Detour VS Dizaster

detour · 05-28-2013, 03:54 AM

u don't really make shit off views...tbh I think the paid subscription shit is gay but the fact they were doing that was hidden from all the artists by mr xtra, the guy who runs colorado rap...I wouldn't have done the battle had I known...

for fucks same, I battled dizaster an it barely has 1000 views? u really think I woulda been kosher with that lol? I'm just giving u a work around...

but tbh tho with the amount of work u have to put into this art to be great at it, u have to get paid...the leagues have to have a way to support that, so charging three bucks to watch ten battles isn't much...if kats don't start doing paid viewing services the art will die soon enough an there will be no more battle leagues...

lets be real, battle rap right now is the last form of true, raw lyricism left in hip hop...u can say there's musicians who are lyrical but battle rap is about real rappers not just makin a good hook an if it dies then so does the lyrical progression an creativity that it spurs...

people expect to be entertained for free but what about the guy who spends ten hours writing, two weeks memorizing an another week rehearsing, then goes all over the country to put on a show an entertain not only the live crowd but the YouTube crowd as well? u gonna tell me he should dedicate his life to something that will never put food in his kids mouths?

kats act like a rapper is selfish for wanting to get paid, but in all honesty the fans are selfish for expecting us to devote countless hours to the craft without being compensated...I'm all for the love of hip hop but the love of hip hop doesn't feed my children or pay my rent or provide the money to cover the cost of traveling around the country doing this shit...

smack is the one league that doesn't have to charge for viewers at all (for now, but I guarantee that day will come) but that's cuz they charge anywhere from 50-150 per ticket to get in the door...

people get offended that they're asked to contribute to the cost of their entertainment but that's expecting something for nothing an it's not fair to the rappers, the hosts, the people who spend all day an night organizing these events an to thru insane amounts of stress to pull it off successfully...

I got no issues with u gow but that's a real asshole statement to make...if u don't wanna pay to watch some shit that's perfectly all right but sayin ull be damned if u have to contribute to enabling the people who entertain u to eat an provide for their families is just extremely inconsiderate an short sighted...

maybe u don't realize how much time effort an money it takes to run a league or even just be a musician or rapper...fuck us (rappers an organizers) for tryna find a way to be able to dedicate the time necessary to putting on worthwhile shows an still be able to survive...s'all good tho, maybe I sound bitter, but that shit pisses me off...kats treat MCs like we should just live in a cardboard box an eat at soup kitchens so u can watch us put out hearts into ur entertainment for free...

I suppose McDonald's should just give all their food away for free for the love of feeding the world an whatever u do for a living u should just do for free so u don't have to inconvenience ur customers by asking them to pitch anything in on whatever ur providing...ok I'm done now...no more essays...pz

05-28-2013, 03:54 AM	#7
detour Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 598 Accomplishments - Beat Diz (via Real Deal Handshake) Rep Power: 690963	u don't really make shit off views...tbh I think the paid subscription shit is gay but the fact they were doing that was hidden from all the artists by mr xtra, the guy who runs colorado rap...I wouldn't have done the battle had I known... for fucks same, I battled dizaster an it barely has 1000 views? u really think I woulda been kosher with that lol? I'm just giving u a work around... but tbh tho with the amount of work u have to put into this art to be great at it, u have to get paid...the leagues have to have a way to support that, so charging three bucks to watch ten battles isn't much...if kats don't start doing paid viewing services the art will die soon enough an there will be no more battle leagues... lets be real, battle rap right now is the last form of true, raw lyricism left in hip hop...u can say there's musicians who are lyrical but battle rap is about real rappers not just makin a good hook an if it dies then so does the lyrical progression an creativity that it spurs... people expect to be entertained for free but what about the guy who spends ten hours writing, two weeks memorizing an another week rehearsing, then goes all over the country to put on a show an entertain not only the live crowd but the YouTube crowd as well? u gonna tell me he should dedicate his life to something that will never put food in his kids mouths? kats act like a rapper is selfish for wanting to get paid, but in all honesty the fans are selfish for expecting us to devote countless hours to the craft without being compensated...I'm all for the love of hip hop but the love of hip hop doesn't feed my children or pay my rent or provide the money to cover the cost of traveling around the country doing this shit... smack is the one league that doesn't have to charge for viewers at all (for now, but I guarantee that day will come) but that's cuz they charge anywhere from 50-150 per ticket to get in the door... people get offended that they're asked to contribute to the cost of their entertainment but that's expecting something for nothing an it's not fair to the rappers, the hosts, the people who spend all day an night organizing these events an to thru insane amounts of stress to pull it off successfully... I got no issues with u gow but that's a real asshole statement to make...if u don't wanna pay to watch some shit that's perfectly all right but sayin ull be damned if u have to contribute to enabling the people who entertain u to eat an provide for their families is just extremely inconsiderate an short sighted... maybe u don't realize how much time effort an money it takes to run a league or even just be a musician or rapper...fuck us (rappers an organizers) for tryna find a way to be able to dedicate the time necessary to putting on worthwhile shows an still be able to survive...s'all good tho, maybe I sound bitter, but that shit pisses me off...kats treat MCs like we should just live in a cardboard box an eat at soup kitchens so u can watch us put out hearts into ur entertainment for free... I suppose McDonald's should just give all their food away for free for the love of feeding the world an whatever u do for a living u should just do for free so u don't have to inconvenience ur customers by asking them to pitch anything in on whatever ur providing...ok I'm done now...no more essays...pz