Do's and Don'ts of Battling

[drunken jesus]

Do - Clown on any weakness others have noticed also in your opponent, You can also clown on things others haven't noticed but clowning on something others have noticed is more likely to help you get votes

Don't - Make up fake personals to clown on your opponent, if the personal isn't true it isn't effective

Do - Direct your entire verse at your opponent seeming as brutal, unrelentless, & witty as possible

Don't - Direct even like 1/4 of your verse about yourself, A battle isn't about how "ill" you may believe you are it's about how horrible your opponent is

Do - Use a common vocabulary, not george w bush level but more of a skilled mc level, Don't use words people have never heard before just cause you know what they mean

Don't - Use the biggest words you know hoping that it'll help your verse out, Don't use lyrical repeatedly or make up words like "lyrical muscle" and shit like that, it makes you look retarded and reminscent of Canibus during his Mic Club phase

Do - Make all your bars a similar length so the structure and flow is solid

Don't - Make every bar a different length just so you can fit a punchline in, if you can't fit a line in the structure and flow you're using chances are you're not a good enough writer to use the line properly and it won't help your verse much

Do - Make creative but easy to follow references in your punchlines and disses

Don't - Use obscure references just because you think they're more creative, nobody gives a fuck what you're saying if they don't know what you're talking about (I'm not telling you to dumb down your verses, The greatest punchline rappers are great because everybody got what they were saying, if you use wack ass medevil references or references to star wars episodes they're not nice and only geeks are going to get what your saying) I've seen sooooooooo many mcs defend simple plays on words like it was gods greatest invention and get pissed when they get voted against the majority of the time the reference has little relevance in the battle, people get what your saying they just don't think its nice

Do - Use multis and complex rhyme schemes while using punchlines and personal disses

Don't - Use multis in a bland generic verse and expect to win, your multis don't mean shit if your content isn't solid

[Subsist]

cant you like put all the Do's on one side and Dont's on the other , cause i was kinda like confused you know.

[complexity]

Nice man. Once again very valuable information. That if strictly followed will win you the battle

[drunken jesus]

cant you like put all the Do's on one side and Dont's on the other , cause i was kinda like confused you know.

i would but i don't have a clue to put columns in my post

it shouldn't be confusing what to do is followed directly by what NOT TO do

[Haz]

It Was A Good Read Drunken .. n It Gives to The
Site On A Good Note ..

[Akuma]

Dont - explain yaself after every line (that shows how much room you got 4 elevating)
Do - Try to explain in your lines (it makes your bars more complex)

[Ambiguous Realm]

u mean like in parenthesis? cuz i do that often to indicate certain things..usually wordplay only..

[complexity]

true

Dont - explain yaself after every line (that shows how much room you got 4 elevating)
Do - Try to explain in your lines (it makes your bars more complex)

[fuck haters]

thanks for da information my niggas!

[MesaR]

Word Drunken That was A good Read Man

[precise]

i never saw this here, excellent points man

[SlickMex]

Great read..now mayb i can get a vote on my next battle..

[Tu Crucial]

Good Looks on this one

[complexity]

Still as relevant as ever.

[HKX]

might wannna add this one on here

Don't call anyone out and post a timeframe on a battle if you can't commit to the battle.