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Unread 10-09-2010, 09:14 PM
DjNarcotize
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 74
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Estimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 stars
Ranked Audio Record
24 Won / 22 Lost
Estimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.32/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.32/10 stars
Ranked Text Record
54 Won / 36 Lost
Default

Video Battles

The video battles are very similar to the audio battles. The only difference is that you have a web-cam involved and it makes the personal attacks a lot easier and more effective. So try not to look stupid when making a video battle, or it will be used against you. I do not do video battles so, I will leave you to figure this one out by yourself following the same guidelines with the audio battle. If anyone thinks their are specific video related information that should be added to this section please let me know via Comment or PM.. (Preferably PM)

Cyphers

Cyphers are similar to battles except instead of versing one person you are rapping with multiple people who join the cypher. The topic can be whatever you want and the other emcees have to rap about the topic picked by the cypher creator. If the topic is amazing and everyone brings some good material then the cypher just may hit the hotlist while getting a bunch of 10 votes in return. To create an audio, text, or video cypher simply hover over the audio, text, or video button in the top navigation bar and select Create "Audio, Battle, Or Video" Cypher

Crews might also use cyphers as "Tryouts" for new members to tryout and have a chance to earn a spot in their crew. Cyphers can also be used for Tournaments and Contests held by members as well.

Contests, Rounds, Topical, Crew Battles

- Contests and Rounds -

Contests are held to determine the best emcee's in a specific skill league. You might have a Grand Champion of Topical battles or the Grand Champion of Wordplay, as well as a Grand Champion for battling itself. Inside these contests are rounds which continue until their are only two people left. You can either be paired up in teams or be completely on your own depending on the nature of the contest. The last man standing is the winner once all rounds are completed.

- Topical -
Since we can't title our battles, topical battles are titled inside of the battle itself. The two Emcee's then proceed to type their battle within the topic.

In a topical battle a person is judged by how well they stick to the topic, how their concepts and punches flow as well as fitting the topic, personals, and wordplay. The better these skills are, the better you are at battling and the better the chance you have at winning

- Crew Battles -

Crew Battles are the only thing that determines how good a crew really is. Sure you can have skilled emcee's in a crew but, without proving that skill your nothing. It's a fight to the top to see who's better and without treating each other like a family and working together to get there, your just another wannabe crew that never made it. So, lets get started shall we?

Crew battles are similar to contests except specific members (Selected by the crew leader or captain) are paired up against the opposing crew to fight for the title of Better Crew.. This improves the crew rank, gives the crew bragging rights over the other crew, and increases the popularity of the crew. Don't take shit from anyone dissing your crew, if you think you got what it takes then go whip some crew ass if they diss your crew name. Just make sure that the crew your up against isn't way more skilled then yours. If you do, then your just asking for your crew reputation to drop and tons of hate and beef to come your way. For more information on crew battles go to the Crew section of this guide.

This concludes the Contests, Rounds, Topical, Crew Battles section of the guide, for more information about Letsbeef.com continue reading below.

Crews

- Joining a Crew -

In order to join a crew you must prove yourself worthy as an emcee first. Show your skills by battling other emcee's and maybe another crew will see your elevation and send you an invitation to their crew. Once in a crew you are no longer in the NOOB stage of Letsbeef.com. Although, there are plenty of skilled emcee's out there who are loners and don't join a crew. The fact of the matter is not having a crew and being able to join one if interested, and not being able to join a crew and wanting in on are two completely different things.

- Creating a Crew -

In order to create a crew you must first be an exclusive member and have at least 1 other person with you. After all, you can't be a 1 man gang. Well.. You could but it wouldn't be practical would it? So once you have that one other person with you that you trust you are ready to start your crew. Once you are in the create a crew panel you can choose your crew name and abbreviation. The crew name is what shows up next to your crew spot and the abbreviation is what shows under your name when posting a comment in the battle or cypher sections.

- Battles -
Crews are like gangs in a way, your a family of emcee's just trying to prove your skill.. If another crew disses your name you gotta go out there and teach them a lesson. In order to do that you have to
The first thing you have to do is be the leader or captain of a crew. If your a captain it is always best to talk any crew battles over with the leaders first before starting them.

To start a crew battle you must first have the appropriate access. You must at least be a crew captain to start a crew battle. Once you have obtained your status and have confirmed it with the leaders, you may proceed to start a crew battle. Starting a crew battle is very easy and shouldn't take more then a couple minutes to put together. Here is how to do it,

Hover over the Crews button on the top navigation bar and select the type of crew battle you would like to create (Text, Audio, Video). Once that is done you will be taken to another page that allows you to setup the battle. Here is where you will be allowed to pick the crew your battling, pick the members in your crew you want to battle the opposing team, and finally customize the battle settings whether it be Text, Audio, or Video.

- Leaders: Demoting, Kicking, Promoting -

Demoting, promoting, and kicking members from the crew is very easy. Simply, go to your crew page and scroll down to "My Crew Admin" and select the appropriate option in the drop-down bar next to the member you want to perform the action on.

Ranks

Ranks are very important in Letsbeef.com. When it comes to promoting tracks, proving skill, getting into better crews, and plain and simply just showing how much better you are then others on the site you want to have a good rank at all times.

- All Time Rank -

Your all time rank shows how good you are compared to everyone that is registered on lets beef. Usually breaking under a thousand is a decent all time record. It isn't easy getting a great record, it takes a lot of elevation, hard work, and skill. If you think you got what it takes then you should proceed to start your battling record with 0 losses as far as you can.

- Top Ten -

Top ten justifies your skill for the month, you can read more about this in the Top Ten section of this guide.

- Percentages -

Your win percentage is important. If you have lower then a 50% win percentage you are going to want to try and study more and elevate as much as you can.. A good percentage to have is around 60%+.

Top Ten

The Top Ten shows the top emcee's of the month. If you really want to show some true elevation in your skill, this would be the first thing to do. If you can acquire Top Ten on a monthly basis and hold it throughout the month. Then this will get your name out as well as showing your true potential. But, more important then the top ten is your all time rank which you can learn about in the Ranks section of this guide.

(Please Note: Some people are under the impression that the Top Ten emcee's receive percussive for holding it down throughout the month. This is not true! You must purchase exclusive to obtain it.)

Exclusive

Being an exclusive member is definitely beneficial and has it's advantages when on Letsbeef.com. To become a Letsbeef.com exclusive member as well as viewing a list of extra features exclusive members get after purchasing exclusive for only $4.99 a month then, click the link below. (You really aught to, you won't be disappointed!)

http://www.letsbeef.com/forums/payments.php

Voting System

- Voting -
The voting system is used for a few things; determining a winner of the text, audio, or video battles; to rate a cypher; and to determine the amount of points given or lossed after a battle is finished. The points all go towards your all time record and your Top Ten rank of that month. Sometimes you can lose a battle 2 to 1, whereas you get two votes and the other emcee had only 1 single vote. This can happen because of voting power which is explained next.

- Voting Power -
Voting power is raised and lowered depending on the persons fair votes. If you are a hate voter and go around voting improperly against members who should have won a battle. Your voting power will be lowered and eventually your votes will mean nothing other then earn you credits. If you always vote fairly and become a well known fair voter your voting power will be raised and your vote could count up to 2 - 3 people. That's how powerful voting fair can be.

- Credits -

You will earn 1 credit for every vote you give to a cypher or battle.

For more information on voting please check the How To Vote link in the Extra Information and Links section below.

Extra Information and Links

- Slang -

Dope, Sick, Ill, Dimed: It was cool, awesome, really good.
Dimed: They voted a 10.
Hater: Somebody who causes disputes or says mean things for no reason.
Fresh: Original or creative, new.
Bitten: Lines stolen from another emcee.
Biter: Somebody who steals lines instead of writing their own.
Recycler: Somebody who re-uses lines they have already used.
Played: A very common concept that is re-used in your own way. But, not bitten.
Wack: Something that's garbage or not good.
Snipe: Somebody with higher skill who easily wins a battle against somebody who has a lot lower skill level then them. (Not necessarily judged by rank)
GB: Good Battle
FV: Fair Vote
VBF: Vote Back Fair
FIN: Fair Is In (In Letsbeef.com terms at least)

- Links -

How To Vote
Official Rules & Regulations
Noobs Read This First
Lets Beef Support

Credits

All the credits got to me for putting together this guide as well as the appropriate credits to all contributors of the links posted above. I would also like to thank Letsbeef.com for creating such a great website for all us battle hungry emcee's to go and let out our wrath upon its domain. Thanks to everyone who read this and for all your comments and feedback.

Cheers,
[B|L|A|Z|E|D]
Unread 10-09-2010, 09:14 PM   #2
 
DjNarcotize
Estimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Audio: 7.33/10 stars
Ranked Audio Record
24 Won / 22 Lost
Estimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.33/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.32/10 starsEstimated Skill in Text: 7.32/10 stars
Ranked Text Record
54 Won / 36 Lost
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Voted: 21 audio / 92 text
Posts: 74
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)


Default

Video Battles

The video battles are very similar to the audio battles. The only difference is that you have a web-cam involved and it makes the personal attacks a lot easier and more effective. So try not to look stupid when making a video battle, or it will be used against you. I do not do video battles so, I will leave you to figure this one out by yourself following the same guidelines with the audio battle. If anyone thinks their are specific video related information that should be added to this section please let me know via Comment or PM.. (Preferably PM)

Cyphers

Cyphers are similar to battles except instead of versing one person you are rapping with multiple people who join the cypher. The topic can be whatever you want and the other emcees have to rap about the topic picked by the cypher creator. If the topic is amazing and everyone brings some good material then the cypher just may hit the hotlist while getting a bunch of 10 votes in return. To create an audio, text, or video cypher simply hover over the audio, text, or video button in the top navigation bar and select Create "Audio, Battle, Or Video" Cypher

Crews might also use cyphers as "Tryouts" for new members to tryout and have a chance to earn a spot in their crew. Cyphers can also be used for Tournaments and Contests held by members as well.

Contests, Rounds, Topical, Crew Battles

- Contests and Rounds -

Contests are held to determine the best emcee's in a specific skill league. You might have a Grand Champion of Topical battles or the Grand Champion of Wordplay, as well as a Grand Champion for battling itself. Inside these contests are rounds which continue until their are only two people left. You can either be paired up in teams or be completely on your own depending on the nature of the contest. The last man standing is the winner once all rounds are completed.

- Topical -
Since we can't title our battles, topical battles are titled inside of the battle itself. The two Emcee's then proceed to type their battle within the topic.

In a topical battle a person is judged by how well they stick to the topic, how their concepts and punches flow as well as fitting the topic, personals, and wordplay. The better these skills are, the better you are at battling and the better the chance you have at winning

- Crew Battles -

Crew Battles are the only thing that determines how good a crew really is. Sure you can have skilled emcee's in a crew but, without proving that skill your nothing. It's a fight to the top to see who's better and without treating each other like a family and working together to get there, your just another wannabe crew that never made it. So, lets get started shall we?

Crew battles are similar to contests except specific members (Selected by the crew leader or captain) are paired up against the opposing crew to fight for the title of Better Crew.. This improves the crew rank, gives the crew bragging rights over the other crew, and increases the popularity of the crew. Don't take shit from anyone dissing your crew, if you think you got what it takes then go whip some crew ass if they diss your crew name. Just make sure that the crew your up against isn't way more skilled then yours. If you do, then your just asking for your crew reputation to drop and tons of hate and beef to come your way. For more information on crew battles go to the Crew section of this guide.

This concludes the Contests, Rounds, Topical, Crew Battles section of the guide, for more information about Letsbeef.com continue reading below.

Crews

- Joining a Crew -

In order to join a crew you must prove yourself worthy as an emcee first. Show your skills by battling other emcee's and maybe another crew will see your elevation and send you an invitation to their crew. Once in a crew you are no longer in the NOOB stage of Letsbeef.com. Although, there are plenty of skilled emcee's out there who are loners and don't join a crew. The fact of the matter is not having a crew and being able to join one if interested, and not being able to join a crew and wanting in on are two completely different things.

- Creating a Crew -

In order to create a crew you must first be an exclusive member and have at least 1 other person with you. After all, you can't be a 1 man gang. Well.. You could but it wouldn't be practical would it? So once you have that one other person with you that you trust you are ready to start your crew. Once you are in the create a crew panel you can choose your crew name and abbreviation. The crew name is what shows up next to your crew spot and the abbreviation is what shows under your name when posting a comment in the battle or cypher sections.

- Battles -
Crews are like gangs in a way, your a family of emcee's just trying to prove your skill.. If another crew disses your name you gotta go out there and teach them a lesson. In order to do that you have to
The first thing you have to do is be the leader or captain of a crew. If your a captain it is always best to talk any crew battles over with the leaders first before starting them.

To start a crew battle you must first have the appropriate access. You must at least be a crew captain to start a crew battle. Once you have obtained your status and have confirmed it with the leaders, you may proceed to start a crew battle. Starting a crew battle is very easy and shouldn't take more then a couple minutes to put together. Here is how to do it,

Hover over the Crews button on the top navigation bar and select the type of crew battle you would like to create (Text, Audio, Video). Once that is done you will be taken to another page that allows you to setup the battle. Here is where you will be allowed to pick the crew your battling, pick the members in your crew you want to battle the opposing team, and finally customize the battle settings whether it be Text, Audio, or Video.

- Leaders: Demoting, Kicking, Promoting -

Demoting, promoting, and kicking members from the crew is very easy. Simply, go to your crew page and scroll down to "My Crew Admin" and select the appropriate option in the drop-down bar next to the member you want to perform the action on.

Ranks

Ranks are very important in Letsbeef.com. When it comes to promoting tracks, proving skill, getting into better crews, and plain and simply just showing how much better you are then others on the site you want to have a good rank at all times.

- All Time Rank -

Your all time rank shows how good you are compared to everyone that is registered on lets beef. Usually breaking under a thousand is a decent all time record. It isn't easy getting a great record, it takes a lot of elevation, hard work, and skill. If you think you got what it takes then you should proceed to start your battling record with 0 losses as far as you can.

- Top Ten -

Top ten justifies your skill for the month, you can read more about this in the Top Ten section of this guide.

- Percentages -

Your win percentage is important. If you have lower then a 50% win percentage you are going to want to try and study more and elevate as much as you can.. A good percentage to have is around 60%+.

Top Ten

The Top Ten shows the top emcee's of the month. If you really want to show some true elevation in your skill, this would be the first thing to do. If you can acquire Top Ten on a monthly basis and hold it throughout the month. Then this will get your name out as well as showing your true potential. But, more important then the top ten is your all time rank which you can learn about in the Ranks section of this guide.

(Please Note: Some people are under the impression that the Top Ten emcee's receive percussive for holding it down throughout the month. This is not true! You must purchase exclusive to obtain it.)

Exclusive

Being an exclusive member is definitely beneficial and has it's advantages when on Letsbeef.com. To become a Letsbeef.com exclusive member as well as viewing a list of extra features exclusive members get after purchasing exclusive for only $4.99 a month then, click the link below. (You really aught to, you won't be disappointed!)

http://www.letsbeef.com/forums/payments.php

Voting System

- Voting -
The voting system is used for a few things; determining a winner of the text, audio, or video battles; to rate a cypher; and to determine the amount of points given or lossed after a battle is finished. The points all go towards your all time record and your Top Ten rank of that month. Sometimes you can lose a battle 2 to 1, whereas you get two votes and the other emcee had only 1 single vote. This can happen because of voting power which is explained next.

- Voting Power -
Voting power is raised and lowered depending on the persons fair votes. If you are a hate voter and go around voting improperly against members who should have won a battle. Your voting power will be lowered and eventually your votes will mean nothing other then earn you credits. If you always vote fairly and become a well known fair voter your voting power will be raised and your vote could count up to 2 - 3 people. That's how powerful voting fair can be.

- Credits -

You will earn 1 credit for every vote you give to a cypher or battle.

For more information on voting please check the How To Vote link in the Extra Information and Links section below.

Extra Information and Links

- Slang -

Dope, Sick, Ill, Dimed: It was cool, awesome, really good.
Dimed: They voted a 10.
Hater: Somebody who causes disputes or says mean things for no reason.
Fresh: Original or creative, new.
Bitten: Lines stolen from another emcee.
Biter: Somebody who steals lines instead of writing their own.
Recycler: Somebody who re-uses lines they have already used.
Played: A very common concept that is re-used in your own way. But, not bitten.
Wack: Something that's garbage or not good.
Snipe: Somebody with higher skill who easily wins a battle against somebody who has a lot lower skill level then them. (Not necessarily judged by rank)
GB: Good Battle
FV: Fair Vote
VBF: Vote Back Fair
FIN: Fair Is In (In Letsbeef.com terms at least)

- Links -

How To Vote
Official Rules & Regulations
Noobs Read This First
Lets Beef Support

Credits

All the credits got to me for putting together this guide as well as the appropriate credits to all contributors of the links posted above. I would also like to thank Letsbeef.com for creating such a great website for all us battle hungry emcee's to go and let out our wrath upon its domain. Thanks to everyone who read this and for all your comments and feedback.

Cheers,
[B|L|A|Z|E|D]
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