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October 9th Emcee Battle @ the Metaphor Cafe 189 S Juniper St. Escondido CA
Doors open @ 8:00pm
Emcee Battle Starts @ 9:00pm-10:30 Show @ 10:30-11:45
10 dollar Sign up Fee: Cash prize Zoo York /Rock Paper Scissors Sponsorship

BATTLE Rules:
EMCEE BATTLE RUNNING FORMAT AND RULES- 10 Dollar Entry Fee due OCTOBER 7th
• Battle must be held with either 16 or 8 Emcees, no limit to the number of entrants attempting to qualify
• All Emcees names will be drawn from a hat to decide the order of competition.
The promoter will appoint the timekeeper. She/he will be provided with a stopwatch and will be responsible for indicating the end of each round. The clock starts from the beginning of the first line spoken by the competitor.
• For the first round of competition through to the quarter finals each Emcee rhymes twice per round.
The length of every verse in the competition is 45 seconds.
• Each Emcee must rhyme over the same beat as their opponent. i.e. Each Emcee rhymes once, over the same beat, then the beat is changed.
• Only the event staff, judges, host, time keeper, DJ and the two performers of the current round are permitted on stage during each round.
• The judging panel must include three judges in total. Ruslan of theBreax, Sojourn and the crowd
• Judges must make their decision as to the winner of each round independently. Each judge must write his/her choice for the winner of each round onto a piece of paper.
• There should be no discussion between the judges during the rounds. The winner of each round will not be announced until the next round.
• In the case of a round where the judges cannot reach a decision each Emcee will be asked to perform an extra verse. Wherever possible this process should be avoided by the judges.

HOST
A host must be appointed in each state that will be responsible for:
• The coin flip (to determine which emcee chooses to go first or respond)
• Counting and announcing the rounds of each battle
• General hosting duties including reading out the following prior to the commencement of each battle.

COMPETITION RULES
1. No touching of your opponent allowed. Any Emcee who touches another opponent will be disqualified.
2. No speaking on the microphone allowed at all when the opponent is rhyming. Any Emcee who talks over their opponent’s verse will be disqualified. (While an Emcee is rhyming the opponent’s microphone should be muted)
3. The judge’s decision is final. No discussion into the judges’ decisions will be entered into

Sponsors:
Chick-Fil-A - 50 Sandwiches sell 1 dollar each.. Rock Paper Scissors- 10 shirts for Battle 5 shirts for giveaways
Zoo York- 10 pairs of Jeans.. Rock Paper Scissors- 10 shirts for Battle 5 shirts for giveaways
Macbeth-5 Shirts / hats / shoes Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Street life, C28 , Zacharias, Faith giant, Atticus, Macbeth
and more to come

Show:
10:30pm
AFAAR- 15
Mikel Anthony-15
Grand Angel-20
DKUTA-20 minute set
Soujourn: TBD

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