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[Harlem Nocturne]

Great vibe

Love the concious voice on this. The jazz sax and deep bass mixed with subtle beat got this beat cool. The flows complinent the feel the beat quite nicely. Great jam here, props Uno and Dan-D.

Unodir responds:

Thanks Bro :) Coming back to listen to this a few years later, it actually holds up. Props to you and the HDC Krew as well.

[-GM- Chasm]

Like what you got!

The general feel of this is sick, but I'm not really feeling that flat snare. Nice loop here G!

B-RadGfromOV responds:

All I want from the general feel is for it to be sick. The snare just goes along with the drum style trust me. There are many options. Glad it's a good loop.

[d[-_-]b -A- Freeverse 3 WIP]

My head bobbing to the melody!

I like the sound you got here; slick flow, expanded vocabulary, clever lyrics(decent use of similes: goldfish to a pike!) and great tone. Def props to Sirhc7000.

As for the writing issue, here's what I would suggest: After you get 1 verse write up a hook/chorus that focalizes the general theme you're going for. Once you got that narrowed down, it might make the second verse come to you easier. Another idea is that you get collabin with other rappers, see how they interpret the theme. Sometime a different perspective adds dimension and more depth.
For me, I find that I usually gotta just write nonstop till i got the track "done". Just keep writing bro.

Great WIP here; definately improved a lot since Dusted! Keep em knockin!

-Mao

WingsllOFllFreedom responds:

Woot from level 0 to level 1 xD.
Yo hella appreciate the review you don't know how much it means to me.

PeaCE
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[NGHH - Gasmasq vs wyze]

Best battle of round 1, my opinion.

Props on 16s and 8s. Great showcase of talent.

Gasmasq's 16 is decent, lyrics were good "you gonna battle with Gasmasq in a backpack"lol, flow was good;internal rhyme schemes were great. I thought the tone sounded a bit off; mic pressence wasn't there.

Wyze's 16; I like the flips with "Taliban" and the mic droppin line. A lot of personal shots. The flow was alright. A few of the lines felt forced.

Gasmasq's 8 had a lot better presense then the first. Did the "He's biting my style" in a battle in last years competition, I didnt think it was appropiate in this situation; liked the rabbie shot line, though. No direct responses to the shots from Wyze's 16. I liked the autographed album line.

Wyze's 8 responds nicely to the "biting" remark. The drug shots were a bit forced, but they were excuted pretty good "snort the paint at the place he inhabits" . Pickle? really.

I'd say Gasmasq had better flow,Wyze had the attack.

Since Wyze actaully bought Gasmasq's CD, I'm gonna give this one to Wyze.

Epic battle gentlemen, great job to both of ya. respect.

-Mao

Blasphem-E responds:

I like your criteria for voting

[NGHH2011 - GRIM vs Waus]

1:52-1:55<---- HAHAAH!

If Waus spit his second in Dutch I woulda given him the win for shits, too bad he's rapping in a second language. This was a murder. Grimcredible wins.

Murdaa responds:

Word.

[Nghh11 - Joey Keys Vs Pig]

Keys

I really like how Joey started this one off, but the 8 bars of the same rhyme didnt work to well. Pigpen responded nicely, "The only keys you need are control plus Z" undo undo, haha! Joey's second brings out the hits. Pig's second is ok... I thought the last two bars were the best.

JoeyKeys, had the flow, energy and hits, while Pigpen had the cleverness. I'd give this one to Joey though. Pigpen may be pressing alt+f4.

Good battle

PiGPEN responds:

Nah, i'm F5'ing B.

[NGHH'11-HeIsAlive vs illmortal]

Heisnotalive.

HeIsAlvie drops those complex rhyme schemes but the flow sounds a bit held back. Illmortal gets the nod for flow and direct lyrics, but some phrases were mumbled/rushed.
Sick battle here. Props HeisAlive and Immortal

HeIsAlive responds:

Im still learning the ropes lol.
Only been doing this for 6 months man.

To be honest, im not diggin the "Heisnotalive" comment...

Thanks for the review.

[NGHH'11 - QSik vs TehSlapHappy]

Q-Sik

Killed it!

Slaphappy got some "interesting" delivery, like a eunich.
Q-Sik carried this battle. Clever shots and word play. "You tell stories like Mark Twain" haha. Nice work Q-Sik.

QSik responds:

Thanks, I write 24/7 and every once and awhile I run into a good rhyme.
-QSik

[2nd Annual NGHH Hype Trac]

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no you didnt homeboy, you know I dont like it when people call me Mickey Mouse. :'( Boo hooo!

See you in the knockout Grasstask

Gasmasq responds:

Hahahaaa saw you'd posted that in the comments on one of your tracks and had to go with it lolol.

[Sting - Question]

Noice noise

Nice feel on this beat, def good for generating the battle vibes. I'm diggin that hard drum at the end of each set and then the knockdown into the hook. Nice ups Mike Stingray.

Blasphem-E responds:

Ya. I thought it was good. Lol. Thanks man