Elektronauts Hip Hop Beat Battle #3 - Vocal Edition
Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Elektronauts Hip Hop Beat Battle. This battle will be much like the first edition with the only new rule that vocals must be used in your track. This could be a full acapella verse, a melody, a melody chopped to pieces and reassembled to form something completely different, dialogue from movies/documentaries, someone reading poetry, your own vocals, etc. It just must include the human voice. I am also encouraging (but not requiring) participants to supply samples that emphasize vocals.
Here are the general rules/dates:
Anyone who wants to join has to confirm in this thread by Friday, August 20. If you join, you have to supply a single sample for everyone else to use. This can be a youtube video, a link to a sample, or a sound file you’ve recorded yourself.
You cannot use the sample you posted in the thread.
The deadline for submitting your song is Sunday, August 29. You can submit the song in any format or on any platform, by posting it to this thread. You can only submit one single beat for the battle!
After this deadline we can judge each other by each giving a top 3, which of course excludes your own submission. Only people who participated can vote, and they’ll have to listen to each song. You’ll receive a point for each 3rd place, 2 points for each 2nd place, and 3 points for each first place vote you receive.
Please don’t post beat entries before the deadline for posting samples (8/20), as things will get confusing!
Here are the battle-specific rules:
You must use vocals of some kind in your composition.
No restrictions on other instruments used.
Use at least one sample provided by someone else in the thread.
Miscellaneous Flux was from out of DC. They did kind of spoken word adjacent rap. They played live instruments. This was like 20 years ago now. I am old apparently.
Thanks for this. It’s amazing. Plus, it has about everything you would ever need for a beat. I’m going to go have a listen to more of their catalog right now.