I don't mean to hate or anything but the rules of each of these competitions will cause quite a few NG rappers/producers to not want to enter... a few of these ideas seem pretty restricting. for example the sample battle rules being only using provided samples... it'd be pretty hard to determine who the best sampling producer is because many have different styles and different tastes in the type of music they sample. The time trials thing as well, who's choosing the first and last lines to a song? It just doesn't all seem logical.Also, I don't know whether things like the MC knockout should be restricted to NG beats only.

Personally I believe if you want a true reflection of hip hop talent on this site, you should break it up into categories like: Sample producers, non-sampling producers, lyrical emcees, mainstream tracks, crews, etc. but there shouldn't be any restrictions such as NG beats only, provided sample packs, provided themes or any of that. Musicians work with creative minds and restricting the creativity will just base things more on luck as some things restricted may appeal to some producers/emcees but may not suit another's taste. It should just work as an open competition for each category so for example whoever is bringing the most heat with sampled beats or whoever is creating the catchiest tune with a mainstream track or whoever goes hardest with their lyrical ability or whatever is the winner of each category.

Thats just what I personally believe and I know many NG artists particularly the better ones up on this site would agree with me. Most hate being restricted to things, it doesn't truly reflect skill or anything.

Don't get me wrong though, it'd be interesting to see how this turns out. I just don't agree with how this is being run.

- P.

Ahh hell put me on the time trial, I'm too pressed for the knockout, this is comein at sort of a bad time for me, but fuck it, I'll def put sum work in

Sign us up for the "Battle for Newgrounds" we of AftyrLyfe are repin KOA [HHM] Using a Dj-Delinquent beat. Lets go....

~AftyrLyfe (Rymix & Ryder)

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lol go D!

[KOA]

At 3/19/10 05:14 PM, P-Balla wrote:

Thats just what I personally believe and I know many NG artists particularly the better ones up on this site would agree with me. Most hate being restricted to things, it doesn't truly reflect skill or anything.

- P.

I respect your opinion and vehemently disagree. The competition is designed to challenge people and give them a task to complete that they can be judged on. I'm not going to just pick the best tracks of this site and declare them winners. :)

Wait so for the MC Knockout, is acappella an option?

Count me in on this.

I Want in on both Sample battles and the Time trial.

At 3/20/10 01:47 PM, denverbroncos59 wrote: Wait so for the MC Knockout, is acappella an option?

Probably not; what I'm going to do is use a different NG track for each day and then get each MC to take turns rapping over the track.

So people will be paired off, and on each beat there will be two people with one declared the winner who will move on.

I still say that we have to keep different time zones in play. So, if you're going to say it's a day, make sure it's a full 24 hours that competitors have. Other than that, this should be awesome

At 3/20/10 04:47 PM, tingtonger wrote:

At 3/20/10 01:47 PM, denverbroncos59 wrote: Wait so for the MC Knockout, is acappella an option?

Probably not; what I'm going to do is use a different NG track for each day and then get each MC to take turns rapping over the track.

So people will be paired off, and on each beat there will be two people with one declared the winner who will move on.

Ah that's cool haha was just wondering. I've been in a few tournaments but none of them were on NG so I'm still a noob here.

hell yeah im in

hmm i think i'd be interested in participating in the MC-KO.

although it looks like you'll have to do a bit more planning as far as the format/brackets/etc is concerned.

but hey whatever gives me an excuse to end my inactivity.

keep me posted via PM plz/thx

At 3/20/10 07:17 PM, SteveGuzzi wrote: hmm i think i'd be interested in participating in the MC-KO.

although it looks like you'll have to do a bit more planning as far as the format/brackets/etc is concerned.

but hey whatever gives me an excuse to end my inactivity.

keep me posted via PM plz/thx

Yup, once I've got a list of who has signed up I will be putting together a schedule and all that jazz.

At 3/16/10 05:44 PM, DJ-Delinquent wrote: im also in the NG Sample Battle

i dont care if no one wants to enter

more room for me to brag about how much DJ Delinquent Kicks ass

you are not a dj, you dont even own turntables

you are a bedroom music producer

At 3/21/10 04:55 PM, Glib wrote:

At 3/16/10 05:44 PM, DJ-Delinquent wrote: im also in the NG Sample Battle

i dont care if no one wants to enter

more room for me to brag about how much DJ Delinquent Kicks ass

you are not a dj, you dont even own turntables

you are a bedroom music producer

dude. seriously. you just drop by to insult random people?

oh i forgot to enter my gf to the art contest thing, she has her own account on here "Frinniekins" so yeah count her in too

YO! I NEED MORE JUDGES!!!

You can compete in one event and still judge another. Let me know if you're down to judge an event, and what kind of skills you have that make you worthy of judging.

Time Trials..MC Knockout.Battle for Newgrounds

I'll take on all three. hit me up with what you gotta do

Alright y'all,

It's cool if you post that you're interested in other comps, but the only ones I'm recording right now are MC's, judges, and crews because I need that info to organize.

Here's who has signed up for those so far:

MC Knockout: Wyze-Stingray, RednWhite, denverbroncos59, Broken-Needle, SteveGuzzi, wasim, RetributionVox, Exceptid62190

Crews: Kiss Our Asses, Real Over Fake, RPR (what does RPR stand for?)

Judges: Vinstigator, MickyMao, MindChamber, Lejin

NEED MORE JUDGES!!

MC KO sounds sick. I'd definitely like to be in that, hopefully someone can keep me posted on here.

Im down for the Knock Out MC thingyy.

Signed
~Grimcredible~

Lol.. Aaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd...

I'm Pretty much officially signing up Tha Reaperz/Men of Respect for the Crew battle of NG thingy too.

( pretty much the same shizz.. just different styles when it comes to laying down the tracks.. and im not exactly sure if Knowledge is up for this.. hes ghey. ;O)

~R.O.F~!

At 3/22/10 11:06 PM, tingtonger wrote:

, RPR (what does RPR stand for?)

Royal Point Records

At 3/22/10 11:06 PM, tingtonger wrote:
Here's who has signed up for those so far:

Judges: Vinstigator, MickyMao, MindChamber, Lejin

My boy Lejin signed on as a judge? Awesome!

At 3/19/10 05:14 PM, P-Balla wrote: I don't mean to hate or anything but the rules of each of these competitions will cause quite a few NG rappers/producers to not want to enter...

blah blah blah liberal pussy shit
- P.

You know I'm down for the MCKO.
I'll sign up as a judge for everything else too.

See y'all on the wax!

Also, can't forget:

Reppin KOA on these hoes in the crew comp as well.

Come get served, bitches.

My boy Lejin signed on as a judge? Awesome!

hopefully, you're "friend" won't just choose you as a winner just cause you're his "friend"

this is wasim (in his cousin's account)

I'll try the sampler battle, 'sgonna be hard though seeing as I don't have a computer anymore. . But I'll find a way =P.

At 3/23/10 08:13 AM, IllmortaL wrote:

My boy Lejin signed on as a judge? Awesome!

hopefully, you're "friend" won't just choose you as a winner just cause you're his "friend"

this is wasim (in his cousin's account)

If you actually took time to read the post I quoted, you would see that I'm the first judge on that list. That means I'm judging, not competing.

If you actually took time to read the post I quoted, you would see that I'm the first judge on that list.
That means I'm judging, not competing.

oh lmao, i usually never read the usernames when people post.

At 3/23/10 10:20 AM, IllmortaL wrote:

If you actually took time to read the post I quoted, you would see that I'm the first judge on that list.
That means I'm judging, not competing.

oh lmao, i usually never read the usernames when people post.

It's cool. I had a feeling you didn't notice my name :)