Hip Hop: Flow is the Vocal Presentation of Your Lyrics--Not the Written Text

There is a common misconception that lyrical text demonstrates lyrical flow. First, this is utter crap. Second, there is no logical argument feasible against the practicality that the way you write your lyrics will determine the way they can be recited. These two points are not equivalent. The error made by many DDO rap debaters is that written words equal flow. Not only is this misleading, it's completely not of Hip Hop origins. In fact, the first time I witnessed a person mistaking lyrical text as flow was from DDO member Mikal. This member has led his clique of followers & some anti-Mikal-shitty-fhucking-character haters to spew this wad of pungent fecal throughout DDO, while never providing a credible, Hip Hop-affiliated source as defense. Akin to Joseph Goebbels's claim "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it"--many on DDOers believe this big fat lie propagated by Mikal. There is no reliable, authoritative Hip Hop source validating it as veracity. If there is, here is your opportunity to discredit me, force me to adopt your "alleged" truism, & make me retreat to silence. Premise: Flow is the Vocal Presentation of Your Lyrics--Not the Written TextResolution: (Pro) Flow is the Vocal Presentation of Your Lyrics; (Con) Flow is the Textual Presentation of Your Lyrics. Proposition: Proving your case upon a preponderance of evidence[1]: 1. ) Consensus definition of flow; 2. ) at least one credible Hip Hop guru (emcee, producer, historian, journalistic critic) with an opinion validating your case; 3. ) independent Hip Hop analyses; and 4. ) a coherent, logically presented case. Not all points are needed to establish your case, but a preponderance of them is needed to meet the burden of proof. Burden of Proof: Shared; with a determined victor presenting a preponderance of "reliable Hip Hop-affiliated sources". DDO Voting Criteria:Conduct- Debater adhered to the Propositions of #1, #3, & #4. Most Convincing Argument- Debater with the best convincing Proposition point of #3 & #4. Reliable Sources- Debater with the higher number of reliable Hip Hop-affiliated sources. Comment- Detailed RFD of Debater's strongest ("most convincing") argument. Round FF- Mandates NO AWARDED POINTS. To DDO mods, if any points are awarded to a debater with a forfeiture, please remove those points based on this judging criteria. Proceedings:R1- Pro's Presentation & General Rules (ANY amendments by Con must be presented before accepting challenged, published in R1, published in comment section, & followed by Pro stating "I concur with amendments by Con". Con's acceptance. R2- A consensus-based definition of flow. A minimum of 3 correlating definitions of flow; dictionary definitions that relate to rap only; encyclopedia entries that relate to rap only; debater can add a famous rapper's quote about flow. R3- At least one credible Hip Hop guru with an opinion validating your case and/or independent Hip Hop analyses of what is flow in Hip Hop. R4- A concise, fact-laden argument supporting your position. ANY serious allegations that are not common knowledge must be supported by a linked source. DO NOT MAKE a statement in like manner: "Vote for Me". Opponents are permitted to expose blatant misrepresentations by the other one time per fallacy. Concise rebuttals for defense of allegation. Voters are free to count it against the debater with points in favor to the debater who exposed them. 1-. http://dictionary.law.com...