Kwing's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Back At It Again]

Well, how do I start? I like that you're trying something new with a slow beat and laid back delivery, although it sounds more like "Teqneek with a sprinkle of Jakobe" rather than "chill Teqneek." Of course, flowing with a new style takes time so I expect you can only get better from here on out.

When you slow everything down you need to think about how your bars are going to change as well. Couplets and more poignant imagery are going to be important because the listener is stuck listening to each word for a longer period of time, and this means you really have to stress quality over quantity. This isn't exactly easy to do when I feel you had plenty of lines but still clocked in at 2:30, but I believe the rule still stands. Your first stanza expanded a bit too heavily on the 'crack addict' thing and I think that's the best example I can use to show that slow delivery can easily slip into something tedious if you aren't careful. Another reason this is an issue is because the emphasis in your bars stays in the exact same place for the vast majority of the track, something you have been called out on numerous times before.

Your rhyme scheme isn't bad but nothing really jumped out at me, and since this isn't a battle and you didn't have to manage your time or make sure that your lines fit into a certain number of bars, as well as you not being required to prove any particular point, I feel you could have played around more and experimented with more unusual syllables. I heard a couple slant rhymes that sounded a little awkward (again most likely due to the slowness). That being said your last stanza has some DOPE multies so you end on a really good note.

I think this track is the equivalent of Teq-puberty. Your style and delivery are in the process of changing and it's ugly and awkward, as puberty tends to be. That being said, I think in due time you'll end up bigger and stronger because of it (not to mention more hairy).

Teqneek responds:

Okay, taken as a stand alone critique... you do make some valid (a tad snobbish, but valid) points, and that's appreciated. However...

Every single review you've done of my stuff has been negative. I can't even take you seriously dude. You've also voted against me in almost every battle I posted on Newgrounds.

You were brought up as a topic of discussion in HDC, with the general consensus of you being a "hip hop pseudo-elitist who criticizes most people while posting below-average work himself". I haven't listened to your stuff; that's just what I read from others.

Honestly, all I have to go on is your reviews of my stuff, and you come across as polite and intelligent, but the things you say make me lose my mind sometimes.

I appreciate the time you spend on these reviews, but if all you are ever going to do is talk down to me and passive-aggressively bash my work (which I spend a great deal of time and effort on), then I'd rather you just not review my stuff because I already know what's coming.

[Typical Biz]

Nice bars, rhyme scheme is very tight. Flow is nice, you maintain your charm when you doubletime which is a big plus. A few lines were a little tacky (smoking til the weed is gone) but you've got some serious skill. The one point I'd take off is that it's just another I'm-such-hot-shit track. I know that makes up roughly 98% of the tracks here on Newgrounds but it really shouldn't be an excuse.

BummerCityTown responds:

Thank you for the kind words my friend. The tape is available on soundcloud, and bandcamp next week. So sorry for the delay. But it certainly has some more variety in the songs/topics. I hope you like it :)

[_-_Silent Hill_-_]

Far too much sampling with the voices, Promise Reprise is a little too redundant and overall it damages the track a lot. The pounding percussion 2/3 of the way in salvaged what had previously sounded quite lazy, however even then it's quite simplistic.

Lova-Gurl responds:

I hope you realize this was 8 years ago lol, just happened to log in today for kicks, if you want to hear current stuff go here https://soundcloud.com/imvitamink

[Nghh11 Mcko Nimbus Vs. Mao]

Nimbus - Wouldn't have gotten the song references if I hadn't seen the quotes in the lyrics. Wasted a lot of bars talking about semen, it's a major minus. Second verse has the flips but they don't sting. Overall his verses seem more like a research paper than a battle.

Mao - The clitoris line is a real eye-roller, the advantage you have over Nimbus is that you didn't stay on that topic for as long as he did. "Copyright infringement" was good but I feel like I could have made it a little meaner. Crucifixion and clergy lines were boring, I might have tried to tear up the semen lines (your bars are sterile, mine are fresh, etc etc) Second verse is similar with some alright personals and a little bit of filler.

I really wasn't feeling any strong hits either way. That being said, I feel like MadFlex had a point that Nimbus just wasn't aggressive enough. Mao wasn't exactly going ham either, but he was a bit more direct and to-the-point, even though his flow suffered a little bit. Neither came with very strong rhymes or any multies, which is a gigantic minus for both of you. Mao for the win but I think both of you were lazy as hell.

MaoDaMighty responds:

this was my first battle... but thanks for the words, I always appreciate the feedback

[MDJ vs Teqneek]

Ugh, why did Teq have to double his entire fucking verse? Made it much harder to listen to, yuck. That's not to say Q-Sik's vocals sound great either - way too quiet. Maybe that's just his delivery, I don't know.

Q-Sik - Bodied with personals. EQ is a nice one. Multis and no personals is not so much a good line as it is an important one that needs to be said. Rhyme scheme is, as a whole, pretty weak. 20 tracks is okay, Byron line is pretty solid. The War-Spawn battle seems a lot like nitpicking and a waste of bars but I also like that you touched on the bias votes. One of the reasons I find it hard to sympathize with Teqneek is because half the time I scroll down to write a review I find him bitching about the votes, either in his own review or in responses. In this sense, that whole strain of bars is like a slow, badly-aimed punch that Teqneek was dumb enough to walk into. Last four bars seem kind of contrived.

Teqneek - Q-Sik vs Glitch happened two years ago. DUDE. Kentucky line is decent but it's more of a reference than a diss. I totally get why you tried to flip a gay diss after Rav vs Emergency, so no points off for making a false prediction. I like how you smudged "can't rhyme" in order to rhyme. Very clever bar, works out in your favor. Then you come with four bars that all have 'damn' as the penultimate word. Four bars about religion made me cringe. For fuck's sake dude. Really? REALLY? I feel like I'm reading rhyming YouTube comments. Shitty battle host is a decent line, Blest told me enough for me to understand that this is a definite personal.

I feel like I'm being really unfair voting against Teq all the time even as he out-flows and out-rhymes his opponents, but I really do judge based on personals, and honestly Teq had a lot of lines that brought himself down as well. You referenced prescription medication twice, vaginas twice, penises twice, and you called your opponent a leprechaun. I do appreciate multis, but if you're writing multis for two consecutive lines of filler there's really nothing special about it. Try coming up with one or two personals that form a multisyllabic rhyme and writing another bar or two of filler around that.

Also, I think it's really funny how you two are both hypersensitive and how you both called each other out on it. Mark as a host and Teqneek as someone who can't stop talking about the voting system.

Q-Mark-ency for the win. Teqneek is more than capable of winning battles (seeing as he officially won this one) but he needs to start stacking some wit on top of his technique (har har).

AxTekk responds:

ayo always interesting to see how other people heard this battle bruh. I'd probably choose Mark too, just cause I find him fucking hilarious and he was so damn steezy on this track but honestly I couldn't pick. Thing with Teq is that he always gives you this hilariously over-the-top spectacle whenever he goes in. I think seeing Teq perform this kinda ridiculously verbose, flowsy, hyperenergetic straight-from-the-heart shit while spitting about people being leprachauns and blowing goats might make people appreciate his style more. Teq is pure spectacle.

EDIT: also lmao at the Teqneek thing
it's blatantly just cause I dissed you for liking Teq and Fats bruh
no other plausible explanation

[Topic Loop]

Maybe I've played too many puzzle games, but this song pisses me off by virtue of me imagining that I'm trying to solve a puzzle and failing at it. I like the variation that you tossed in, but it could probably have stood to have a really ambient breakdown or something. It's something that most of these loops don't have, but it really helps to prevent it from drilling a hole in your head when you're playing a really tough game for 45+ minutes.

AxTekk responds:

Hmmmmm I see what you mean, but I guess I just had too many things I already wanted to pack into 4 minutes, plusss I figured the two (admittedly brief and still intense) breakdown sections added enough of a breather whilst still making it feel like things were being piled on top. I kinda wanted it to feel like a shepherd tone, always feeling like it's rising in intensity but actually just returning to the same point.

But yeah, 100% see what you mean. Guaranteed to drill holes in skulls.

[Teq Vs Ax 3steylebattelll]

After much thought, I'm going to cast my vote in favor of Lil C. Teqneek was way off-topic, Ax threw some punches and even flipped some shit, but Lil C went ham - most complex rhymes, attacked more consistently and brought it with strongest delivery.

I would have given this more stars if I hadn't cringed so much.

AxTekk responds:

round here there's no "i" in cringe

[Aural Twerkn it]

Damn, you sound nice as hell on a slow beat. Your voice and style work really well when you sound depressed, which might be kind of an underhanded compliment but it's true. Backhanded or not, this genuinely sounds really smooth. Not sure I understand the lyrics but if this is supposed to be anything like Aesop Rock (I hear they're an inspiration) then maybe I'm not supposed to.

MaoDaMighty responds:

Im pretty sure this one was the product of a verse and hook I wrote and recorded in a sitting or Lib ShimShimz asked to rap on the beat for something or another...I don't remember... thanks though... I guess I'll get an emo haircut and emo face paint- they wear face paint, right?