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SHORT-VERSE CHAMPIONSHIP MAGAZINE
The Final Countdown INTRODUCTION Hello, friends. We're back for the final edition of the Short-Verse Topical Tournament magazine. And it's going to be a short one because I'm slammed for time and because Adonis and company are doing an Art of Writing League Season 4 magazine coming out around the same time. Let's just get on with it. THE INTERVIEW "Jason," with Certain An anonymous caller chimes in on all things Netcees, including and especially this tournament. Semifinals Rewind BATTLE REVIEWS The two semifinals were great reads but lopsided results. 1. Soulstice beats Eŋg 4-2. | The Edge of Nowhere These two took very different approaches on this interesting topic. Soulstice told a story about the third world that fed into a moral about the inescapability of death. Eŋg wrote about the man on the moon. The writing here was very high, and though I thought Soulstice delivered better in his first three verses for this tournament, that's no snub against him since he's been so great for the entirety of this tournament. Quote:
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2. Darth Yoda beats kannon 6-0. | The Drum Beats Again, we have two great and interesting takes on the topic. These two went a bit more straight-forward. kannon wrote about a street musician and set a scene very nicely. I praised his opening line quite a bit, and it still resonates. But he didn't have the layers offered by Darth Yoda's take on percussive sex. He turned those beating drums into pure lust with some tremendously poetic diction, providing one of the best verses of the tournament in the process. Quote:
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Championship Preview PREDICTION 2. Darth Yoda vs. 6. Soulstice | Our Destination I don't know. That's the best way to start this. These two writers both deserve their spots, without question. Darth Yoda had it easy in the first two rounds, shutting out Blanco Bishop and winning on an Orc no-show. But then he toppled my championship pick, Split. And then he beat kannon, who was red-hot coming off his victory in The Mic Check audio topical tournament. He's elevated with every round and had the best verse of the semifinals. Soulstice has had about the toughest road possible. He shut out Objective, then had the battle of the tournament (thus far) against Pent uP. To follow that up, he had to knock off oats and Eŋg. He took verse of the round from me in the first, then drew a few nominations in the second and third rounds as well. So I was not fully whelmed by his semifinals verse, but he easily can step it back up. The topic is interesting. It plays into both of their hands. Darth Yoda prefers metaphorical approaches, while Soulstice shines with slice-of-life storytelling. They've been on-point with their approaches thus far, but Soulstice is more like to take a risk. Darth Yoda knows he doesn't need to because he can outwrite anyone. If Soulstice's risk pays off fully, he should win. If he misses his mark even a little, it's easy to see Darth Yoda taking it. Soulstice needs to be fully transparent here, rather than leaving his voters confused. He saw that with what happened to oats and Eŋg in his last two matches. Darth Yoda needs to connect his thoughts better. And he needs to hit the right metaphor for the topic, avoid being obvious since his verses don't often go anywhere but instead focus on where they are already. Prediction: Darth Yoda 52-48. BRACKETOLOGY by Adonis, Certain, oats and PancakeBrah Well, the only question remaining is how many points PancakeBrah will finish with as the winner. So that was fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teaft0Kg-Ok 1. PancakeBrah, 34 points He not only ran away with the victory but also ended up the only one with anyone in the title match. 2. Certain, 24 points Darth Yoda beating Split was a brutal blow in the end. T-3. Adonis, 23 points kannon could have given him the overall victory. Alas, he's stuck tied for last. T-3. oats, 23 points He was destined to fail when dead man disappeared in Round 1. But this is as good as he could hope for entering last round. So It Goes CONCLUSION Thanks for reading this quickly written magazine and all the others. I hope everyone votes. Congratulations to @PancakeBrah for winning the bracket challenge. Let's make this a memorable finale. And let's end with the best rap song of the year.
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lol enjoyed the conversation with Jason da bb
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Haha, when you were talking about using "editing" as your topic, it reminded me of a RHYME match I did a few years back, when someone had added a bunch of new topics to our topic thread, and put "Updated" at the bottom of the topics post, so I used the topic "Updated."
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Lol. "Soulstice has probably been the best writer of the tournament." - every mag. *gets predicted against every round in the mag*
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I picked you against Eŋg and oats!
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Yoda never checked in, so i took the initiative to be his replacement.
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Thanks. Probably the best verse I ever wrote.
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Who tf is jasyon
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09-29-2014, 09:56 PM | #11 |
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Certain I'll send you a finished verse tonight sometime. Where is yoda?
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checking in for Yoda
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Shit, just got off the phone with Yoda. Checking back out. He said "just let kannon be my replacement."
his words, not mine.
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09-30-2014, 12:28 AM | #15 |
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@Darth Yoda last activity sept 22. definitely expecting a no show.. shame.
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09-30-2014, 12:34 AM | #16 |
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Darth Yoda doesn't log in except to post his verses, usually.
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do you know what time zone hes in?
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09-30-2014, 01:19 AM | #18 |
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He's posted in the final hour every single time so far.
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cool cool
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Well, @Darth Yoda, post tonight or it's closed.
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