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Adonis
10-01-2014, 01:44 AM
~Opening Ceremonies~
Produced by:Adonis ft. Johnathan Mercy

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Welcome Friends to the infamous Art Of Writing League, version 4.0. AOWL has quickly become the premier battle grounds for topicalists of every talent level. Over the first three seasons the roster has grown in both numbers and skill of participants. AOWL has been able to pluck writers from other sites more and more each year, this will not be changing. I personally brought over a couple more high level recruits that will all be competing for in-season/end of Season titles, rest assured. This season will be a grueling twelve week schedule with a single elimination playoff in the end. Here is a quick run down of few rules added into rule thread HERE. (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=96884)


Rundown

Twelve Week Schedule
First Champ Match will be Week 4
Twelve Participants make playoff (Subject to change, Highly Unlikely.)
Any Member who Does Not drop a single vote will be signed out for the following week.


Playoffs: Following Twelve Week Regular Season



Seeding


End of Season Champion will receive #1 overall seed
Seeding will be record based beyond that. We are trying to promote activity, so given that statement
Wins will be accounted for as first tie breaker meaning 6-0 is better then 5-3. However, 6-0 is not better then 6-1 as amount of weeks participated weigh higher then strength of schedule.


Tie Breakers - Regarding seeding

Head to Head Competition
Similar Opponents
Overall Vote Differential
Strength of Wins. (Better wins over higher seeds)


Automatic Playoff Bids



Anyone who has twelve verses and voted each week.
Any Regular Season Title Holder





Congratulations Are In Order

Kannon – Topical Audio Tournament

kannon literally ran through this tournament with ease. He didn't drop a single vote until the finals and just outclassed the competition. Congrats my PR brethren, you made us proud.


Beating Kin 7-2 in the Finals.
Beating Seadad 8-0 and Lyfza Gamble 10,000 – 0



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NYCSPITZ - Alias Topical Tournament

NYC not only destroyed the competition without people knowing who he was, he did it at a picture perfect level. Dude did not drop a single vote in the entire tournament, from making me look like a joke to eventually serving the mighty Pinot Grij in the finals. Praise in the highest order GOD, you deserve that shit. NYC beat out Adonis, Objective, VividlyVague and Pinot Grij. High competition for not dropping a single vote, wow!!


Championship Verse


The Splendor of Yggdrasil

Pillared beams of sun, burning purgatorial flames
dance through the bark - he faces this immemorial claim
eternal recluse; his smile morphs into a vernal salute
ode to Spring. Mr. Chevalier ties this luring, murmuring noose
he climbs slowly, then reckons with the length of his rope
this Last Judgement's fluttering veil...questioning the strength of his hope
the drifting snow: monochromatic crystals blanketing bliss
as an earsplitting tempest - shrieks suddenly in this baffling mist
...it rises with his breath's imperceptible, gradual hiss.
Behold! The disquieting splendor of this heavenly aspect
Portends an unknown. Cosmic malevolence beckoning madness
...he leaps, learning the depth of a second's compactness -

Float.

He notes each transcendent geometry suspended in space
as every single belief he ever held commences to break
the veracious precision of life: immense is its face
and Jean-Paul Chevalier recognizes - he can amend his mistakes
sensing Adelaide rocking nearby as she ascends into flakes
she's swinging softly. A gentle otherworldly pendulum's trace, when suddenly -
a horde of spirits sinister announce their menacing wake.
Stretched shadows hum a rising, barren melody great
the eerie tune blooms - all meaning and mystery bellowing grace...
a sudden, searing white light.
The branch breaks! Sprawled, he deals with this murderous pounding
the vortex of death's gate: he hears its call and its murmurous soundings...
pulled toward this venerable portal's endless, beckoning call
he sees the field - charged with an esoteric, blessed morale.
Adelaide swings...his dead daughter leaves his senses appalled
her emaciated face rasps a darkened, semi-sentient drawl
ring-like, she draws near. Panicking, Jean presently crawls
to the wood's edge. It's somehow...so forged; evanescent, egregious
these spirits and his daughter gone - the tension increases
a field of roses! He and Adelaide shared laughs in this sumptuous terra
its beauty's intensity rises, and he's consumed by an encompassing terror
memories blend with landscape, and all presumptuous error
growing at a distance - he sees the pupiled abyss of God's functioning sclera
this searing light takes him again...witness his climb and ascent
preacher of madness; creature of habits...mind of a saint.
Here's the wretched, beautiful view at the height of his zen:
Wraiths surround him, their socketed eyes ladeling flesh
Adelaide, smiling wickedly grabs the nape of his neck
In that terrifying moment...Jean reels during their savage rapport,
face contorted, she's screaming "I love you Dad" in a roar...
four of his vertebrae shattered, all of these mighty sentiments reel
...and Jean-Paul hangs. Finally finished in this desolate field.




FINALLY


Certain – AOWL: Season Three

Certain moded this league and playoffs solo, taking little help on the way, but also had time to beast mode in the end. Certain had a mere decent season, which could only be expected given the length of his mags constricting his time to actually write. But in the end, he was crowned via Pancake (NS) Oats in a nail biter, King Ra. And dismanteling a really good verse with a great one in the finals against YDK.


Championship Verse


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Look at the colors. Green means life, I suppose.
The slabs of granite, tight in rows,
show everything we take for granted, quite composed.
In the shot, there's hints of light, exposed,
but the background fades to blur. I'd guess that's wasted Earth.
I'd guess that's space reserved for the plight of those
who indulge in such trite repose, such tasteless work.

Dear "River Acheron" (a name that's probably not what it seems
as my Google search says that's a body of water in Greece),

Fuck you.

If it's not already obvious, please, let me offer you all I can see
in this photographic atrocity, that you signed with a digital flourish:
• I get the limited toning, close in on the pivotal moment.
That's exactly what ever other novice with a DSLR did with their focus.
• I'm seeing the rule of thirds, background divided to balance it out,
yet you've washed away everything in the sky's tint and matted the clouds.
• There's beauty in flowering fauna, the bud's growth to the seed head,
which is why dandelions are the favorite plants of most of the Pre-K.
• And then there's that signature, a brazen credit anointed in scripture,
but why would you put it across the lone focal point of your picture?

See, your composition is poor, subject matter unceasingly trite.
But you've made it big, River! Front page on the Deviant site.
Yes, it's teaming with bright, young, bookish media types
who hope their lame, broke clichés become desktop wallpaper.
Meanwhile, never seeing the light of day, these desperate art majors
slave over true beauty, inscribed in unpublished Descartes papers.
This Internet culture has delineated the path to success
is throwing up whatever you can as fast as you can, prepackaged and sent.
Reprints and Photoshops have won over this pantomime
where genius gets strangled by weeds.

Artistic dandelions.



Predictions

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Innovator vs. Dove Dozer

This is a pretty even match up in my mind. I think either can win it, but it will be close. Both have penned some truly dope verses but are other wise inconsistent. Toss up. Innovator:51%


TheMuzz3l vs. Greed

This is another tough call. I don't think either have the most experience, if not muzzel is just experimenting with a handful of things. This could go either way, in the end, which ever is more polished should edge it out. Greed:65%



Timeless vs. Mr J.


This is one of those season two throwbacks. A couple of AOWL vets clashing week one. Should be fun. Jay has been MIA for a bit, but he's not the type to get writers block. Time has been on a consistent incline and this will be a good test as Mr. J's last stint had him in the champ match. Timless:61%


Split vs. Kannon


This is very intriguing battle to me. Split is one of those guys who just shows when he wants, signs in rarely but doesn't always go all out. But when he decides to flex the skill he drops one of the better verses of the week and potentially season. I feel like he'll be amped for this one. Kan has been on a tear lately. I know what he can do topically, and this is my vote for BOTW. Split:53%



dead man vs. Rawn MD


If, huge IF there, Dead decides to show, he will be able to win easily based off polish alone. Rawn has however, dropped a couple memorable verses, just more rare then the norm. dead man:85%


Pent uP vs. Echo


I only read a single Echo verse, but the polish and skill were evident. I feel like Pent always get's the short end of the stick, meaning he never gets that push over battle. Pent is a beast though, we all know this. I feel like he will come strong, but might still catch that L as he wasn't able to fully game plan against the unkown. Echo:51%


NYCSPITZ vs. Objective


A couple of my favorite reads here. These two both have formulated there own styles, but NY seems to have that fuel burning right now, which smells like trouble. He recently flawlessed OB in the Alias tourney so, with that said. NYC:77%


Camp Bell vs. YDK


YD is back to writing on the phone because he can't be responsible enough to not break a fucking laptop. Prior to that, YD showed massive improvement, climbing all the way to Season threes championship. Camp, well dude has crisp flow, but has been away from the scene for quite some time now. Still, I always did enjoy his shit. CampBell: 61%


Certain vs. Frank


Great opener, potential for BOTW assuming this is one of those weeks Frank actually shows. Certain is fresh, hasn't written competitively in some time now, and is our reigning champ (how's that sound??) Tough to vote against him I guess, but Frank is Frank. When he posts, is right there with Zygote as one of the most consistent writers I've ever seen. Certain:90%



Uh-Oh vs. Pancake


If both these inbreds decide to show, this will actually be really fucking close. OH just that IT, moxie I guess. People have always liked his topicals, even the ones that are just ok are pretty dope. Thing is, he's very critical of himself and will write last minute. Cake is in a very small class of “previous champion, top odds on favorite to win it again”. When he drops its always a gem. Cake:70%


Pinot Grij vs. Copypat


This will be interesting to say the least. Both these writers are known for coming thinking outside the box, and have the talent to make it work. This will probably be the funnest read in that each will have strong mechanics with different takes conceptually. I think who ever can clarify direction of concept better while not losing themselves will win it easily. Pinot Grij:55%



Woosah vs. Vulgar


I don't like beating around the bush. I don't like lying either. I do however love being an asshole. Woosah has no shot, credit for him stepping up and saying he vouches to put his best foot forward, but even then, will it be enough??? Vulgar:99%



Tyson vs. Defiant


This battle should be close in terms of voting. Both are decent, neither will blow you away. I don't really know what would give the other the edge. So I'll just go with who I know. Tyson:55%



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Article: The Thick Plottens
By:Johnathan Mercy


I'd write about constructing streamlined, cohesive narratives but since I don't possess the aptitude for those (much less the faculties to inform you have to accomplish them) I'll spend my energy on changing the discourse of what constitutes quality topical writing as to paint over my waknesses as a writer rather than manning up n some growth-of-character-hippy-BS. The holier-than-thou throwing of first stones first: a storyline is not, I repeat not, an end in itself – it is a device for framing overarching themes and a skelethon over which to flesh out the matters at hand. Now in the interest of nuance, something I as the owner of several diagnoses for several anti-social personality disorders am againt, I'll say that a great storyline can enhance and bring radiant clarity to whatever point it is trying to get across. It can also become the self-referential intellectual incest fest I'd like to call '6th Sense syndrome' – when a plot twist is the climax of your piece, essence has been butchered in favor of structure. Writing in a stream-of-consciousness style does not have to equate to accounts of your emotional feelings wrapped in imagery that is beyond esoteric and bordering on one person insider references – even though I as an auto-erotic narcissist can sit and admire the fruits of my poetic labor, whispering ”I'm deep inside you John...” to myself for hours on end. This doesn't have to, and probably shouldn't, be your modus operandi. I mostly have one argument for the superiority of topical stylings: things are not what they seem, because if they were they would cease being what they are – spotlighting the dark alley transforms it into something else. So it is with language and creative expression – structuring it rigorously (storyline is kind of the ultimate structural writing device) can (doesn't automatically have to) deprive it of it's intnetion; love gets censored out of the love story because the addictive, ever-morphing entity/death dance that is has been replaced by cliché outer trappings. I say that it is when you find yourself expressionless that you truly can begin expressing yourself – cosmic luminence highlights where the black holes are and what, other than megalodons and, on a can't-look-away-from-the-trainwreck tip, 90's-unshaved-muff-with-heavy-handed-plots-porn is more fascniating than black holes? Speaking of 90's-unshaved-muff-with-havy-handed-plots-porn, sometimes the why of the situation is irrelevant – just fucking get to the bangng.

Yours truly / Montogomery Jersey






Getting to Know Your Competition


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Pent uP – So we all know this to be one of the very few members to be considered Elite for the better part of a decade. He's been in various leagues and I’m sure has champed them all, this includes champing the RHYME at my home site when it actually was a big effin deal. Me and this dude beef endlessly, but one thing I can't take away from him is his talent for explaining through the most vivid detail while following elaborate rhyme schemes.

Strength – Voter friendly concepts with elite talent, especially with imagery.

Weakness – Not always trying as hard as he should. Plays to his level of competition. Capable; not likely, but capable of being upset.


Vulgar – Like Pent has been at it for ages and ages. When he was champing The RHYME when I first started writing, he was truly hit or miss due to the lack of execution. When he started posting here he quickly developed one of the more heavy rhyme scheme laden styles, coupled with his knack for conceptual fortitude he became a monster. One thing I never mentioned to him before was the fact that he easily became the most improved writer over that time span. A jump that is just plain scary because he already was elite.

Strength – Ability to write about anything using great execution. Concept greatness, both entire verse or line by line.

Weakness – Ability to write about anything while adding conceptual depth, both entire verse or line by line. Sometimes too deep, ironically flying over the head.


TYSON – Has been in just about every season so far I believe. However, he has not dropped many verses, and never posted more then season one. Tyson had a decent first season, then just sort of fizzled out into the dust

Strength – Voter friendly due to the readability. Might need to step up conceptually before competing with the upper tiers.

Weakness – Often no-shows or shows and keys around 10-16 bars of solid work, just not his best.


Innovator– Is the true meaning of middle ground. Ironically I am too, but that doesn't matter now. He can beat anyone with his best work. A classic poetic feel through a fluid verse, even if the scheme is a bit simplistic. Inno is one competitor I hope actually sticks around and tries because I get the sense he never really has. I'd like to see all that potential being honed some day hommie. He also has the most gorgeous Avatar in Netcees 2.0 history slightly edging YDK's wives ass.

Strength – Imagery galore. Poetic touches that resonate as you read.

Weakness – At times can be sloppy with execution. Not the hardest worker.


uh-oh – The perennial no-show artist has arrived. I'd say your “sign-in” to “show” ratio is just about 50-50. Uh-oh is folklore incarnate. He was born to sit around a fire, feathers from his head, peyote in his lungs, telling the entire tribe the most gruesome of war stories. Uh-Oh is funny because he's honestly the best pure story teller on the fucking site. But they can be redundant, but OH, we don't mind bro. Do you please.

Strength – Telling of battles. Flow that reads with no hicups.

Weakness – No show artist. Will wait until the last minute to key a verse, yet still beat you.


NYCSPITZ – is one of my favorite reads on the site currently. NY has this ability to just take you to a scene in a movie or book and you being able to read, yet see it all unfold. He has more complex scheming then you all pretty much, yet still weaves it all together in crisp, buttery fashion (does that make sense?? HAHA).

Strength – Elite level skills will carry him through some wins, but his pristine writing in every aspect of voting criteria is really his strength.

Weakness – Will procrastinate. Writing to beat the deadline and pray his talent alone gets him the win. At times a too heavy rhyme scheme.


Split– Is a visual artist, but has distanced himself from that a bit as he thinks its fruity I guess? At any rate, he's evolving, and we know this takes time. I'm not sure if he's come into his own yet, but should be close. And when he does will again be competing in that contender-ship role week in week out.

Strength – Concepts that fly over your head (can be a weakness). A style that you can take tidbits from and formulate your own concept and be know where near what he went for but believe you are.

Weakness – Procrastinates often. Key's often. No-shows once in a while. Writes shorter verses.


Pinot Grij – Is coming off a very strong Alias Topical Tournament as well as Short Verse Topical Tournament. Grij is entering with no rust and should be able to sustain his talents. Before recently, I'd only ever read maybe 2 verses from Pinot, but in the past couple months he quickly proved why it's ok to consider him elite. His style is different, and sometimes gimmicks get him in trouble, but the masterful writing will get him out of plenty of nail biters.

Strengths – Flow. Concepts that blow away competition. Execution.

Weakness – Not afraid to venture away from the typical. Concepts that are missed.

Camp Bell– Has been absent from Topicals for quite some time. He's been an active battler it seems. But Camp has this superior grasp on flow and ability to write stories that just resonate. I feel like he might have a bit of rust as I can't remember the last topical he wrote, what? Season one??

Strength – Flow. Readability. Good Story teller.

Weakness – Been away a long time. Rusty.


dead man – Is one of the few, truly Elite writers in this league. However, his AOWL history is a completely different tale. I don't consider him elite as a competitor, rather elite as a writer only. I don't know whether he struggles writing to topics or not, I do know he often doesn't try and expects his talent to get him the wins rather then destroying his competition.

Strength – Pure flow. Probably best in the league.

Weakness – Procrastinates. Takes talent of Work Ethic approach. Key's verses.


timeless– Has been a staple in AOWL 2.0 history. He's steadily improved and I see him as a threat to play that YDK role in having a possible deep postseason run to the finals. It's all about showing and trying, both of which Time does consistently.

Strength - Can write a story with the best of them. Evolves as season moves on. Listens to voters.

Weakness - Not being at his peak yet.


Certain – Has been writing at a top level consistently for a long while including, ironically champing the season he Modded. I call cheating Bullshit....I keed. It's a testament to his level of talent that he was able to juggle writing in-depth mags while performing at a very elitist rate of competition. Harder then it sounds, no homo.

Strength – Ability to write using multiple strengths as the focal point of his verse, I.e flow one week, story telling the next week etc.

Weakness – No real weakness other then being IRL a looser, thus becoming a strength here. I love you bro.


Echo– Has a strong grasp on direction it seems. I only read a single verse, but the diction and flow were both up there with the best of them. The imagery, given the verse he provided me, was rather lacking, I don't see this as being a focal point of his. I think Echo can make a case for being upper echelon depending on consistency.

Strength – Ability to weave together a long string of consistent rhyme patterns while holding onto his knack for individual line substance at a high level.

Weakness – Unknown. Imagery would be my first guess, but the writing he/she provided was so fine tuned that it's tough to tell. Lets just assume he's a fagot boarder and move on ;)


Greed– I didn't realize I knew you until that link you sent, someone mentioned your other name. Anyways, Greed has skill, but it doesn't physically transfer over to topical just yet. He's not known for topicals, but writes like he raps, so voters will be hit or miss. There is a big difference between the two, and I think if you can find that happy median you could be fairly successful.


Strength – Writing verses that sound like raps.

Weakness – See above.


Woosah – Has a very strong grasp on end rhymes and cadence, but at the same time does not show signs of vet work considering rhyme scheme. Now this is not a bad thing for me anyways, I prefer content to flow 96% of the time, but I am not the norm. Storytelling and conceptual wise, there is room for improvement. But I think you have potential that is simply untapped and waiting to be released.

Strength – Easy read due to flow and direction.

Weakness – Lack of depth both conceptually and Rhyme scheme.


Defiant – With the limited work provided, I think the talent is there but extremely raw. I feel like the beginning weeks will contain losses in bunches, but improvement will be seen. If you stick with it, the good will out weigh the negative and you will be a strong case for most improved.

Strength – Solid flow even if the structure lacks.

Weakness – Lacks that refined skill level, looks to improve via constructive criticism.


Dove Dozer – Salute. How do you feel about the Prez not being able to salute troops? I find that weird. Anyways, Dozer can write, he has talent, but often doesn't show it. I assume due to the fact that he's a busy human being, he at times doesn’t find the proper time to write a true verse. His better verses are, actually really, really good. His worse ones, well fairly bad.

Strength – easy to read concepts. Decent flow that rarely falters. Storytelling.

Weakness – Lacks elite skill. Inconsistent. Will drop three gems in a row then two goose-eggs.

PancakeBrah – Can, and probably has beat every writer in this league. His elite level of skill set is simply all around; meaning he truly is a solid writer in most every aspect of voting criteria. Pancake is an AOWL champion, so yeah, not much else to say.

Strength – Imagery. Flow. Concepts.

Weakness – No true weakness. Awful taste in music. Loses interest in AOWL from time to time.


Objective– One of my favorite writers in the league. The depth OB writes with is abstract and wide open to interpretation which is either good or bad depending on the reader. Objective has his own style and can out class the lower level of talent while writing up to his competition and creating heated, close vote counts when paired with the upper echelon. I can envision a step forward where he is finally able to edge out a few top notch writers and finally making a not so surprising run to a championship match.

Strength – Abstract concepts while incorporating something for you to chew on Topic wise.

Weakness – At times, too abstract, flying over the readers head thus dropping a few votes. Execution issues. Wording/Phrasing.


kannon– Has been on a recent tear, destroying all levels of competition on his way to a championship and epic semi final bout in another tournament. Kannon hasn't had many votes cast against himself in the past couple months. So, he won't have any rust to knock off at all. Historically, dating back to the RHYME, Kannon is elite; When, WHEN he tries. Kan is a writer, and has been at it for a long time. Conceptually he can create a gem, stylistically he can out write a gem, and execution wise, dude is a monster.

Strength – Has many. Writes in away all readers can understand. Multiple rhyme schemes.

Weakness – Not being used to the AOWL format of being given a topic. At times, will have simple concepts.


CopyPat– Has a loose rhyme style and likes to have fun. He lacks the structure to truly become the end of the year champ, but will def string together multiple wins beating some talented writers in the process. It's hard for me to call him elite, but not hard to say he's just a few paces behind.

Strength – Free flowing verses add proper space to explore less used schemes and simply have fun, which he will.

Weakness – Will have fun, thus dropping a few matches against more serious takes on the topic. Will always be a fun read at the very least regardless.


YDK – Is fresh off losing in the Championship match in last seasons finale. Ydk surprised nobody in doing so as he was the most improved writer last season by far, and for the second year in a row. Ydk too often does not perform to his capabilities, thus dropping battles that he should win. The funny thing is, he's a staple in the Discussion/prediction thread.

Strength – Discovered ability to write original throw back concept pieces A la his mechanical verse. Consistency.

Weakness – Lack of intensity at times. key's half his verses ever so lackadaisical.


Rawn MD– Another one of my favorite reads. Rawn has a style of his own, and when writing his better work can literally destroy any writer in the league. The problem is, Rawn rarely pens his best work. I feel like he should actually stick around and try this season because he's now made two post seasons in a row while getting a single playoff win I believe. He's a writer on the rise in my book.

Strength – Concepts. If the execution is there and the reader can grasp what he is going for, he could string a handful of wins together.

Weakness – Inconsistency both in execution and overall level of talent in writing. Taking an extra hour to write would go a long way as I assume he key's half his work.


Mr. J – Has been out of action for too long. Rust might play a factor, but not for long as he has still be fairly active in the OM at a decent rate of talent level. Mr. J was last seen in competition a season ago, early on when he strung together a record something like 6-2 together with very competitive field. Dude has the talent in writing, but often goes for the shorter verses with an imagery laden style, which I love.

Strength – Readability. Straight to the point. Jay has chalked up wins against some relatively fierce opponents in the past two seasons. His shortened verse are easy to follow.

Weakness – Lack of Conceptual depth. takes the easy route while formulating his verse in both concept and technical difficulty.


Frank– Is one of those rare cases that you love to hate, yet have no choice but to respect the talent and execution. Frank won't beat anyone with a heavy rhyme scheme, but he will win none the less. He's one of the top performers in AOWL history, but also tops in No-shows history.

Strength – Flow is a very easy read. Story line progression. Execution.

Weakness – Lack of interest at times. Procrastinates. No Shows and complains.


@TheMuzz3l – Is a weird one yo. The style and thought process are both out there. I don't mind, but others will.

Strength – Unkown. Free writing? Endless possibilities.

Weakness – Not polished. Lacks traditional styles which will lose votes.


Adonis' Weekly Rant


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Who in god's shitty earth thought it wise to put me in charge??? They deserve to be Sandusky's Nephew in there next life. Hi friends, let's start this off proper, I literally hate most of you with the exception of like 3 people or so. oats I hope your fiancee leaves you soon, then you'll be able to write here instead of being on my ever growing shit list. Diode talks a big game, and secretly hates my beautiful soul as he refuses to sign in. If you do sign in for this upcoming week I will too, and we can have our re-match you preppy bitch. Go cook something. I'm tired as fuck though honestly and will make this section a better read next week.



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~Peace Bitches~




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YDK
10-01-2014, 01:59 AM
Lmao this was dope man much appreciated effort and fuck you or whoever is still predicting against me after last season -.-

Adonis
10-01-2014, 02:02 AM
I did bitch what!!!!!!!!

Its the PHONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Certain
10-01-2014, 02:07 AM
Good magazine. Thanks. The first is the hardest.

YDK
10-01-2014, 02:12 AM
Yeah I get it man this phone has cursed many a verse lol

Window Taco
10-01-2014, 04:06 AM
Very good mag. Best one I've seen so far.

Cereal_Killa
10-01-2014, 04:46 AM
very nice write up..

Sir Adonis..

Dove Dozer
10-01-2014, 09:46 AM
very dope mag. lol@ 2 goose eggs lol

Vulgar
10-01-2014, 10:07 AM
Thanks fellas, dope mag.

timeless
10-01-2014, 10:32 AM
Good shit dudes

Camp Bell
10-01-2014, 10:42 AM
LMAOOOOO

by far the best mag on the site. i am rusty, but i have some shit
for ya mASSES!!!! thanks for the nod tho. keep working bruh bruh

Inno
10-01-2014, 01:44 PM
Lol@gorgeous avy.

Adonis sometimes I don't know about you...

Inno
10-01-2014, 01:45 PM
Great magazine brah .

El Muffin
10-01-2014, 03:58 PM
How is inno avy beautiful

That shit looks like a pedo pre baby strangle

;)

PancakeBrah
10-01-2014, 06:11 PM
Nice magazine. Definitely a different breed, compared to Certain's. Enjoyable, though. A bit more off the cuff and derogatory, for sure. A little less comprehensive/thorough. Funnier (or at least tries to be funnier), minus the big baby editions. Appreciate the effort put in. Good job.

kannon
10-01-2014, 10:46 PM
Weakness – Not being used to the AOWL format of being given a topic.

yerp

makes it way tougher to find inspiration. but I've noticed that this site is all about picking your shit for you.

Objective
10-02-2014, 05:12 AM
Dope shit. Hope you're around for this NYCSPITZ.

King Ra.
10-03-2014, 08:12 PM
Good mag. I'll run things next week.

Adonis
10-03-2014, 10:04 PM
Good mag. I'll run things next week.

This puts me to ease bro. Timeless was concerened about topics. Quotes cool? I think he was planning on posting them if you couldn't

PM him and let him know broseph. Be back next week.

theMuzzl3
10-03-2014, 10:28 PM
very good mag.

The topic pictures were off-the-charts. Good job, over all with this.
Adonis

Frank
10-03-2014, 10:36 PM
Meager at most my man.

Looking ahead to the Kings return to mod ship.

theMuzzl3
10-03-2014, 11:52 PM
Meager at most my man.

Looking ahead to the Kings return to mod ship.

I'll read your writings in greater detail, if I survive week 1 or stay signed up for week 2.

King Ra.
10-04-2014, 07:18 AM
Adonis timeless Next week I have something else in mind, topic wise. No worries. Anything you guys would like to do for the next mag, just let me know.

Adonis
10-04-2014, 05:59 PM
Adonis timeless Next week I have something else in mind, topic wise. No worries. Anything you guys would like to do for the next mag, just let me know.

I can only do a short Rant

and I will do that

Dominate
10-04-2014, 08:12 PM
Idea for future mags:

I'd be really interested to read about (good) writers' processes in puting their verse together. Maybe the author of a well received peice could talk about how they came up with their finished product?

Certain
10-04-2014, 08:27 PM
Idea for future mags:

I'd be really interested to read about (good) writers' processes in puting their verse together. Maybe the author of a well received peice could talk about how they came up with their finished product?

We've done some process-style things in past magazines.

In Season 2, I wrote "Certain's Corner" single-topic analysis pieces:


On approaching topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=27209)
On cadence and rhyme schemes (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=28849)
On short verses (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=30444)
On how to start a verse (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=32133)
On dialogue in rhyme (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=33801)
On character development (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=35434)


Then in Season 3, when I was writing the bulk of the magazine each week and didn't need a "corner" any more, we had a few "Writer's Block" segments in which veteran writers discussed a variety of topics:


Vulgar and oats, on self-editing (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=54741)
Certain and oats, on stories vs. topicals (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=56938)
Certain, on story-lead topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=58402)
PancakeBrah and zygote, on the writing process (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=61468)
oats and King Ra., on the league in general (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=66034)
oats and Vulgar, on the playoffs (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=79314)


But I like your idea for a behind-the-scenes, how-the-sausage-gets-made perspective, too.

Dominate
10-04-2014, 08:40 PM
We've done some process-style things in past magazines.

In Season 2, I wrote "Certain's Corner" single-topic analysis pieces:


On approaching topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=27209)
On cadence and rhyme schemes (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=28849)
On short verses (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=30444)
On how to start a verse (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=32133)
On dialogue in rhyme (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=33801)
On character development (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=35434)


Then in Season 3, when I was writing the bulk of the magazine each week and didn't need a "corner" any more, we had a few "Writer's Block" segments in which veteran writers discussed a variety of topics:


Vulgar and oats, on self-editing (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=54741)
Certain and oats, on stories vs. topicals (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=56938)
Certain, on story-lead topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=58402)
PancakeBrah and zygote, on the writing process (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=61468)
oats and King Ra., on the league in general (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=66034)
oats and Vulgar, on the playoffs (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=79314)


But I like your idea for a behind-the-scenes, how-the-sausage-gets-made perspective, too.

Thanks for the links! Repped.

theMuzzl3
10-05-2014, 01:13 PM
We've done some process-style things in past magazines.

In Season 2, I wrote "Certain's Corner" single-topic analysis pieces:


On approaching topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=27209)
On cadence and rhyme schemes (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=28849)
On short verses (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=30444)
On how to start a verse (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=32133)
On dialogue in rhyme (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=33801)
On character development (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=35434)


Then in Season 3, when I was writing the bulk of the magazine each week and didn't need a "corner" any more, we had a few "Writer's Block" segments in which veteran writers discussed a variety of topics:


Vulgar and oats, on self-editing (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=54741)
Certain and oats, on stories vs. topicals (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=56938)
Certain, on story-lead topics (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=58402)
PancakeBrah and zygote, on the writing process (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=61468)
oats and King Ra., on the league in general (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=66034)
oats and Vulgar, on the playoffs (http://netcees.co/showthread.php?t=79314)


But I like your idea for a behind-the-scenes, how-the-sausage-gets-made perspective, too.

Thank you for taking the time to post this list of information.