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Fade

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I see a lot less participation these days and it makes me sad. People post beats for feedback but rarely give any feedback themselves, just give and take in equal measure, dont have to give any more than that. If we all took part in the forum a bit more maybe friendships can be built, ideas can be shared and overall we all end up making much better hip hop, the music we all love and what got us here in the first place. Id just like to see people doing more than just battling and wanting feedback on beats, but thats just me. Recent activity has me worried personally.
Very well said! I remember saying this ages ago about how here's the platform I've created for all you, now it's up to you guys to use it and send it in a positive direction. I think a lot of people don't realize how good they have it with something like IllMuzik. It truly is one of a kind.

I was reading somewhere the other day about Discord and in the comments people were talking about how it's basically a forum and so is Reddit, when in fact they're not even close. Forums were built with community in mind, and I mean a real community, not just people posting random posts about nothing. IllMuzik was built to be a community for Hip Hop beat makers, plain and simple. You just can't replicate that with other platforms.
 

Iron Keys

ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 645
Reddit doesn't really work like a forum does, and Discord operates at best like a live forum but you dont really get threads like that and things pass by quick. Discord is more like a chat room where you can share beats and stuff and discuss, but forum sits nicely in the middle where it's a board and can have a chat vibe. And ill even has a chat feature! What more can you want.

I'll tell you what more... PARTICIPATION!!! But that's on you (us.)
 

Fade

The Beat Strangler
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Reddit doesn't really work like a forum does, and Discord operates at best like a live forum but you dont really get threads like that and things pass by quick. Discord is more like a chat room where you can share beats and stuff and discuss, but forum sits nicely in the middle where it's a board and can have a chat vibe. And ill even has a chat feature! What more can you want.

I'll tell you what more... PARTICIPATION!!! But that's on you (us.)
Yeah Discord is just a chat, that's all. I don't know why people think it's a forum.
 

Iron Keys

ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 645
Yeah Discord is just a chat, that's all. I don't know why people think it's a forum.
They tried introducing this threads feature but it don't really work like that. The channels within a server can kind of give it a forum-esque vibe.

But it lacks that permanent fixed article like vibe of a forum. You don't get big posts in a Discord it's like loads of individual sentences that will pass by.

I did find it cool that the ill had a Discord, served as a useful little add on. But was odd when you'd get members who weren't really members here, or didn't make that proper transition. It was easier for just chatting nonsense being cosy and collaborating.

Guess it gave a space for people to bitch and moan too without it being toxic or disruptive. But it was more a space of love
 

Earsblower

Listen closely... Closer...
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I agree with what you said @2GooD Productions even tho I wasn't here for long (couple of months back in October and just got back (long story)) but did realize that only a handful are really committed into what we would describe a ''community''. Lots of feedback-requested-but-non-given. I tried as much as I could with my near zero experience but more on my musical tastes and be real about it.

With that said there are names that I saw back then that I still see today that are true to the community and stays which I intend to do as well (poor you guys).

And with the quality of discussions, music and intelligence I hear/read, no doubts that this is way better than anything else (looking at you Discord/Reddit and Al).

Sorry if anything doesn't make sense in my writing, guess the language barrier have it's says on this.
 

Iron Keys

ILLIEN MBAPPÉ
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 645
I agree with what you said @2GooD Productions even tho I wasn't here for long (couple of months back in October and just got back (long story)) but did realize that only a handful are really committed into what we would describe a ''community''. Lots of feedback-requested-but-non-given. I tried as much as I could with my near zero experience but more on my musical tastes and be real about it.

With that said there are names that I saw back then that I still see today that are true to the community and stays which I intend to do as well (poor you guys).

And with the quality of discussions, music and intelligence I hear/read, no doubts that this is way better than anything else (looking at you Discord/Reddit and Al).

Sorry if anything doesn't make sense in my writing, guess the language barrier have it's says on this.
Literally didn't notice any language barrier. You speak /write better than a lot who don't have the excuse.
 
I agree with what you said @2GooD Productions even tho I wasn't here for long (couple of months back in October and just got back (long story)) but did realize that only a handful are really committed into what we would describe a ''community''. Lots of feedback-requested-but-non-given. I tried as much as I could with my near zero experience but more on my musical tastes and be real about it.

With that said there are names that I saw back then that I still see today that are true to the community and stays which I intend to do as well (poor you guys).

And with the quality of discussions, music and intelligence I hear/read, no doubts that this is way better than anything else (looking at you Discord/Reddit and Al).

Sorry if anything doesn't make sense in my writing, guess the language barrier have it's says on this.
Bro, your English is better than mine
 
Bro look at my win to loss ratio for this season, I may be third for the season but only won 2 battles. Swayboogie is fucking killing it.
Also, just keep entering the battles and you will soon overtake me, I just dont make enough beats to keep entering the battles these days.
again, I won't feel like it's deserved until I win a battle that! you've proven to me that even when you're at your worst or least active you just happen to come in clutch or be a force to be reckoned with when it really matters. and don't get me wrong, my ego is still practically a balloon with the size of the ayatollah's balls and I do generally think I'm appallingly underrated, but as long as I don't master that exact skill, I won't take too much pride in all these points n shit.

also you did only win 2 battles but you did place enough times in major battles to earn that top 3. if u did join some minor ones you might've even been higher. the win % doesn't say as much as people make it sound like. the other season Iron landed 2nd on about 20 beat thises while I think the conversion rate #1 was almost tied between me & u. but again, ur either downplaying urself or ur expectations are just high.

besides I probably/hopefully won't be battling at the competitive level after this season anyway. I was gonna quit illoine this season but swayee tempted me all the way out the illrehab. generally tho I feel too guilty when I send a beat up cuz when you upload something it's instantly up for grabs/deezing. especially now when there's so much technology available to assist people with that while I'm way over here and I can't sue for shit. it's funny how I helped fade design the whole league thing to make narcissists addicted, and then I became the first voluntary victim of it myself.

p.s. with all disrespect swayboogie can nibble on my lengthy penis. as soon as I started entering he disappeared cuz the mf knows I'd yakuza him on any theme because obviously I'm the center of his life just like everyone else who knows me. just wait for the beat fights challenge thingy @Fade talked about to become a thing, you'll see. this is a major league conversation; not for these fucking beginners to be mentioned, or for them to mention us.

For the record, Ive been here since around 2003 or 2004. Just saying like, age is irrelevant. I was a shit producer when I got here, but I battled and lost and lost and lost. Its only since I came back that Ive been really killing it. 10/10 for having a heart attack, makes you focused, would highly recommend.
As far as I'm concerned you were always good at ur craft. I checked the stats and even back then you placed with every entry except for 3 exactly. (ironically, you lost and lost and lost). again, beating urself down while u always grab the W's when it matters even on situations where no one expects you to. 5x back to back dr. disrespect ass fucking scandalous performances.



(buuuuuuuut with all that, I do still believe that if u remove my first 100 battles my points will remain pretty much the same. it will go a little bit further away than u because YOU WON 5 FUCKING BATTLE THATS but besides for that at the very least I'll still be #2 easily. #throbbingcock).
 
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Very well said! I remember saying this ages ago about how here's the platform I've created for all you, now it's up to you guys to use it and send it in a positive direction. I think a lot of people don't realize how good they have it with something like IllMuzik. It truly is one of a kind.

I was reading somewhere the other day about Discord and in the comments people were talking about how it's basically a forum and so is Reddit, when in fact they're not even close. Forums were built with community in mind, and I mean a real community, not just people posting random posts about nothing. IllMuzik was built to be a community for Hip Hop beat makers, plain and simple. You just can't replicate that with other platforms.
thing is, like the folks said, discord might not be exactly a forum but it can function like one if you really want it to. hell, if you set aside ur ambitiousness and dedicate a hell lot of free time to it, you can even maintain a closed 100 - 200 active-member place, with like 20 people being the focal point, and it's basically a community. from there it gets easy and you can do all sorts of shit. generally, ain't nobody got time for that, but that's probably why the youngins say it's a "forum". it's not necessarily one, but it can function like one if you really put heart and soul in the process.
 

Fade

The Beat Strangler
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beat thises
I like this. Like a BEAT THESIS.

I was gonna quit illoine this season
???

:cry:
We need to use that more often, like "BRO, YOU DEEZING HARD, JUST STOP". And I guarantee it will end up being a new slang worldwide.

cuz the mf knows I'd yakuza him on any theme
Yakuza theme!?!?!

#throbbingcock
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Fade

The Beat Strangler
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illest o.g.
thing is, like the folks said, discord might not be exactly a forum but it can function like one if you really want it to. hell, if you set aside ur ambitiousness and dedicate a hell lot of free time to it, you can even maintain a closed 100 - 200 active-member place, with like 20 people being the focal point, and it's basically a community. from there it gets easy and you can do all sorts of shit. generally, ain't nobody got time for that, but that's probably why the youngins say it's a "forum". it's not necessarily one, but it can function like one if you really put heart and soul in the process.
Probably, but from what I experienced it was just people saying "OOP" and tons of cat gifs. No thanks.
 
Kids like to give words new meanings, it makes the kids feel cool, confusing the old farts at the same time so its a win win for them. No cap.
That's a good point. Probably something like "shut yo ol ass up, it's a forum, take the L".
Y'all better stop mogging like ohio men before I fanum tax ur mewing streaks ong.
 
Probably, but from what I experienced it was just people saying "OOP" and tons of cat gifs. No thanks.
Umm, oopsksks uhh, the scorn at may is disgraceful rn? incredibly shameful day for canada fr.
 
I like this. Like a BEAT THESIS.
it's confusing tho like, Beat this!s? beat this'? beat this!'? Beat this!es?

oh not quit it entirelyyyyy I'd never omg don't even think about it fademan. just quitting competitive battling for the leagues n shit.

We need to use that more often, like "BRO, YOU DEEZING HARD, JUST STOP". And I guarantee it will end up being a new slang worldwide.
ON GOD. idk who coined it, probably iron, but it's lit as fuck.

Yakuza theme!?!?!
YES PLEASE

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