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ILLMANIA 4 Track Battle

SuperGuy Vs Mani Mula Vs Punk

SuperGuy

Lets Beef Track: Battling With Snakes (ILLMANIA) - By: SuperGuy

Judgement: Five Thoughts

"Biggest issues to me is clearly the recording quality. Mixing skills are lacking, and the overall presentation from a production point of view took away from the song majorly."

"track was smooth, lyricwise, his delivery was on point, was gettin a lil bored tho midway thru"

"Most creative concept track-wise. I felt that the attitude and approach was very lethargic and vague, added to the atmosphere of the track but most certainly took away from the listening experience - it was more haunting than stimulating."

" i didnt get alot out of that song. to make a song like that successful its gotta be insane lyrically cus its so chilled out.. i dont think he captured that "

"The song itself, quality issues aside, was very good. I liked the aussie delivery and tone, made the song pretty unique. The content was thought-provoking, enjoyed the storytelling vibe, although the wording was a little forced in places"

Mani Mula

Lets Beef Track: Victory! - By: Mani Mula

Judgement: Five Thoughts

"The mixing on the hook seemed a bit off, thats the main issue that stood out to me. The delivery was very strong, and the content was impactful with the beef vibe."

"The first thing that strikes me is the hook-line "I'm walking away with a victory"... It was grazing to the eardrums due to the intense repetitiveness and monotony. It seemed to stick out like a jagged jigsaw piece."

"Mani did what he does .. he'd have a decent shot at some mainstream success.. i agree with what you said about his hook being a lil bit off .. ive heard some great hooks from him but that wasnt one of them "

"beat was nice and agressive, delivery was dope, lyrically, definately suited for this type of crew contest.."

"Overall it just felt like the track was a little short as far as content went, i just dont think there was enough content to push this track into 'great' territory."

Punk

Lets Beef Track: Thank The Lord - By: Punk

Judgement: Five Thoughts

"Delivery on the hook seemed a little rushed to me, was kinda hurt the strength of it. There seemed to be a vocal effect on it which i think was meant to make the hook seem more preachy but came off oddly robotic."

"I liked the warm and enlightening feel to this track. I felt that Punk connected with his beat the most and interacted with in a way that gave it a professional appeal."

"Punk fuckin killed it .. easily the best track of the 3 imo .. that boy crazy with it .. thats the only track id listen to more than once .. hes talented .. its obvious when you listen"

"Some areas suffered in terms of flow and delivery, the hook being a prime suspect. "

"There was definitely a number of highlights in the verse, with the story-telling vibe working perfectly with the production."

The Verdict

Voting closed after the first four judges all voted the same way, the feeling as a group was that SuperGuy's track was held down mostly due to its recording quality, although the judges opinion differed on the quality of the content with two enjoying the theme and complexity while the other two found it to be below avergae based on similar tracks of the same type. Mani's track was widely regarded as a great radio-friendly song, although criminally short on quality lines and the hook was overall rated as below average, yet catchy. Punk's hook was equally viewed as a bit off delivery wise, but the content was praised lyrically and on a delivery level.

The judges unanimous vote goes to Punk of Legion Of Doom.

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