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Welcome to the Open Cypher!
How it Works: We break the entire pool of emcees (30 Max) into 5-6 person cyphers. Each emcee has 2 Mins max to perform. Each emcee will be given a score 1-10 by each of the cypher Judges (Radio B, Nickelus F, and Spielburg). Those scores will be sent directly to our scorekeeper. The emcee with the highest score at the end of the cypher will be announced as our winner. If the top scorers are within less than a full point from each other. They will compete in a sudden death round. The sudden death round is 60 seconds Acapella. The judges will score again to determine our winner. Each emcee will receive HD Footage of their performance, as well as the best performances of the cypher will be included in our Youtube Episode, and highlighted on our IG page.
The Winner: The Winner of Our Open cypher each month receives a Rap Elite Champion Hoodie w/ their name and episode number on it. They also receive a free studio session, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Millions. As well as free entry to the Open Cypher for the rest of the season. They will also receive a Hoodie or Crewneck of their choice from Radio B’s clothing line Mama Jo’s Collection.
Stat Central: All scores and emcees are tracked and kept by Stat Central for the entire season to help us determine who will be our Season MVP. Our Season MVP at the end of the year get a Custom Championship Belt, as well as other RVA Rap Elite Apparel gifts. They also get the open slot to perform at AGM’s Annual Flag On The Moon concert at The Broadberry.
The Fantasy Draft: Once all 30 emcees are locked in they will be entered into the Draft Class. We have 10 Draft teams ran by different influencers of the Richmond Hiphop Culture. They all represent different brands/movements in the city. Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement Podcast, HipHop Henry (DJ for RVA Rap Elite/WRIR and Hiphop writer for RVA Mag), Seven of Melodic Mondays, Michael Millions of AGM/Purple Republic, Henny L.O. of Mutant Academy/Southpaw Battle Coalition, Eliturite of HearRVA, Illa Styles (Villains), DJ B-Rice (Mid Atlantic Jams WRIR), Lil Roc of Go Live Radio. Ant The Symbol Of Vintage Youth. These team owners will be entered into a lottery each month to determine what order they get to pick, and will select 3 emcees from the pool of emcees each month to determine their team for that episode. The scores that their chosen emcees earn at that episode will determine that teams score and hence which team won that episode. There’s bonus points for team wins, and emcees stats will reflect being on winning teams during the season in Stat Central.
When you secure your spot you will receive an email with a download link for the instrumental for this cypher. Once you’ve signed up here please DM @rvarap.elite and let us know so that we can announce you on our page and add you to the exclusive Rap Elite Cypher Chat. If you have music on Spotify/Apple Music we will also be adding a song of yours to the Episode playlist, and we will be playing your music on our RVA Rap Elite Radio Show on StationHead each week on IG up until the event!
