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[Further Bars of Heat by P.]

Not bad.

Lol @ Eye of Uselessness's review; ignore that fool, he wouldnt know hip hop if it slapped him in the face.

As for this track, I like the beat a lot. The flow is energetic and I like the attitude you got going down. An issue I had was with the general clarity of the bars; this may be caused by the low quality recording, but I think it could also be that some of your bars are rushed and arent balanced with the syllables. Aside from that, this is a solid drop, keep at it Pop Rock (if thats what they call you : )

P-Balla responds:

Thank you for the kind words and the 0 bomb - I really owe it to both yourself and DJ Stressed aka TheBrownEyeOfMusik.

I agree with you on one thing: the quality is pretty shit. But off-time bars? Everything flows perfectly... bars don't have to have balanced syllables (unless you're a beginner, and you can't rhyme with complexity). Please don't critique my work again (or at least learn a little about Hip Hop before you try).

[Minimal Damage]

Head bobber rigth here!

The beat is infectious! The flow is rolling and the chops are so dope! You got a real interesting voice bro, definitely got something unique going on here.

As for your comment about the shitii assholes on NG... I dont understand how anyone could be giving these tracks that low of a score, some people are just fucks I guess...

Def keep at this brother, this is so ill!

[Last Breath (Heavy Rain ReMix)]

Solid

Wish I played Heavy Rain so I could put this into context, because the music is very deep and emotion. Reminds me of a Gears of War commercial/trailer. I like the dirty sound on the drums. I thought that the transition to drum section to the piano solo (@2:09) was a bit too abrupt, kinda of hampered the flow of the piece, imo. Solid piece though, glad you linked me this, definetly a spin worthy track.

cjsnow1 responds:

I haven't actually played it either. I read about it in Game Informer before it came out. It looked cool and it was in my head for about a week. I quickly forgot about it though. I then stumbled upon the OST on YouTube back in June and remembered it.

Thanks for the review. Now that I go back and listen to it, it does seem abrupt. I don't know how I would make it better though. Any hints on how I would?

[Song 1 (Intro)]

Ominous!

This is a sick tune for Halloween, really gots that eerie/axe murdered in the closet feel to it. Love it when the beat kicks in; Id almsot say that the intro is too long, but I think it builds up the atmosphere in this one. I'm not to sure on the weird snare hit though, it's different and it works with this composition, but it almost sounds too dominant over the rest of the sounds...hmm... All in all though, real decent track right here. Keep at it brother cjsnow1

cjsnow1 responds:

I sampled the Snare from the original song (Portishead's Western Eyes. Final track off of their second self-titled LP.) Vinyl Rip FTW! (:

Thanks for the critique. I greatly appreciate it when people give their opinions on my tracks. Hope to see another kick-ass HDC Battle soon. Any chance of using this beat? (That'd be awesome!) lol

[A Ticket to the ThunderDo]

Underground Sounds Here.

"Ask em for a freestyle, they say they'll be right back." Love that line, and it really speaks to the path that hip hop has been going these days; people say they hip hop, but when it comes to showing there style, they go and rehearse in a closet.

As for some comments on this track:
Russ's flow is decent; it's steady and his enunciation is crisp. The hook is so smooth! J-Solo brings a nice change up in tone, I like how he ends his verse. If I was to give ya'll some critique I'd say work on throwing in some more complex rhyme schemes and multi-syllable rhymes in there. A few of the adlibs seemed a bit off, example, "No MTV or radio" <- its panned to the left and when it cuts out, it drowns out the next line.
I love the beat; this is sampled from Rocky right? If it is, SICK! If not... its sick regardless! The drums were a bit too basic, but they served the purpose and drove the track steady.

Props on these maneuvers brothers, and thanks for the shout out. We gonna keep hip hop real, peace.

[-Foundation-]

Sick.

Really like the rhyme scheme you got going on. The flow and delivery is decent; only part I had to squint (with me ears) was @ about 1:30, sounded a bit rushed there. The hook is really good. I"-I-I-i need a steady place to be.' <- Sick! Hmm...theres one wording choice that Im not sure about, "my motherfucking birth". Nice work twreckz, find that foundation brother.

twreckz responds:

ay thanks alot man. yeah i dont know ive been rapping for a little less then a year basicly. and not too good at this recording stuff. but i do try my best and im glad you gave me some good constructive criticism. thanks man. check out all my tracks and the ones ill be posting soon.

[But It's Alright]

WTF Newgrounds!

Why does this have sound a low score? I know that answer...

I really like the gritty underground feel on this cut. The beat is really different, I like that. The rap flows, but it could be amped a bit, its a bit difficult to catch some of it.

Real tight track Epitome.

DJEPITOME responds:

Thanks.

Yeah I Didnt Master The Verse, So It's Drowned Out At Some Parts, But I Think The Track Gets The Job Done For Now.

Thanks Again For Listening

[Mother In Tears- Musty Elbow]

Wow.

You're mother is a lucky woman to have you as a son. These kinda of songs remind why I love hip hop (and art in general) so much. The hook is straight up powerful; so much passion. I will pray for your mother's health bro.
Keep up OxyJin.

[[--Just A Dream--]]

Sick build up...

and then the beat kicks in with the vocal chops! SICK! I really like the drum sound you got on this; it sounds so full and has depth. Normally I dont like an over usage of cymbal crashes, but i think this beat used them well. Sick work DJ Moose, this is illin

DJM00se responds:

yo thanks for the review man! appreciate it!

[Sarsaparilla - Optimistik]

Sick rhymes

You got the rhymes down packed, and for the most part the flow is decent. I like the abstract yet direct lyrics real sick mix of it here. I'd say work on your delivery so that you can make those lyrics stick in the listeners ears, right now, your very monotone, sounds almost like your bored; with practice you'll learn how really get into the words your flowing. Keep at it Freestyle Uprising.

This track isnt a freestyle is it?

FreestyleUprising responds:

Thank you so much man!
It was gonna be a few freestyles chopped together, but I liked the beat to much, so I wrote something. I really appreciate feedback, and I agree I should work on my flow.
Between being tired, and the chill calm beat, I just didn't put the energy I should have into the flow.
Again Thanks so much!