[Roc]

1 verse each
unlimited bars
3-0 = KO, first to 5 otherwise
deadline: November 7th

Topic: MY PROCESS- this one is a lil different..alot more open to me, anyways.. this time instead of a idea or them for the topic, im only giving the topic name..you create the meaning of it. obviously you can go in numerous ways to do this, so take it how ya want, and may the best person win.

good luck guys.

[Aura]

Both of us went about this in different ways since there were no guidelines really.


I wander on a path laced with hopes and dreams
Absorbed in deciphering what the pieces mean
Fragments of life's essence has tore into me
I must extinguish the flames of conformity
And burn visions of higher understanding
Time has no measure so it can't be demanding
Now I know there's no such thing as a finish line
So I'm gonna use every single 'second' to shine
Extracting the symbolism from each chapter of life
Infecting the wisdom in this sphere of strife
Waking souls one slumbered mind at a time
Teach to reach beneath the surface and redefine...
Each journey of existence turned routine
Develop a resistance to the man turned machine
Believe in every moment that livin’ is bliss
Cuz pain is simply strength with a little twist
I'm devouring concepts of a deeper spirit
And penetrating any ear that needs to hear it
Past the depths of humanity below and above
Reaching and receiving a unique sense of love
Believing in myself and all that I've become
Kindness is rare...but it fits me like a glove
Knowledge is wealth and someday I'll be rich
Gathering the masses of scattered wits

I surrender to my process...as a catalyst

[Anaktix]

I was born ‘n steady destined ta rock a beat,
I’m not stopping, please, so c’mon........'n take a walk wit me.......

The instrumental starts the movement, I chill ‘n vibe to it,
I’m testin, checkin, see if I could rhyme fluid
with it’s rhythm it hits wit, so like a stick shift,
I switch quick ‘n get wit the beat ta spit shit//
Then I grip my pen, sometimes I’m puffin hydro,
I ride from beginnin ta end, I let these lines flow....
so when I’m hittin it first, I start spittin some words…..
then comprehend where my pens stands, damn.....I’ve written a verse....
After that, it comes fast, it’s time ta 'Hook' that listener,
thinkin of lines, pushin my mind till my vision blurs,
and that’s word, this is my hobby ‘n passion…
I’m craftin 'Penned Patterns' ‘n hip hop with this rappin.....

.....I blazed through a hook ‘n three verses on this track,
Rehearsin the words, burnin some herbs ‘n startin-ta spit fast
cuz I’m ready, tongue deadly, unsteady waitin but now....
I hit record, grip my mic tight ‘n start paintin with sound.....

Finished with it, spit it in a minute, this is sick style,
I get wild ‘n hit "File" ----> " make a mu’fuckin mixdown".....
this is it now, it’s dope ‘n done I decide....
so My Process drops some hip hop fa yall ta bump in ya ride......





finally done 'n ready fa votes!

stay up

peace

edit: changed hook ta 'Hook' so maybe peeps will understand what i was gettin at......

[flobotopics]

wow you both took totally different paths to this topic. i really enjoyed them both, but i read em each a couple times before i got the real feeling for em both. ahhhh hard hard hard


AURA: i took in alot of what you said. i really liked the pain is just strength with a twist. that was the hottest line of the whole battle. this topic is hard to really grasp, but you did an aight job of it. i got that you were talking bout life's process. i think. i really liked the verse but wasn't certain bout the process.

ANAKTIX: it took me til the second time i read it to really feel what ya were throwing out there. i understood the process ya picked, it just took a second reading to really feel it, but once i did i was hooked. the whole process of making a song was a good topic to pic cause most of the people here will relate to it.

my vote is going to ANAKTIX because i felt his process more. i guess cause it was more plain and simple. i just thought for a topical battle his was better. you did a wonderful job aura, and i will read this verse many times i just have to give my vote to ANAKTIX

[G.H.B]

i read through both twice cuz i wanted make sure i hadn't
missed something and what not, i liked both so its not
easy to choo choo choose one or the other and though after
ready Aura's flow it sounded like he could have really dived
into some ill gotten shit, my vote still goes to Aura.

[razorbrain]

GHB, better recognize man..aura is a WOMAN. not a dude. lol
anyways

it would make sense for me to vote on this right? i was trying to avoid it, cuz of me makin the topics and all..but since te participation has been, for lack of better term, shitty, ill do what i can..


aura- damn, ya shit was hot mami.. i really felt the emotion of what ya was saying.. had me wanting to even up my game as far as topicals and conscious thoughts.. i was impressed.. you did ya thing flow stilll wavered alil, but overall it was dope to me.. nice job.."..kindess is rare, but it fits me like a glove.."..ah, truer words never spoken(especially in my case i hear lol)


Anaktix- ah my good friend talent.. you have done it up once again.. oddly enough, the way you came at this is very much like i envisioned it.. the same way i would have, and i was gonna make a song about this very topic.. until i decided to give it to you guys.. very good job man.. flow was on point, descriptions very accurate. you could deffinatel follow you through ya mind as this process is goin on..nice job


final thought- see this is why boyfriend and girlfriends need to be in regualr battle tourneys, cuz somethign liek this is harder to judge on. of course i blame myself for that due to the topic lol. if i posted tomorrow instead of today it could have gone to the other person. thats how hard this is, cuz i really enjoyed them both, for different reasons.. but tonight i can only pick one.. and i vote AURA. her shit was deep and had layers of thought put into it to me.. while i dont agree with the both of you dropin the name of the topic at he end.. i feel yall could have been more creative or not used it at all..thats my only real gripe. you both did a tremendous job on this.. anaktix, i loved it but indeed it does seem simple at first glance compared to hers.. maybe ya tried to both hit it at the same time like a nice couple would do, but alil more time to stretch it out and really sink ya teeth in it i think you would have killed it even more.. but it was deffinately a good job either wyta. props to you both.. now hopefully we can close this out soon..lata yall

MY VOTE: AURA

[G.H.B]

oh shit i didn't see that shit, i put ready instead of read through and put he instead of she, thats what i get for trying to do several things at one time, vote still goes to "her"....

[mothafunky]

yo, here i go. i'ma try to get on the boards more often now then i did for the last month or so. ok, goin down the line:

the flow on this one i'd def. have to give to anaktix. felt the flow really good on that one. sometimes i had to re-read parts to get the rhyme scheme, like change the way i said "written a verse" and "listener" but i like how you were clever on the rhyme scheme. aura tried to go deep as usual, but i'm gonna have to disagree totally with flobot on the pain is strength with a twist line. that was the only line i really didn't like in the verse. other than that, tight verse, had some dope flow and some deep stuff. however, my vote goes to anaktix because of the topic. to me aura came real tight, but i felt more like anaktix fit the topic better.

vote: anaktix

both came real nice though

aura - flow was on point but kinda basic, topic and the use of it was dope u really captivated me with what u dropped, creativity was definately at hand in this nice drop.

anaktix - flow was tight as a nun's pussy nice multies n shit, topic was used pretty well but i thought ya coulda come more creative.

ok, if this was a flow battle zak woulda jus tore his girl a new asshole i think, but as its topicals i gotta give this to AURA for sure, girl ya killed this topic i reckon...

Peas

[Reflexion]

Aura- The approach to the topic was well maintained and was enlightened and the flow was alright.. a little more editing could have been used to improve your flow.. it picked up later in the middle but a little adjustments could have been getting it hitting for the whole verse.. managed to do a variety of things in a coherent way so i'll give ya that. I really enjoyed the ending.

Anaktix- Came very nice with the flow, a bit more complex rhyme schemes but that doesn't matter as much as it was all flowing well (that's what's important). You stayed coherent and it was well organized.


Overall, I liked Aura's ending more and she perhaps had a bit more emotion into her verse but I think Anaktix took it with the flow. He did very well with the content also so I'ma give to him not just for the flow, but for general coherence of everything in a dope manner.


Vote- Anaktix

[Anaktix]

thanks ta all who have voted. GHB, i respect the fact that you wanna vote but this is the finals of a tournament and your vote isn't well explained at all so i'm not gonna count it now. If you want to re-vote with a more thought out post i'll count it (read other peoples votes).

if GHB makes a decent vote then it'll be 3 - 3.

but as it stands, we're at 3 - 2.



UPPIN FOR VOTES!! Lets' get this old ass tourny done with people.

peace

[M0wicz]

I said this over MSN, unfortunately...but I figured this is kinda strapped for votes, so lemme recall what I said:

Aura: You took the topic and raaaaaaaaaan with it. Took it places I never even considered...that is definately dope, being a topical, I think that's really well done...you have a LOT going for you in this...Ending was superb BTW. Rhyme scheme was rather simplistic, not like it really matters, but would've been nice to see some more rhymes thrown into the middles of lines...just personal preference really. By the by, have you recorded anything public yet? Don't think I saw anything of yours in the Audio Thread yet...if you have, hit me up...if you haven't hit me up when you do. I think we're all anxious to hear how well that's going for you.

Anaktix: Complex rhymes...haha. This guy and his nice rhymes...damn. As far as the topic, he did exactly as I expected and would have done myself, with the whole sort of "rhyming process" angle...wouldda been nice for you to expand a bit more from the norm. That's all I wish you'd've done better. Haha. Flowed nicely, as per any Anaktix rhyme...

This was really tough to choose...what is more important in a topic battle, style or substance? Because we got the best of both worlds battling it out...I reluctantly give it to Anaktix. His rhyme hit me like a draft on a hot day man, I could hear the rhythm in my head, even after I finished reading...really impacted me in the imaginatory sense. Aura's impacted me in the Contemplative sense, but I jus...really couldn't go as far as with Anaktix's...though in different senses, I believe his had a greater impact...I hate to sound kinda corny, but you both won this...definately worthy of a final. I'm only sorry it's over, and that it has to go to one of you.

Vote: Anaktix.

Peace.

[Amputationz]

ok, excuse me if i sound like a dipshit during any part of this vote. i might sound like one for the following reason: i am one.

Well, anaktix flowed way better than aura, multies, inners'n'all that just killed the whole flow thing, but while it might have been on one interpretation of a topic, it just didnt seem deep. you werent going along the process, progressing, the whole spit was about doing one thing and saying others enjoy it. im probably interpreting it wrong, but the whole idea of a process to me is to move forward on it, progress, y'know, start with something, it develops, things get added, then a result. the fact it is your process makes it kinda personal to you, full of feeling and unique. here, i just got you going through the motions. this was just about doing something, it's not so much a process, just an action, where you say you're about to do something and then praise the outcome, y'know? maybe im talkin outta my ass here... the way you say stuff like its time to hook the listener... it just makes it sound like you're doing the same old same old, that you've done it time and time again and the actions you described have merely become routine, and you're stuck in it.

aura... you got outflowed, no doubt. but your stuff was mad deep, y'know? dropping philosophy's and outlooks, what you dropped seemed like an observation and explanation of someone's life, the intricacies of your thoughts, a poem laced with philosophy. metaphors helped out alot to create better imagery. i dont know how much thought you put into this, probably a lot, but when reading it, the reader puts in a lot of thought too. it just kinda connects to something inside of your head and gets you thinking. I was pretty pleased with how you conveyed the topic and your wording, truly nice work


Anaktix totally outflowed Aura on most parts, but the whole thing seemed a little shallow and the topic seemed bland. therefore, my vote goes to aura.

if either of you think i'm talking out of my rear end, just say my vote is discounted. what i said was my own opinion, nothing more. i couldnt do any better than either of you guys, so... hehe

[puertolumbian]

this was pretty nice, and different too. especially since you two is close like that. lol. wells, heres my breakdown for yuh:


Aura: deep thinkin, i was feelin it and i saw that you actually thought about it. i was diggin the aura of the drop. flow seemed a lil different for a rap in my opinion. i felt this was more poetry than rap, and it was still ill. some parts shouldve had more words, but tight work, on the real.



Anaktix: niceness right there man, tight flow and everything. i was feelin it. this was a rap, and i can see this bein spitted by you in a song. freshness fa real. nice flow, and you kept it simple, which added to it. tight work


my vote: Anaktix

tight work both of you.......

[Roc]

finally..

anaktix wins, 5-3. congrat's man..

closing thread.