Lyrical Challenge

Admittedly, I lost interest half-way through and as such will be voting the conduct point to my opponent automatically. I ask that the audience do the same. == Arguments == Because this debate was not completed as detailed in R1, I won't have the opportunity to argue the way I had planned in favor of my verses. However, I will quickly explain why my Verse 1 was better than my opponent's. In judging lyrics, the things I consider are technical abilities, creativity and originality. My R1 verse decided to put a humorous spin on the obesity epidemic and I included a lot of play on words and other witticisms. My opponent's R1 lyrics had a flow that was off. For instance, check out his opening lines: "I think Peace in the Middle East is Unlikely, Just one horrible, long string of conflict, See," The word "see" at the end would be off-beat had these lyrics been put to music. Not only is it a forced rhyme, but it's too simple and doesn't fit. Other parts of Con's verse 1 had this same problem. Moreover, I think I showed more versatility with my complex rhyme schemes and ability to generate fitting slant rhymes. For instance: "Sweeties with obesity in these cities sleep peacefully And seize diabetes - a shitty disease so easily" Rhyming peacefully and easily is a slant rhyme that works; an example of my opponent's attempt at this is rhyming the words 'calm' and 'Afghanistan' in his fourth verse, respectively. It seemingly does not fit or work. Slant rhymes do NOT have to rhyme perfectly (that's the whole point) but they should at least sound good when rapped together. With only one round of comparison, it's hard to come up with arguments considering we took very different approaches to our verses: humorous vs. historical. As a fitting punishment for my forfeits, my opponent will have the advantage in being able to compare two rounds of verses instead of one in his description of why his verses are better than mine. However, while this debate was structured to allow us each to explain or defend our verses in the final round, overall it will be up to the audience to use their judgment in determining who had the better lyrics. Again, the audience should consider who did the best job of coming up with creative and impressive lyrics to obscure topics. The lyrics should be held to the standard of being witty, clever, interesting and on tempo a. k. a. within the realm of a proper 'flow. ' With that said, I'd like to present my second and final verse before sending this debate back over to Con for a final time. Thanks again and good luck! == Verse 2: Digital Piracy == Sloppy fights over copyrights remain Who owns the rights to intellectual domain? Some say they own what comes from yo' brain But no pain no gain's the nature of the game And it's nature over nurture - so before you get political In search of what's correct then a little thought is critical And you might not think an issue like this is pivotal Til you're the kid in the middle being sued for his nickels Can't believe you're a criminal - now chief you're in a pickle Cuz they say you're a thief of that which is digital Next thing you know you're being brought up on charges And all this time you thought you were getting a bargain But they called you a pirate; you denied it and cringed (duh) Cuz really deep down YOU WOULD RATHER BE A NINJA You told them you know nothing 'bout digital piracy And they said, "You little sh! t, there's no need to lie to me" You never heard of it so you looked it up on Wikipedia To your concern - that's how you get all of your media! Is it worth it or are you really doing a disservice To yourself? Naw, just they're wealth - they think they've earned it Cuz to them it's not about the art but a buck You can watch from the heart but to them you're a schmuck Just another annoying kid avoiding the payments You're destroying them, leaving their bank accounts vacant Cuz god forbid they think someone's infringing on profits They'll go down swinging and flinging anything to stop it And really who can blame them at the end of the day Cuz we all like to play but we still gotta get paid Though I'm afraid their laws are a lost cause to hate A round of applause 'cause their efforts were great That's sarcastic - Futile attempts at feudal results are apparent Getting drastic, they've bashed parents and still the problem is rampant And to fix it they just might have to get more creative But the topic of whether to solve it's debated Some refuse to buy it so it's clear to see like IMAX That you can still be a pirate even without the eye patch == Con's Verse 2 Topic == Lady Gaga