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BOWING OUT
Dear LetsBeef,
Due to various life circumstances that are both ongoing and new within the last couple of weeks (Dog troubles, house concerns, thyroid meds, and getting engaged), I will no longer be coming online much anymore. It was a good run, and there were even moments I enjoyed.
Yet, as a person with increasing responsibilities, I really dont have the time to justify being online and battling with any consistency or effectivitey.
The downfall of the audio presence and culture on the site is a contributing factor, but second to just having too much real life responsibilities. On that note, I must admit, the site is less enjoyable than ever and paid prize support for competitions seems to be more of an act of desperation (throw $ at a larger problem), than a reasonable long term solution.
I feel before I take this hiatus that my constructive criticism is important to give, so here are the things I miss on Letsbeef:
1. Live LB tinychat cyphers. Discord has RMC and other rooms that are doing this, and which I participate in.
2. Audio alt tournaments - Definitely topical I miss the most, but all those that text has should also be in audio, but....
3. Audio presence... has been floundering for 2 years now and cant support the scene for such tournaments of the past.
3. GFX -most of you probably dont know what that means... smfh
4. My own time to put in. This cant be solved by the site. I just cant elevate my delivery or writing when I dont have the time to put practice and work into it, which is a bummer, but it is what it is. I jump on and off here during work for the lolz and to procrastinate as an exemplary distraction, but dont have much time at home to actually battle effectively.
5. Real voting comments with believable and helpful feedback. It really doesnt help or make sense to say you thought somebodies punches were better or that my voice is annoying. Why were the punches better? Did the set up connect more? Was it execution? How so?
I personally know my delivery is rushed almost 100% of the time, mostly due to writing and immediately recording near deadlines. And also because I hate cutting bars that I like. I also am very aware I have a higher, nasally voice, which is unlikely to change upon criticism unless I start fronting real hard. My writing certainly has several aspects that could be improved, and some of that is because I resist changing my esoteric read-between-the-lines style which doesnt connect well admittedly.
But, the user base is no longer open to anything different on this site. There is a notable decrease in creativity due to pigeonholing and definitely a growing homogeneity of style.
This new culture is not sustainable because its insular and uninviting, and sort of unenjoyable as well.
I respect that many of you are decent writers, but at the end of the day battle rap is silly and a very small sub-genre of much more awesome hip hop culture this site no longer reflects. Its 5 Elements not 1/4 element... lmao.
Have issue with this post if you would like, I really dont care.
So long for now.
Love,
FreeK
---------- Post added at 11:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:55 AM ----------
@Aggo ... what happened to us?! Tips hat. Also, @ Bleu , @ Student , @ Rant ... stay connected . @ Bape let's collab with @ Dirty Work
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@Seul great scheme battle! ... good one to go out on.
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BOWING OUT
Dear LetsBeef,
Due to various life circumstances that are both ongoing and new within the last couple of weeks (Dog troubles, house concerns, thyroid meds, and getting engaged), I will no longer be coming online much anymore. It was a good run, and there were even moments I enjoyed.
Yet, as a person with increasing responsibilities, I really dont have the time to justify being online and battling with any consistency or effectivitey.
The downfall of the audio presence and culture on the site is a contributing factor, but second to just having too much real life responsibilities. On that note, I must admit, the site is less enjoyable than ever and paid prize support for competitions seems to be more of an act of desperation (throw $ at a larger problem), than a reasonable long term solution.
I feel before I take this hiatus that my constructive criticism is important to give, so here are the things I miss on Letsbeef:
1. Live LB tinychat cyphers. Discord has RMC and other rooms that are doing this, and which I participate in.
2. Audio alt tournaments - Definitely topical I miss the most, but all those that text has should also be in audio, but....
3. Audio presence... has been floundering for 2 years now and cant support the scene for such tournaments of the past.
3. GFX -most of you probably dont know what that means... smfh
4. My own time to put in. This cant be solved by the site. I just cant elevate my delivery or writing when I dont have the time to put practice and work into it, which is a bummer, but it is what it is. I jump on and off here during work for the lolz and to procrastinate as an exemplary distraction, but dont have much time at home to actually battle effectively.
5. Real voting comments with believable and helpful feedback. It really doesnt help or make sense to say you thought somebodies punches were better or that my voice is annoying. Why were the punches better? Did the set up connect more? Was it execution? How so?
I personally know my delivery is rushed almost 100% of the time, mostly due to writing and immediately recording near deadlines. And also because I hate cutting bars that I like. I also am very aware I have a higher, nasally voice, which is unlikely to change upon criticism unless I start fronting real hard. My writing certainly has several aspects that could be improved, and some of that is because I resist changing my esoteric read-between-the-lines style which doesnt connect well admittedly.
But, the user base is no longer open to anything different on this site. There is a notable decrease in creativity due to pigeonholing and definitely a growing homogeneity of style.
This new culture is not sustainable because its insular and uninviting, and sort of unenjoyable as well.
I respect that many of you are decent writers, but at the end of the day battle rap is silly and a very small sub-genre of much more awesome hip hop culture this site no longer reflects. Its 5 Elements not 1/4 element... lmao.
Have issue with this post if you would like, I really dont care.
So long for now.
Love,
FreeK
---------- Post added at 11:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:55 AM ----------
@Aggo ... what happened to us?! Tips hat. Also, @ Bleu , @ Student , @ Rant ... stay connected . @ Bape let's collab with @ Dirty Work
---------- Post added at 11:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:02 AM ----------
@Seul great scheme battle! ... good one to go out on.
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...and I love you too.
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Congratulations on getting engaged, & thank-you for your valuable input. I think having some people from the old days to keep that spirit alive is definitely required, but life is more important than the site. I wish you all the best, and good battle G.
Hopefully you still pop around from time to time to give us some of the that good ol' fashioned FreeK treatment.
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Congratulations on getting engaged, & thank-you for your valuable input. I think having some people from the old days to keep that spirit alive is definitely required, but life is more important than the site. I wish you all the best, and good battle G.
Hopefully you still pop around from time to time to give us some of the that good ol' fashioned FreeK treatment.
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Congrats on the engagement Freek. I'll miss you buddy, but I'm sure you'll pop up periodically to say what's up. You'll always be one of my favorite dudes on the site. Maybe I'll see you in rmc. Been meaning to get in there more often. Stay real buddy. It's all love.
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Congrats on the engagement Freek. I'll miss you buddy, but I'm sure you'll pop up periodically to say what's up. You'll always be one of my favorite dudes on the site. Maybe I'll see you in rmc. Been meaning to get in there more often. Stay real buddy. It's all love.
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Much love FREEK. Unfortunate to see you stepping away from LB but definitely understandable with the state it's in and such. We'll be in touch
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Much love FREEK. Unfortunate to see you stepping away from LB but definitely understandable with the state it's in and such. We'll be in touch
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10-16-2018, 04:16 PM
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Good luck bruh! nd if that collab thing was aimed at me I'm down.
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Good luck bruh! nd if that collab thing was aimed at me I'm down.
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I hope you make the best out of your future endeavours. Farewell, my good friend.
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I hope you make the best out of your future endeavours. Farewell, my good friend.
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Congratulations on the engagement and I hope your health returns quickly. Best of luck champ.
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Congratulations on the engagement and I hope your health returns quickly. Best of luck champ.
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Congrats on the engagement and farewell @ FreeK
Stay up, stay weird, stay a FreeK
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Congrats on the engagement and farewell @ FreeK
Stay up, stay weird, stay a FreeK
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See ya Jew, have a good one bro, all dee best.
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See ya Jew, have a good one bro, all dee best.
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By the way normally I'd shit on someone for making this because 99% of the time they come back but this seems honest and doesn't have malice so it's not the right response.
I agree with most of your points especially Live LetsBeef Cyphers, which is completely do-able with Discord, there just needs to be a way to record them so we can showcase them, if anyone knows a way hit me up
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By the way normally I'd shit on someone for making this because 99% of the time they come back but this seems honest and doesn't have malice so it's not the right response.
I agree with most of your points especially Live LetsBeef Cyphers, which is completely do-able with Discord, there just needs to be a way to record them so we can showcase them, if anyone knows a way hit me up
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