015)
#19. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. 3SK (10-30-2015)
2016
#20. E Hart vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (2-7-2016)
#21. Buretta Blaze vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (2-13-2016)
2017
#22. Big T vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (4-15-2017)
#23. PC vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (4-22-2017)
#24. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. QP (5-6-2017)
#25. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Chetta (7-29-2017)
#26. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Twizted Mind (10-21-2017)
2018
#27. Ty White vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (1-13-2018) [Vaulted]
#28. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Gutta (7-29-2018)
#29. Drugz vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (8-26-2018)
#30. Tootz vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (9-2-2018)
#31. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Shooney Da Rapper (9-22-2018)
2019
#32. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Double M (1-4-2019)
#33. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. LL Coogi (1-26-2019)
#34. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Tia.S (2-16-2019)
#35. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Couture (3-9-2019)
#36. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. C4 Nito (7-21-2019)
#37. Jaz The Rapper & O’fficial vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. & E Hart (9-10-2019)
2020
#38. Ms. Hustle vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (1-11-2020)
#39. Tsu Surf vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (10-17-2020)
#40. O'fficial vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (11-14-2020)
#41. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Fire Da Misfit (12-12-2020) [Vaulted]
2021
#42. Loso vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (7-11-2021)
#43. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Banshee Bliss (7-31-2021)
#44. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Bandit Montana (8-14-2021)
#45. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Casey Jay (9-11-2021)
2022
#46. Queen Vixen vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (1-24-2022)
#47. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. QB Black Diamond (2-27-2022)
#48. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Dre Dennis (6-18-2022)
#49. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Cheyraq (10-23-2022)
#50. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Fonz (10-29-2022)
#51. C3 vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (10-30-2022)
#52. Ill Will vs. 40 B.A.R.R.S. (11-19-2022)
2023
#53. 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Robin Rhymes (1-7-2023)
^Denotes that the official date is not known for this battle, so the listing is based off the YouTube release date.