Results,Rules And Judging Criteria (Must see)

Halo

As the tournament begins I'll be including information on line ups and other updates but right now it's just some basic information

The Starting Line-Up(First 16)





Rules(Subject To Change)



Battling


Each battle will be 48 hours log, a no show without a valid explanation will result in the default knockout of that battler, sorry but there's not allot I can do about it there's a schedule.

Battles will be decided with votes not polls. Unfortunatley the poll voting system is flawed detailed or even summarised accounts are more effective at determining the winner of the round,


Each battler will be alowed to drop 3 times and 4-8 bars max per drop nothing more,nothing less.

Criteria for Voting


U will have to vote on categories, and judge who is the better MC by theses qualities:

Aight text battling and audio battling are very different, text you got to show you got some skillz and use your head, here is a quick guide with some of the essential aspects you need..

Structure
This is a key element of battling, if the readers cant understand or be bothered to read your verse, your not gonna get the votes. Keep the bars structured, don’t make your lines too long, write in proper English and don’t use too many characters (", *, - etc) Although it can be to your advantage if you emphasise certain punches or multis.

Flow
Obviously a flow is important. If the voter cant flow with your drop it reduces your chance of winning. Try to keep bars the same length, use commas when a break is needed, just simple stuff to increase your chance of winning.

Vocab
Complex vocab is always good to emphasise a battle. Instead of using "kill", try "demolish". Don’t be afraid to pick a thesaurus up and look for words, but on the other hand don’t use vocab that people wont understand.

Rhyming
If you cant rhyme properly your chances of winning are next to none. On a text battle, each line should rhyme. Its a simple aspect of battling that needs to be considered all the time.

Multis
Multis are a big factor in the voters decision. They show your capabilities of rhyming multiple words and dissing at the same time.
Example....

I’m "LOCKING A FLOW" while "ROCKING A SHOW".
Easy stuff that gets you a point and could determine the outcome.

Metaphors
A metaphor is when you say (something is like something). Clever metaphors get noticed, and don’t use the played out things.. Mix it with slogans of companies or non-related hip-hop things.
Example - "My gun is like pringles once it pop it don’t stop!"

Punches/Personals
Obviously the main factor of a battle, usually the emcee with the best punches and personals win. Do your homework, use things against the emcee that the board knows about. Also use their name against themselves, LowRider is an easy target
Examples..
"This STUpid kid gonna get burnt, im bringing heat to this beef, you getting cooked like Stew" (Only messin bro).

Wordplay
This shows which emcee's are text or audio. Wordplay has unlimited uses, clever wordplay can bring smiles to the voters faces, use something different, I will use an example that TrYp told me time ago..
"I let you elevate so I can cut you down just like barber chairs"
If the wordplay is complicated, at the end of the battle put a little explanation so voters understand what you have wrote.


There's also tips you can find in the "Ain't got any battling skills ? look here " thread it's stickied in the forums.

Good Luck, All updates will be on this page so stay Tuned !!!