who from the forum is gonna be there to try it?  

A bar is a verse pretty much, I think. And no I won't be trying this out. 

Whatever a bar is has always confused me. Talk about measurements and my mind just wanders away. 

The Warlock said

GanjaGoblin said
A bar is a verse pretty much, I think. And no I won't be trying this out. 

lol, so they gonna make people roll up & spit 16 verses holy shit haha

Psyral Infection said
What does "rap for 16-20 bars" means. What is a "bar"?

a bar is a measurement in music..

"so there you are youre sittin there just kinda chillin,   1

a richie boy you look a lil bit like dylan."   2 

thats the 1st 2 lines/bars of the verse.. not to be confused with rhymes, rappers like myself will squeeze 4 multisyllabic rhymes in 2 bars

"my pen game was phenomenal now its astronomical,   1

its comical how you think that im not on a role."   2

(although i suck apparently...) the average verse has 16 bars.. theyll prob give people a minute each instead of count em as they rap.. 

 

also ftr "bars!" is a recently popular slang term for really good punchlines..

I think if you're not doing some really good storytelling, it's practically expected to have polysyllabic rhymes.

I have zero stage presence, so probably not.

not to get anyones hopes up...  but i may, possibly, maybe, have a sliver of hope of makin it home this year, after all.  

its a longshot, to be sure.  but some chance is better than no chance, and no chance is what i had two days ago.  

if i catch about a half a dozen lucky breaks, its conceivable that i could be able to do this thing.  even then, though, there are caveats that would get in the way.  

for one, i cant fuckin stand pandering, and the kids that are gonna do well in this contest will, with virtual certainty, be the ones who pander to the juggalos.  my opinions of the juggalo in general are not the most accessible and touchy-feely, to say the least.  

so, it would take some skillfull writing, indeed, for me to come up with a verse that actually matches my honest feelings, and doesnt piss off the majority of the crowd/judges.  

@piggofdoom -  stage presence is surprisingly easy to adopt.  so easy, i have to wonder why nobody does it.  theres a zillion tricks that anyone can learn to use.  mostly, the same principles that apply to acting, apply to stage performance.  in the end, its just like pretending, like play-acting when you were a kid.  not much different, except that you arent really pretending.  

personally, i prefer to use anger and hatred.  workin myself up into a state not dissimilar to when im about to start a fight.  i find that words and energy flow out of me very naturally, without conscious effort, when im keyed up like that.  

you should absolutely consider doin this.