MC Challenge Rules

(Regular season qualifying event)

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Round 1: Written Round 

Challengers have 60 seconds to do a written piece. The idea of this round is to showcase songwriting skills, and Challengers are encouraged to provide their own instrumental, or they may choose to rock over a popular beat from the DJ.

 

Round 2: Acapella Round 

Challengers have 60 seconds to do a written without music. The goal of this round is to demonstrate
the ability to control the crowd with just the sound of your voice.

 

Round 3: Grab Bag 

This round requires the ability to freestyle as challengers will reach into a bag,

to pull out a number of items decided by the hosts, and incorporate the items into their rhymes.

90 second (soft) time-limit, after that time, challengers should be encouraged to hurry. 

 

Round 4: Beat Juggling 

Also known as MC vs. DJ, the DJ is the focal point of this round and will play three different beats ( roughly 30 seconds a piece)
to test the MCs ability to change tempos. The goal for the MC is to never stop their flow or get thrown off by the different beats.

DJ has to be on point during this round and can also speed up or slow down the records at will. 

 

Round 5: Cypher Skills

Challengers will be paired with other challengers and trade four bars with each other 3 times a piece. 

The point is to see how well they work with another person. 

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** **Battling is absolutely forbidden in all rounds.**** 

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JUDGING

A panel of judges will award 1-5 points for the following skils in each round:

Lyrics

Delivery/Flow

Stage Presence

Crowd Response/Interaction

Creativity
 

A perfect score is 125 points per judge. 

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