E. Ness

Lloyd Mathis (born November 10, 1977), better known by his stage name E. Ness, is an American rapper and battle MC from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His primary claims to fame are starring on Diddy’s MTV reality show Making the Band 2 from 2002 to 2004, being signed to Bad Boy Records, and having songwriting credits on the song “Diddy Rock” off Diddy’s 2006 album Press Play.

In 2002, while he was on Making the Band 2, Ness was known for having an intense on-camera a cappella rap battle with fellow Da Band member Jae Millz. Their battle ended up being one of the more prominent examples of a cappella battle rap in mainstream media at the time. E. Ness later returned to his battle rap roots in 2010, and has kept crowds entertained with his stage presence, writing ability, and fast-paced flows unique to the Philly rap scene. Since 2010, he has competed on some of the biggest platforms in the battle rap culture, including King of the Dot, URL, Rare Breed Entertainment, Don’t Flop, Gates of the Garden, and Grind Time Now.

Below is a list of E. Ness’s battles:
2002
#1. Jae Millz vs. E. Ness (12-14-2002)

2010
#2. Midwest Miles vs. E. Ness (7-19-2010)
#3. E. Ness vs. Iron Solomon (9-3-2010)

2011
#4. E. Ness vs. Arsonal (7-24-2011)

2012
#5. DNA vs. E. Ness (8-19-2012)
#6. E. Ness vs. Amino Gunz (11-10-2012)

2013
#7. E. Ness vs. Syahboy (1-28-2013)

2014
#8. E. Ness vs. Sy Ari Da Kid (9-28-2014)

2015
#9. E. Ness vs. Bill Collector (3-29-2015)
#10. E. Ness vs. Hazey Williams (9-13-2015)
#11. E. Ness vs. Rosenberg Raw (11-28-2015)
#12. Automatik vs. E. Ness (12-20-2015)

2016
#13. E. Ness vs. Steams (2-13-2016)
#14. E. Ness vs. Uno Lavoz (3-26-2016)
#15. E. Ness vs. Cortez (5-22-2016)
#16. E. Ness vs. Ness Lee (6-5-2016)
#17. E. Ness vs. Major Lead (6-26-2016)
#18. E. Ness vs. Jimz (9-4-2016)
#19. B Magic vs. E. Ness (10-29-2016)
#20. E. Ness vs. Shotgun Suge (12-3-2016)

2017
#21. E. Ness vs. Serius Jones (12-9-2017)

2018
#22. E. Ness vs. Lexx Luthor (1-7-2018)
#23. Boss Status vs. E. Ness (3-10-2018)
#24. E. Ness vs. DNA (Rematch) (3-24-2018)
#25. E. Ness vs. The Saurus (5-19-2018)
#26. K-Shine vs. E. Ness (8-11-2018)
#27. E. Ness vs. Marv Won (9-29-2018)
#28. E. Ness vs. Chuck Book (11-4-2018)
#29. E. Ness vs. Bones Brigante (11-10-2018)
#30. E. Ness vs. Commando (12-1-2018)

2019
#31. E. Ness vs. Buttah From Da Block (1-5-2019)
#32. Dre Dennis vs. E. Ness (3-16-2019)
#33. E. Ness vs. Fire Da Misfit (4-20-2019)
#34. Jae Millz vs. E. Ness (Rematch) (5-4-2019)
#35. E. Ness vs. Glueazy (7-20-2019)
#36. E. Ness vs. Pass (8-17-2019)
#37. E. Ness vs. Ty Law (10-13-2019)
#38. E. Ness vs. Franchise (11-23-2019)
#39. E. Ness vs. Young Murk (12-21-2019)

2020
#40. E. Ness vs. J Murda (4-20-2020)
#41. Scotty vs. E. Ness (6-26-2020)
#42. Ah Di Boom vs. E. Ness (8-15-2020)
#43. E. Ness vs. Chef Trez (10-25-2020)
#44. E. Ness vs. Holmzie Da God (11-7-2020)

2021
#45. Pollo Creed vs. E. Ness (2-20-2021)
#46. E. Ness vs. K Walker (3-28-2021)
#47. E. Ness vs. Danny Myers (5-22-2021)
#48. Rio Nkosi vs. E. Ness (5-30-2021)
#49. Ryda & Quban vs. E. Ness & Kaboom (6-26-2021)
#50. E. Ness vs. Basket Case (9-18-2021)
#51. E. Ness vs. Dubb Da Feenom (9-26-2021)
#52. E. Ness vs. E Hart (10-23-2021)
#53. E. Ness vs. Dre Dennis (Rematch) (10-31-2021)
#54. E. Ness vs. R.I. 28 Grams (12-11-2021)
#55. E. Ness vs. Prep (12-19-2021)

2022
#56. Anymal vs. E. Ness (1-8-2022)
#57. E. Ness vs. Propha C (2-27-2022)
#58 E. Ness vs. KashMoney (3-5-2022)
#59. Big Kannon vs. E. Ness (4-9-2022)
#60. E. Ness vs. LT (4-23-2022)
#61. E. Ness vs. Pry The Great (5-21-2022)
#62. E. Ness vs. Remedy Loko (6-4-2022)
#63. Mackk Myron vs. E. Ness (7-2-2022)
#64. E. Ness vs. WFN Jackpot (7-10-2022)
#65. E. Ness vs. C Still (8-6-2022)
#66. E. Ness vs. MovieManHeinzWilhelmGuderian (8-13-2022)
#67. Mewlips vs. E. Ness (8-27-2022)
#68. E. Ness vs. Bandit Montana (10-15-2022)
#69. E. Ness vs. Gwitty (11-19-2022)
#70. E. Ness vs. D Money (12-17-2022)

2023
#71. E. Ness vs. TK Anderson (2-19-2023)
#72. E. Ness vs. Uncle Jesse (3-19-2023)
#73. E. Ness vs. The Professor (4-29-2023)
#74. E. Ness vs. DOT (6-3-2023)
#75. E. Ness vs. So Severe (7-22-2023)
#76. E. Ness vs. Jae Fre (9-30-2023)
#77. Th3 Saga vs. E Ness (10-7-2023)
#78. E. Ness vs. Yo Bull Pnut (10-21-2023)
#79. E. Ness vs. CT (11-18-2023)
#80. E. Ness vs. Clone (12-16-2023)
#81. E. Ness vs. Mr. XtrA (12-17-2023)

2024
#82. E. Ness vs. O-Solo (1-27-2024)
#83. E. Ness vs. LL Coogi (2-24-2024)
#84. Geechi Gotti vs. E. Ness (3-2-2024)