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Originally Posted by *TaLi*
Well, here it is finally. Unfortunately, some of the Mods have had more important life sort of issues to deal with, not to mention a few folks didn't come through with what they thought they might. Therefore, there is no magazine. Sorry folks lol...
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Just joking about the no magazine part. The rest is true though. Here is what we have. Hope it will suffice given the circumstances...
TaLi’s Top Ten Verses
Disclaimer: There were approximately 30-40 verses written in the past two weeks. This is a top 10 list. Therefore, reality mandates that there will be many well-deserving verses that don’t crack the top ten. Additionally, this is MY top 10 complete with my own personal biases and everything. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that you all won’t agree with my picks. That is fine. Say so. Make a big fuss over it. That is what this is all about anyways really. Before I get to the list, I want to give a huge honorable mention to Tw.ee.Ty, Kool G. Rap, I Dunno, Unavailable, Eternal Path, Ninja Kid, Blas, and CK. All of yall’ have dropped stuff in the past two weeks that I seriously considered before making my final decisions. Oh yeah, one other thing. I decided not to put myself on this list. Whether I deserve it or not doesn’t really matter too much to me. I just thought it would be a little cheesy two put my own stuff on there when I’m the one making the list up. Without and further bullshit, here we go…
10. Jersey Emcee
13. Pent Up (17-7) VS 14. Jersey Emcee (20-7)
This wasn’t the longest piece in the world, but something about it really caught my eye. The best part of it for me was the way it flowed so flawlessly from line to line and how each and every rhyme seemed to be chosen with care. I said it in the vote but it felt like I was reading a Nas rhyme or something. The twist at the end was the cherry on top.
9. Doyen
11. Unavailable (44-30) VS 12. Doyen (26-6)
I pretty much sound like a broken record when I talk about Vern’s pieces. I’m sorry; I can’t help it. This fellow has one of the smoothest styles of writing that I’ve seen anywhere that I’ve been. As usual, the rhymes in this piece were up there with the best. The actual story itself unfolded in a way that kept feeding me little teasers before I’d get to something I really needed to know to keep it going. I might have to start incorporating some of that into my own stuff. The last thing about this rhyme is the ending. Shit reaaally makes you feel sorry for those poor bastards.
8. L Dogg
10. LDogg The King (42-10) VS 11. Pent Up (17-6)
As I’ve said before on many occasions, this dood here is one of the best with words. More specifically, the language he uses really sets up a scene and helps the story to progress smoothly. This particular piece was one of those present-past-present type of joints which is a little different from most of what was written these past two weeks. Best part of the piece for me was pretty much the message. Without spoiling shit, the basic idea was just to advise against taking life for granted and that’s something I think too many people do, including myself.
7. Doyen
Contenders Match:: 3. Doyen (26-5) VS 4. Dead King (0-0)
This was pretty much one of those, I really ought to vent type of pieces. If you’ve ever wanted to know why Vern writes and what the hell keeps him in this league after all he’s accomplished, click that link above lol. The piece itself was extremely emotional. His rhymes were typical Vern quality. The smoothness of the verse was there. But it was the emotion that stuck out the most to me. I’ve been in many of those same frames of mind so I suppose I could relate.
6. Insense
5. Tekneek (56-17) VS 6. Insense (21-5)
To be as straightforward as possible, I wasn’t a particularly big fan of what I had seen of Insense up until this point. To be fair, I had only seen two other rhymes before this one lol. This one here though sort of validated in my mind why this guy is 21-5 (22-5 if he wins). This was pretty much a tale of wonderful love, infidelity, tragedy, and I suppose a bit of redemption in the end although it’s still a tragic ending. The story itself was ok. I was more impressed with the way it was told. There were details a’plenty, which allowed the scene to be set quite vividly in my mind at least.