ROUND ONE: (3)Vulgar vs. (30)Innovator - (VULGAR WINS 5-0)

[PancakeBrah]

Vulgar-

Awesome. This, Wise's, and big baby's verse are probably my favorites of the first round although I have three or four battles still to read. Your approach to the topic was nuanced. I think someone could skim-read this and think it doesn't relate but it does in both a literal and metaphorical sense. Your theme was one that you don't read to often on this site, basically an ode to the familial structure couched by describing the potential benefits of such in typically war torn areas. Your trademarks were here, in terms of the actual writing of the piece. Tight wording and the rhythm throughout, it never experienced any bumps or breaks. I think your rhyming was a titch (just a titch) less complex than usual but it was still a strong point. Any real qualms I'd type out would be nitpicky in nature. Well done.

Innovator-

This was very well written, and probably stands as the best verse I've read from you on the site. I could tell you put forth an effort with this, knowing your opponent. I thought the language throughout was unique, and the wording stronger than I expected. In a vacuum, you probably rhymed a bit better than your opponent and had a more fluid flow to your piece. The content department is where your verse gave way to your opponent's, though. Not to say the content was bad; I was interested in what you said all the way through. But the theme and concept of your verse was a bit pedestrian; it's been done before. You wrote in such a way that it was still interesting but I think you put yourself behind the eight ball a bit, conceptually, by not striving for a bit more nuance. Also, I think the relation to the topic was there but just slightly off the mark. This was a very ominous piece and while the picture depicts soldiers, yes, it's much more lighthearted than someone would guess by reading this verse. That's a small quibble to have, though. Overall this was a strong piece of writing.

I think Inno's verse, or a verse of similar calibur, could have won many matchups this week. But Vulgar shined on a conceptual level that he didn't match. Both verses were strong in terms of actual writing but I think Vulgar's content won the match.

v/ Vulgar