Semifinals bracket, chat and predictions

[Certain]

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Welcome to the semifinals!


Well, that was a gut-wrenching quarterfinals. But four contenders have made it through, and things only seem primed to get more tense.

Keep in mind that we're up to 14 lines allowed, and this week's topics are simply my own creations. Here are the matchups:

5. kannon vs. 2. Darth Yoda | The Drum Beats

5. Eŋg vs. 6. Soulstice | The Edge of Nowhere

[oats]

Dope round, good shit to soulstice, and thanks for all the non-participant voters. Excited to see how the rest of the tournament shapes up. Yoda vs. Soulstice for the finals IMO, but I could see eng making it in as well.

[kannon]

basically anyone but kannon

[oats]

basically anyone but kannon

It's not impossible for you to beat yoda. But it would be less of a surprise for eng to beat soulstice. Is what I'm saying. My prediction is yoda vs. soulstice though.

[kannon]

I was hoping the finals would be me and you, so we could have an all lowercase championship.

[Certain]

I don't think there are upsets at this point. Even last round, none of the permutations would have surprised me.

Hell, even in the second round, the only true upset possibilities would have been Mike Wrecka beating El Pancake and jilti beating kannon.

This tournament isn't suited to upsets because writing well is such a major part of it. In a regular battle, someone can come up with a great approach to the topic and not write it particularly well and beat an elite writer who half-asses. But it's almost impossible to half-ass a 10-line verse or even a 16-line verse.

[NYCSPITZ]

ENG vs Yoda

ENG WINS

[oats]

I was hoping the finals would be me and you, so we could have an all lowercase championship.

would have been the most low-key tourney championships ever

[Certain]

Anyone who wants to submit a top five verses list can.

[Eŋg]

i would've liked to have battled pinot because i hear he's a legend or something. souls' a topical juggernaut who said i was a freshman/newb five years ago (i was, but i was still good) that i rarely remember losing. getting by him, however unlikely, would probably just mean tackling the enigmatic yoda who is one of the better writers on this site, though i'm not even sure what i've read from him. stuff, i guess. smart money's not on me, totoro. no offence to kannon - you're a very solid competitor.

[Diode]

RIP everyone's brackets.

[PancakeBrah]

Yo my verse was drunk trash I am not proud of. Eng deserved that w.

Yoda's got this I think.

[Split]

Sign into AIM & play chess, they said. It'd be fun, they said

[Certain]

RIP grandmasters.

[oats]

RIP everyone's brackets.

mine is now completely fucked lol

[Certain]

El Pancake had Darth Yoda winning it all, Adonis had kannon in the finals and I had Eŋg in the finals. But oats had none of the semifinalists correct.

[oats]

RUB IT IN, CERTAIN

[Certain]

oats picked himself to win the entire tournament. Then he lost in the quarterfinals.

[oats]

RUB IT IN, CERTAIN

[Atti]

is that engivale vs soulstice..

so this is where rb topical ran off to.

[PancakeBrah]

is that engivale vs soulstice..

so this is where rb topical ran off to.

Fuk u nigga

[Soulstice]

is that engivale vs soulstice..

so this is where rb topical ran off to.

Where you been? Is rb still trash these days I haven't been around for over a year.. and yeah this is the last bastion of respectable topical writing as far as I can tell

[Certain]

Where you been? Is rb still trash these days I haven't been around for over a year.. and yeah this is the last bastion of respectable topical writing as far as I can tell

Dagel just made the semifinals of their tournament by plagiarizing 2013 Netcees verses.

[Atti]

Where you been? Is rb still trash these days I haven't been around for over a year.. and yeah this is the last bastion of respectable topical writing as far as I can tell

word I haven't seen you in probably for or five years man. not since abstanti days. I'm not sure about topical. I've been back about 4 months now. mantra and myself took over the haiku league. on intermission right now but we've got a 30 person poetry tournament with cashouts set to start Monday. so the poetry side is actually pretty strong. laureate, me, mindless, mantra, macabre, highenginechief plus a crop of new guys

[Soulstice]

word I haven't seen you in probably for or five years man. not since abstanti days. I'm not sure about topical. I've been back about 4 months now. mantra and myself took over the haiku league. on intermission right now but we've got a 30 person poetry tournament with cashouts set to start Monday. so the poetry side is actually pretty strong. laureate, me, mindless, mantra, macabre, highenginechief plus a crop of new guys

I just went on after seeing you and noticed.. yeah topical looked liked garbage but Mantra and Mindless are still around huh? Might need to sign in to the haiku league, one of the better leagues ive been in tbh

abstanti.. that was some good shit

[Atti]

I just went on after seeing you and noticed.. yeah topical looked liked garbage but Mantra and Mindless are still around huh? Might need to sign in to the haiku league, one of the better leagues ive been in tbh

abstanti.. that was some good shit

mantra was the first one back. he was running the poetry section. then i came back and some lounge rat was running haiku like an idiot so i too that over with mantra and it's been running smooth. we've got a solid group really. past 8 weeks have put out some real solid work. the tourney is various abbreviated poetry forms with a free form final round so hopefully it goes well and we can have more.

topicals here seems pretty dope. maybe i'll get in after the tourney and kick the rust

[dyedinthewool]

Hmm

[Soulstice]

topicals here seems pretty dope. maybe i'll get in after the tourney and kick the rust

do it.

@Eng ima writing

[Certain]

Hmm

Quit trolling.

[Soulstice]

I dropped - don't know how to tag Eng with his damn wild letters

[Certain]

When setting up the threads for this round, I took off the no extensions rule with this possibility in mind. If necessary, we'll extend due dates 24 hours.

[Darth Yoda]

did u, now!

do not know why so long for a cyfer.... if it is allowed then i will post a more regulated version of what i have. so long! and have a good night. very good night.

[Split]

POST-HUMOUSLY DQ'ING DARTH YODA FOR EDITING HIS VERSE 10 MINUTES AFTER THE DEADLINE


#BARS #NIGGA


lol not srs. but y u no post

[Split]

do it.

Atti

Bring friends. Not professor frost

[oats]

Nigma should come back.

[NYCSPITZ]

i think soulstice got this tournament unless eng comes w a monster verse

[big baby]

certain leave alune idiyote u dumb as shit

[kannon]

these extensions are whack as shit

[jilti]

i got kannon taking this tourney if he advances

[Soulstice]

Damn... could've been a great round..
What's up kan Diggs see you soon

[Eŋg]

hope every1 advances

me too. that'd be fun.

[Atti]

Atti

Bring friends. Not professor frost

All my friends are lazy 03-04 poets. which is a synonym for: no-show artists

[Certain]

Darth Yoda, kannon, Soulstice and Eŋg, be sure to vote on the other battle. But also, I am wondering about your thoughts on extending voting for this round until Tuesday night and then giving the winners a full week to write for the championship.

[dead man]

lol at not prof frost. y u say dat?

he seems like a good dude in all honesty Split. maybe a bit misguided. he could probably benefit from our leagues but i have asked him and he has this nationalistic bullshit mentality that keeps him loyal to one rap forum at a time. hence, misguided.

[Certain]

lol at not prof frost. y u say dat?

he seems like a good dude in all honesty Split. maybe a bit misguided. he could probably benefit from our leagues but i have asked him and he has this nationalistic bullshit mentality that keeps him loyal to one rap forum at a time. hence, misguided.

Here's his vote from when Dagel bit an excellent Vulgar verse (bold is mine):

Neither one of you did what you could have. Very disappointing battle, but better than no battle at all - right.
So, here's the thing.

1. Mechanics are in favor of Dagel
2. Story is in favor of DEV

Dagel's verse had better rhymes, better imagery and a better concept -- but no fucking value whatsoever.

DEV's verse was weak but it served a purpose as a story. Something progressive and purposeful as a story.
But, it had no substance. It was a flower vase without a flower within it.

It's really close, because I didn't like either verse. Honestly

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Well, I'll have to give credit where it's due. Dagel put forth more effort in making an interesting read.
I think I'll change my mind on voting for DEV. After all, his story was boring as hell.
Dagel had a verse that was pointless but semi-entertaining. I found no value other than a writer that tried hard.
And because of that effort I'll give my vote to him. From the wide range of diction to the somewhat provocative referencing & logic he presented,

Vote: Antihero

http://rapbattles.com/forum/showthread.php?481876-Quarterfinals-DEV-Vs-Johnny-Soul-(Antihero)-Johnny-Soul-Wins-2-0

[dead man]

:|

[Certain]

Frank, MKG, trap, Adonis, jilti, Split, MMLP, Cormier, timeless, Zen, Orc, Blanco Bishop, @el pancake, Mike Wrecka, Innovator, YDK, UnbornBuddha, pharaohsarmy52, Pinot Grij, Pent uP, Objective, CopyPat, Diode, Defiant and oats, your votes would be much appreciated and reciprocated.

[Adonis]

Certain

Got you today..Feed me something in OM though, short and sweet on your end

I'll get you some feed today. Haven't even been drinking much PLAYER!!!

[oats]

I'll vote on at least one when I get home from work tonight if it's extended. Prob the second tomorrow morning.

I think I mentioned it in the discussion thread, but what Certain quoted was what I was referring to when I said how hilarious a plunge the RB topical scene took, that not only are they not that good, but they really have no idea what constitutes good writing over there. That being said, I think timeless really benefited from the aowl (and vice versa, he was consistent and active), and I'm sure Frost and some others would too.

[Certain]

Darth Yoda, kannon, Soulstice and Eŋg, be sure to vote on the other battle. But also, I am wondering about your thoughts on extending voting for this round until Tuesday night and then giving the winners a full week to write for the championship.

Any of you have a preference? If not, I'm going to do this and extend voting until Tuesday. Reply in the next hour, please.

[Darth Yoda]

if the votes dont reach a reasonable number then sure

[Split]

lol at not prof frost. y u say dat?

he seems like a good dude in all honesty Split. maybe a bit misguided. he could probably benefit from our leagues but i have asked him and he has this nationalistic bullshit mentality that keeps him loyal to one rap forum at a time. hence, misguided.

He and I seem to be on equal footing on our respective sites and he is therefore my sworn rival

[Soulstice]

Any of you have a preference? If not, I'm going to do this and extend voting until Tuesday. Reply in the next hour, please.

I would prefer to close them asap, if we get 6 votes or more and the margin is reasonable. Kan and darth is already 5-0 anyways

[Certain]

I would prefer to close them asap, if we get 6 votes or more and the margin is reasonable. Kan and darth is already 5-0 anyways

Understood. I'd definitely rather not move on with only four votes in your battle, though. I'll close the battles at some point tomorrow when there are more votes, including my own. (I'm late to vote because I've spent this weekend moving and am just too tired right now to cast a good vote.)

Eŋg, you still need to vote.

[kannon]

Kan and darth is already 5-0 anyways

which is mindblowing

[Adonis]

which is mindblowing

It was close brev, I feel my vote explained why I voted how I did and why I'm sure the rest did as well

[Pent uP]

Will do tonight or tmmrw

[kannon]

It was close brev, I feel my vote explained why I voted how I did and why I'm sure the rest did as well
Your take on my verse was soooooo far off, bee tee dubz

[Adonis]

Your take on my verse was soooooo far off, bee tee dubz

Writing from the perspective of a homeless musician is better. I don't know why I gave you so much credit as to come up with concept I originally thought. Dumb me


Also being salty over a loss isn't a good look. We all take them