RW Wk1 - TheShaman vs Slayerr. *Slayer Wins*

[Bag Mandela]

Ransom Writers Week 1 - Regular 6 Line Battle

6 lines each (doesn’t have to be set up-punch x3, you have creative freedom)

Bars due Tuesday 15th Oct
Public voting closes Wednesday 16th Oct

-Posting explanations / references below your bars is strongly recommended.
-State your accent in this first round then we’re good for the rest of the tourney.


2 impartial judges + public vote will decide the winner
MV’s vote = 1 vote
Bag's vote = 1 vote
Overall public vote = 1 vote
(Rebuttals, late drops & no shows are an instant loss)

@TheShaman @Slayerr.

[TheShaman]

Accent: Im from Copenhagen.

Im omw to Brazil, but Bag still matched me in the tourney..
So your only chance to win is if the plane crashes on the journey.
Im on the redeye flight in Raybans, talking Redman high.
Last year Santa Claus was sabotaged. Thats why Slay aint fly.
So you're gonna have to call me facetime while I stay in hammocks.
I normally dont condone hate crimes, but yo get the ratchet cuz Slay a faggot.

Im out..

[Slayerr.]

I'm a Nobel laureate performing brain surgery.

Perjury, try that n you’ll be committing murder in the third degree
Coz anyone with Half a brain can testify u can’t perform that surgery
Noob acc u couldn’t drop a blinder with ur eyes closed so I won’t gloat
That nobody’s fucking with your verse man, but at least you might get his vote
Chicken shit bloke with homo tendencies when he’s prowling here
Coz we all see the menu eat from no wonder the lines u spit are so fowl to hear

[Jack Hallows]

shiiit i didn’t even know two verses were in here. nice.

i was torn on this one.

Vote - Shaman, but it could slide either way.

gotta admire Shaman’s braggadocious bullshit. consistent theme, funny line with the santa shit. decent closer, could’ve been worded better but the gist was there.

Slayerr had the line of the battle with the opener though. shit was dope. i feel like if that energy was kept as opposed to going in the direction of another verseman line & continued angle, it would’ve been an easy W.

in a short drop battle like this the consistency is what gets the vote for me & Shaman kept the same pace & dropped a more cohesive verse.

good shit from both though.

Howl.

[Bag Mandela]

Shaman's seemed rushed, deffo seen better from him in cyphers but it's still early stages. The Slay / Sleigh wordplay is pretty worn out but being a relative newbie it's hard to criticise you too much for that.

Slayer's opening bar was class, respect. Wasn't feeling the verseman bar too much but the closer was aight, enough to edge the W against a vacation-mode Shaman IMO.

[KnoXville.]

m omw to Brazil, but Bag still matched me in the tourney..
So your only chance to win is if the plane crashes on the journey

Vs

Perjury, try that n you’ll be committing murder in the third degree
Coz anyone with Half a brain can testify u can’t perform that surgery

Best bars from both, shaman seem to have a different style this battle lol
But I agree with bags the slay references are super Butchered vs him
It’s like somebody using a jackass reference vs Me even tho they was cute jabs, comes down creativity and execution
I gotta give this one to slayer I was gonna quote his ender also but it came down to both openers Vote/ Slay

[HEK TEAFY]

I liked this battle both were clever.
But I feel Slayers opening 2 lines were enough to get him across the line...
Though I did like shamans slay/sleigh wordplay...


MVGT- SLAY


GOOD BATTLE

[Zqlkular]

VOTE: Slayerr

Slayerr: More rhythmic interest and better flow. Gloat/float line seemed pretty weak, but the opener was solid.

TheShaman: Rhymes seemed a bit phoned in. Santa Clause line was clever – criticism of the overplayed “sleigh” reference aside.

Props to both. Battle on ...

[FaQEyeReddit]

Aye I’m late af I got quite a bit going on but I’m so excited the next few weeks for this tourney! Yo both did well ngl I liked shamans flow but punchline wise I cling close to slay I think the open and ending kinda edged it for me fair vote slay but it’s paper thin on this

[MV]

The shaman

Im omw to Brazil, but Bag still matched me in the tourney..
So your only chance to win is if the plane crashes on the journey.
this was okay. the "impact" no pun intended was slight.

Im on the redeye flight in Raybans, talking Redman high.
Last year Santa Claus was sabotaged. Thats why Slay aint fly.
his was okay but there wasn't enough of an attack in this bar for my liking. i see a theme of things being very tongue in cheek with you.


So you're gonna have to call me facetime while I stay in hammocks.
I normally dont condone hate crimes, but yo get the ratchet cuz Slay a faggot.
lol ok closer here.


vs


Slayerr

Perjury, try that n you’ll be committing murder in the third degree
Coz anyone with Half a brain can testify u can’t perform that surgery
nice opener
Noob acc u couldn’t drop a blinder with ur eyes closed so I won’t gloat
That nobody’s fucking with your verse man, but at least you might get his vote
this was okay. but light

Chicken shit bloke with homo tendencies when he’s prowling here
Coz we all see the menu eat from no wonder the lines u spit are so fowl to hear

didnt like this closer.


v/Slay

I have Slayerr taking this one with a very strong opener. Shaman had more consistency however i dont think that his bars had as much ferocity.