The SSL Week 7 Magazine: Kaged Animals Edition

[OG Maestro]

(I'll be updating this throughout the next few days. Please do not post, I hate wasting moments of precious time to delete posts. You'll know the Mag is finished when we reach the last page's content)

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The SS League Week 7 Mag

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Intro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Week 7's Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Frost's Top 10 Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kayged Animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RB Community Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Frost's Week 7 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kayge's Weekly Video Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VOTW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NS Shine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kayge w/ Predictions + Bonus Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Outro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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[OG Maestro]

Introduction

“I won't forget how you helped me elevate. But your time has to an end. I look at you in disgrace for your travesty of my name. Regardless, your memory serves well in my memory banks. And they grant thanks -- to you. Now I'm on my Worst Behavior. And there's nothing else you can do.”
- Professor Frost

(Heed the lyrics: You know who you are
WORD - G o d l y
)

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It's the youngin' Frost at it yet again for his second magazine to deliver door to door, just for the SS family.
This week we saw an amazing verse from Kayge, HW title verse by myself, 143's drop was ill content-wise & Illuminate came through with some good stuff. The most surprising was to see Alphabet break out his topical side which was quite unexpected.
We saw myself officially commit my first title defense which enters me into the SS History Books(not actually putting myself in at this time) along with following SS legends:

Sand x 1 Defence.
Ace of Aces x 1 Defence.
Nique x 1 Defence.
Engivale x 1 Defence.
Bruklor x 1 Defence.
Professor Frost x 1 Defence.

http://rapbattles.com/forum/showthre...799/index.html
(Just realized...they wrote "defense" in its British variant "defence". Europe has a lot of rap influence. The Don't Flop rap battles league and a bunch of UK guys on RB.)

We also saw a bunch of No Shows this week, just a bad turnout due to the nice roster we had built up. People were growing, getting better & it sucks to see them go.

Farewells go out to 143, Dagel, CLA919, Terrance Jokestrr, PTheBeast, Ridiculous & Diasick, whom got banned for 1 week

And on the upswing, for Week 8 we have the following entering -- making this week the highest roster we've seen from all three moderation periods, 18 -- and here they are.(Just imagine if everyone from last week stayed in. 24 people would have been in the roster)

Hellos go out to Oatmeal, Nigma, Whitesmoke, Fatrick Swayze, Wicked, Illustrious, & montauk

Week 7 Scoreboard
Professor Frost def. 143 by Technical KO
Fresh def. Antihero by NS
Kayge def. Illuminate by Technical KO
Dayday def. Terrance Jokestrr by NS
CLA919 vs. Skully Hendrix Double NS
Alphabet def. Dadiator by Technical KO
Split Eight def. Tropical & Ridiculous by NS

Frost's Top Ten Bars
(In no actual order)
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Alphabet
Death to me will forever be a blank slate
On empty canvas that creates fate
A great space, a void that’s filled
A notion poised of choice and will
Avoid the quills of the ones who teach you
But voice what’s real if nothing needs you
When something’s see through, it’s not translucent
It’s abstract use will lie where truth is
Define what youth is, there’s a challenge in it
Calculate an algorithm of a balance given

Professor Frost
...assaulting them with Poisonous blows of Prose
Or maybe each word was a verb? So each action was speech?
Who knows, my mind's doors closed so fast you could hear the hinges screech

Split Eight
The pause was short....
In retrospect, she sauntered forth-
Yet never said the thoughts she formed would be
Dropped in war. just left for dead... she taught the storm
It's darkened chorus, and every step- from what seemed to me,
A dream of peace, was falling towards the farthest shores...

Kayge
Philosophies, alchemy, talents hidden in the dirt
The Earth is just a callous whore; the truth is slid under her skirt
Perky tits, curving hips, rivers form her cervix slit
Caress her skin; kiss the surface of her nervous anxious lips
Grip her hand; let her show you all wonder that she hides
Feel the passion of her wind, ride the thunder that’s inside
Open your mind, let her guide you through the storm
Confide and trust in her, respect the lightning that she forms
Kept my heart an open vault, filled the lining with her truth
Designed a roof of window panes to keep her luster shining through

A blinded skew, fires brew, we just smolder in her silence
I can see above the ashy smoke, riding the shoulders of her giants

Tropical
An effervescent green tint smoothed over my skin
Adolescent dreams fused my mind within
Muscles strong enough to stop any trigger man
And all I can really think was "man I need some bigger pants"
Timid people can't take a glimpse of my exterior
Frigid body's stuck when they get a hint their inferior
They fear what they can't understand
To them I'm a threat & the cards of life I get dealt an underhand

Kayge
Withered art, poems written, find the meaning to its words
Confide in all its beauty, screaming birth of streaming verbs
Dream a verse; weave your lucid thoughts into our souls
Capture that elusive thing that always seems to stop your goal

The Great Father
What is real? What is a false prophet? One may never understand.
Life is a market that runs on supply and demand.

Illuminate
Her name was Wendy, Her smile was cracked and torn
Her bodies stacked and worn; She's always attractin' scorn
she used to act in porn, now she dances in clubs
for? chances are drugs; she makes nickles by glances and rubs

Professor Frost
I once believed in psychics for the limits we emit
But then I opened up my eyes for remnants missed, of time's shift
Once you grab hold of the stick, you punch the gas; full throttle
Inhale the fumes of discovery & intoxicate yourself on mystery's full bottle

Kayge
Queue the questions, interrogate what they believe
Irritate the common logic; shape the answers that we seek
Scrape the cancers underneath, attack the dreams we fail to reach
Peel the scenes and layers back ‘til you reveal what sleeps beneath
Teach a child, sing a song, and draw a smile across their face
Embrace then let them go like throwing comets into space

Kaged Animals

Kaged Animal - Lyrically gifted SS machine that poses a threat to all writers involved

Kayges Top 5 As Of Week 7 --> 8

My power rankings consist of the top 5 writers going in to week 8. This is purely MY opinion, and with careful consideration. . here is how my list looks

#1 Professor Frost


To be the man, you have to beat the man.

Professor frost is the current league champion and the number 1 ranked writer as of right now. Each verse seems to get more polished and better. A sure sign that he only gets stronger as the weeks go.


#2 xXFreshXx


Runner up for the champ title in week 8, Fresh has gotten past a heap of competition and rightfully earns his spot to battle Frost for that championship strap.


#3 Kayge

With a 3-0 record and a contenders match for week 8 that may/or may not send me on my path to a championship match. . I feel as of right now, I have this spot secured.


#4 Day Day


Closely behind me (kayge). . Day Day has a 2-0 record. Only reason i put him below me is because those wins came by way of no-show. However, Day Day has every tool necessary to knock me out of the #3 spot and steal my championship match away. . . easily shooting up to the top of the rankings


#5 Illuminate


Illuminate took a stumble with a couple losses, but hangs on to the number 5 spot IMO, just based off the hard schedule he has had to face, and the consistency of his level of writing. Will he continue to climb the rankings, or fall off and let someone else take the #5 spot? WE SHALL SEE!

RB Community Recognition

This comes from last week's Mag's response. Just some words of encouragement from our community that fuels us. Because even if it says my name, I am a product of SS & also a producer. I represent.

godam frost you went in. excellent mag.

btw can u put me for next week..if not this week

Damn bro, I'm still going through it all and this is fucking genius.

Great work homie. Thank you for the shoutout by the way!!

Ridiculous why the fuck am I weird? Fucking virgin!

I get more pussy than you -- FACT

wow man this is what the fuck im talking about frost, this shit was done nicely....great mag man really great

dope mag Frost. . finished product came out real nice

long as fuck. you interviewed yourself which is weird. good read though. youre one passionate motherfucker

DOPE.. great mag my g!

WTF. I aint even in this league and I thought this Mag was DOPE my dude!

Keep this shit up man! You're doing an excellent fucking job, real talk!!

this is dope good job @Professor Frost

good shit on the video @Kayge

damn you guys are putting in work it is appreciated

Dope as fuck Frost, I'd say it was worth the wait...but I'm impatient as fuck lol

Now I'm expecting a mag of this magnitude every 6 days frosty don't let me down lmao jk

great mag frost. really well done

dope mag, keep up the good work in here

@Professor Frost dope mag, man. poetry to topicals is a weird transition, I did the same thing like a year ago and it was tuffff. but you do catch a lot of votes for attention to detail

@Essen thanks for the kind words... hope to see you sign in again/ knock me out of the playoffs again

Awesome, sir Frost. And @Split Eight haha dope, perhaps man though the result could be flipped this time.

Give yourselves a clap SS fam, I wouldn't be anything without you all in here helping me out week after week & molding the SSL into what it is now.

[OG Maestro]

Frost’s Week 7 Overview
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The Roll Call
17 Competitors; 8 Battles; 2.66 Completed; 1 Double No Show; 3 No Shows; 0 NS Shine Battles

Champ Battle
Professor Frost(5-1) versus 143(4-1)
We saw an improved, bloody & sinful commandment-empowered scene from (5 & 1)Professor Frost go head to head with thee Sacred Scriptures League's Human Dictionary, (4 & 1)143; whose verse detailed a strict, technically sound verse which delved deep in dialogue & religious information which was the basis of his story. This battle's votes were one-sided but the decisions by each voter posed to be close margined.

A recurring theme of votes for each competitor this week was the enjoyable content that readers gained from each topical verse. Where the interesting but sometimes choppy structure of Professor Frost’s verse was reaching improved & digestible heights, 143’s verse fell a bit short due to lack of emotional value & reader-interest. It appeared to the community to be an overly obvious technical verse that bested Professor Frost in that aspect, but was very dry. To illustrate both sides of the coin, we’ll delve into a few votes sponsored.

143, the flow was solid from start to finish. I did find one or two grammatical errors but nothing big. As with most of your work, we have to make note of the broad vocabulary. Your take on the topic was good but unlike most weeks, I wasn't very entertained by your verse. Not saying it was boring. . but just my taste, I honestly feel that having the verse in "quote" form for almost its entirety took a bit away for me. I've just never been a fan of quoted narration. I dont mind if they are done in sections, but not for entire verses. . . but again, thats just a personal preference. The technical aspects were really well done, you developed a character around the image and really divulged yourself into illustrating his journey. A very well executed verse of championship caliber, even though i wasnt overly moved by it

Frost,
I enjoyed the story a bit here, and this is another one of those battles where people who are 'story above all' could easily make a case to vote for you. Seems you really stepped up the vocabulary for this one.

its lines such as. . .

And in came the endgame for abusement of my mind’s palace of sanity, I slayed-
But an insane cinema of repeating squeaks of springs, triggered clips that played…

where you would sneak in these witty little sections of imagery that gave the verse a nice touch.

multis were o.k., sometimes they felt a bit misplaced or forced

"nefarious breeding, this scene was my feeding..
She was pleading, while he was creeping, I was seething;"

but thought in the overall scheme, they had a nice balance and helped piece the longer lines together.

Between us, I didnt listen to the beat as i read your work. I like the writing to develop the flow, i never use the beats for a guidline, and flow is where i had the most issue with your verse.

In the first half of the verse everything seemed structured real well, and flowed good. Then by the middle section where you started hitting the transitions, it kind of started going all over the place. So i think your biggest challenge is going to be finding a structure that the readers can agree with, as this is what hindered your verse the most when people voted against you last week.

with all that said, i still liked the actual story better then 143's. and even though i had issues with certain sections of your work, i at least like the fact that the transitions took me into new territory, and seemed to hold my interest. With 143's verse, I kind of found the pace of the story a bit bland. . and all the quotations were a bit distracting. However, as far as flow, vocabulary etc. . all that was very enjoyable and the structure was much easier to follow.

like i said, its a hard one to vote because where one lacked, the other excelled and it counter balanced both of the verses leaving my decision deadlocked. .

I just walked away feeling a bit more entertained by Frost's verse. It dont happen often, but 143 just didnt really click with me. And even though i liked the technicals a lot more in 143's work. . Frost was just a more enjoyable read with all noted faults aside.

vote - Frost

143.

lots and lots of improperly used vocabulary in a sea of broken grammar.... i feel as though your poetic license has expired. I dunno what to add, man. I wouldn't vote if it wasn't a required match, I feel as though every vote is a broken record. Rhyming wasn't too bad, no particularly forced rhymes, but your schemes were multi-oriented without being multi heavy.... I felt like you were flinging too many syllables around.

I genuinely like your style and enjoy the unconventional vocabulary, but I wish you would edit or maybe just become more familiar with the vocabulary when used in a proper context. Here, words being used in a way that they were not meant to be used detracted from not only the clarity of your verse but the smoothness of your writing voice.

dialogue is always terribly awkward in rhyming format, and the amount of dialogue in this plus your highly alternative style made it undecipherable grammatically rather than thematically.

the story was set up in an interesting way, but I didnt enjoy this verse in any way.


Frost.

pretty good. your story was a bit obscured by elaborate detail, but i picked out the general plot and message. your format and wording was quite good until the end where it trailed off.

sometimes i think a good writing device is to allude to things and events that you purposefully don't describe, so you are effectively creating an environment that is natural to the rest of your writing. it also lets you create a lot of plot action in fewer words, so long as you draw attention towards those "moving" segments and how they affect the story/ characters.

obviously, you are still rapidly elevating and refining your technique, finding your style... so I feel like a lot of this verse was brute force lyricism rather than advancing ideas or building a story. on the mechanics front, definitely try to keep shuffling your rhyme schemes along (so they dont get stale) and chase down more challenging rhymes in general. in that aspect 143 definitely had you beat.


so yeah. I realize i didnt go into an in-depth comparison of the verses and how they approached the topic, but i usually reserve that for close matches... Imo both competitors adequately encompassed the topic, and then Professor Frost did that in a much more enjoyable/ effective/ masterful way.

feel free to discount the vote if you think I'm being biased against 143.

V/ PF.

Frost, man the magazine article type of structure for your verses bothers the fuck out of me tbh. I don’t know if TGF influenced that on you or what but it takes away from the actual read, especially the random underlinings and bolds, you shouldn’t have to point of what words might or might not be important. Your flow was lacking, got stuck a few times, but your story told was decent, had a strong message. I felt you should have incooperated more into your last segment to make this a more complete read but not bad.
143, I liked the story, came complete in my eyes. Your flow was good, but there was a lot of weird wording in there. Many lines which had nothing to do with the story and felt that you forced too much into the wordplay. I think just genuinely you have an abstract style and cant help but to show it, but it usually sidetracks from the storytelling aspect when you write. Other than that not a bad read.
Gotta go with frost here just for the more enjoyable read. 143 threw me off way too much to actually get the full feel of his story.

v. frost

Symbols decent verse man, flow was on point through out, multis were kinda weak, teccnicals were iight. The story wasn't bad, but the quote thing isn't my cup of tea. I feel its harder to teel a story and include imagery when someones narrating, but you still managed to pull of a very decent verse.

Frost, you're really taking the story telling aspect for a ride. I feel like you mastered TGF's story telling mode and incorporated it into your already mastered art of rhymeslaying. I disagree with cai keep doing your thing the format you use does not bother me, in fact it spices it up imo. If you were just telling a story without decent rhymes and flow then I would say what cai said potentially, but not like this it was sick. I enjoyed the story, flow was on point, and the multi's for the most part were pretty cool.

I gotta go with frost just enjoyed his verse more, thought he grasped the picture and portrayed it as a story better.

v/PF

As you can see this battle was fueled with singular votes with mixed opinions & ultimately Professor Frost's creativity was what saved him in this battle, according to most.
For the second week in a row that was his saving grace.

Contender Match:
Fresh(4-2) versus Antihero(3-1)
A NS Contenders battle. What a shame...Fresh pulls out a NS Win.

Illuminate(3-1) versus Kayge(2-0)
This battle was definitely battle of the week. Just beautiful bodies of text from both competitors. Kayge honestly hosts his best verse in this week; dominating the Top Bars section accordingly. Illuminate had a well written verse but Kayge brought such lush imagery together with killer rhymes, storytelling & flow. Illuminate almost matched this. He had similar flow & just about went over if not just met Kayge's imagery content. His story was way more present than Kayge's but every other aspect seemed to tip in Kayge's favor.

According to one voter, flow & wordplay suited Kayge.
While Story & Imagery suited Illuminate.
Creativity was tied for them.

In the end. All voters decided on Kayge & he emerged victor.
Excellent job to both competitors for a dope battle.

Cla919(3-3) versus Skully Hendrix(2-2)
Double NS? Wack asf. Nobody Wins..

Cai(3-3) versus PTheBeast(1-0)
PTB NS. Wack...Cai Wins.

Terrance Jokesterr(2-0) versus Day-Day(1-0)
Wack. No Show by Terrance. Day-Day Wins.

Tropical(0-0) versus Ridiculous(0-1) versus Split Eight(0-0)
Unfortunately Ridiculous had managed to get sick, withdrawing from the league respectfully. Tropical & Split still dropped. Tropical had a moving motion picture of imagery as he tackled his topic head on. A bit TOO head-on which made it lack that creative spin on it. Split took a totally unorthodox approach which boasted crafty, unique rhyme schemes & excellent technicality within the verse. It held abstract value that made it a creative force that Tropical ultimately couldn't contest with. Split won. Good job for showing you two. @Ridiculous hope you feel better bro.

The Great Father(1-2) versus Alphabet(1-2)
This battle was a surprising disappointment. TGF didn't have much drive to take it home this week. Alphabet shocked us all when he contested the weak showing with a very well crafted topical verse. It was filled with precise multi syllabic/interfuge rhyming that made for an entertaining read. The only problem was the brevity of it. Alphabet Won by a Technical KO, well deserved too.

Kayge's Weekly Video Review
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[OG Maestro]

Spectacular verse by The Kaged Animal. This magazine editor's personal favorite of the season, as well as many others' favorite in the league.

Verse of The Week

'An object at rest, tends to remain at rest;
And an object in motion, tends to remain in motion'
– Sir Isaac Newton

Close your eyes. . .

Soothe your mood, food for thought, hints that ooze with clues
We walk this world confused, twisted blocks of Rubric’s cubes
Looking through the foggy hues, read a book, protruding views
We all come into our senses, once we conclude it’s all a ruse

. . . now listen

Queue the questions, interrogate what they believe
Irritate the common logic; shape the answers that we seek
Scrape the cancers underneath, attack the dreams we fail to reach
Peel the scenes and layers back ‘til you reveal what sleeps beneath
Teach a child, sing a song, and draw a smile across their face
Embrace then let them go like throwing comets into space
Promises are placed; defeat the obstacles that block the paths
You’ll beat those complications if you stop and do the math
Perhaps its human nature, loosing traction in our tracks
Moving clueless through these rooms, locked in cabinets full of trash
Bloom a laugh; find the glowing light that flickers in the dark
Stitch your fears against your past and break the cast of bitter hearts
Withered art, poems written, find the meaning to its words
Confide in all its beauty, screaming birth of streaming verbs
Dream a verse; weave your lucid thoughts into our souls
Capture that elusive thing that always seems to stop your goal

Now pause . . .

Breathe - take a moment if you need -
You can achieve anything if you just own it and believe
Philosophies, alchemy, talents hidden in the dirt
The Earth is just a callous whore; the truth is slid under her skirt
Perky tits, curving hips, rivers form her cervix slit
Caress her skin; kiss the surface of her nervous anxious lips
Grip her hand; let her show you all wonder that she hides
Feel the passion of her wind, ride the thunder that’s inside
Open your mind, let her guide you through the storm
Confide and trust in her, respect the lightning that she forms
See I was born consumed in theory, wrapped inside its tomb
Till I snapped the staples off and took peek outside the womb
Breached a world of vision, let it nurture me ‘til death
But every curvature I learned was just another baby step
Kept my heart an open vault, filled the lining with her truth
Designed a roof of window panes to keep her luster shining through

A blinded skew, fires brew, we just smolder in her silence
I can see above the ashy smoke, riding the shoulders of her giants

. . .So if you ask why?

It soothes your mood, food for thought, hints that ooze with clues
You walk this world confused, twisted blocks of Rubric’s cubes
Looking through the foggy hues, read a book, protruding views
You'll come into your senses, once you conclude it’s all a ruse

Now open your eyes. . .

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No Show Shine

What would you do: If you were Galileo Galilei
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I’m hopin’ that an open scope can change every moment passed
Put to task by potent proponents that an ingenious showman has
I bask in the omen blasted before me like broken glass, chosen as
The focus that’s cast upon the boundless mass
I connect the dots and segment spots to create the picture
Exhibit thoughts vividly which get written like sacred scriptures
Blueprints to instruments that’ll create movements in history
Like a lucid dream that removes the pollutants and everything
From my inner being so I awaken feeling fresh and adventurous
I’m never incredulous but I’m just festered with eminence
Always get through life by taking the scenic route
The things I’ve seen you wouldn’t believe its true
I’ve seen the flow of time and rhythm captured within the stars
The way they congregate to tell a story is actually quite bizarre
I’ve seen high tide as proof the earth revolves around the sun
The earth is a maelstrom of mysteries and I have solved another one

[OG Maestro]

Kayge's Predictions

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(Non-Season Battle)SPOTLIGHT MATCH: Professor Frost vs. Mr. Black/Blacketh/Cognition

It's great to see Blacketh back in action! As one of my personal favorite writers online, Professor Frost has a tall mountain to climb with this battle. Black has been a staple of these leagues, and his experience will give him a definite advantage over challenger Frost. Frost has the ability to match Black's creativity? But does he have the skill-sets to match Blacks powerful metaphors and imagery? My best guess is no, and while this will be a dope ass battle, I expect Mr. Black to come out on top.

CHAMP MATCH: Professor Frost(6-1) vs. xXFreshXx(5-2)

Thanks to Dagel's departure, Fresh got a free pass to a champ match last week. Frost has a lot on his plate with the mag, his battle with Black, and now having to take on the always fierce writer in xXFreshXx. Fresh has the ability to score big in technical categories, but I suspect he will not match Frosts creative storytelling. I have Frost winning this is a close decision

CONTENDERS MATCH: Kayge(3-0) vs. Day-Day(2-0)

After 3 battles, I get my very own shot at a contenders spot. Knowing i dont have long left in this league, Im going to throw everything I have at this weeks topics. . . However, Day Day stands in my path. Day Day is a conceptually sound, and his story telling is just as sharp and vivid as anyone's in this league. I suspect if there is anyone in this league that would love to get a contenders spot besides me, its my homie Day Day, and i expect him to come with a monster verse this week. Best of luck bro

Cai(4-3) vs. Illuminate(3-2)

One battle that im really looking forward to this week. Both Cai and Illuminate are fierce competitors. Regardless of outside distractions plaguing Illuminate, he continues to bring top notch work week in and week out, and while Cai has had his ups and down, we all know he is capable of dropping a haymaker of a verse . . . another really close battle, but my gut says Illuminate may edge this one.

Split(1-0) vs. Alphabet(2-2)

Split is a great seasoned writer, and tbh, i know little about Alphabet. Alphabet escaped his battle with TGF last week and was not really tested. Split is a proven competitor, and i really expect him to shine this week. I have to give this one to Split.

Skully Hendrix(2-2) vs. Illustrious(0-0)

Skully is a no-show risk, and im not familiar with Illustrious. If Skully shows up to battle I think he can take the win.... but this is based on nothing more then who im familiar with.

Nigma(0-0) vs. Oatmeal(0-0)

Oatmeal is a true vet and the definition of an elite writer. Im not all that familiar with Nigma, but i know enough about him to know he is very skilled as well. Another hard one to call, but as the smoke clears inside my crystal ball, a name starts to appear. . O---A---T---S

whitesmoke96(0-0) vs. Wicked(0-0)

A complete mystery match to me. I know nothing about these two. With the flip of the coin, ill go with Wicked

Tropical(0-1) vs. Fatrick Swayze(1-2)

I know Fat from RIA and im very familiar with his work. Tropical had a good verse last week, with some rough edges. Knowing what Fat can bring as long as he shows up to win, Ill give him the nod this week.

Montauk(1-2) vs. The Great Father(1-3)

O.K., so. . . she signed in, then out, and now shes back in. . If i knew for a fact that she will show up for this battle, I know Montauk will win, but unfortunately, that is something I cant bet on. I will go with The Great Father. . but if Montauk actually drops and gets her votes in. . she WILL win.

Kayge's Letter of Resignation

I have mentioned it probably in every video magazine i have made, and now, the time is quickly approaching. Due to obligations on a different site I will be leaving the SS family and RapBattles for an extended amount of time. My final week in the league will be week 9.

To old friends, and new ones alike, it was truly my pleasure to compete and shoot the shit with you all. I wish you the best in your endeavors. And please remember, the writers are the heart of this league. Without you guys, Frost cannot do what he does. . . so PLEASE, get your verses in, get your votes in, stay active and make this league a success for many more seasons to come.

[OG Maestro]

Outro

My bad for the shorter mag this time around. I'm turning up for Week 8, so stay up for that release. It's gonna be dope as fuck. Controversial as fuck. Just everything you could hope for. You'll gain my respect, lose it...lose it..gain it right back & probably see a more complex version of me as I dip down into how I feel about a bunch of stuff.

It'll be a revelation for some & a prophecy for others. Something you all can look at & appreciate. I am the son of SS. And you guys parent SS. So, you all are my metaphorical/chronological elder family. That's why even though some of you guys piss me off, I still listen. I never ignore anyone because I don't want to miss out on a lesson of life.

Let's go SS. Let's keep progressing & never stop moving. Physics is going to be infused into my mind's cognition. I'll coin my own philosophy which I'll share with you all. It's pretty cute lol.

Anyways...Shout outs go to Kayge. That guy is passionate, just hard-working. Awesome character. Shout out to ILL. Man. I was modded my 3rd week of topicals & to add onto Cai's low expectation of how I would perform, I messaged ILL about how to move threads. LMAO. I can't imagine what he was thinking. "SS is going to the gutter. -takes a shot of jack and prepares for the angry PMs-" LOL!!!

Time's change. I inhaled winds of ignorance, just to convert it into something I could learn from & build on. Wisdom. And I couldn't do it without each of you mother fuckers. I love you guys. You're more than my comrades & competitive enemies. My family.

Shout out to G o W for looking for us. He's been working on new guys coming in. Shout out to everybody man. Fatz, Tropical, TGF, 143, Illuminate, Wicked, just everybody.

Fuck you's? To be honest. I do have some this time around. But, I'm saving all of it for Week 8's mag.
I'm outchea fam.
Y'all know our chant around here....

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Last Words from Day-Day a.k.a Kuhn

@Antihero Dagel, you my brother man. sometimes i hate you sometimes i love you but we always competing against eachother to reach the next level an i appreciate everything you did and taught me when i first joined this site. you really took me under your wing 5 years ago and taught me the other side of writing. i hate to see you go man an i hope your successful with everything you do offline.

@Kayge you my dude lol we been crew on an off for years but we always had the highest respect for eachother and even though we never battled until this week i'm honored to have been your crew member and battled along side of you. thank you for being one of the realest ppl on this bitch. i'd say good luck but you're already successful in life bro. keep in touch.

143, you my nigga. mr vocabulary himself, the politians right hand gun toting weed smoking tupac meetin muh fuckin 143...is my nigga. we been down since cd's early days an i gotta say you are one of the most intelligent and interesting ppl I've ever spoke to. from the word of the day to the mags to the nearly incomprehensible om drops i'm gonna miss you bro real shit. i hope all goes well with you and you better come back on here cuz i plan on us doing a flex verse when we're reunited.

to all 3 of you, i love you guys as much as no homoly possible lol be safe, be successful, but most important, be yourselves

[Nohbody]

again, thank you for the awesome send off bro. thanks for all the work you put into this league

I really had a blast, came into this league with no pressure on my back, and I leave with new acquaintances, and the absolute pleasure of putting in work with my crew mates IP, to going way out in left field to go against my homie El Chapo in a crew battle hahaha

this past month has been a fun ride

Thanks everyone, and good luck to all you guys

I will be back before ya know it . .

[OG Maestro]

dope work bruh forreal again much appreciated! btw since the last words section wasn't added i'm putting wat I said in now. somebody tag everybody for me lol

@Antihero Dagel, you my brother man. sometimes i hate you sometimes i love you but we always competing against eachother to reach the next level an i appreciate everything you did and taught me when i first joined this site. you really took me under your wing 5 years ago and taught me the other side of writing. i hate to see you go man an i hope your successful with everything you do offline.

@Kayge you my dude lol we been crew on an off for years but we always had the highest respect for eachother and even though we never battled until this week i'm honored to have been your crew member and battled along side of you. thank you for being one of the realest ppl on this bitch. i'd say good luck but you're already successful in life bro. keep in touch.

143, you my nigga. mr vocabulary himself, the politians right hand gun toting weed smoking tupac meetin muh fuckin 143...is my nigga. we been down since cd's early days an i gotta say you are one of the most intelligent and interesting ppl I've ever spoke to. from the word of the day to the mags to the nearly incomprehensible om drops i'm gonna miss you bro real shit. i hope all goes well with you and you better come back on here cuz i plan on us doing a flex verse when we're reunited.

to all 3 of you, i love you guys as much as no homoly possible lol be sage, be successful, but most important, be yourselves

I added it in at the Outro bro. That was too touching. -tear drop-

[oatmeal]

good mag, good effort. I totally forgot about the record books section on here. I motion to have Oatmeal vs. Black season 11 finale added to the "matches to remember" list.

[OG Maestro]

good mag, good effort. I totally forgot about the record books section on here. I motion to have Oatmeal vs. Black season 11 finale added to the "matches to remember" list.

I got you bro.

I'm doing HOF/Matches to Remember @ the end of the season

[143]

@Day-day thanks man.. @Kayge great video shit man.. @Professor Frost great mag....I will be back for what's mine.....

[Split Eight]

wtf @ Frost at it again tag... corny yo

nice mag

[Mr. Black]

Split what percent of your daily music intake is chance? Srs

[Split Eight]

Split what percent of your daily music intake is chance? Srs

probably about 20%... it's really dependent on my current driving playlist which is like

20% Chance
40% hour long house or trap mixes
20% old hip hop
10% instrumentals
10% alternative/ indie

but its a pretty big playlist

[King]

dope mag again.

props to everyone involved, this is what makes people want to write every week.