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[HDC: FatBeats vs. Mao]

First off, this beat is total boss.

Fats V1 - I think you ride the sticky/shit/piss bars way too long, nice delivery though.

Mao V1 - Intro is hilarious, I like how you counter Fats' aggression with a childlike innocence. Get off my knob is a solid flip. Black hole is a little hypocritical as a follow-up though. Rhyme scheme is pretty tight. Fifty layers of ugly but could have been used against anyone.

Fats V2 - Only weapon is your breath is nice, ogre flip is nice, mumbling diss could really go either way but overall I think both of you are a lot more clear here than I've heard you before.

Mao V2 - Damn, there is no way I could break down all of the punches in this verse. Holy shit. That said, the reference flip and touching on diction are really strong lines.

This is a really tough one. There were a couple really good punches, and a lot of mediocre punches that had really good delivery/rhymes. I'd have to say Mao edged it, mainly due to Fats' lack of hits in his first verse.

[Clab - Pigpen Vs Vinstigator]

Could have sworn I'd reviewed this one before...

PiGPEN V1 - Nice imagery but damn it lay off the fat jokes. I liked that you touched on friend voting, was the one personal side from commenting on Vince's weight.

Vinstigator V1 - Nice Butsaay/bugspray flips, bonus points for rhyming too. 'Fat jokes were weak' isn't bad in theory but it would have been nice if it rhymed... Stroking four dicks is kind of cheesy.
Kefka line is incredibly cryptic - I found you explaining it in the comments section, but I wouldn't have seen the resemblance without that outside source. Ganon and Smash Brother lines are cute.

PiGPEN V2 - Starting off mocking Vince is strong, PiG doesn't show anger or contempt very often but this is about as close as he seems to get. Overdubs/punchlines are amusing, drop like flies, etc. are all relevant to the last round but none of them are really punches. I feel like you were trying a bit too hard.

Vinstigator V2 - Immediately jumped on the lack of research, good. Beat drops line is funny, relevant, and damaging. Lag and ugliness are mediocre but only took up two lines so it's really not a big deal. Finisher isn't bad but could have used a little more volume - the first time I heard this I thought you had more bars left.

Both threw some punches but overall PiG came much weaker than he usually does and Vince was really, really on-point in his second verse.

Vince for the win.

[In From The Storm]

I think the new inFamous game had a track very similar to this. It's definitely smooth, although there's also a really serious and heavy undertone to it that I like a lot.

AxTekk responds:

Thanks man! Can't say I'm familiar with the InFamous series, but if I'm doing what the pros are doing, that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[-GM- Deceit]

I looked so long for this, holy shit. Totally in love with this track. The Eastern influence is so damn tight.

[Bach Beat]

I like that the instrumentals here are made of super short and simple phrases, it really accentuates everything. Awesome melody, lots of energy. Totally in love with the slap bass from 2:23 onwards, I wish there had been a little more going on in the first half of the beat like that.

[Look in tha eyes of ya killa]

Damn, I am LOVING the percussion in this one. Sounds downright hostile. Very well polished, nice balance of sounds.

[[B] - Suspended In A Sunbeam]

Major lol when I read that you recorded this while sick, I'm not surprised. I know you have a thing for recording in one take, which you do pretty well, but I think being sick majorly impacted this one (unsurprisingly). Aside from your ill delivery (har har) one thing that stood out to me was the use of some slightly forced ebonic dialect which made me laugh a little.

I know back when you released this internal rhymes were your bread and butter but I just want to call attention to one line that really stood out to me for content and imagery:
Or a man with a heart full of carbon fission

HeIsAlive responds:

Thanks man.
Yeah, things have changed quite on my end regarding flow, delivery, and vocal strength.

[Clabtrap 2012 Hype Track]

This was entertaining as hell. I love/hate the rock influence here, sounded new and interesting but it didn't really blend the way RatM blends and overall creates this weird genre dissonance.

There are some mad bars here (metronome arsonist) and the Kanye reference was chuckleworthy, only thing I really didn't like was the amount of times you referenced your own name (what are you a Pokemon?) I know it's entirely a style of music, though, so that's just my own preference.

[CLAB - rezzy vs breaker]

Rezzy V1 - Delivery is rather uninspired and you have a lot of filler. If you're going to do that, at least compensate with stronger schemes/multis. Steve Irwin finisher is alright but 90% of people here are going to think of Wyze.

Breaker V1 - Steve Irwin flip is nice, delivery sounds like you're really enjoying yourself. Could hardly understand is nice, Master's flip is cheesy but not bad. I feel like the last several bars focused more heavily on rhyme schemes than content, but if I'm going to compare it with Rezzy's, at least you had stronger bars. One major point off for your mixing, it's hard on the ears and sounds overproduced.

Rezzy V2 - Needs to put more emphasis on the right syllables. Don't bring up Steve Irwin again, please. Fairly difficult to understand, Kangaroo Jack is a clever rhyme but a weak line. Major points off for lame 'you don't get any pussy' diss.

Breaker V2 - Kind of big down under is great. Rezzy disses are vicious, finisher is delivered well but overall I feel like the verse should have had one more personal punch in it that wasn't a flip, it would have made the entire verse sound more aggressive. Mixing sounds much better this time around.

Breaker wins easily with stronger relevant content and delivery.

[WS - Revolution]

I really like the idea behind this beat but as it stands it seems unfinished to me. The drums ,which are this beat's greatest strength, are also its greatest weakness. They're complex and dominate the beat more than most of the tracks on this site, but the resonance is really overkill, to the point where half of this beat sounds like white noise. I think this is probably caused by the samples you chose. In any case this is definitely new and interesting but not something I would be eager to rap over.