You hit it right on the head. That's why I try to at some point make the rounds more specialized ie trap, soul sample, give every a record to chop etc...
I try to in the early rounds make it freestyle so that everyone doesn't have to work as hard to come with a beat. Basically grab your best shyt out of your stash rounds lol.
But like you said the voting aspect is tough without a select "criteria" cause like you said IMO opinion on "this" board a "Trap" beat has a hard time winning over a GOOD soulful/chop beat. But it DOES happen.Hell like that Cory Todd beat from this round. I don't think anything would beat that
Normally a SUPERIOR beat should win regardless of what it's sound is based upon.
rod,....
your beat is so polished.
it would take a worldly emcee to do justice to it.
or in another genre over all the genres.
you can only get sade.
with you filling in for sweetback level of performer.
who just does not exist.
plus sadly may not ever exist, again.
that was the only reason i did not pick your track.
it is definitely air tight audiophile candy.
so keep going.
in review, production like that.
has to just be hated on administratively as to why it is not being used.
you should be doing tv shows and scores.
where the production you score.
needs a culture based take.
while offering versatility.
that make people forget they are listening to a rap producer.
you could do daytime tv scores.
to any commercial score based outlet easy.
art barr