NYCSPITZ Cont...
PENT UP - The legend himself. 2nd seed in the Winter Topical, this behemoth is considered by some to eclipse even the dead man himself in terms of topical GOAT status. He has a unique knack for storytelling. The closest competitor he has here in terms of style is pinot grij imo. Both are maybe the best pure storytellers here, and seeing as how this is a storytelling tournament, IMO pent and pinot are the top 2 foavorites to win it. In addition to legendary host Lars these are the 3 ppl who pop up to the forefront when it comes to straight up storytelling. I haven't really fucked with Pent like that until that league run by that weird outcast dude that started his own website. But according to many he is GOAT and his few drops on NC prove he is in fact formidable and his name belongs in that same hallowed breath of champions such as dead man, vulgar, pinot grij, sacrifice (dude died) and soulstice. TO be honest I'd be shocked if he didn't make the finals at least, and anything below a remarkable run to the semis would be a total let down for Pent Up.
SPLIT EIGHT - This fucking skinny ass, redheaded bender (sucks at hockey), nerd looking, lanky cocksucker known as split eight is somewhat of a good will hunting genius ass mother fucker. The Bostonian with the willowy frame will be looking to win his first major title via a gamut of the strongest topical competition on the whole web. In a tournament of best on best, it's no surprise that the remaining topical behemoths online are all highly intelligent people as well as many rather forceful personalities. Split's presence lies in the fact that he can do a solid tier 2 dead man impersonation, although if he works on a piece with HIS style instead he can easily produce elite tier material. It would not surprise me in the least if he came through with some of the best verses of the tournament in the early going, but can his style carry him to the finals? Only time can tell. In terms of pure talent, if he can focus and stop swiping right for 80% of the Boston College Eagle females he encounters whilst slamming pabst blue ribbons and losing at NHL 2016 on xbox, he may make a dent here.
UNBORNBUDDHA - a proponent of the mahayana school of buddhism, unborn buddha is the most abstract and concept focused writer here. This doesn't necessarily bode well for him against a deep field who can all expertly tell stories sickly in rhyme format. This mother fucker here is currently probably engaged in a weird form of 3 month retreat celibate meditation reaching enlightenment on the craggy shards of rock (like those hand mountains from afro samurai) upon which an ancient chinese zen monastery has stood for centuries. If he can obtain wifi access in that remote area in a little known mountain province known as "MOVE PEN NOW GAOW", this esteemed member of the literati can open all of his chakras and merge with the slepndor of universal oneness. As a particularly open vehicle for the high road to enlightenment, this particularly esteemed soul knows that he is but a fluctuation of the fabric of space time (AKA GOD) which permeates the cosmos entire. Can he call upon the heavens to win? Just know that whoever wins, buddha will also win. For one is all...and all is one.
PINOT GIRJ - This caustic bottle of white wine has been fermenting deep in a cellar of lyrical darkness for years. After years of waiting, this vintage pinot is ready to shock your taste buds with, IMO, an exclamation point victory in the tournament. Pinot is my fav to win the tournament bc he is at his very best a pure storyteller, and I think if he stays on point for the whole tournament he will be unstoppable, like a cascading avalanche of roaring snow falling solemnly down the slaloms of an ancient Scandinavian glacier. This piece of shit is rather offensive in tonality in his discussion posts but that only adds to the vim and vigor of his drops, which at their best contain an unstoppable mix of storytelling mechanics, humor, cavalier narration, dark action, unheralded twists, and charles dickens-esque dictation. He is truly a specimen to look out for, as the topical scene has never seen anything like him. Can anybody stand in the way of this charging giant? I don't know if they can, but I will have to give it my all if I encounter him. The tournament favorite in my opinion - pinot grij.
DEAD MAN - The best of the best. How many people try to copy this motherfucker? That's why he's GOAT imo. But in pure storytelling, while he still is at the upper edge of elite, he has stiff competition in terms of guys like lars, pent and pinot. At his best Dead man is a barrage of conceptual carnage and sadistic symmetry, Nietzschean negation, metaphorical meandering, homonym humility, and lyrical lasciviousness. I have drawn the man in the first round, honestly I like the matchup. Although we are all growing older, and some of you will inevitably be left to wallow forever in the working class because you lack the belief in yourself to rise above such poverty, I think we all can make time for this super tournament. I work 40 tough hours and travel, sometimes very far to work but that's nothing a few red bulls wont cure. I am considering going to my adderall plug to face this monster, but since it fucked with my heart before I think I may have to stick to water, red bull, some monsters, and a few hail marys. My record against dead man is something of a 3-1 record but one was an ancient rapworlds battle which didn't count and the most recent battle was a dead man championship W in season 4 against NYC. Despite referring to myself in the 3rd person, I think I can garner enough focus to give deadman a run for his money, although he undoubtedbly will be the favorite. I didn't like my last verse against him but it is what it is. I got this. I think.
COREY/CIMM/Atheist - not really too familiar with you guys. bet you're dope tho? Sorry...LMAO...