My only issue is how do u vote for summin as subjective as music/lyrics in real time?? It might “fuck up” battle rap because tha only thing you’d really be able to judge is shit like “stage presence”, “crowd reaction”, “entertainment value” , shit like that...so in tha end it won’t really matter what’s being said as much as how it’s said, making battle rap even more of a “spectacle”....
Imo tha only way to truly judge a battle is pick a panel of judges and give them a specified time to be able to watch, rewatch and rewatch tha battle and then give an honest breakdown of their voting...so a battle would take place on a Saturday and a “winner” is picked a few days later...
Only problem with that is they want to incentivize winning in the building. Technically champion is supposed to be the secondary judging system after a thorough breakdown, but the platform is losing credibility.
As far as how do you judge it, judges have to be more nuanced than the average viewer. And i think using a point system is the best way to objectively compare rounds. We’ll see how they go about it.
Each battler can each receive points for every bar/punchline that "hits" (which is at the judge's discretion) at the end of each round(like boxing)....so your basically rapping to really kill your opponent and impress the judges, not the fans(therefore outside antics won't 100% work but you also cant center your rhymes around the judges or the judging either like they do Smack)....posturing and staring off into space like you just wrote the hottest shit ain't gonna work....re-rapping the same verse over cuz you thought it was hot shit and niggas didn't hear you is not going to work....pushing and getting aggressive with your opponent....might work for some judge who likes that shit but
for most it aint gonna work.......looking at the crowd to help sway or press the judges is not going to work...YOU HAVE TO RAP.....the judges have to be credible MC's who know what to listen for and have been battle tested but aren't full fledged battle rappers(KRS, Jada, and Em for ex....and switch em up and keep it top secret until the battle to avoid payola) and maybe include a fan vote if the judges declare a draw....Smack also needs to bring all the other leagues in and form this under one uniform umbrella(ala WWE) so everyone can get a fair shot at the crown....there is no bullshit rhetoric after someone clearly loses(no more "it don't count if it aint on URL"....or "i 30'd you in the building but lost on the replay/internet")...no more undefeated niggas either.....idk how they grandfather the older vets and their resumes but they gotta get dirty with the young lions too
Each battler can each receive points for every bar/punchline that "hits" (which is at the judge's discretion) at the end of each round(like boxing)....so your basically rapping to really kill your opponent and impress the judges, not the fans(therefore outside antics won't 100% work but you also cant center your rhymes around the judges or the judging either like they do Smack)....posturing and staring off into space like you just wrote the hottest shit ain't gonna work....re-rapping the same verse over cuz you thought it was hot shit and niggas didn't hear you is not going to work....pushing and getting aggressive with your opponent....might work for some judge who likes that shit but
for most it aint gonna work.......looking at the crowd to help sway or press the judges is not going to work...YOU HAVE TO RAP.....the judges have to be credible MC's who know what to listen for and have been battle tested but aren't full fledged battle rappers(KRS, Jada, and Em for ex....and switch em up and keep it top secret until the battle to avoid payola) and maybe include a fan vote if the judges declare a draw....Smack also needs to bring all the other leagues in and form this under one uniform umbrella(ala WWE) so everyone can get a fair shot at the crown....there is no bullshit rhetoric after someone clearly loses(no more "it don't count if it aint on URL"....or "i 30'd you in the building but lost on the replay/internet")...no more undefeated niggas either.....idk how they grandfather the older vets and their resumes but they gotta get dirty with the young lions too