Tommy Knocks
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wait so yall research your opponents? damn.
Round 1: bigrodthe1 vs producingfire
- Thread starter Tom Foolery
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Generally I think a lot of people come into the battles knowing everyone's style I think studying everyone helps you learn more about not only the opponent but about the stuff you usually attack with as well. It keeps you thinking well If I don't compose or I don't sample, How am I going to counter this guy.
Tommy Knocks
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Nah I feel you. I guess cause I'm new here, I didn't even think to look up. I thought it was all 'randomized', but it appears these battles have been going on for awhile, and so people have each others soundcloud page etc.
Yeah Tek...when I was putting this one together and I started tweaking the piano I was like damn this sounds sorta like early Organized Noize...so I continued with the vibe
Totally agree...like if you know you going up against one of the Trap Gawds or the Sample Heavy Hitters you have to flesh out a style to counter. Just like a damn boxing match down to the
actually I think we all started getting a feel for each others style originally from the Tournaments. Most didn't have the soundcloud/click links until later.Nah I feel you. I guess cause I'm new here, I didn't even think to look up. I thought it was all 'randomized', but it appears these battles have been going on for awhile, and so people have each others soundcloud page etc.
No one on here mimics my shtick so I have a leg on that tip. I'm already crafting my magnum opus in case I get kush or fire in one of these rounds. throwing that shyt in the vault
Next thing you know we'll have a full schedule and know who we will be facing from week to week but I believe, it would take more than one person to make that happen. You would need a committee.
I organized the first tourney we did and Tom and Tek provided support...Tom knows if he needs us that we are here for him...much props to the Tunnel fam!!
definitely I understand how hard this is to keep up, I used to run a league back on SOHH. it's like a full time job.
Sincere Noble
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Its a little of both. I think for the cats that have been here since the first tourney we know everyone's strengths and what they bring to the table. Like, I know if Im looking across from DBR/Chubbs Ima have to come with some heavy trap shyt to beat them out or against Tek dust off some samples and try to beat em' at their own game.
Sincere Noble
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No one on here mimics my shtick so I have a leg on that tip. I'm already crafting my magnum opus in case I get kush or fire in one of these rounds. throwing that shyt in the vault
Word. Like there are certain nikkaz on here that I haven't faced yet that I have beats just stashed away from when the tourney first started just for them.
Definitely, it forces everyone's style to evolve and pushes it. Another thing is people don't have to worry about doing anything other then what they do they just have to use their own style to the best of their abilities. I believe anybody can beat anyone on here, and I can already see the improvement from the last tournaments when I wasn't around. The only reason I found this place in the first place because I was trying to see if I could meet back up with @TEKBEATZ to see what he was up to. Never thought I would find him here.
Sincere Noble
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Exactly. And for the nikkaz that have a 90+ attribute in one area there are a few weeks in the league which might force em out their comfort zone. Like next week with the fusion battle or the upcoming techno round. Like, I dunno what the fukk I'ma do for those rounds yet.
beat battles are like a fight, if you can make them do what they don't usually do, then your more likely to walk away with a win. The more a person develops as a producer they get so strong to the point where they can just cover up their weakness's. To the point where if someone guessed a weakness for each opponent they could still compensate because their style is that good. Ask someone like Boon doc to make a trap beat...Na he won't, not that he can't but he's so dope at what he does he could crush trap producers. Everybody Just has evolve to the point where their weakness's don't matter much.
I think the real test is making some shyt that decidely sounds like "you" made it. Like I've tried a million times to make a trap beat lol. it just doesn't mesh with me eith the ones you would usually construct. So put a reverb heavy lead on it first since I love having a wall of sound and shyt fell into place from there. And if someone were to hear it on my SC they would def go "yeah that sound like some shyt he would make, nikkas prolly still can't rap on it though
" but yeah I fukk with a lot influences but my comfort is definitely over powering samples and mixing. Like I don't know too many spitters that can even come with the energy to rap over my stuff lol.