aight, whats up poets and emcees, the day has finally arrived. thank you everyone for participating and being patient.

RULES:

There are no restrictions. I want everyone to come hard with their style so write as you normally would. (This will change for ROUND TWO)

You and your partner will combine styles to create ONE PIECE of work. You may to this in many ways:

PARTNER A: 1 longer verse.
PARTNER B: 1 longer verse.

or

PARTNER A: 1 short verse
PARTNER B: 1 short verse
PARTNER A: 1 short verse
PARTNER B: 1 short verse

or

PARTNER A: 1 line
PARTNER B: 1 line
and so on...

This is entirely up to you. Let your style shine. We want fire, not sparks. There is no line limit but take in mind there is a lot to read so pick QUALITY over QUANTITY.

ROUND ONE: ONE piece from TEAM A (Partner A/Partner B) ~VERSUS~ ONE piece from TEAM B (Partner A/Partner B)

THIS IS A COLLAB TOURNEY and the team that embraces teamwork to the fullest will win. LISTEN to your partner, take suggestions, leave your ego outta this. Rookies, listen to your VETS because most of them have participated in tourney's and know what they are talking about. We are all equal, but experience is knowledge. Do not forget this, another key to success.

IMPORTANT: YOU MUST indicate which verse or words belong to you, and your partner must do the same. Try to have a roughly equal amount, this is very important.

Write with passion. You may begin NOW! get those pens and make fire. Find your battle below and respond to THAT thread. DO NOT HIT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. I have provided the topic and a qoute for inspiration and knowledge. Please only post your work when it is complete. Between you and your partner, have one of you post the final piece. Use your inbox, use email, make sure this is fire and take the full time period to do this.

ROUND ONE IS ONE WEEK LONG AND WILL CONCLUDE NEXT WEEK FRIDAY: January 17th, 2003.

peace.

let's play ping pong ■